"I will never ever let anything happen to you, you hear me? I would never let anyone or anything hurt you, and if anyone does hurt you, they'll never live to see another day." She was completely melting under his fingertips, every molecule in her body giving into his cold, but gentle touch. "You're mine and I'll kill everyone in the whole fucking world in an instant if it meant you'll be safe, got it?" "Got it," she nodded, sniffling. "Good." ~ In a million years, one would never see them look at each other the way they do now. Care for each other the way they do now Protect each other the way they do now. Love each other the way they do now. They were a beautiful mistake.

Valerie Pierce transfers from Ilvermorny to Hogwarts once everyone learns she is the granddaughter of Gellert Grindelwald. Her first night she meets a group of boys who immediately adopt her into their friend group, starstruck by the new girl. Valerie throws herself into her studies, wanting to just finish school and move on. The word gets out at Hogwarts about her family heritage, but no one dare say anything to her. Why? The Slytherin boys are two steps behind her. As time goes by, Valerie starts to develop feelings for Draco. Despite his arrogant attitude and hard face, she notices the moments when Draco's walls come down. Draco battles with emotions of his father being locked in Azkaban. When she finally admits how she feels about her family and Draco opens up about his scars, the two find out they're not as different as it seems. Valerie learns that family isn't about blood. Amongst the tears, Draco and Valerie fall in love with the only person who's ever made them feel at home. {all original HP characters are credited to J.K. Rowling}

This particular story, with chapters, that follows the timeline of the original books, but centers around Harry Potter's sister born 8 months apart. Draco Malfoy serves as her love interest. I've done my best to stay true to the canon events and overall tone of the series. I hope you enjoy reading it! Extract: Harry sat up slowly, nose dripping red, eyes furious and wounded. "You think I've changed?" Ivory's voice dropped, calm as a blade. "I didn't change, Harry. I just stopped being nice while you disrespected me and ignored everything I did." She stepped closer, wand still steady, but her voice trembled with something raw. "You want to know the real difference between us? You Gryffindors chase glory like it's your birthright. But Slytherins-we protect what's ours. Even if we have to do it from the shadows. Even if it means we're seen as the villain."

"Wait a second, Harry! Are you seriously suggesting that I go and... flirt with Malfoy while you are all in the Room of Requirement?" "I didn't say flirt!" he shot back immediately. "I just said distract." "And how am I supposed to distract Malfoy without him thinking I'm flirting with him?!" Draco Malfoy has a shameless crush on Charlotte Devonshire, Cherry, as he calls her. And when Harry asks her to use that crush to keep Draco distracted from the DA, things don't exactly go as planned. "Draco, The truth is, I stopped pretending a while ago. I fell in love with you, and that was never part of the plan. C. D."