I couldn't decide what to do. What would Malfoy do if he knew he was my mate? I didn't know. I couldn't talk to anyone about it, Sirius was MIA and in hiding, so that was out. No one in Hogwarts would do. Oh, wait! Hagrid. Hagrid would know.

I set off down to Hagrid's house and arrived within a few minutes.

"Hello, 'Arry! What brings you 'ere this afternoon?" Hagrid boomed.

"I just need some advice." I said, once I was inside. "I'm a Veela. I know who my mate is. But I'm barely friends with them, I don't know if they like me. I don't know how to accept it, never mind telling them and having them accept it. What should I do?"

"Oh, tha' Cho? She'll be fine with it. When I covered Veela 'omes an' 'abits, she loved it!"

"It's not Cho."

"Then who, 'Arry?"

"Well...IcaughtMalfoystaringandrealisedandwecalledatruce!" I said in a rush.

"Wha'?"

"Well... I caught Malfoy - Draco staring at me this morning and realised it's him. Then we called a truce. But we, I... How can I tell him? No one knows I like him. I knew I'm gay, but would rather no one knew. He isn't gay."

"'Arry, bein' gay doesn't change you. An' 'ow'd you know 'e isn't? If 'e's your mate, 'e must be. Stop bein' silly and go talk with 'im. I don't think 'e's that bad now I realised 'ow bad Dumbledore is. Look how the 'good' guys treat you! The 'bad' guys don't seem 'alf as bad."

"But... What do I say? Can't exactly just walk up and say "Hey, Draco, I'm Veela, you're my mate, yes that makes us both gay, have a nice day" can I?"

"Just tell 'im when it feels right. G'bye, 'Arry, I gotta feed Aragog." Hagrid waddled off with a rather... disgusting smelling box.

I walked slowly up to the castle thinking about what I should do. I had not a clue.

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I walked to my uncle's office. Well, Uncle Sev isn't my uncle, but he's the closest thing I've got.

"Uncle Sev?" I said to an empty room. I heard the swish of robes from behind me.

"What do you want, brat?" Severus sighed.

"To visit Father. It's urgent and I cannot tell him through a letter. He needs to be told to his face."

"What is it this time, Pansy?" Severus sighed again, and threw Floo Powder into the fireplace.

"No. Harry Potter." I grinned before shouting: "Malfoy Manor!"

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"Father? It's me, Draco." I walked into my father's bedroom to see him with a man. This was a regular occurance as my mother ran off years ago to be a Death Eater slut. There was something odd about this one though.

"Draco, to what do I owe the pleasure?" Lucius smiled.

"Well, I have two things to tell you. I couldn't tell you in a letter. I just want you to listen." I waited for the nod that came shortly after. "I recently discovered I'm gay. I know you will not have a problem with that. It's just who I like you will have a problem with."

"Who, my boy?"

"... Well... Harry Potter."

"Draco! I am firmly on the light side. Harry Potter isn't a problem. Plus my partner would have my ass on a silver platter-" A glare comes from his partner."- a gold platter, for your Gryffindor heritage, my love, if I mentioned a word against him."

"Hey, little snake, I am Sirius Black. I assume you know who I am to Harry?" I knew Sirius was Harry's godfather, and that everything would be fine... As long as Harry liked him back that is.

"Yes, you are his godfather. Will you help me?" A look passed over Sirius' face - guilt, I figured out.

"He doesn't, uh... See me, as such."

"Oh. I will leave you two be. May I tell him you are my fathers' partner? I am his friend now."

"Go ahead, little Malfoy. Just catch him when he faints?" Sirius grinned.

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"Hey, Harry. I almost forgot to ask you - what was the whole thing about Dumbledore being Dumblewhore?" I said as I sat down next to him by the lake.

"Oh, nothing I would care to explain right now. How've you been?" Harry glumly replied.

"What's up? And I've been okay but I would like to ask you something once you've told me what's up."

"Oh... justthatIdiscoveredIlikeyouanddon'twannaloseyouasafriend."

"You... You like me? Well, that's good, because I like you too and would like to propose a relationship. Why do you like me?" I asked.

"You... I... I'm a Veela, Draco. You're my mate. Simple as that."

That was simple, I thought. Just the way I like it.