Chapter 4:

Harry was the first to react. He jumped up and tried to calm Hermione down. "Hermione, come on Hermione this is Ginny! You know Ginny your best friend. Calm down Mione, calm down."

The red in Hermione's vision slowly faded away as Harry's words sunk in. He's right the voice in her head screamed she would never do anything to take Draco from me. Hermione took a few deep calming breaths and sat down.

"Ginny I'm so sorry I don't know what came over me could you ever forgive me?" Hermione was in a panicked state; she almost attacked her best friend for no reason, just a stupid comment trying to make her feel better.

"It's ok Hermione. I know you didn't mean anything by it." Ginny gave her a small smile.

"I just don't know what came over me." Hermione pulled a new tome towards her. She studiously flipped through its ancient pages before a passage caught her eye.

Veela and their mate is a very sensitive subject. After a Veela becomes of age and verifies their mate, they become very jealous and possessive until the mating ritual has occurred. Knowing to be very aggressive, Veela have been known to attack anyone who posses any kind of threat to the mating process. After the Veela mark their mate, they return to more or less the same person they were. If a Veela is rejected or does not find their mate, the Veela will slowly die of a broken heart and loneliness.

Veela release a very powerful pheromone when in the vicinity of their unmarked mate, causing both to go into a trance like state until the marking is done. Veela do anything to ensure their happiness and well being; do not be one to cross a Veela in this aspect as it is likely you will not live to tell the tale.

As Hermione finished the passage she passed it around to Harry, Ron, and Ginny. "Now we know why Hermione got angry at your comment Ginny. Hermione, as much as I hate to say it, you've got to mark Malfoy soon, or Hogwart's will lose a good portion of its female population." Harry looked at Hermione.

"I know Harry; I just don't want to take someone's life away from them. I-." She was cut off when she was bombarded with the smell of pine and ink. She knew that smell from the train. She slowly stood up and began sauntering around corners until she found him. She turned the last bookcase and say Malfoy sitting at a table by the window skimming over books and parchment with Pansy Parkinson. She felt the anger bubbling inside her as she say Pansy touch Draco's slender, pale hand with her tan petit hand and give him a look of concern.

Draco, Pansy, and Blaise left Dumbledore's office and made their way to the Slytherin common room in silence. Once there, they shooed everyone else out so they could have the place to themselves.

"So Draco, what are you going to do?" Pansy turned to him with a slightly amused look on her face. She had grown up pretty enough with her short black hair and big green eyes. She had finally grown out of her baby fat cheeks giving her that pug look and now had a narrow face and a small, pointy nose. She was attractive enough she knew but not a target of Draco's fancies. He always had a thing for a certain bookworm named Hermione Granger.

Draco's face turned blank for a second then thoughtful. His platinum blond hair dusted across his forehead and in his light blue eyes, no longer held back by the mass amounts of gel he used to use. He thought for a few more seconds before answering. "Well Pans I think we should head to the library to find out more about Veela. Blaise, you coming?"

The young Italian wasn't paying any attention to the pair and missed the question. "Oh, sorry no, I have a prior engagement that I simply cannot miss. Be sure to let me know what you find out though." He got up and purposefully walked out of the common room. The other two shrugged and made their way to the Great Hall for lunch.

Pansy and Draco got to lunch with five minutes to spare. Having eaten quickly they leisurely made their way to the library. They found a table right under a window and took out parchment and summoned books about humanoid creatures. Sitting there about five minutes Draco stiffened up in the middle of answering one of Pansy's questions. She placed a hand on his trying to get his attention and asked him what was wrong.

Hermione growled at the sight, seeing red, she stalked towards the pair intent on ripping Parkinson's fingers off one by one. Harry, Ron, and Ginny followed at a distance behind Hermione, worried for their friend. When they saw Malfoy and Parkinson, they jumped into action; Ron went and snatched Pansy up by her waist taking her a good few stacks away, which was not an easy feat with her kicking and screaming the whole time. Ginny went to help Ron and tell Pansy about the updated information they had learned from the book. While Harry tried to calm Hermione down again, the blonde Slytherin had gotten up and started making his way to the brunette and the raven haired boy who had his hands on his Veela.

When Hermione saw Draco get up, she had pushed passed Harry and was instantly in front of her mate. Her clothes felt too tight, it was too hot in here. Sweat had beaded on their foreheads and was beginning to drip down their faces. Hermione began sniffing and licking Draco's neck. He dug his fingers in her thick hair and moaned. The other occupants of the room became quit uncomfortable and awkward. They had to break the pair up before things progressed much further. Pansy stood up and did a quick Stupefy on the pair.