The Carnation Was Yellow

The Carnation Was Yellow

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Wizarding World: Harry Potter
"Carnation" was abandoned at an orphanage when she was only a few days old. She spent the next ten years of her life there, until one day she did what many believed to be impossible. After a violent encounter where she took a life, Carnation learns of her magical nature and is introduced to a new life. But what she has yet to know, is that within Hogwart's walls is her father. He never knew she existed until Albus called him to his office. Even with the refutable evidence that lay before him, he can't process that his fantasy is now a reality. It seems too good to be true that the one night he spent with the love of his life left him with the child he had always wanted.
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