Author's Note: Two words. Bloody hell. (Enjoy & review!)

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Chapter 17

Time passed by, and finally, it was the day before the final tournament. Zabrina stepped inside the Headmaster's office.

"You called for me, Professor?"

"Yes, Zabrina. Take a seat," Zabrina obeyed.

"What is it you want to talk about?"

Dumbledore sighed. "Tomorrow is the last tournament, and it is also the most dangerous. Seeing Harry's abilities to stay alive no matter the threat, I have no need to worry. But, considering that luck mostly contributes to his survival, I am greatly worried."

"And so what do I have to do?"

"Would you do me a favor, Zabrina?"

"Yes sir," she nodded.

"I want you to follow him through the maze and make sure he doesn't get hurt. Am I clear?"

"Yes sir," she nodded again.

Dumbledore sighed. "You can use Harry's Invisibility Cloak. Make sure you don't get caught as well."

"Yes sir."

"You can go now."

Zabrina turned to leave.

"Oh, and by the way," Dumbledore smiled, "I like your bracelet."

Zabrina smiled and gently touched her emerald.

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Zabrina did as she was told. Well, almost did. She did follow him, but he was already doing a good job protecting himself. He was running with Cedric Diggory, and he was merely feet from the Cup. They were arguing over who should hold the Cup and finally decided to hold the Cup together. Zabrina touched the Cup when Harry did, and they instantly vanished.

She found herself behind a stone statue, Harry and Cedric a little away from her. Then she saw Pettigrew holding a little creature in his arms. There was a voice, very cold, very quiet, and it ordered Pettigrew to kill Cedric.

"Avada Kedavra!" Pettigrew shouted.

He took Harry and trapped him on a statue. He started to enchant some ancient words, and cut off his hand, and took some of Harry's blood. Zabrina watched the small creature turn into a human, and his snake-like features come to life. She saw the Death Eaters come one by one after he pressed his wand on Pettigrew's left forearm. He named each and every one of the Death Eaters that came, some of the names she knew.

Zabrina gathered all the courage she had and finally stepped out from the statue. She took off the cloak and placed it in the Portkey.

"Who are you?" Voldemort asked.

Zabrina stepped forward into Voldemort and Harry's sight. Voldemort stepped back.

"It can't be!"

"Ah, pleasure to meet you. We haven't met before, have we?" Zabrina raised an eyebrow.

"I killed you!"

"No, you killed my mother," Zabrina stepped forward.

Voldemort grabbed her cheeks and stared into her eyes. His eyes creeped her out, but she was more disgusted than afraid.

"My lord, who is this child?" a Death Eater asked.

"My name is Zabrina, Zabrina Riddle," she stepped away from Voldemort.

"She is my daughter," Voldemort said, "daughter of Athena Marie as well."

Harry gasped. Voldemort turned around and let go of Harry. He challenged him to a duel, and planned to kill him. Zabrina stood behind Voldemort as the wands pointed at each other, bright lights flashing. Something happened between Harry and Voldemort's wand, and he ran back towards Cedric, grabbed the Portkey, and the two vanished.

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Voldemort was furious when the Harry escaped.

"My lord, Potter was just lucky."

"NO, WORMTAIL! HAVEN'T YOU JUST SEEN WHAT HAPPENED? I MUST FIND OUT AT ONCE!" he screamed. He took a deep breath after noticing Zabrina again. "Come, my child. We have some talking to do," he grabbed Zabrina and Apparated.

They arrived at an old mansion, and Voldemort took a seat on a sofa. Zabrina stood in front of him.

"Are you in the same year as Harry in Hogwarts?"

"Yes."

"And you are in which House?"

"Slytherin."

"Ah, yes. Of course. Have you known all this time that you were my…child?"

"No."

"Then who told you?"

"Professor Dumbledore."

"Ah yes, he knew Athena very well. Take a seat, child."

Zabrina sat on the couch in front of him.

"When did he tell you?"

"The beginning of this year."

"Why? Surely he would've recognized you when you were called for the Sorting."

"He thought I was too young to know."

"Yes, he would've given you some time. Tell me, how close are you to Harry Potter?"

"We're not close," Zabrina said coldly. "We've never talked."

"Well surely you must have an explanation why you've arrived here with Harry in the first place!"

"Professor Snape ordered me to follow him."

Voldemort smiled. "To make sure he reaches the Cup?"

"Yes."

Voldemort sighed. "We'll talk later, child. I'll call Severus to take you back."

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Snape came in, talked with Voldemort for a few moments, and took Zabrina. They landed in Hogsmeade, and they walked together back to the castle in silence.

She went to the Slytherin Common Room as soon as she entered the castle gates.

"Where were you this whole time?" Draco asked.

"Draco, I need to tell you something."

"Can I hear, too?" Daphne said as she sat next to Zabrina.

"You'll hear this again anyways, so why not," Zabrina took a deep breath. "There once was a girl named Athena Marie…" and she continued the story until now the daughter told her two friends everything she knew.

"I'll completely understand if you leave me after this," she lowered her head.

Daphne went to her room without saying a word. Draco sat there speechless.

"I think you should be the one to worry, Draco," Zabrina said. "You're in the presence of the Dark Lord's daughter."

Draco left the Common Room and went to his dorm.

There she did it. She told her two friends the truth, and now she didn't have any. Zabrina slept on the couch that night.

"So have you decided what to do?"

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"Yes, sir."

"And what is it?"

"I want to protect Harry Potter."

"Really?" asked Dumbledore, not even bothering to hide his shocked expression. "Are you sure?"

"Yes, sir." she said.

"May I ask why?"

"If it weren't for You-Know-Who, Harry would've been living a…safer life." Zabrina sighed. "I feel sorry for him because of my father."

"Alright then," Dumbledore nodded. "You can come out now, Harry."

Zabrina turned around and saw Harry take off the Invisibility Cloak. He walked towards Zabrina, and stood next to her.

"How do we know if she's not lying?"

"She wouldn't lie," Dumbledore said.

Harry opened his mouth, but stopped himself from saying whatever he was going to say.

Draco and Daphne didn't talk to Zabrina for the rest of the school year. She walked to and from classes alone and rarely went to her dorm room. She spent most of her time in the library, and slept in the Common Room. Draco didn't come down at night. Although she was sad, she couldn't help but understand the two. She was the daughter of one the darkest wizards of all time.

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She rode the train with Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Not only did she want to protect Harry, but the people he loved as well. Technically, she wanted to protect everyone from Voldemort.

"So are you saying that spells don't work on you?" Hermione asked.

"Yeah, it's been like that since I was a baby."

"Bloody hell…" Ron gasped.

"What was your mother capable of?" Hermione asked again.

"She could tell the future," Zabrina said. "That's what Professor Dumbledore told me."

"Bloody-"

"Will you stop with the 'bloody hell', Ron?"

"I'm sorry!" Ron looked out the window after Hermione scolded him.

Over the summer, she didn't get any letters from Daphne, but mostly from the Golden Trio. They somehow thought of her as their "ally" now, and wrote often. Zabrina would reply after a day or two, unlike when she replied to Daphne. Her dad tried to cheer her up, but it didn't work. For her dad's sake, she acted as if she was okay in front of him.