Chapter Nine:
January 2nd 2022 Rosewood Cottage:
Delphi headed home to her parents, it was the weekend and she was curious as to what her parents had for her. She came into the house and found them in the library. This was a popular spot for the family to be in, and it put her at ease. So many good memories were here, of a loving family, of how she was treated as family her whole life. How her parents understood and got her. She took a seat on her favorite wing back chair and saw her parents in front of her, on a small table was a letter.
"When I found you, I had done so via a letter." Harry began.
"Yes, I know that part." Delphi said, "someone gave you the letter but you could not tell me until the time was right."
"No we could not." Ginny said, "you see we did not believe it until we got it."
"Read the letter, it will explain things to you. " Harry said.
Delphi sat down and started to read.
Dear Delphi,
When you were born you were born to two people who were not capable of love. Tom Marvolo Riddle had been loved by Mrs. Cole at the orphanage he had grown up in, it was poor but she had a big heart and perhaps it was why she drank to help with the pain. Bellatrix Black was raised in a proud but loving pureblood home. Neither should have become what they did. However they did because they cared more for watching the world burn than doing what was right. They had been loved but could not love in return.
Both suffered for their evil ways, Bellatrix was locked up when her master was vanquished the first time. She tortured two innocent people and for good measure tortured their infant son to end up in Azkaban. Once he came back and she gained her freedom, they had you. You are not only the blood daughter of Voldemort but also of Harry Potter as his blood was used in the ritual to bring the monster back. So in theory you have two birth fathers, but only one counts, that is Harry. Bellatrix may have birthed you but your mother is Ginny.
This leads to what was found two days ago and was planted so it would be found exactly when it needed to be. You see I am a Harry from a different future, one where you were not raised with love but with contempt and hate. You killed and tortured others because you did not know better. I could not change the mind of the world about you, and you were so damaged at that time, so I instead went back in time with your mother with a now destroyed time turner to make the only good change I could, I made sure my past self got letters, one to find you and one for you to read today. I do hope you have a good life and I know you were raised right.
Your Loving Future Father and Mother.
Delphi sat back, they had come back for her. After what her potential future self had done. They had gone back to see her raised and she was humbled by that. She got up and hugged both fiercely. They had taken in the daughter of a death eater and her master, a child that in the future could have destroyed the world and raised her as a daughter. They loved her, dearly and she found she was weeping tears of joy. She had seen things as an unspeakable but nothing like this. This was amazing, and she was very happy with how things were turning out.
"You went back for me." Delphi said, "after all I did."
"We helped you not go down that path." Harry said.
"But you chose from a young age to never trod the path of darkness." Ginny replied.
"You did not know that, you took a big chance on me." Delphi replied.
"Of course, you are my daughter." Harry grinned, "I could not abandon you."
"Nor could I." Ginny said "you are and always will be my daughter."
"I love you guys, I really do." Delphi said.
She realized she was so lucky and listened to the tale of the time turner. It did not change time, not really, it showed what a future could be doing certain things. Only when the right thing was done did time change so to speak. The only change that could be done was Delphi being rescued and raised right in this case. As she was brooding on this, Dobbin, came in with tea and laid it out. He was one of Kreacher and Winky's little elves and was a happy and healthy male. In fact ever since freeing house elves, the house elves were taller, around three feet instead of two and some were three and a half feet tall.
"There is a prophecy about me, you wonder why I am teaching at Hogwarts?" Delphi asked.
"Yes, and we know it, you are already fulfilled it." Harry said.
"How?" Delphi replied, "how have I done so?"
"You have taken on the Black title, and by you actions including teaching are turning it back to the light and away from the dark it used to fight." Ginny said, "there is a reason why Black blood shows up in so many families."
"My teaching has helped, I am teaching King's daughter to take over, she is scary but loves the children. I can't teach forever and only took the post as I felt there were bad things coming."
"You were right to." Harry replied, "and you have helped a lot and are fulfilling the prophecy, this one is a life long one for you, better than what I got stuck with."
"Agreed." Ginny said, "you get the fun one."
Delphi grinned and reached over to snag the last piece of treacle tart, which Harry let her have. It was his favorite dessert and hers too and he nearly always let her have the last slice. She supposed she was a bit spoiled but then her parents loved her and cared enough to go back in time to see she was raised right, by them. She was the daughter of Voldemort and Bellatrix and really they had every right to not raise her. Or raise her and let her know she was as wicked as they, but they hadn't done that. They loved her and treated her as the daughter she was. She knew who her birth parents were but really, that did not matter to her. Not when her real parents were seated across from her and her dad had just gave her the last slice of treacle tart.
So yes, I used the time turner here, and to me this is the best use of it. Go back and rescue her, have her raised by Harry. Harry has a big heart and I don't see him wanting a child hurt, even one that was of his enemy. The cycle of hate has to be broken and it was.
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