A/N Well this is my first story. I adopted it from Emily snow and will try to update once every couple of weeks or so. Also, if you notice any grammar or spelling mistakes please let me know I don't have a BETA. Thank you! As well, I used her original version and the rest from here on out will be different than the rewrite. So yeah. I hope you enjoy and either way I hope you review.

"Boy! Get out here! NOW" yelled a vicious shout from the backyard of Number 4 Privet Drive. A sighing raven haired teen limped out of the closet that was his room; carefully making his way to the backyard to see what his uncle wanted from him. He was still sore from the day before beating he received for receiving a letter in the mail.

"Yes, Uncle Vernon?" he asked upon finding the man.

"Weren't you told to take care of these branches?" the man asked pointing to a twig on the ground in a spot that wasn't even anywhere near his side of the plot line.

"Yes, sir…I'll get it right now…" the boy said moving to go collect the twig and put it with the others that actually had been in his Uncle's yard.

"Yes you will and then you'll be locked in that damn closet for an entire month! Only to be given water and let out once a day to use the bathroom…. Do you understand why you need to be punished?" the man snarled.

"Yes Uncle Vernon." The boy droned not at all surprised by his uncle's cruelty.

Elsewhere at about the same time

"What do you mean 'I'm part Veela'?" a blonde boy nearly screamed at his parents.

"Now, now Draco, just calm down and listen. Your father and I need to tell you about some things that you are about to start going through. Firstly you may start having dreams about someone you may or may not know… this person is almost guaranteed to be your mate. Also you may start to have feelings you can't explain… this is due to you feeling what your mate is. You will go to Hogwarts a day or two early so that you can get situated in your new home and since it would be possibly dangerous for you to ride the train as you would only want to be with your mate and you could possibly harm other students to get to him or her. Yes I said that right, your mate could be either male or female. Do you have any questions?" a woman with hair similar to the boy's said.

"Mother, what should I do if I think I already know who my mate is? I think he may be in a lot of trouble." The boy now known to be Draco asked looking rather worried.

"Tell us who he is and we will try to help you go and get him," his mother said looking over at her husband who was worried that his son would be rejected for being a Veela like he originally was.

"You promise you won't be mad? No matter whom it is?" Draco asked looking very nervous and concerned.

"Of course son, we will never be mad at you for finding you mate," his father assured.

"Harry Potter" Draco said in a small voice, "I'm certain that my mate is Harry Potter"

"That's wonderful Draco… oh Lucius isn't this just wonderful!" his mother cooed.

"Of course it is, this means we no longer have to serve the Dark Lord"

"How is that?" Draco asked perplexed he was quite relived that his parents weren't mad.

"Since Harry Potter is your mate we have no choice but to remain neutral or serve on the side of Harry! The Dark Lord no longer holds any power over us because we have to stay with our heir." his mother explained. "Now why do you think he's in trouble?"

"Well I've got this terrible pain in my abdomen no matter what I do. And occasionally I'll get a sharp pain in areas as if someone is punching or kicking me." Draco said sounding distraught.

"Well we'll go to Dumbledore and he'll have no choice but to tell us where your mate is. It is required by Wizarding and Veela law that anyone who knows the location of a Veela's mate must tell that Veela. Don't worry son, Harry will be with you soon" his father told him.

"Thank you" and with that they all apparated to Hogsmeade and walked up to Hogwarts. Upon entering the castle they were shocked to see the man they were looking for waiting for them in the great hall doorway.

"I take it you are here to find out the location of young Draco's mate, yes?" he asked with knowing eyes.

"Yes headmaster, please can you tell me where Harry Potter spends his summers?" Draco pleaded.

"Harry is your mate? Well I never saw that one coming. Very well, Harry spends his summers at his Aunt and Uncle's home in Surry, number 4 privet drive" the man responded. Not long after these words left his mouth than the blonde boy was already bolting towards the village so that he could apparated to where his mate was staying. He was having that beaten feeling once again. He needed to get to his mate before things went too far.

Back with Harry

"Keep him still! Can't have you getting away now can we cousin?" Dudley shouted as one of his many friends held Harry's arms behind his back so that Dudley could use him as a punching bag. Harry knew better than to respond to his cousin and just held his head down until his cousin either got bored or ran out of energy.

Needless to say Harry was rather confused when his cousin was sent flying by a punch from a certain blonde Slytherin. "D-Draco...What are you doing here?" Harry sputtered as Draco slowly stood to glare at the person restraining Harry.

"Let him go, now" Draco growled as the friend stared dumbly at him before taking off, dropping Harry on the ground. "Harry, are you alright?" Draco asked, running to his mate's side. His father was inside dealing with Harry's guardians.

"BOY! GET IN HERE THIS INSTANT!" came Uncle Vernon's enraged voice.

Harry was instantly standing and trying to get inside before his uncle could get any angrier. "No no no love calm down, you don't need to go to him anymore. I am a Veela and it seems you are destined to be my mate…. Please don't reject me, please come with me and be happy and be able to live not in fear of your guardians but in the knowledge that they care for you." Draco murmured into Harry's ear trying to calm the terrified male and let him know what was going on.

Suddenly Harry's uncle burst through the door and was standing in the backyard a few steps away from the two. "Boy, I hollered for you, you are to come at once, you know that by now correct?" he threatened.

"Sorry sir, I I'll get right on cleaning up" Harry stammered, still trying to get out of Draco's hold.

"That's not the problem boy. This man here seems to think he can take you away from me. Seems to think you're being abused. What did you tell him?" Vernon asked told Harry, making sure to give the boy a truly terrifying glare.

"I-I swear, I haven't told anybody anything. I don't know what he knows or who would have told him anything" Harry cried, praying that his uncle would just kill him and get it over with.

"BOY! DO NOT LIE TO ME! IF YOU HAVEN'T TOLD ANYONE ANYTHING; THEN WHY ARE THEY HERE?" Vernon screamed at his terrified nephew as he pointed to Draco and Lucius. Harry flinching visibly as his uncle advanced towering over the two boys.

"Sir, if you would calm down I believe you would have heard me say that I have watched the boy doing work in your garden and I wish to buy him off of you." Lucius stated, pulling out what looked to be a muggle check book.

"What? You want to buy this worthless little piece of shit?" Vernon asked, eyeing the check book greedily.

"Yes, my son here is almost old enough to leave the house and as a gift I wish to buy him a servant. After watching this boy I have come to realize that he would be perfect. Now, shall we head inside and discuss this?" Lucius said gesturing to the house.

Once the men were inside Draco turned to Harry who was still trying to get out of his arms and tried to calm the boy down. "Harry, love, you're safe now. Father will take care of that bastard and Mother has already taken your things back to the manor. You will need to hold on tightly to me, we are going to apparate to the manor and get you healed and fed." Draco explained as calmly as he could before he suddenly turned on his heal and disappeared. A few minutes after Draco had taken Harry to the Manor Lucius followed having placed the worthless man under the imperious curse and had the man call and report himself to the police as well as making a detailed report of what he had done.

Harry woke with a start finding himself in a large soft bed and he began to panic. "Oh god, please no" he murmured thinking of his uncle's "friend" who seemed to have a thing for thin teenage boys. Feeling his skin begin to crawl at the very thought of the man's eyes on him he wanted to cry. He knew he wouldn't however, that is until he knew for a fact where he ways and what was going on.

"Thank Merlin, you're awake, oh I've been so worried about you, Draco has to. I'm surprised that he hasn't come by yet to see if you are awake yet….Ah here he comes now," a soft woman's voice cooed when she realized that Harry was awake. After he realized what the woman had said he began to panic more, 'Draco has me…..does that mean Voldemort is here, am I about to die.' Sensing the boys worry Draco flew to his mate's side and tried to calm him.

"Shush, love all is well. Voldemort isn't here, he has no clue the Malfoy family has decided to betray him. Don't worry Harry, I'll always protect you. You don't have to worry about those filthy muggles anymore either. You're safe now." Draco rambled, doing his best to make sure Harry knew that he wasn't saying something he had worked on or memorized.

"D Draco" Harry whispered turning his head to look at the closer blur.

"OH! I'll bet you'd like to have your glasses back," Draco said suddenly "here you go. That probably helps a lot huh"

"Why am I here again?" Harry asked still looking like he was trying to find an escape route.

"That can be taken care of later, for now you need to eat something," the woman said softly.

"Who are you ma'am?" Harry asked when she put a tray of food in front of him.

"I am Narcissa Malfoy. You may call me that if you so choose. Or you may call me ma'am, which ever you are more comfortable with. Now, you need to eat, when is the last time you ate child you are so small for your age?"

"L-last week I think" Harry whispered, slowly beginning to eat making sure to do as he was told so that the food was not taken away.

"Eat at the speed you are comfortable pet, no one will take it away unless you ask them to" Draco whispered gently into Harry's ear after sensing his mate's unease. "As for why you are here it's simple. I am a Veela and after coming into my inheritance I realized that you were my mate, I also knew that you were not being treated well so the Veela in me took over and father mother and I all rushed to Hogwarts to get Dumbledore to tell us where you were so that I could save you. You see, Veela are very protective of what is theirs and they will do anything to make their mate happy. Which is why the Malfoy family is about to start turning on the dark lord. Harry, you now have the dark lord's right hand man and his family on your side. It is almost guaranteed that you will win the war against him. You should also know that as I am a Veela your happiness matters most of all to me and therefore I will never push you or pressure you into anything you are not ready for, that includes any kind of relationship we might have. Know this though, you are free to choose someone else, I however, am forever bound to desire you and only you, I will not desire or want anyone else, they simply will not due and therefore I will live my entire life with only my thoughts of you. Simply put I am programmed to love you and only you, and of course, any children you and I would have. You look surprised love; didn't you know that wizards can get pregnant?"

"No, I didn't know that, but I think I'm glad to know that. Did you know that I am gay?" Harry asked quietly, pushing the empty plate away from him and staring at the sheet that was covering his legs.

Gently grabbing Harry's chin, Draco turned his head so that the two could look into each other's eyes. "Harry, do you think you could give me a chance to prove to you that I'm not the person you think I am? Will you let me try to win your heart?" Harry could see the want in Draco's eyes as well as the sincerity that had also filled his voice.

"I-I could try to give you a chance Draco, I'm not sure that Hermione and Ron will like this though." Harry suddenly turned his head and stared at the wall "Why can't anything in my life just be simple, even just once?" he sighed dejectedly.

Draco wanted nothing more than to pull his mate into his arms and never let him go, however he was unsure how the action would be taken and so he just settled for sitting down next to his mate. Letting him know that he was no longer alone by simply sitting near him and letting him do as he wished without being on his back about something. Draco was startled back to reality when Harry began to try to get out of the bed. "Harry, you should be resting, you're malnourished and have yet to fully heal from all the various injuries you have sustained at the hands of those…those….things" he stated, trying to get the smaller boy back into the bed.

"No, I- I need to get back. I need to clean or they'll make it worse when I go back after this year." Harry cried, trying to get out of Draco's grip on his waist.

"Harry, Harry listen to me. I am a Veela, you are my mate, and therefore you are now under the care of my parents. You are never going back to that place. You are safe now and no one will ever harm you again. You are mine and I won't let them harm you in anyway shape or form. Though I do understand that it is you who needs to defeat Voldemort I will do everything in my power to make sure it is you who are successful. Harry, I know this is off the wall but, what do you think about having children?"

"What? Why are you asking me about what I think about having children?" Harry sputtered trying to get his mind around all that he had just been told.

"Well, wizards can get pregnant, it is even easier when their the mate of a Veela, and well I was wondering what you thought about carrying my, no not my, our children?"

"You're a Veela and you think I am your mate? I guess I would like to have children someday, though I want to wait until after Voldemort is gone, I won't have him using my children against me or going after them to kill them…is that ok?" Harry asked sheepishly.

"That is fine with me, all I care about right now is making sure that you are ok with this and that you accept me in even the smallest of ways for now" Draco soothed secretly pleased to know that Harry was so obviously submissive. "Rest now Harry, things will be better yet when you wake." With that he slowly pushed Harry down onto the bed and cuddled up next to him, drawing the curtain closed with a flick of his wand thus blocking the starry sky from view.

"Draco, DRACO, help me, Draco, where are you" a voice screamed. "Draco, he has me, he's going to kill me, Draco I need you" a soft voice pleaded.

"Harry. HARRY! I'm here I can't see you. Harry. Harry please hang on, I'll find you, I'll save you. Just hang in there love." Draco responded desperately trying to find a way out of the room and into the hall where the cries were coming from.

"Say goodbye to your pet Draco dear," a sickeningly sweet voice said just before a flash of green filled the room.

"NO, HARRY!" Draco sobbed.

Draco Malfoy was thrashing in his sleep, scaring his bed mate into a state of panicked alertness. "D-Draco" Harry softly whispered. "Draco, you need to wake up" he said again slightly louder, shaking the sleeping boy.

"NO, HARRY" Draco shouted as he jerked awake.

"Dr-Draco, i-it was just a dream, a-are you alright?" a soft voice to his right asked.

"Harry," Draco said softly, pulling the boy next to him. In return the smaller boy timidly put his arms around Draco's middle and just held him, nuzzling his face into the larger boy's chest.