A/N: Hey, so this is the Dramione fic I mentioned in my Secrets A/N. I hope you enjoy it!

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any of its characters, they belong to the lovely J.K Rowling!

Chapter 1

Draco's POV

'Draco? Oh Darling please wake up!'

'Leave that disgusting…thing alone Cissy. You might catch something'

'Lucius! He is our son! Oh Draco! Thank goodness!'

My eyes snap open to see the distorted silhouettes of my parents. I blink a few times to clear my vision and slowly move into a sitting position. As I do, my mother almost knocks me flat again as she hurriedly embraces me, forgoing all the pureblood teachings of concealing your emotions, good and bad. I reach up slowly and pat her back gently before noticing that something feels… off. I raise my hands up to eyelevel and let out a startled yell. I have talons!

My mother pulls back and gives me a pitying look, then hands me a mirror. I lift it up and stare at what is supposed to be my reflection but instead meet dark black eyes that are supposed to be grey, dishevelled hair that is supposed to be neat and gelled back and fangs instead of normal human canines. I drop the mirror and stare at my mother with a hard expression.

'Mother… What happened to me?'

Omniscient POV

Narcissa's gaze dropped from her son's dark eyes to the ground. She swallowed and was about to answer Draco's question but Lucius beat her to it.

'Your mother's side of the family apparently carries the Veela gene, and unfortunately you appear to have inherited it.'

Draco's eyes widened and darted to his mother for confirmation, who was looking at him with a mixture of sympathy and guilt. She nodded slowly and began to cry softly. Draco felt his eyes burn and his fingers tingle. He looked down and noticed his talons had disappeared, leaving his normal fingernails in their place. Draco reached out and placed a hand on his mother's shoulder.

'Mother, this isn't your fault! You couldn't have-'

'Of course this is her fault! She's known her whole life who her ancestors were, what they were and she still married me anyway! She has polluted the Malfoy bloodline with her impure Veela blood! You're no son of mine!'

Lucius spat out the words with pure contempt burning in his eyes. Draco glared at him, stood up and stated calmly

'Say what you like about me father. But you will not blame this on my mother! And don't worry because when I find my mate, I may pollute your bloodline further. I'm half hoping she's a half-blood, or better yet, a muggle-born.'

Draco turned to his mother, ignoring Lucius' look of disgust and shock, and extended his hand to her, which she took, and lifted her off the floor.

'Mother, as Lucius is clearly disowning me, I'm going to pack up my things and stay elsewhere until I return to Hogwarts. I'll owl you when I arrive.'

With that, he pecked his mother on the cheek and walked up to his bedroom to pack some clothes.

'Not now Ron, I'm busy'

Hermione sighed in annoyance as she extracted her boyfriend's hands from hers and his lips from her neck.

'C'mon 'Mione, it's the summer. Why are you studying?'

Hermione slammed her quill down in annoyance and glared at Ron.

'Ron, You've known me for 7 years. How can you not realise that I. Enjoy. Studying? It's not difficult to understand. I enjoy learning and I like being top of the class. I won't be able to keep that up unless I study. Go play exploding snap with Harry or something.'

Ron grumbled in annoyance and narrowed his eyes at Hermione.

'We've been dating for 6 months, 'Mione. 6 months. And we haven't done anything besides kissing. It feels like you care more about your homework than you do about me.'

Hermione's eyes widened in shock and she stood up furiously.

'WHAT?! THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT?! YOU'RE SERIOUSLY GOING TO PLAY THAT CARD? I WILL SLEEP WITH YOU RONALD WHEN I AM GOOD AND READY!'

Hermione hurriedly gathered up her work and stormed out of the room, leaving a very grumpy Ron slumped on the couch.

About half an hour later, there was a soft knocking on Hermione and Ginny's door. Hermione brushed the tears from her eyes and muttered for them to enter. Ron gently pushed open the door and grinned sheepishly at Hermione.

'I'm sorry 'Mione. I guess I let my hormones get the better of me. I won't pressure you again. It just feels like you're always pushing me aside to study but I realise now how important it is to you. Will you forgive me?'

Hermione looked up at him and smiled softly. She stood up and wrapped her arms around his torso, tucking her head into the crook of his neck.

'Of course I forgive you. Thank you for apologizing Ron.'

Ron pulled away and grinned at her before leaning down and gently pressing his lips against hers. He pulled away and whispered

'Let's go. Mum will be wanting us for dinner.'

Hermione nodded and clasped their hands together as they left the room.

Draco sat in the Headmaster's office, clasping and unclasping his hands, eyes flitting around at the numerous portraits adorning the walls.

'Ah! Mister Malfoy. How nice to see you!'

Professor... err... Headmistress McGonagall breezed into the room, a tight-lipped smile on her face, replacing the stern expression that usually resided there.

'Good evening Headmistress. How are you?'

'I'm quite well, thank you. I believe you have something important to discuss?'

'Err... Yes. Well, you see, the thing is… umm… I-I'm a… a Veela. Professor.'

McGonagall seemed rather taken aback, both at the fact that the Malfoy heir was stuttering and that he was a Veela. However, she quickly recovered.

'I see. Do you know who your mate is yet?'

'No. I don't even know where to start looking.'

'Well, it is highly likely that she will be here in Hogwarts. During the time you are searching, though, we will set you up with your own private room as your… condition may pose a threat to the other students. Not to mention, when you find her, you'll need somewhere to… um… mark her.'

Both Draco and McGonagall blushed at her last sentence. Draco looked up at her and thanked her, a genuine smile on his face, not his usual sneer or smirk.

'There's one more thing Professor. My father has disowned me and as he is the Head of the Malfoy family, my mother is beneath him and is powerless to stop him.'

Draco looked at the floor guiltily.

'Mister Malfoy, you are more than welcome to stay here for as long as you need. May I ask where you've been staying this last week?'

'Oh, I've been staying with Blaise Zabini. He's one of my close friends'

'Good, I'm glad you had somewhere safe to stay. Well, if that's all you needed, I really must get on. I have so much preparation to do for the new term. Owl me when you would like to arrive so I can get a room sorted for you. And when you find your mate please let me know.'

'I will. Thank you, Professor. Have a good night.'

A/N: So, what did you think? Please review and let me know. Did anyone see the Veela thing coming? I know I'm sooo original! XD Next chapter will be up soon!

Bye!