Chapter Eleven: Apologize

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SHOUTOUTS/NOTES: I, myself, wasn't very happy with the last chapter, so I hope I did better with this one :) Sorry if I'm doing anything wrong, you're all amazing! Thank you to everyone who does review and favorite and follow!

As the dancing died down and people began to go home, around ten in the evening, it happened. He approached her as she lingered about the edges of the dwindling crowd after her conversation with Bonnie, and caught her completely off guard.

"You're June Potter!"

He had brown hair and light blue eyes, pale skin with a hint of a tan. He was slim, like a swimmer, and his face was attractive with high cheekbones and that boyish and unbelieving smile. He seemed familiar, far too familiar.

"How do you-" June's voice was suspicious

"It's me, Robert!" He lowered his voice, "Ravenclaw, we were in the same year."

June's eyes widened as she stared at him. She could remember seeing him in the hallways, always looking a bit too serious for a child. She couldn't remember him being in Dumbledore's Army, nor could she remember him siding with Umbridge. He always went away on holidays, she believed he was from America which explained the whole slight British but mostly American accent. She realized she was staring as she tried to dig up memories of him.

"Yes! I remember you!" It was quite obvious she didn't

His grin was contagious, "Robert Harrison. Call me Robbie."

Her eyebrow raised on it's own accord, "Robbie? How about Rob?"

He rolled his eyes, "Whatever the lady wishes."

"Thank you." June's words were laced with sarcasm

"Anyways!" Robbie raised his hand and waved it about, as though he were dusting away other conversation, "The fact of the matter is that you, Juniper Potter the great witch that defeated You-Know-Who, are in Mystic Falls!"

June glanced around, "Keep it down, would you?"

He looked sheepish, "Eh, sorry!"

"What's this about You-Know-Who?"

June spun around to face Rebekah with wide eyes, "Who?"

"You-Know-Who." Rebekah said, looking as though she knew where this was headed

"Sorry! I actually don't!" June made to grab Robbie's jacket and tug him away so they could talk, but Rebekah stopped her

"Juniper Mikaelson-"

"Mikaelson?" Robbie yelped

"Hush." Rebekah snapped at Robbie who simply glared at her but kept his mouth shut, "As I was saying, Juniper Mikaelson you cut that out right know! We know you are a witch, but who is this You-Know-Who and why did he need to be defeated?"

"His other names include He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, if you want to avoid that annoying You-Know-Who joke." Robbie smiled

Rebekah sent him a dangerous look as June shushed him and answered her aunt, "He's just some wizard..."

"Just some wizard!" Robbie exclaimed incredulously, "Just some wizard who murdered millions-"

"Murdered millions?" Rebekah cut in

"-including you, if you would like to remember!"

"What? June, what did he just say?"

"Aunt Rebekah, what he meant was it was attempted-"

"Attempted, please! Hagrid was carrying your dead body!" The wizard continued

"Dead body?" Rebekah was snarling now

"I wasn't really dead-"

"What is going on?"

June, Robbie, and Rebekah whirled around to face Klaus, Kol, and Elijah. June noticed that while she had been talking, almost all of the guests had left. Looking at Robbie, she motioned at him to leave with the few other stragglers. He looked as though he wanted to stay and watch it all play out, but he left with a promise directed at June with his eyes that said he would be back. June felt both happy and sad to have a connection to her old life.

"Apparently June was nearly murdered by someone called He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named." Rebekah said, giving June a get-out-of-that-one look

"What?" Klaus snarled, quickly walking up to June, "Is this true?"

"How about-?" Elijah said, putting himself between his niece and his brother, "How about we sit down in the lounge and talk about this?"

As they all walked out of the foyer, Kol quickly shut the front doors.

June sat down in a chair by herself as Kol and Rebekah sat on one of the couches. Elijah and Finn both sat in chairs opposite to Kol and Rebekah while Klaus sat near the fire place so he was facing June.

"Now, would you care to explain what is going on?" Klaus spoke

"You guys know that I'm a wand user, right?" After several nods of agreement June continued, "Well the school I went to, Hogwarts-"

"Pfft-" Kol bit back a laugh, "Hogwarts? Did the founders seriously name their school after a warty hog?"

"Kol! Shut up!" Rebekah snapped

"I suppose they did, anyways! Hogwarts taught children ages eleven to seventeen how to use magic. I received my letter when I was staying with my aunt, uncle, and their son. Hagrid, a half giant that works at Hogwarts, took me to Diagon Alley, a place when witches and wizards get supplies. Afterwards, I got on the Hogwarts Express that took me and the other students to school-"

"Ok, this is fascinating and all, but I would like to hear about this He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named!" Rebekah exclaimed, getting fed up with June averting the real matter at hand

"For once, I must agree." Klaus folded his hands

"He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named...was a wizard..." June's eyes were wide and her voice was quiet, "A very horrible and powerful wizard. People of the Wizarding world use this moniker because they are, well, they're afraid. His name was a taboo, to never be said aloud or thought of. I eventually got Hagrid to tell me his name was Voldemort. I, of course, had never heard of him as I had grown up in the Muggle, or Human, world. He had killed thousands of wizards and witches and humans and...he was a monster."

Everyone was quiet as June took a breathe, "He was the one that killed James Potter, the man I believed to be my father before I found out the truth. He also killed L-Lily Potter, my mother. He broke into our house and killed the when I was a year old on the night of October 30th."

"Why...why didn't he kill you?" Rebekah asked quietly, seeing that June was just barely holding herself together.

Everyone in the room knew it wasn't just because of her parent's death, there had to have been something else that happened. Something traumatizing, because from what the Mikaelsons knew about June, she was a very strong and happy young woman.

"He tried to...but my mother stopped him. That's why she died, ya know? He would have spared her, would have not killed her but she fought him. When Voldemort wanted to kill me, she told him to take her life and spare mine. Instead he killed her with a killing curse and then shot the same one at me. I don't really know how she did it, but my mother was stubborn even in death. When she d-died, apparently it was her love that saved me, it was her love for her child that killed Voldemort. Well, temporarily killed him at least." Her lips trembled as she remembered seeing that flash of green light that would later steal so many people she loved from her

Kol snarled, eyes narrowing at the thought that some wizard would try and kill his baby niece. Rebekah growled, baring her teeth. June was her niece and some idiot thought he would try and just off her? As if. From now on, if anyone came within a ten mile radius of June that Rebekah didn't like, she'd aim to kill and ask questions later. Elijah, like his brother and sister, was horrified and angry that someone would try to kill his niece. However, he was also wondering what kind of man would kill a mother pleading for her child's life, then attempt to kill the baby. They were all furious, of course, but none of it even came close to what Klaus was feeling.

Though he was calm on the outside, just holding in his fury for the sake of his daughter, but anger boiled underneath his skin. The fact that someone would even dare told try and kill his daughter, his own child...he felt like ripping that thing that dared touch her to shreds. No, death was too good for this, what was his name, Voldemort. If Klaus had his way, he would torture this creature. Make him suffer, make him wish he had never been born. Hell, he would do that to someone who even touched a hair on his daughter's head. Trying to murder her...Voldemort is lucky, oh so lucky, that he will never meet Niklaus Mikaelson.

Their attention was drawn back to June when she began to talk again, her eyes and face cold, "Every year, he tried to kill me. He never succeeded, of course. As if I would let that lowlife asshole take my life. When I was in third year, I thought things were looking up. I had met my godfather but then that stupid bitch killed him!" She spat out the words, eyes glowing gold and veins coming to life under her eyes as she relieved the death of Sirius Black.

Calming down, June took a deep breathe and continued, though the anger still boiled in her voice, "Eventually, though, in fourth year he came back. He was in his body again, as he had been jumping from minion to minion until he regained his power. He killed a fellow student in front of me and then I had to fight for my life. From that day a war started. So many people d-died; Fred, Mad Eye, Dumbledore, Dobby, Snape, Hedwig, Remus, and Tonks..."

June gulped, eyes sad but not teary as she thought of all that had happened in those seven years. She trembled all over, whether it was out of anger or sadness the others in the room were not sure. Biting her lip, Rebekah left the couch and circled June in a hug. Kol left his seat as well and hugged both his sister and niece. Elijah's eyes were sad as he watched them, pained that his niece had been through so much in her short life. She should still think the world was kind, she should still have that childhood innocence. The look in her eye when she first met them reminded Elijah of Klaus, the dark shine that said she had faced things worse than death. He promised then that he would protect her, that he would protect his family. No matter what.

Eventually the three broke apart and Elijah glanced back at Klaus and motioned his head to the door. Kol and Rebekah looked as though they wanted to argue, but left the room nonetheless. When the three had left and Klaus was sure they weren't standing with their ears to the door, he stood up.

"Sorry!" June apologized, standing as well, "I got a little bit-"

"No, little witch...don't apologize."

For the first time since meeting, Klaus hugged his daughter.

Question of the Chapter: Who should be the main antagonist?

I just realized I didn't change the question of the chapter last time. I guess that's what being sick does to you!

Tried to make this one a bit longer! Also, if you'll notice, Klaus still refuses to say 'I'm sorry' yet. What I mean by that is, most normal parents would be hugging their children to death and apologizing profusely. Then again, Klaus isn't exactly normal now is he?

So, I really hope you guys liked it! Please comment!