Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter and The Vampire Diaries. They belong to J.K. Rowling and L.J. Smith. I am writing this just for fun and no money is being made.

AN: Okay, so there are some particular things that I want to mention. First, the story begins a couple of months after Athena defeated Voldemort and on the 1st episode of, Season 3, Vampire Diaries. The first chapter was short but I would try to keep the next ones long.

You can give me your suggestions if you like to see something and I promise to look into it.

One of the guest asked me if I thought about writing Harry/Klaus slash. I am focused on finishing this one first. I don't want to start something new and leave the old one hanging. I would think about it once I am done with this one and the most important thing, after seeing how this one turns out.

I want to thank Jadiona for helping me in editing the flaws I had.

Athena's Pov

The cool air of English summer was fading. As, she was sitting in Grimmauld Place, numb with shock. She has faced many things in life but this was one thing that she couldn't even fathom. The owl was hooting still on the table on which he landed, but she was busy staring at the letter which was lying in front of her. Ron and Hermione were sitting on the sofa, uncertain, wiggling their fingers, sharing looks, not knowing what to say. It didn't matter though. There was nothing anyone could say, that would make her feel better. It felt like her whole world came crashing down once again.

MEMORY

She read the letter again and all the color drained from her face. She didn't wait and directly apparated to Leaky Cauldron. She was able to slip through Diagon Alley and make her way to Gringotts without attracting unwanted attention because of the baggy, old red hoodie she was wearing."

After mentioning that she had a meeting with Ragnok, she was led to a private office.

The room was empty apart from the richly carved wooden desk at the center where Ragnok was seated. She didn't know what to say, she was still too much shocked so she blurted the first thing that came to her mind, "What the hell is this?" She threw the letter which she received earlier on the table. Instantly regretting her action's, she apologized, but was still deathly pale. The goblin didn't say much, but simply observed her before asking her to take a seat.

"Shall we begin?" the goblin asked.

Her throat was parched but she answered in a scratchy voice, "Yes, please."

"Very Well. As mentioned in the letter, now since you have turned 17 and are fully emancipated, now it is the time to open the wills of James and Lily Potter, as well as Sirius Black."

She just nodded. She heard a POP and another goblin appeared with some documents in hand. He gave them to Ragnok and disappeared.

To say that she was surprised when she heard the words, the blood rushing to ears and making her light-headed, would be an understatement. She just heard the words, not processing them at all.

'She was adopted. James Potter was not her real father and he blood-adopted her when she was born.'

Those were the only words playing in her mind on repeat. She was accustomed to faceing many things, but she didn't know how she felt now – numbness, shock, anger and was there hope? No, it could not be that and so she squashed it as soon as it came. She couldn't afford it.

Ragnok gave her a diary which was her mother's. She seethed internally, but she read anyway.

My dearest daughter,

We apologize that you had to find out this way. If you are reading this, then I am sure we are not there with you anymore and we are truly sorry for leaving you alone.

We have something to tell you, darling. This would be very sudden for you and we would have loved nothing more than to tell you ourselves, had we been with you.

I met your father at a club in London, after having a fight with James. It was something trivial, now that I think about it. I was young and angry, and didn't think about the consequences of my actions. I already had a few drinks when your father came and sat next to me. We started talking, had a few drinks more and ended up spending the night together. I didn't realize what happened until the next morning. I was horrified and ran from there as fast as I could. I told James the second I reached home. He was angry and stormed out of the house. When he returned, we talked and he forgave me, eventually. When I found out I was pregnant, we knew of the possibility of James not being your father. We had issues after that but he told me that he loved me very much and he would love you too, no matter what. He blood-adopted you as soon as you were born. We never told anyone about it and not even your biological father knows about you.

We know you might be angry, and you have every right to be, but please know this, that I never meant to hurt you. James thought of you as his own daughter and will always be your father, no matter what. Do not think otherwise.

I wish, we were there to see you grow up and become the wonderful woman I am sure you are now.

We need you to know, that we will always be there with you and we both love you with all our hearts. We are proud of you.

We need you to know, that we will always be there with you and we both love you with all our hearts. We are proud of you.

Flourish, Be Happy and Live Life to The Fullest, Sweetheart.

Love,

LILY & JAMES POTTER

Athena felt something on her cheeks and upon realizing that she was crying, hastily wiped her face with the back of her hand.

She turned the page and saw that her mother had drawn a picture of her father in it, for her. It was a wizarding picture; the hair of the man was dirty blonde with green-blue eyes in contrast with the pearl white skin.

Now that she saw the picture, she realized that even though she had black hair and green eyes, she had the same face as him. As she thought more about it, she realized that she was a female replica of the man (her father, even though she refused to even think about it for now) in the picture. And at the bottom of the picture, there was the name of her father.

Klaus Mikaelson!

She looked up, saw the goblin looking at her and composed herself. There was more to do and she could fall apart once she was back home. She gave him a nod to continue as she was not sure she could talk anytime soon. Ragnok observed her and waited patiently. Once realizing she wanted him to continue, he told her that she was the sole heir of both the Potter and Black bloodlines, and the vaults and the properties as well.

After that he handed her a roll of parchment. Taking it, Athena began to read.

Potter Vaults 783 and 1417

Galleons: 5,649,374,800 ; Sickles : 7490 ; Knuts : 54,735 in Vault 783

All the property in the vaults, Value about 89,000 Galleons

Property: Godric's Hollow and Potter Manor in Islington.

Heir to Black Family Vaults 439 to 442

Galleons: 7,635,961,329 ; Sickles : 94,950 ; Knuts : 27,660 in Vault 439

All the property in the vaults, Value about 471,754 Galleons

Property: 12 Grimmauld Palace in London, England.

She scanned the scroll, blinked rapidly and then looked up. Ragnok continued, "Lady Potter, all this along with 2 seats in Wizemgamot is yours, although it is not necessary for you to claim it just yet, you can wait for any heir of yours to claim it or it can be given to someone you trust. You are the rightful Lady of the Potter and Black households."

After taking a minute to process it all, Athena thanked the goblin for all his help and left the bank.

END OF MEMORY

Once she reached home, she told Hermione and Ron everything. She was not in the mood for anything else, so she made her way to her room and locked the door behind her.

She knew everyone was trying to help her, but she was just tired of their sympathetic glances, as if they were waiting for her to break at any moment. For the first few days after Fred's death, she locked herself in her room, thinking of all the memories she had of him. She found their latest picture from Bill and Fleur's wedding and stared at it for hours. They were dancing, he was holding her close, hands on her waist as her hands were on his shoulders. They were looking at each other, lost to the world. She didn't even know when it was clicked. She thought she would die and was trying to convey all her feelings without words, telling him he was her whole world and how much she loved him. The tears were rapidly falling from her eyes, but she laughed sarcastically anyway.

'Fate loved playing with them and how I hate it.' she thought.

She didn't know how long it had been, but she felt someone sitting on her bed and then she was pulled to a chest and, suddenly she couldn't control the sobs that left her. She knew at once it was George. He and Fred were the only ones who knew how to unlock her door. She cried not only for George, who lost his other-half and was still there to comfort her but for everyone who lost people in the war. She mourned the loss of Remus and Tonks, for Teddy's sake, who was just a couple of months old, but would never know his parents. She cried for her parents, Sirius and Fred.

She thought about her mother, James and her biological father. She was not angry anymore, she was just tired. She realized that it didn't matter in the end, James was and would always be her father, no matter what. The man must have loved her mum very much that he accepted her as his daughter. He gave his life for her after all when he could have easily abandoned her. All her anger toward her parents faded after that.

Mrs. Weasley was the one who bought food for them regularly and afterwards coaxed both of them out. Molly told Athena that everything would be fine with time but she didn't think it was fine. Nor it ever would be!

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A couple of torturous days later, she was all packed and was ready to portkey to America. While reading the diary her mum left her, she found that Klaus mentioned that he was born in a town called Mystic Falls in Virginia. She decided to start there and then decide what to do. She didn't have much hope that a man would just accept her like this, he might have a wife and children for all she knew, but she decided to stop all the negative thoughts and just get on with it.

Ron and Hermione were there along with her godson Teddy Lupin and his grandmother, Andromeda Tonks. Hermione hugged her and if she hadn't known Hermione any better, she would have been on the floor. She was reminded for the umpteenth time to connect the floo once she was settled. Ron hugged her and told her to stay in contact through the fellyfone. That got an exasperated sigh from Hermione and a chuckle from Athena. She kissed Teddy on the cheek and promised them to stay in contact. That's when her portkey activated. She waved at them one final time and disappeared.

Somewhere in America

Outside of a home in a rural area, Klaus played a stranded tourist in front of a girl. Not falling for his act, she went inside to get her cell phone, for him to use. Since he wanted to go inside, he compelled the girl, to invite him in. He saw another woman inside and asked her, about a man named Ray, who lived with them. Sensing danger, the woman fled, but Stefan was on the other door to greet her. Forcing her to invite Stefan in and after getting all the information about Ray, Klaus gave Stefan a look. Stefan fed from the first girl and then the other. They leave, after Stefan beheads them.

Alaric and Damon find Stefan's latest victim's, at the house. They find a hidden handle on the floor and find that it's a secret room, for a Werewolf. They set the place on fire and leave.

Klaus found Ray in a bar and tortured him. Stefan overhead a woman informing Klaus, that his brother, Damon was on their trail. Stefan told Klaus that he will handle his brother, at which Klaus agreed. Klaus forces Ray to drink his blood and then slit's his throat open, killing him. Next time he awakes, he would be a hybrid - half Werewolf, half Vampire.

Caroline threw a birthday party for Elena's 18th birthday. Elena arrived with Damon as her escort. She didn't like the huge party and left to look for Damon. She entered his room and caught a glimpse of his secret closet. Caroline is there as well and they see all the papers, keeping track of Stefan and became quite upset after realizing, that Damon was doing all of this behind her back.

Meanwhile, Andie called Damon to pick her up. When he showed up, he doesn't see Andie but on walking further, he saw Stefan standing there. Stefan told Damon, to just let him go. He saw Andie just in time, when Stefan told her to move. She does and plunges downwards. Stefan pushed Damon out of the way, so he wasn't able to save her.

Damon was distraught about Andie, when he entered his room and found Elena, waiting for him there. They had a fight and he told her that Stefan is gone and will not be coming back. After which, he leaves.

End Notes: First, James left the house once he realized that she slept with someone else. Seeing the condition he was in, Sirius and Remus talked him into talking things out with Lily, instead of getting drunk. They talked when he returned, he was hurt but forgave her eventually because he was in love with her and could not think of his future without her. When she became pregnant, they both knew that it was a possibility that the child would not be his. They discussed it and James decided that no matter what, he would love the baby and would blood-adopt it. So, they didn't tell it to anyone, not even Sirius and Remus.

Second, she was born with blonde hair but due to the blood adoption it turned black like James.

Third, the Mystic falls part is just a recap for the background, so that I would be able to start the story.

Next chapter, Damon and Athena meet.

July 19th, 2018