Note: I am back from my Honeymoon with my adorable new husband. Which if you don't read some of my other stories you had no idea I got married. Yeah. My name will be changing soon to May Waters on FF so don't freak when it does. Also, there is a poll up on my profile you can take part in.


Chapter 9


Lily sat reading "How to Create Your Mate" in the common room, she was finding it very intriguing. It had so much information to help her get the best out of her new life.

The first step is to determine your mate. While you may have two you must find which one is the best suited for you, once you have completed this you will need to reveal your identity if you have not done so already. Your mate may react badly to your reveal, if this is to happen, expect to die. This is not an exaggeration, the minute your mate rejects you for who you are you will begin to die. If your mate has chosen to accept you, please turn to chapter three to learn about mating rituals.

Lily quickly fanned the pages under her thumb until she found CHAPTER THREE in big, bold letters. She stopped and propped the book open, holding it close to her face.

Congratulations! Your mate has decided to accept you for who you are and now you are wondering what the next steps are. Veela have what is known as enhanced DNA. Veela can sense each other by smell. Often a Veela who was rejected by her mate will try to steal another Veela mate; to stop this from happening, a ritual of sorts must happen between the Veela and her mate.

Step 1- You must be absolutely sure your mate has accepted you for who you are. To do this, arrange with your friend to have them create a harem of the opposite sex around your mate. WARNING: STAY FAR AWAY WHILE THIS IS TAKING PLACE OR SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES. If the mate ignores the harem and walks away from all the attention it is safe to move onto the next step.

Step 2- Now that you are sure your mate is yours forever, you must learn about marking your mate. By marking your mate you are protecting them from other Veela and dangerous creatures which might threaten him. They will no longer have a traceable smell. Only you will benefit from their smell which will be more potent to you. Marking your mate is a serious business, and must be agreed upon by both sides.

Step 3- Once you and your mate have decided upon being marked, you must proceed with caution. If any heavy kissing, necking, or even petting takes place you may mark your mate on accident without any real warning. It must be done in a secure environment. Your mate may suffer some pain from the mark at first, but it will benefit them in later life. You mark must be placed on their right side, your left when facing them, and must be positioned over the collar bone. It is a simple bite which will protect them.

Step 4- Mating Ritual Complete.

"Hey Lily, what are you reading?" James voice was so close to her ear, she let out a small scream and fell off the couch, the book toppling to the floor.

"James!" She exclaimed attempting to stand up.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you." James smiled at her and offered a hand. She took it and felt sparks of electricity all the way up her arm. James gently yanked her up off the floor, before she was pulled into his chest. She could smell something like woods and maple on him. She closed her eyes and inhaled; it smelled wonderful.

"So what are you up to?" James asked moving away from her and sitting down on the couch she had unwillingly vacated. He reached down for the book she had dropped, but she quickly snatched it away from his reach. The other two books were sitting on the small table, he glanced at them, but they joined the first in her arm.

"Just doing a bit of extra credit reading for Professor October," Lily tried to pass it off with a smile.

"I was thinking we could maybe, do another date this Friday?" James looked up at her hopefully. Lily was about to say yes when she remember her confusing with Severus being her possible second mate and how they had already agreed to Friday.

"I- uh, have a previous engagement that night. Could we do Saturday instead?"

"Sure," James agreed then patted the spot next to him. "You can still sit here and read if you like, it won't bother me."

"Well, this is some more secretive type of work and I'm not allowed to really show them to anyone," Lily was getting nervous. If he were to even open one of these books he might discover her secret.

"So you thought reading them in the common room would be a good idea?" He lifted his left eyebrow.

"I guess that's where my genius fails," Lily tried to joke. She began to back away saying: "I'm going to go talk to Marlene about some stuff, I'll see you later?"

Lily was gone within seconds, not even waiting for a response. James stared after her, the Portrait hole swinging shut as her red hair disappeared around a corner. With a frown he stood and headed to the dormitories. Perhaps the Marauders Map would enlighten him on her activities.


Note: A lot more was revealed in this chapter about the creatures we know as Veela. Next chapter will be the date with Severus; soon we will get to explain the first chapter of this story. It will be within the next three chapters, I know that for sure. Leave me a review? ~May

P.S. I'm looking for some new FF stories to read. Jily, Hinny, or Fremione are the ones I want. If you know of any good ones please tell me.