Disclaimer Interlude
Draco: How dare you claim my world as your own muggle?
Me: Because I rule the world Muahahaha.
Draco: No you don't Muggle.
Me: I rule this story though; however admittedly it belongs to JK and the Hobbit although it is very like this story also belongs to someone else. As well as the lord of the rings and every fantastic tale or book out there, apart from the veela book which is mine, my preciousness.
Scorpius: The Muggle is crazy run!
Me: Muahahaha now on to chapter four
Chapter Four
I awoke to the sound of coughing, a deep wracking cough. I looked over at Scorpius to see him sitting up in bed his body shaking from coughing.
"Scorpius?" I asked him gently and he looked at me, trying to catch his breath as he did so.
"Sorry." His voice sounded weaker then usual.
"You have nothing to be sorry for, your sick, Vinky?" I called and the little elf appeared.
"Yes Mistress?"
"Scorpius is ill, could you get him a healing potion?" I asked her and she nodded vanishing into vapor. I gently put my hand to Scorpius' head. "You're burning up." I said in surprise.
"Didn't want to wake you." He said and coughed again.
"When did this start?"
"In the middle of the night." He admitted. "I left but I came back, couldn't sleep without..."
"Shush." I said gently and took him into my arms. "Now do you hurt at all?" I asked and he shook his head wincing. "You have a headache, Scorpius there is no need to act like your well, and anyone could see that you're sick. Don't try to talk, you sound like you might loose your voice."
"Fine." He murmured closing his eyes.
"Right, because 'Malfoys don't get sick?" I asked him and he nodded weakly. "Well it appears that they do, your taking a pepper up potion, as well as a fever reducer. Are you nauseous?" He shook his head again and I smiled. "Do you think you could manage some broth?"
"Yes." He replied.
"Vinky?" I called again and Vinky appeared with a healing potion in her hands.
"This is for colds Mistress Rose." Vinky said.
"Thank you Vinky, could you also get some pepper up potion as well as a fever reducer."
"Yes Mistress Rose."
"Oh and some broth." I said as Vinky vanished.
"That isn't necessary." Scorpius protested.
"Yes it is, you're not leaving this bed, your sick." I replied, he didn't protest again, rather he closed his eyes and a few minutes later he was snoring heavily. I gently put my hand to his forehead. "Vinky?" I asked again and she reappeared.
"Yes Mistress Rose?"
"Could you get a handkerchief and a cool towel?" She nodded and disappeared again. I waited for a while watching Scorpius sleep and waiting for Vinky to come back. She did a few minutes later carrying a tray. I smiled and gently laid the cool cloth on Scorpius' forehead, gently running my fingers through his hair. Vinky had thought to bring a picture of cold water with her as well so that I could cool the cloth down again if I needed to. "Knobby?" I asked and Knobby appeared, he looked just as sick as Scorpius. "Why are you sick."
"We are bonded mistress, what I feel he feels to a certain extent." Knobby replied and I nodded.
"So you have told Draco and Astoria that Scorpius isn't feeling well?"
"Yes Mistress." Knobby replied.
"Knobby, you are not to work today rest instead." I said and he nodded.
"Yes Mistress Rose." He replied and vanished into green colored vapor. I sighed and gently shook Scorpius.
"Scorpius?" I said. "You need to wake up, just for a minute then you can go back to sleep." He slowly opened his eyes and I helped him to sit up. "Good now drink the potions, they will make you feel better." I smiled and gently stroked his hair as he did so. "Do you have a sore throat?" He nodded and I took out my wand. "I learned this from my Aunt Audrey, it's a pain reliving spell." I said and cast the spell. "Better?" I asked and he nodded.
"Much." He replied.
"Good now I want you to drink all that broth." I said.
"I'm not hungry." He rasped
"Its not food, now drink." I replied and helped him to swallow the broth. His hair was sticking ups slightly and it appeared to be curling at the ends. "Draco?'
"Yes?" He replied.
"Is your hair naturally curly?" I asked him and he nodded.
"I slick it back." He admitted and I smiled.
"Well then we both have curly hair, rest now." I kissed him gently on the forehead and put a cold cloth on his head.
"Where are you going?" His voice sounded slightly panicked.
"I'm going to go get a book from my house, it's by a Squib and I think you'll like it once you feel a bit better." I replied.
"No, don't leave me." He said.
"Alright Draco, I won't leave." I would wait until he was asleep and then grab my book before returning to the house. He nodded and closed his eyes again, soon his rumbling snores returned. I soaked the towel in water and placed it on his head before apperating to my old bedroom to get The Hobbit and apperating back again as fast as possible. I was too slow however, Scorpius was moaning and shaking by the time I returned. I gently slipped in beside him and held him in my arms, trying to wake him but he was too deep into his dream.
"No." He said. "No, you're not hurting her, no." He shivered. "Expecto patronum." He whimpered and his out flung fist hit my jaw, this was a fever-induced nightmare I realized.
"Scorpius." I said. "It's just a dream Scorpius, there aren't any dementors here. Your safe, we're safe." He didn't relax. "I know Scorpius, I know you're a veela and I accept it. I know that you love me and will take care of us. There is an us now Scorpius, we made something together." I smiled and gently put one of his fists to my stomach. "See Scorpius, that's ours." He seemed to go limp very suddenly and relax into a calmer sleep. I gently soaked the handkerchief in fever reducer, it was supposed to be taken ever hour and put it to his lips. He mumbled something before swallowing it and I dipped the handkerchief into the bottle again giving him more, without having to wake him. I didn't want to wake him, he needed to rest.
I got out my knitting and the book on veela and started to read.
The first stage of bonding is the declaration, the veela must know that they have been heard before this process is complete. After a bonded pair completes the stages they will share all things, including their thoughts when they wish to.
Telling Your Mate: This can be difficult especially if your mate has previously disliked you. If however you are already in a relationship with your mate, get them to be closer to you before telling them. Remember that your mate was chosen for a reason, by you at least subconsciously. After you feel ready you should broach the subject by talking about magical creatures, or soul bonds then you can admit to them what you have been wanting to tell them. A veela's want to be with their mate is overwhelming, if you believe that they cannot be with your mate, then you might be given to sickness as well as bad dreams.
Great now I find out, well I did skip around a bit I suppose.
If however your mate dislikes you it might take a longer time to complete this process. If they are a woman, send them flowers and poetry, but if they are a man send them tokens of your affection. Eventually they will come around and once they do, you should tell them the truth about you being their mate. After you admit to them that they are your mate you will start to share your magic.
So the process wasn't over I sighed, I wish that Scorpius would just tell me and I cursed my ill timing in falling asleep the night before. He might have been trying to tell me, maybe that was what brought this on. "Vinky?" I asked and she appeared a moment later. "Could you get me some food, I don't want to leave Scorpius alone again."
"Vinky is happy to serve mistress." Vinky replied and vanished reapparing with breakfast a moment later as well as dragon milk. "To insure that you is not getting sick." She said and I smiled.
"Thank you Vinky."
"You is welcome Mistress." Vinky said and I smiled applying myself to my meal and the dragon's milk. I opened the book once more after I had finished.
Acceptance, this in truth might take a while, as not many are ready to accept a veela right away. Give them time to get used to it if you need to. After acceptance your magics would be tied together and if your chosen is human they too will be able to sprout wings, as well as strengthening any natural talents that they may have. In order for the acceptance to be full, the veela must register it and it has to be truly meant. After the acceptance the bond will also strengthen, making both veela and chosen wanting to spend as much time as possible together to grow closer and complete their bond.
I smiled the top part of the raven and the snake were complete on my knitting. I continued to read, focusing a small part of my magic on the knitting. I continued to read the book skipping to instructions on courtship, it was interesting how half was a guide for veelas and half explained about veelas.
Courtship, the courtship has no set beginning and ends only with the end of the bond. During the courtship the veela can deign their mate nothing. Veela have been known to kill people the mate was not found of during this time. A mate is therefore to be cautioned in asking for things that they might regret. The veela lashes out at those that are not their mate more easily during this process. However the mate of the veela can get around this by asking there bonded to not do what they don't wish to do. Likewise during the courtship the mate of the veela will also desire to please them. This is a time of learning about each other and sometimes the courtship lasts for life, even after the final stages of the bond are complete. This is why Veela are not held responsible for their actions in regards to a mate, as this includes the thought of the veela making a better home for their mate. Veela are seldom held accountable for their actions during disputes or even wars because of this.
So that was why the Malfoys got away with everything that explained a lot. However Lucius and Narcissa didn't get away after the last battle, they both had taken poison instead. Maybe it was because they felt disheartened about loosing the war, or didn't want to cope with what people would think in the aftermath. Whatever the reason they had left Draco alone and had robbed Scorpius of any chance to meet his Grandparents. I actually felt sad about their deaths that had never happened before when I had thought of it.
Mating, veela mating is like human mating. As it can be assumed that if you are reading this book you know coupling I will spare you the details. After mating with a veela however for the first time, a child is seldom not begotten from this union. So it is a good idea to protect oneself from such a circumstance if you are desiring not to have a child with your first coupling.
I snorted, honestly that sounded uncomfortable from just reading it. I couldn't imagine how the wizard in question must have felt trying to write that. Scorpius shifted in his sleep and let out a small mewling noise. I smiled and gently stroked his hair and he sighed nuzzling his head into my chest. I gently changed the washcloth and laid a fresh one on his head. His snores stopped and his eyes fluttered open.
"Rose?" He asked and I poured him a glass of water.
"Drink this first Scorpius you look dehydrated." I said and he nodded taking the glass from me and slowly drinking it. "Would you like to rest more Scorpius, or I could read to you and the baby."
"Could you read to me?" He asked and I nodded.
"This book is famous among muggles but not so much with Wizards, there are hints of wizarding culture in it. Although the main characters are a work of fiction."
"Go on." He said and I smiled.
"In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit." He smiled as I read and appeared fascinated with the story, however when his eyes started to droop I closed the book. "We'll read more later now rest."
"I like the dwarves, dwarves are reclusive by nature, its true they do live in cave and mine gold, sometimes to sell to Gringotts and other times not. I like the songs as well."
"Yes they are good aren't they." I replied smiling.
"The portrayal of trolls wasn't accurate." Scorpius said and yawned. "Trolls grunt, they don't talk unless they are distantly related to trolls." He muttered the last closing his eyes.
"I forgot to have you take this." I said and gave him the potions, he grimaced but took them all the same. "Good boy, now rest." I smiled down at him.
"You will be a great mother." He sighed and then he was asleep, one arm draped over my stomach and our child I smiled and set the book aside continuing with my knitting, it was taking me a shorter time then I thought it would, I was almost ready to start on the M. I yawned suddenly feeling tired somehow, stopped the spell and gently moved Scorpius so I could also lay down. I smiled as his arms sought me in his sleep and wound around me protectively before I closed my eyes and allowed myself to fall asleep listing to his snoring, which incredibly I had actually grown to like.
I awoke as the door opened revealing Astoria and Draco, I pretended to still be asleep however. "I'm worried about him." Draco admitted. "With you I just saw you and I knew I had to tell you. Scorpius is very different then me although we are also similar in someway. I'm afraid that she's going to take my son away from me. That she's not going to care if she dies as long as he does. I don't want my son to have a broken heart, I couldn't stand it." I heard sobbing and allowed myself to look through my eyelashes.
"It's going to be alright Draco, she'll accept him I know she will." Astoria said.
"Your too accepting star, you'll see the best in everyone."
"Maybe because that is what there is to see. Dragon, she's made me swear an oath not to tell you."
"She knows?" He asked.
"She knows." Astoria agreed. "She's waiting for him to tell her, I don't have the book on veela, and she does." She smiled at Draco and took his hand. "Everything will be fine."
"Everything will be fine." He repeated. "Seeing how she doesn't love him... It hurts me inside."
"They have a lot to get through Dragon, maybe we should go, we don't want to wake them up. Especially since Scorpius is sick." He nodded and through the curtain of my eyelashes I could see Astoria take his hand. Together they walked up to my bed." Good luck my child." She said softly stroking Scorpius' hair.
"Sleep well my son, bring honor to the family name." Draco said and did the same. Together they left my room closing the door behind them. I hadn't seen Draco's sweet side before, I realized that he didn't hate me like Scorpius he was afraid. I didn't blame him so was I, maybe admitting that you were afraid was true bravery. My stomach howled reminding me that it was time to eat.
"Vinky?" I whispered.
"Yes Mistress?" She asked as she appeared equally quiet.
"Could you get me something to eat and prepare more broth for Scorpius?"
"Vinky is happy to serve." Vinky replied.
"Thank you Vinky." I said to the little elf, I was growing increasingly found of her.
"You is welcome mistress." She said and disappeared in a puff of smoke. I smiled and got out my knitting working on it as I watched Scorpius sleep.
Vinky reappeared with a tray and moved the bottles over on the old one. "Is their anything else Vinky can be doing for Mistress?"
"No Vinky." I replied and Vinky vanished again. I smiled and gently roused Scorpius, he smiled at me.
"Rose?" He asked, his voice sounding a bit better. I smiled at him and helped him sit up.
"I had Vinky bring in some more broth, now eat." I said and he chuckled.
"Yes, Mistress Rose." He replied and I smiled at him, the house elf had brought me some sort of creamy soup. We ate together and put the bowls to the side when we were finished.
"Vinky?" I called and she appeared.
'"Yes Mistress Rose?"
"Take away the bowls please."
"Yes Mistress Rose." She replied and took the two bowls. "Is you wanting more Mistress Rose?"
"Yes please." I replied and she smiled at me before disappearing. "I like her." I admitted.
"So do I, she'll be an excellent servant once she learns how to do it properly."
"So why is Knobby sick?"
"Its to do with the magical bonding, you know how when a wizard gets sick his magic lessons right?"
"Right." I replied.
"Well when he has a house elf bound to him the house elf also gets sick. Doesn't make a lot of sense does it?"
"Not really." I replied. "Would you like to continue the story? Or rest some more?"
"Read on Rosie." He replied and I smiled at him as he put an arm around me. "I like the way you tell stories." I continued through Bilbo Bagin's adventures until I heard Scorpius snoring once more, I chuckled and gently rewrapped the blanket around him, putting the towel back in place. Astoria and Draco both came into the room again a few minutes later.
I smiled at them. "Good afternoon." I said.
"You should be quieter girl, Scorpius is asleep." Draco said.
"He won't wake up, don't tell me that Malfoys are light sleepers because they aren't or at least Scorpius isn't." Astoria laughed and I smiled. "Is that the Hobbit?"
"Yes, Scorpius said he's never read it before so I thought that I would read it to him now. It is after all written by a squib."
"Really I didn't know that." Astoria said.
"Its the only explanation, he mentions goblins, trolls, elves, wizards especially Gandalf that reminds me of Albus Dumbledore. He also mentions Acromantula. Who else could he have been, well actually its not proven but he seems to have a knowledge of the wizard world that would not be given to strictly a muggle."
"True, it was my favorite book as a girl, my father read it to me when I was little." Astoria admitted. "I suppose I had forgotten about it."
I smiled and gently changed the cloth on Scorpius' forehead. "I like the Hobbit better then the Lord of the Rings trilogy, how about you."
"So do I, I suppose I fell in love with the Hobbit and the Lord of The Rings seems so different to me." I nodded and then she saw my yarn. "Is that the blanket?" She asked me and I nodded.
"It's about a fifth done, there isn't much to do here beside knit and read."
"Then why don't you take a break? I'll stay with Scorpius." Astoria offered and I shook my head.
"He keeps having nightmares and he might need me." I replied and Draco actually looked shocked. "I care for him somehow." Then I leaned forward. "Have you told him?" I whispered into Astoria's ear and she nodded. "I want to accept him, but I can't until he thinks he's actually told me." I explained. "How strange would that be for him?" Draco looked relieved. "I might not love him yet but I care for him and for our child." I smiled gently touching my stomach.
"That is good." Draco said and sat in the armchair.
"Astoria? You said that you had a interest in knitting, or Scorpius said, I can't quite remember. Come sit on the bed with me and I'll teach you how, you can work on the scarf Scorpius is making if you'd like." She smiled and sat down beside me as I took thread from the other side of the ball of yarn to start on the M.
"The animals are very beautiful." Astoria said and I smiled.
"Thank you, I plan to make a lion and a badger in the bottom corner." I said as I continued to work on the blanket and pulled out some other needles starting on silver baby booties.
"So do you have any questions?" Astoria asked and I shook my head.
"I think I pretty much understand it, and what I don't understand I'm learning in the book or from Scorpius. Speaking of which I should make him take his fever reducer I keep forgetting that its supposed to be every hour that its taken." I said as I gently shook Scorpius. "Scorpius?" I asked him gently. "Wake up Scorpius."
"Rose?" He asked me and then looked over at Astoria. "Mum?"
"Hello Baby, Knobby told me that you were feeling unwell."
"Its not that bad Mum." Scorpius replied. "Rosie is taking good care of me." He blushed slightly. "She's reading me a book that muggles have, it's by a squib!" Astoria laughed.
"I read the hobbit when I was a little girl." She admitted.
"Its good Mum." Scorpius said. "They have trolls in it and dwarves."
"Fascinating." Draco remarked dryly.
"It is I must be more tired then I thought." He admitted. "Could you read some more though Rose?"
"If you feel up for it." I replied and took out the book again. The rest of the afternoon was spent reading the Hobbit and talking to Astoria and Draco when Scorpius fell asleep. Well actually having long silences when the only sound was Scorpius' snoring, broken occasionally by a comment. Scorpius stubbornly refused to admit that he was tired, reminding me of my brother Hugo when he was little and didn't want to go to bed. As it wore on towards evening I admittedly got hungry, although it was Astoria who suggested that we eat in my room to keep Scorpius company, his fever had still not broken. Draco and I both readily agreed and she summoned Blinky to tell the house elf to bring the meal into my bedroom.
We sat together for a while, I smiled and gently replaced the cloth on Scorpius' forehead, the coolness waking him.
"Rosie?" He asked me and I nodded.
"We'll have dinner soon, we're all eating it in my room for a change. Would you like to hear some more of the story while we wait? As well as take some more of this." He nodded and took the fever reducer willingly enough as I started to read once more. I stopped when the house elves came to give us dinner and we sat together in the bedroom to eat. If anyone had told me four days ago that I would be sitting with the Malfoy family and eating unposioned soup, I would have said they were crazy. After the house elves came and took the soup away, Draco and Astoria left.
"Thank you for taking care of me." Scorpius said wrapping one arm around me. "There's something that I want to tell you Rose, I am a veela."
"Your a what?" I asked careful to make my voice sound disbelieving.
"A veela and your... Your well my mate." He said and a silver light bloomed around us pulsating. "It doesn't have to mean anything, I can wait until you sort out your feelings." He added hastily.
"Doesn't have to mean anything, Scorpius Malfoy, I'm not entirely ignorant you know, I have veela cousins. I'm not going to let you pain yourself for me. I accept you although you are stubborn, demanding and act like a child sometimes."
"You accept me Rose?" He repeated dumbstruck and I nod, kissing him gently on the lips. He smiles and deepens the kiss. "Thank you Rose, you'll never regret it I swear."
"Just promise me one thing Scorpius." I said.
"Anything! Oh Rosie." He replied and I smiled.
"That you will be yourself around me no matter what, do you promise? I want no lies between us."
"Of course I do Rosie." He replied.
"Good." I said. "Now you should go to sleep I want you to get better as soon as possible so we can go to Muggle Street together. I love the way we're helping each other to face our fears."
"I agree Rosie, I'll have to take you flying sometime, you'll love it."
"I have to remind you Scorpius that I am afraid of heights." I said to him and he smiled.
"You'll find that your not anymore, when we bonded we shared our fears. Therefore I might not like Muggles particularly but neither am I afraid of them anymore."
"Can I see your wings?" I asked him and he nodded.
"It takes a moment to focus enough to bring them out however. I could teach you, you have wings as well now."
"How is that possible?"
"We share a magical core now." He explained. "So whatever I can do, you can also do and vice versa that was what all the colored light was about. I'm so happy Rose." He said and hugged me tightly to him. "My Rose, no one will ever take you away from me." I sighed he was going to have overprotective issues now. As he hugged me his wings bloomed out from his shoulder blades and I smiled.
"May I touch them?" I asked and he coughed before nodding.
"I forgot I was sick, usually they are whiter." He admitted as I stroked them gently, he shuddered and closed his eyes, a look of utter peace crossing his face. They were softer then owlet feathers, I smiled and continued to stroke his wings until he fell asleep still holding me in his arms. I gently lowered him down into the bed and put my head upon his chest, my arms and back touching his feathers, it felt so right to lie next to him, safe and warm with him protecting me. Odd that I never thought that I needed protection before, but now I realized that I wanted it from Scorpius. I sighed and allowed myself to sink into sleep.