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Prologue: Early Birthday Surprises

Hermione was awoken early Friday morning. It was officially a week before her birthday. She was so excited because that also meant it was a week before she could officially get her apparition license. She followed her normal routine of getting ready for the day before taking a look her floor length mirror. She had dressed in a pair of blue jeans and a t-shirt with the words "Look but Don't Touch" on the front. She pulled her bushy hair into a messy bun and walked down stairs to have breakfast. When she reached the kitchen she noticed how quiet and serious her parents seemed. "Mom, Dad. What's going on?" asked Hermione in a worried tone. Her parents looked at each other before her mother began to speak, "Hermione, dear, there's something we have to tell you." "You're adopted", her father continued. "Oh! Is that all." said Hermione as she sighed in relief. Her parents were shocked silent for a minute before her mother replied," No it isn't. I don't know how you found out about being adopted but your birth parents where magical and they left you this letter and book to explain your heritage to you." Mrs. Granger paused for a breath before continuing, "They left explicit instructions to give you the book and letter a week before your seventeenth birthday and not before." "Honey?" said Mr. Granger as he placed his hand on Hermione's shoulder. Mr. Granger's touch knocked Hermione out of her stupor. "Where is the book and letter," asked Hermione quietly. Without saying a word Mrs. Granger handed the letter and book to her daughter. Hermione opened the letter and read:

My Darling Daughter,

If you are reading this then it is a week before your seventh birthday and your father and I are dead. Know that we truly loved you. We left you with the Granger's because we knew they would keep you safe. You my dear daughter are a Dracken. As was your and father and I. On your seventh birthday your dracken heritage will began to show. You will have reached your maturity and will never age again. You will be impervious to most curses and spells. But that does not mean you cannot be killed. The book we have left you will explain to you about this and the mating and love life of dracken. But be warned all things in this book do not necessarily apply to you. You my dear are the dracken princess the true ruler of our people. This gives you special abilities that other female drackens do not have. These you will discover on your own as is our way. I have left you a necklace that will help you learn to control your new abilities. It is inside our vaults at gringotts. Go there and ask for Ragnorok and tell him who you are. Tell them you are Hermione Ignis. They will lead you to the fault. When you reach the vault only you will be able to open. Bring this letter with you and the words to open the fault will appear. Once read you will never forget them. The goblin Ragnorok will also tell you what else you have received from your inheritance.

Love Always,

Your mother, Queen Lucida Flama Ignis

P.S. We Drackens are a powerful but secret race. Many fear us and will try and kill or hate you for what you are. So be careful of who you tell about your heritage because all are not your friend.

The room was silent after Hermione finished reading the letter. Her mind was buzzing with millions of questions. She wanted to know why this was the first time she had heard of drackens and what or who killed her parents. She also worried on whether or not her friends would accept these changes that were to happen to her. She took a deep breath and asked the question that worried her most. "Mom, Dad Will this change anything between us?" asked Hermione with tears in her eyes. Her dad replied as they pulled Hermione into a hug, "Oh no sweet heart, never! You are our daughter and nothing could ever change that." "Good" said Hermione as she sniffled, "Because I don't think I could survive if you abandon me."

After Hermione had herself under control she opened up the book that her parents had left her.

The dominant counterpart is the submissive Dracken, who are typically female, though there have been several reported submissive male Drackens.

Though submissive Drackens are smaller than their dominant counterparts, they can be just as dangerous if provoked, nearly ninety percent of documented submissive Dracken killings were over the Dracken's offspring being threatened or harmed. A submissive will rarely kill for their dominant as, exactly like their dragon ancestors, the dominant male is expected to take care of himself and his family, it is a submissive's job to protect the young and not her dominant.

A submissive may, in some cases, have more than one dominant mate. A powerful submissive Dracken requires more than one dominant to impregnate her for the conception to take up; it is unclear as to why, as the Drackens are so few in number that nearly all of them hide themselves away as a safety precaution.

Both dominant and submissive Drackens are extremely durable, adaptable and notoriously hard to kill. Because of their tough skin most spells will not affect a Dracken and their scales are highly reflective, meaning spells will just bounce right off them. The only exception is the killing curse, Avada Kedavra.

Drackens are also reported and verified to be allergic to salt water, which with prolonged exposure can cause the skin of a Dracken to become irritated and inflamed. Though the allergy is not deadly, it can cause serious harm including; itching, burning, boils and if in contact with the eyes of a Dracken for any extended period of time can cause blindness.

The characteristics and features of a Dracken include:

Scales:

Dominant Drackens have scales covering approximately fifty to sixty percent of their body, excluding their wings which are covered entirely. The dominant will have darker scales ranging from black to dark reds, blues, greens and purples etcetera.

Submissive Drackens have scales covering approximately seventy-five to eighty percent of their body. A submissive Dracken's wings are also entirely covered with scales but the submissive Dracken differs from the dominant because a submissive Dracken's scales will start out solidly white and will, with time, change to reflect the color(s) of their dominant(s).

Wings:

A dominant Dracken's wings are large and powerful, much like the dominant Dracken is himself, spanning up to twenty-five feet in length depending on how old, how tall, how heavy (and/or) powerful the Dracken is. Dominants will display their wings for a potential mate. The larger the wings, the more impressive they'll be to a submissive.

A submissive Dracken's wings are not as large as their dominant counterpart, spanning out at approximately thirteen or fourteen feet at most. This is most probably because the submissive Dracken is smaller and lighter than a dominant and also because the submissive does not need her wings to entice a dominant mate to her.

Both dominant and submissive Drackens can use their wings for flight and can travel for long distances and at great heights without the need to stop for rest or without the worry of altitude sickness.

Fangs/Claws:

Both dominant and submissive Drackens have fangs and claws, though these will be considerably bigger on the dominant Dracken. The fangs and claws are usually kept sheathed until needed for killing, hunting or protecting. Both are large and deadly, but a submissive Dracken's claws are very acidic. This acid is secreted in the nail beds and can coat the claws in seconds; the acid is so corrosive just a few swipes can burn a medium sized hole through a human body.

Breeding Cycles:

Submissive Drackens go into heat several times a year, but despite this it is believed that there are only two periods of time in a single year in which a Dracken can be impregnated.

Breeding cycles vary with each submissive, but the most common time for a Dracken to become pregnant is in the winter. The average range of days for a submissive Dracken to be in heat is ten days in which a dominant Dracken will breed his submissive almost continually to ensure the biggest possible number of offspring. Neither the dominant nor submissive will feed during this time of continuous mating.

Pregnancy:

The gestation period of a submissive Dracken is approximately seven months, during this time the dominant Dracken will be so severely protective of his submissive that he will rarely let her out of his sight and he will not let anyone near her, not even family members, the only exception to this is if the submissive Dracken has more than one dominant mate, in which case, only the other Dracken will be allowed near her.

It is believed that in order to keep the offspring healthy and growing strongly the dominant Dracken will need to share his liquids with his submissive. He will do this by kissing his mate to share his saliva, touching to share his sweat, ejaculating into his mate to give his semen and feeding his blood to his mate and child.

Symptoms of Dracken pregnancy include; Nausea, irritability, dizziness, sensitivity to cold, craving raw meat and accidental magical outbursts. When close to birthing the submissive Dracken will feel a need for high, dark places. Once the submissive finds/makes a suitable 'nest' they will stay there until after the birth.

Birthing

A submissive Dracken will give birth alone. The dominant(s) will not be permitted entry to the nest until after the birthing is over. A submissive will give birth to between one and five young or 'chicks' as they have been labeled by the Ministry. Once the birth is over and the new mother has nursed the chicks the Father(s) will be allowed to enter the nest. The chicks will then be nursed and taken care of as if they were human. They may develop faster. In many cases the chicks learn and show intelligence beyond that of a human or magical babe. Chicks only appear in their true form when around trusted people and their parents. Otherwise, they appear to be human.

As she closed Hermione sighed and thought to herself, "So my appearance is going to change and when I do have children I might have five." She snuggled into her bed and muttered, "I wonder what will and won't apply to me?" before falling to sleep tired from the day's events.