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Chapter 1
The Veerie Attraction
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Draco Malfoy grabbed his school trunk and waited for his Mother and Father to come downstairs and greet him off. His parents came down the stairs and smiled at their son as they stopped in front of him.
"Now remember Draco, you have to have a completely open mind about this." Lucius Malfoy reminded him.
"Yes Father I know. Do not worry, I shall find who my Chosen is and I will properly court them." Draco said as his thoughts trailed off, wondering who it would be.
"We want a letter the moment you know who it is. Ok?" Narcissa Malfoy said as she ran a hand lovingly down her son's shoulder.
"Yes I know. Do not worry; you will be informed shortly after I find out who it is. I hope it's not someone as dreadful as Pansy." Draco replied knowing that Pansy was hoping that it was her who would be the new addition to the Malfoy family. But Draco hoped to Merlin that she wasn't, he shuddered to think what their kids would look like. Lets not even go there! He thought to himself.
"Have a good year, we will see you and your intended at Christmas I hope." Narcissa said with a smile as she hugged Draco.
"Stay out of trouble and keep your grades up. Do not let Granger best you once more." Lucius said as he clamped his son on the shoulder. Draco nodded his head and embarked on his journey to Hogwarts, where he would find his future Life Mate. Oh he could not wait.
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Harry Potter was already at Hogwarts, lounging in his dorm room. He had been there for 3 weeks now and he was glad that his friends were coming in a few more hours. It was ok that he was alone, but he was sick of the silence that enveloped the room. Harry sighed to himself as he rolled on his back, closing his eyes, hoping that he could get some sleep before the students came back. But it was useless, he couldn't stop all the thoughts that plagued him, and brought him back to why he was at Hogwarts in the first place.
During August, Voldemort had launched an attack on the Dursley house, an attempt to kidnap Harry and torture him before killing him, no doubt. But Harry had been ready, after being trained all 5th year by Dumbledore, Snape, Remus, and Sirius, he was ready for anything that Voldemort and his lackey's had to throw at him. Dumbledore had an alarm around the house that sounded at Hogwarts and at the Order of the Phoenix HQ; alerting anyone who could hear it that Harry Potter was under attack. Aurors and Order members arrived, helping Harry fight off the attack.
At one point two Death Eaters had grabbed Vernon Dursley and told Harry that if he didn't surrender they would kill his Uncle. Harry didn't care, he was not very fond of his Uncle to begin with, but because he didn't want anyone to be killed he had agreed to go willingly. They had dropped Vernon and went to grab Harry when Remus attacked one and Harry took out the other that was behind him. After most of the Death Eaters retreated, Dumbledore had told Harry that he was no longer safe at the house and that for the remainder of the Summer he would be stationed at Hogwarts. Harry was not going to complain, he would rather stay at Hogwarts anyway. He was rid of the Dursley's and his Uncle's abuse. No more would he break Harry's ribs and stab him relentlessly with a big kitchen knife. The Hell was over and done with, and he was glad to be free of it. Now all he had to worry about was Voldemort and his schoolwork, and to him that was very good.
Finally he felt sleep catch on him and his warily closed his eyes, hoping that he had a dreamless sleep. He did only have 5 hours till he had to get up for the Welcoming Feast in the Great Hall. Life was slightly turning for the better and Harry hoped that nothing happened to shatter his peace.
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As soon as Draco had got to Kings Cross, he felt his Magical Soul start searching and he had hoped that he would know in at least a half hour. But now they were soon coming to the their destination. There was only one more hour left on the train and he did not feel anything telling him that his Mate was found. It was frustrating and he hoped that it wouldn't take too long. He needed to know, he had come of age 3 weeks ago and he needed to know as soon as possible. He closed his eyes and thanked every deity for not cursing him with Pansy "Pug Face" Parkinson. If he had been stuck with her, he would have killed himself.
"Drakkie honey do you know that I am your mate?" Pansy's shrill voice sounded. He winced slightly and looked over to Blaise Zabini for help.
"Pansy leave poor Draco alone, you know he must not be bothered until he knows who his ball and chain is." Blaise said with a smile. Blaise bounced from person to person, never committing himself to a relationship, leading everyone to believe that he had a commitment problem. He always referred to Draco's Mate as a ball and chain because he knew there was no getting away from it, and he cringed at the thought of being with only one person. He honestly did not know how people could be so committed to shagging one person and one person only. No, he liked his freedom, and he'd be damned if he ever settled down to one person.
"Blaise you can not really think that I would be unhappy with whoever it is. I am sure me and my Mate will get along famously. According to the books, we are matches in every way so I do not see a problem." Draco replied.
"I just can't wait to know who it is. Promise you'll tell us as soon as you know." Millicent Bulstrode pleaded.
"Yeah you guys will be one of the first to know." Draco said, turning his attention to the window, looking out and pondering his Mate's identity.
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Harry waited in the hallway, next to the Great Hall. He couldn't wait to see Hermione and Ron. He missed them terribly and their last letter made him extremely happy, according to Hermione, Ron FINALLY asked her out. He watched as students walked by him, greeting him and stopping to talk for a few minutes before leaving. Some who had read the Daily Prophet over the vacation asked him if he was all right, and after he reassured them, they went away. He had been waiting for 15 minutes before he saw the familiar frizzy haired girl, and a gangly red head beside her.
"Harry!" Hermione Granger called out as she bounded forward and jumped in the arms of her best friend. She hugged him and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Hey 'Mione, you look good." Harry complemented. Hermione was about 5'6 and she had obviously filled out during the summer. Her face glowed and her eyes sparkled. She looked beautiful.
Hermione blushed at the complement and let her eyes rake over him. "So do you Harry." She said. Harry was 5'7 with a lithe figure. He had gone to Poppy before he left the school for summer vacation, and got his eyes permanently fixed. His hair had grown a little and instead of it looking messy it had the "I- Just- Got-Shagged- And- Loved- Every- Minute- Of- It" look. He looked hot and Hermione instantly made a mental note to keep Lavender and Parvati away.
"Hey mate!" Ron Weasley said as he gave Harry a "manly hug" as he called it, and hit Harry once on the back when they parted. "Hope Hogwarts wasn't boring." Ron replied.
"Of course it wasn't! I'm sure Harry used the library to his advantage." Hermione said as she glared at Ron.
"Harry tell her that you did nothing but slept and ate while you was here." Ron urged.
"Why because that's exactly what you would have done?" Hermione questioned. And then, the argument started. Harry shook his head and sighed as he watched them yell at each other with a smile on his face. It felt good to have his friends around him again.
Draco laughed at something that Blaise had said as they walked down the hallway to get to the Great Hall. Draco looked up, only to notice that the Golden Trio was reunited once again. He rolled his eyes as he watched Granger and Weasley argue and Potter look on with a smile.
"Another year with the Gryffindorks." Pansy replied with a glare at the three Gryffindors.
Harry heard the remark and looked over at the Pansy and the rest of the Slytherins. He glared at them and let his eyes stray over their faces. His eyes stopped at Draco and their eyes met. Draco suddenly felt something stir inside of him, and his eyes widened with realization. Holy Shit! It's Potter! Draco thought as he felt small little jolts throughout his body. He broke the eye contact and walked away, heading into the Great Hall so he could think about what the hell was going on.
Harry's eyebrow lifted as he watched Malfoy leave. His body felt all tingly when he and Malfoy were having their small staring contest, and he couldn't explain why. He shook it off and nudged his friends. "Come on, I'm starving." He said. They stopped fighting, but continued to glare at each other. The three friends walked inside the Great Hall, sat down in their usual spots, and talked with their friends until the Sorting began.
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Draco woke up slowly as he shut his alarm off, yawning slightly as he stood up and made his way to his wardrobe, looking for something to wear. As he did, he felt his mind drift off to Harry. He groaned slightly to himself as he closed his eyes. It had been a week since the first day of school, and he had sent his letter to his Parents after dinner that night. He was waiting for the response, which he knew would most likely come today. He also told his friends, and they had been shocked to say the least. Pansy had downright fainted, and it had taken 2 hours just to revive her. But after the whole ordeal, they had agreed to leave Harry alone, but they of course couldn't agree to leave Granger and Weasley alone, Draco didn't expect them to.
"Draco hurry up you only have 2 hours till Breakfast." Blaise said as he came out the shower. Draco nodded his head as he put his clothes neatly on his bed. He grabbed his towel and went into the shower, wondering how he was going to tell Harry about the situation they were in.
Two hours later found Draco and his friends sitting in the Great Hall, talking about homework assignments and anything else that interested them. Draco stayed out of the conversation, his eyes watching Harry and his friends laugh at the Gryffindor table. He wanted to be over there with his Mate, so much that his body hummed with the thought. But he simply fought the urge, knowing he had to speak to Harry about it before he could do anything.
The question was how in the Bleeding Hell was he supposed to explain? "Hey Harry, I know that we haven't gotten along that well but you're my Mate and I have the urge to throw you to the ground and have my wicked way with you" Yeah, that would work perfectly! Draco thought to himself as he took a sip of Pumpkin Juice. He sighed and looked back over to his Mate. The raven-haired boy was laughing at something and then he turned suddenly, his eyes connected with Draco's.
Draco felt his body tingle yet again, and he wanted to close his eyes to bask in the pleasure it gave him, but he refused to break eye contact with his Mate. Their eyes stayed locked for Merlin knows how long, when suddenly Ron patted Harry on the back to gain his attention, the contact was broken, and Harry turned around to his table. "Goddamn Weasel!" Draco said with a growl as he turned back to his own table and tried to stop his Veerie instincts from taking control of his body. There was a million things he wanted to do to his Mate, but it would be best to wait.
"Draco, you have a letter." Blaise informed him. Draco looked up and saw his Father's black Eagle Owl descend to his table. He took the letter from the owl, broke the Malfoy seal on it, and read the letter he had been waiting for.
Draco,
It is a shock that your Mate is Harry Potter, but do not think that me and your mother won't support you. Be careful trying to bond with Potter, he most likely knows nothing of our kind. You must tell him all about it before you do anything else. I would like word on how this is going, and don't worry, our intimidating friend will know nothing of this. There is something that me and your mother wish to tell you, but it will have to wait until we are face to face. Your Mother has took it upon herself to write you her own letter, and I feel sorry for you. I have a suspicion that it has upcoming Wedding Plans and the likes. You know how she is. I shall be waiting for your response at a later date. Take care son,
Love,
Your Father
Draco smiled as he put the letter in his robe. He looked over at the Owl, and noticed that there was indeed another letter. He proceeded to open the letter, fearing what his Mother would have already planned.
Draco Darling,
I am pleased to know that your Mate is powerful, and a strong willed boy from what I hear. I do hope that you do not waste time telling him about the situation. I want to meet him when he has accepted the bond. I will need to see him in order to get his measurements. Do not fully bond with him until AFTER you are betrothed, for he will most likely become pregnant that night. We will do everything as neat as possible. Also, before I forget, please make sure he has a list of people that he would like to attend the wedding, it shall be grand at the Malfoy Estate in Cherchlings that we have just for this occasion. Send me an Owl as soon as he has fully accepted it, and you two are happily grinning like fools in Love. Be careful and do not force him to do anything. Send Severus my regards.
Love,
Mother
Draco felt slightly embarrassed at his Mother's words, but he only hoped that the relationship got that far. He put the letter away, petted the Owl, fed it some food from his plate, and sent it back to the Malfoy Manor.
"Draco come on, we have Herbology now." Blaise said to his blonde friend. Draco got his book bag, and they left the Great Hall.
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Harry was sitting in class, blocking out anything that Professor Binns was saying. He was too busy thinking about everything that happened since school started. He couldn't stop looking at Draco Malfoy, and it was weird when he felt the tingles that only Draco's stare, and presence can make him feel. It was completely ridiculous that he felt drawn to the boy. If Ron knew about this, he would surely blow his top. But that wasn't the only problem, last night he had a strangely erotic dream involving a certain blonde Slytherin, and it made Harry bow his head in shame when he thought of the condition his lower body was in when he finally awoke from said dream.
Why am I reacting this way towards him? Since when do I fancy Draco-Bloody-Malfoy! Harry thought in distress as he groaned and banged his head against his desk. Hermione looked over her shoulder and sent him a concerned look.
"Harry what's wrong?" She asked looking worriedly at her friend.
"Nothing. It's just…this class is so boring!" Harry whispered to her, feeling a little guilty for lying. Hermione gave him a look of disapproval, and then she shrugged her shoulders.
"Well at least you aren't fast asleep with drool coming out of your mouth like someone I know." Hermione said as she looked over to Harry's right, where Ron was fast asleep, mouth opened, with drool collecting on his closed textbook.
"Class Dismissed!" Professor Binns said to the class, and everyone started to either wake up, or throw their books in their bags. Hermione got behind Ron, pointing her wand slightly above his head. She whispered a spell, and ice-cold water streamed from her wand, spilling down on the red head.
"AHHHHHHHHHH" Ron yelled as he jumped from his seat and fell to the floor sputtering in confusion. Hermione and Harry was doubled over, laughing their arses off and holding onto each other so they wouldn't fall. "And what the Bloody Hell was that for?" Ron asked.
"We had to wake you up somehow." Hermione said as she collected herself and sent a self satisfied smirk at the boy on the floor.
"You should have seen your face. Bloody Hilarious!" Harry said with a final laugh as he helped his friend from off the floor.
"Lets go, wouldn't want to be late for Potions now would we? And Ron, you need to dry off, you look like a drowned rat." Hermione said as she left the classroom, Ron shouting back at her about being woken up with water, and Harry followed behind them, trying to make sure that their argument didn't get too bad.
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"Ok Malfoy, you can do this. Just walk right over there and tell him that we need to talk." Draco said to himself as he put his Potions ingredients away, and cleaned up his station. He looked over at the Gryffindor Trio and had to contain his rage when Ron yanked Harry's hair, obviously teasing him about something. Calm down! He would not want to be with you if you beat the living daylights out of Weasel. You want him to fall in love with you, not make him hate you more. Draco thought to himself. He made sure everything was out away, and then he took a deep breath and slung his bag over his shoulder.
Severus Snape dismissed the class, and Draco hurriedly got himself close to the Gryffindors. He grabbed Harry's arm to stop him from moving with the group of students. Harry whirled around and looked in shock at Draco.
"Potter, we need to talk." Draco said in a voice slightly above a whisper.
"About what?" Harry asked, sounding a little interested, but he still had his guard up.
Before Draco could say anything he saw an angry Weasel come towards them. "Malfoy what the hell are you doing to Harry? Trying to take him to your Master?" Ron asked as he grabbed Harry's arm and tried to pull him away from the blonde.
"Look Weasel, my business with Potter is none of your concern, just stay the hell out of it." Draco grounded out as he pulled Harry closer to him.
"Let him go you Death Eater in training!" Ron said as he yanked Harry's arm and tried to pull his friend towards him.
"Both of you stop pulling me like I'm some kind of rag doll!" Harry said as he yanked his arms away from both of them. "Now Ron, he was being quite civilized for once in his life, there was no need to blow up the way you did." Harry said to his friend.
Ron nodded his head, but continued to glare at the Slytherin. "Can you two please stop. We can do this some other place, not here." Hermione said as she noticed that the last of the students were leaving. The group agreed and left the classroom.
"Potter, I do need to speak with you, it's rather important." Draco said in Harry's ear.
"Fine! But if this is a trap Malfoy, I won't hesitate to hex you to Hades and back." Harry said with a glare, hoping to get his point across.
"I understand. Meet me in the abandoned classroom on the third floor near the statue of Hazing Helda at Midnight."
Harry nodded his head. "Ok. Remember, no tricks." Harry said. At Draco's nod Harry left, following his friends, wondering what Malfoy wanted to talk to him about.
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Harry arrived at the classroom under his Invisibility Cloak. He could not believe that he was actually sneaking around at Midnight, just to meet Draco Malfoy of all people. If it wasn't so nerve-racking he would have laughed. He opened the door and entered the classroom taking off his cloak as he closed the door, noticing that Draco was already there. Draco? Since when has he become Draco? Harry thought to himself in surprise. He was interrupted from his thoughts by the sound of a chair being slid across the floor.
"Maybe you should sit down." Draco said to the raven-haired boy.
"No thanks, I'll stand." Harry replied.
"Very well. Harry what do you know of Veeries?" Draco asked as he sat down on a desk in front of Harry.
"Nothing. Never heard of them, what does this have to do with anything?" Harry asked clearly confused.
"Veeries are magical creatures, a lot like Veelas actually. Veeries have a Mate that they devote their lives to, and they tend to search for their Mate as soon as they hit their 16th birthday." Draco explained.
"I still don't understand." Harry replied.
"Veeries need to be bonded with their Mate, if not both shall live miserable lives, and the Veerie will most likely go insane from not being able to be with their Mate. Their Mate will never be happy if he does not bond with the Veerie."
"I don't know why this is important but I understand. They can't live without each other obviously, but why are you telling me this?"
"Harry I'm a Veerie. My parents are Veeries, and their parents were Veeries, it's an ongoing cycle." Draco said.
"And what does this have to do with me?" Harry asked. Suddenly realization hit him. "Oh my god! Your Mate is Hermione and you want me to help you get with her. Well sorry Malfoy, but she's dating Ron and I would never-"
"No, No, No, No, No!" Draco interrupted. "Granger is not my Mate. You Are."
Harry's eyes grew wide and suddenly everything clicked in his mind. How when every time Harry and Draco had eye contact he felt tingles go up and down his spine. The way he knew that Draco was near him sometimes, how he had dreams about the Blonde. It all made some kind of sense now. He sat heavily in the chair that was offered to him earlier and he let his mind swim with this new information. It seemed like always, something else was being decided for him. He couldn't even choose his own partner, the fates had done it for him. And if Veeries were anything like Veelas, then that meant that they were possessive, and Harry couldn't be in another relationship with anyone but the Blonde Slytherin. Why me? Why do I always seem to get myself in these fucked up situations? Harry thought to himself. "How do I know you're telling the truth?" Harry asked the Slytherin.
Draco jumped from the desk he had been sitting on, and pulled Harry to his feet. "Well I'll just have to show you." He responded as he bent his head and kissed Harry on the mouth. The Gryffindor tensed slightly, but soon he felt the tingles again, and his ears was buzzing. He couldn't stop himself from responding to the other boy's lips as they moved. The kiss deepened, and when Draco's tongue begged for entrance into his mouth, he gladly granted access. He moaned as Draco's tongue explored his mouth and he felt himself tremble. Never before had he felt what he was feeling at the moment and it was a glorious sensation. His body tingled and he felt warmth in his stomach. He pressed his body closer to the blonde and kissed him with as much passion as he was feeling.
Draco couldn't stop the moan that escaped his mouth as Harry readily accepted the passionate kiss. He felt elated that he was so close to his Mate. His senses were going in overdrive and he pulled Harry even more closely so he could feel the body of his Chosen. He reluctantly broke the kiss a few seconds later and hoped that Harry had felt everything that he felt.
Harry felt his senses return to him, and as they did he felt doubt hit him among all others. How could he enter a relationship with someone he was supposed to hate. How could he even think he could be happy with Voldemort breathing down his back. He couldn't do this, there was no way that he would be able to accept this relationship and everything that came with it. It wasn't fair that he wasn't able to chose who he wanted to spend his life with. And how did he know that Draco really wanted to be with him? He didn't want to be with someone who was only with him so they wouldn't go insane. Harry shook his head as the doubts kept pouring in. There was no way he could accept it, no way at all. "I'm sorry Draco. I can't." And with those words, he grabbed his invisibility cloak, and fled.
Draco groaned as he sat down in his seat. Maybe he had pushed the boy too far too soon. But he liked it, Draco was sure of it. So what the hell was the problem? Draco sighed as he thought of what his Mate had said before leaving. "I'm sorry Draco. I can't." Panic hit Draco he replayed the words. Harry had denied the bond. "No! He could not have done that!" Draco whispered out loud. Maybe I'm wrong. Oh Merlin, I hope I am wrong! He didn't deny it, he didn't deny it, he didn't deny it. Lets just pray that he didn't.
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Harry put his cloak in the trunk and he laid down on his bed, not bothering to take his clothes off. I can't be with him. I can't be with someone who doesn't love me. I don't care if I will never be happy, I can't be with him. Maybe he'll find another Mate, maybe this is just a mistake. He thought about the sensations that had coursed through his body and he sighed. But it doesn't have to be a mistake. Maybe I should give him a chance, get to know him, and then make up my mind. But what if he finds I'm not worth the trouble? What if hell froze over, and pigs started to fly, and Voldemort wore a pink tutu, and I actually fall for him, and he leaves me? Then what the hell would I do after I fell for the enemy and got my heart stampeded on? Everyone would think I was a fool to begin with. No. I won't let this happen, I refuse to let this happen. There is no way in hell that I am going to accept this stupid bond!
With his mind made up, he removed his glasses and started to fall asleep, only to have his eyes spring open as excruciating pain exploded through his body, and his stomach cramped up. He groaned slightly and bit his lip, forcing himself not to yell out in pain. After a few more seconds, the pain subsided, and Harry who suddenly felt drained, fell asleep in a matter of seconds.
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A/N: Ok what do you think? Veerie and everything dealing with it are of my creation. I don't want to sound stuck up or bitchy, but in order to use it, you must ask me first. Now…moving on…The Malfoy's behavior will be explained in the upcoming chapters, and so will everything else on Veerie. The next Chapter will be up soon, hopefully you enjoyed this, and I hope you will enjoy the next. I'd love to hear you comments, they mean a lot to me. See ya in the next chapter, PEACE!
