A/N: Alright, here is the highly anticipated next chapter of 'Oh My Veela'. My beloved fic. First of all, thank you for your sympathies and thoughts as my family and I go through this tough time of losing a loved one. This chapter is dedicated to all of you and of course, to my beloved grandfather.
Now, I know you all want to kill me because I've taken such a long time to post BUT I promise I'll be updating more frequently since I'm on summer hols after the nineteenth. I'm supposed to be studying but I know I kept you all waiting for so long.
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Okay, that is a lot of reviewers and A LOT of Q&A to answer. Haha. But anyways, here's the chapter you all nearly Avada'd me for.
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Recap:
Hopefully he hadn't done something offensive that to him would have seemed ordinary. Whatever it was, whatever he was being warned off from, he'd stay away. That was clear and he had taken note to listen. Besides, all he was going to do was see his best friend. What could be the harm?
Wrong move.
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Chapter 10: The Fates Couldn't Wield A More Tangled Web
Hermione sat patiently by Draco's bed, refusing to leave his side to eat dinner, not that his hand grasping hers would allow her much choice, even if she had wanted to leave.
Blaise was shifting in his chair and Hermione shot him a look, rolling her eyes. "Blaise, if you really want dinner you can go," she told him.
"If you're sure, Hermione," he said. "I'll bring you back something too."
She nodded her head in thanks and as he walked out, sighed, wondering how her life had become so intense. When she heard an almost indiscernible whimper of pain in the quiet infirmary, she turned to look at the blond, her answer clear.
The flutter in her stomach hadn't faded since she had taken his hand in hers. She was irritated, but not so much due to the fluttering as she was to the lack of reaction she had to the fluttering.
'Flutters aren't normal, Granger,' she thought annoyed.
An amused voice seemed to seep in from the fog, deep within the recesses of her mind. 'Are the flutters for me, Hermione?'
Brown eyes widened and looked to find Draco's eyes peeking from heavy lids.
Well if he was stalking through her mind he must be feeling slightly better. Not enough for her to exact revenge on him for worrying her, of course, but it was a definite improvement nonetheless.
"How do you feel?" she asked him softly.
'Pain's almost like a bee sting now,' he commented. 'My throat feels extremely raw and my ears are ringing but the rest of the body is only feeling aches and stings.'
The brunette Gryffindor nodded before poking him in his side, causing his heavy lids to widen in pain. She nodded. "Now we're even," she told him.
'I wasn't aware that I did anything wrong…' When she raised a brow at him, he added, '…recently.' The single brow stayed lifted. 'To you.'
"Well besides petrifying me worse than the Basilisk, of course you haven't done anything." Her tone was artificial sugar. The kind of artificial sugar that clogged your arteries, slowly and silently killing you.
When she saw a shaky lifting of one side of his lips, she glared darkly. "What?"
'You care.' His voice murmured teasingly in her head, echoing over and over again.
Now it was her turn to have her eyes widen. "Where in all of Wizarding London did you get such an absurd and backwards thought?"
'It's much too late for you to lie now, love. You care.' He told her matter-of-factly. 'Hmm… Well, you've always cared but now you're finally admitting it to yourself. I'm proud. If it takes my winding up in the infirmary to get you to realize it, I'll just have to find myself in more accidents.'
Her glare was evident. "If you so much as dare to think that thought again, Draco Malfoy, I will never so much as look in your direction."
'Careful now, love. You're opening up too many cans of touchy-feely. But say it with me now. You care. You care. In fact, you're probably just waking up to the realization that you more than care.'
She huffed choosing not to say anything that he could use against her. Or lead her to confess to something she was finding herself guilty of.
Like manslaughter isn't really murder but you did kill someone.
She gave a little mental gasp. Had she really just compared love with murder?
...Had she really just thought love?
'Love? What's this about love? Love of me?' The Slytherin sounded much too pleased with himself.
"I did not." Hermione told him primly. "You're hallucinating, I'm sure, what with the potion that Madame Pomfrey gave you."
The chuckle in her head was far from reassuring.
A retort was ready to spew forth from her lips when Blaise waltzed into the Infirmary looking quite delighted. "I come bearing food."
"Is that a whole cheesecake?" The Head Girl asked, curious amusement lacing her tone.
"Well, what if Draco needed a cheesecake?" He asked her. "To, you know, heal."
She laughed. "He says his throat is so raw water would probably hurt and you want to feed him cheesecake?"
"Cheesecake is the elixir of life except without it being an elixir," The blue eyed boy told her nodding. "Really Granger, you're supposed to be the brightest witch of our age."
A raspy voice interrupted the friendly banter. "Could someone pay attention to the injured party on the bed?"
"You're far too needy for your own good," the brunette murmured though she gave him her full attention the moment she heard his voice. "What is it?"
He peeked open his eyes. "Madame Pomfrey?"
"Yes, alright." The young woman nodded and was about to move from her sitting position by his bed when his pale hand grasped hers to tug her back down.
Her large eyes turned to his but he just looked at Blaise and tilted his head slightly, his best friend standing up wordlessly to get the Healer.
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When Madame Pomfrey had finished administering the potion that would ease the ache in Draco's muscles, he was told to get more rest with the incentive of being able to leave after another quick inspection of his health the next morning.
He seemed pleased about that piece of news but had shown his dislike of Hermione having to leave his side with a deep frown marring his face.
"You'll be out tomorrow, Dra-Malfoy." Hermione had said.
'But that's tomorrow,' Came the voiced thought that she had now become much too familiar with hearing inside her own head. 'And it's so early!'
She rolled her eyes. "You'll need all the rest you can get, Malfoy. Stop arguing with me."
Blaise looked at her. "Hermione, he hasn't said anything."
"Tell that to the voice in my head," she retorted, extricating her hand from the blond on the bed's and waving goodbye before walking out.
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The young witch wandered the halls wishing that there was more time for her to go the library to look up more information on Veela's. As it was, she was feeling more than a little confused on what was going on with her. It was as if a part of her was slowly succumbing to Malfoy.
'As if you weren't already surrendering,' a voice taunted. 'He's the only person you can debate and argue with on things other than eating habbits.'
A mental image of Ron popped into her mind, forcing her to grimace.
Walking down the halls towards the dorms she now shared with Draco, Hermione wondered what to do with her situation. She had read in 'Magical Breeding', which was a gift from Hagrid, that Veela's hadn't been thoroughly studied.
There were many lost books, some only a dozen copies or more printed. The largest collection was said to be owned by the black family but she knew for a fact that Sirius' library held nothing of the sort so...
Narcissa Black.
She muttered the password to the portrait and walked in, nearly jumping in schock at the many owls waiting for her. All carried different packages of sorts and she surveyed the room. There on the couch was Ares, apparently making his moves on a tawny owl.
'Even his owl is a flirt,' she thought amusedly before calling out, "Ares."
The owl turned it's head to look at her, swooping in regally onto her shoulder holding out his leg with a missive attached.
To Miss Hermione Granger
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Dear Miss Granger,
I have to admit that your letter was quite distressing but I am afraid that it is the only way. I'm sure by now you must have been informed but if not, I think it best that you know now. Draco is a Veela. The strength of the blood had most likely come from my father for he was Veela three quarters.
I must say, Miss Granger, the worst of his battle is to come. Some Veela's before the turning go slightly mad from pain if they survive the pain of if they survive the pain of the turning. Knowing my son, he will not appreciate my being there to baby him but I worry greatly for my son. I know he is strong enough to overcome this but a mother always worries for her child. I ask, Miss Granger, that you be there for him. Under the circumstances I think he'd trip over you being there for him in sheer happiness.
I've sent quite a few books and items that I think might be of value to you and Draco. I do hope it's enough for now. I'm doing a thorough search of the Manor and vault for any information. Maybe you can do with a few more items... Instructions are in the package with Hades and Persephone's picture on the cover.
Send my regards and love to Draco,
Narcissa B. Malfoy
P.S. Miss Granger, there are apparently some naughty perks to being a Veela mate and I do so wish for grandchildren...
Hermione's eyes reeled at the latter choice of words. 'Did Narcissa Malfoy give me the go ahead to sexually harass her son?'
The line of thought was cut off as the owls all hooted, lining up behind Ares who blinked at her. She sighed as he moved aside allowing the next owl to come up.
Hours later, when she had untied fifty packages off of numerous owls, Hermione offered the bird army food before their long journey back to Malfoy Manor.
Hermione muttered tiredly, picking up the book Narcissa had referred to her.
'H.G.
I do so hope none of these owls were intercepted by anyone. I fear that it might eat their hands. This is, of course one of the more tame books.
The best information on Veela's is found in the... darker books. No names will be mentioned but as his mate you will be able to open them. Those with Veela blood, even a little, can of couse hold and open the book. It's best to keep these volumes out of the hands of those who are not Veela or their mates.
Everything else is self-explanatory.
N.B.M'
She eyed all of the books excitedly, as only a book aficionado would be able to. Forget the… sexual perks. There was something to be said about the more knowledgable ones.
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Richard sighed, wondering where he was going to find Hermione in a castle this large. People had given him strange looks all morning and this was getting absolutely ridiculous. Just as he absently bent down to tie his shoe, he accidentally made a poor young man trip over him.
Well, didn't that just make him more endearing to everyone. He sure knew how to make friends…
"I'm so sorry," he told the young man, standing up and offering his arm.
The young man grumbled, staring at his dropped cake longingly before glaring darkly at him. "As you should be."
The new boy jumped. "Well, it's only cake!"
"And you're only the new kid!" He snapped. "That was cheesecake! Cheesecake. Not sponge cake or that blasted fruit cake muggles send out for Christmas. Cheesecake."
"Oh… Well, I'm Richard Kendricks," he introduced himself awkwardly.
He watched the boy roll his eyes. "Yes, I know exactly who you are." The young man's eyes narrowed. "If I were you I'd stay far, far away from Hermione Granger."
Thinking he was making a joke, Richard chuckled until he saw the other boy wasn't joining him. "What, do you have some sort of claim on her or something?"
"I don't, but someone else does," he told him. "And he'll make you look far worse than my cheesecake could."
With that, the dark haired young man lifted his nose in disdain and stalked off, talking about tickling a pear and a house elf named Dobby.
Was it normal to feel a prickling of a noose due to a thinly veiled threat involving cake?
He groaned pitifully; there was just this feeling in the pit of his gut that someone was going to get hurt real bad and it was probably going to be him.
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A/N: Well there you all go. Another chapter of my baby is done. Sorry it wasn't as long as you were expecting but I've been writing a new one-shot. I want to inform you that I'm going to be posting up another Draco and Hermione Veela fic but this will be Rated M and it's going to be a dark!fic. It was a challenge from my friends who are also going to be writing something in the future. I wasn't supposed to write Rated M but a challenge is a challenge. So for all of you fans looking to read great dark!fics of DMHG here is one. It's going to be really long. 11,000 words excluding author's note! That's going up on June 24 so look out for that. This account will contain only Rated K-T. Rated M will go under my other account:
Sarcastic Charms
Link is on my profile. All links, mine and my friends' accounts will be on my profile.
NOW FOR Q&A!
To all those that wanted the gag letter to be sent, read the answer to XqueseraseraX below please! For Ginny and Blaise answer, refer to OneSmartCookie's response from me. Check below just in case I answered your question if I felt it was different to the other questions pertaining to the GWBZ or the gag letter.
jkrowlingrox: I like Ares!
Ally: I'm really into Greek mythology. I love Ares. And I was a 90's child so I watched a lot of Xena with my grandma. I fell in love with Ares&Xena. Once again, not canon, but my love.
OneSmartCookie: (paraphrased) Is Draco going to be friends with Richard for Hermione or will it be a feud? Ginny and Blaise, will they or won't they? Do all Veela's go through turning stages and does it vary by Veela blood?
Ally: Draco is always going to be jealous and possessive of Hermione. It's just the Veela nature but there's something about Richard that he doesn't trust. Ginny and Blaise will obviously, undeniably wind up with each other. It's just the romantic in me craving for happy endings.
And in the Ally!verse, all non-full-blooded Veela's will undergo turning stages and the amount of Veela blood they have will determine their turning.
P.S. Glad you asked!
Panther Eyes: Will Narcissa visit Hogwarts? Will Richard live through his stay at Hogwarts?
Ally: Narcissa will be popping up at Hogwarts but that's still in the distant future. Richard will live through his stay at Hogwarts but barely (since I'm going to put him through a lot – it's just 'cause I'm on Team DMHG! Hehe)
Hermone-Loves-Ron16311: What is the turning? Why is it causing Draco pain?
Ally: Draco is a Veela and becoming a Veela causes the body to change. Essentially, you're remaking the DNA to incorporate all of the special abilities a Veela will have. Changing DNA, I imagine, would be quite painful. Hope that helps lessen the confusion!
Soul of the Dark Mark: HarryxGinny possibility?
Ally: N to the O. Haha, actually, you're correct. Some minor HPGW but nothing too much. I can only handle Ginny and Harry for so long before it's like Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice minus the Chemical X making the Powerpuff Girls. P.S. I disclaim the Powerpuffs too! I definitely don't own them.
May Grace Malfoy: You're Filipino?
Ally: I am indeed Filipino.
XqueseraseraX: Wouldn't it be funny if Hermione sent the gag letter?
Ally: I know some people had hoped that Hermione sent the gag letter, but for me that would have been cruel and unusual punishment. The girl has enough to deal with trying to keep all her male friends alive without the wrath of Draco hailing down on them. But I will give you a tidbit… There's a letter Blaise accidentally sends to the Weasley family… Other than that my lips are sealed… virtually.
To all those that wanted the gag letter to be sent, read the above answer to XqueseraseraX please!
Bubbles-ZeeCrzy1: Hermione meeting up with Richard soon? Will Draco be alright?
Ally: Yes. Next chapter! As for Draco, he'll be fine. He's made of stronger stuff. In my girly fantasies he is one drop of DNA short from a Greek Demi-God. Please move over, Hercules, you're stealing Draco's spotlight. Hehe.
SilverSerpernt122: I feel special.
Ally: You are special. Tres special. All my reviewers are special. Hehe. But, for an ego boost, you are extra special. Haha.
dramionerox: Were all of the things in the gag letter written down or were some Hermione's thoughts.
Ally: All of it was written down. Thanks for the long review!
mentarisenja: Need for dramatics!
Ally: Much drama will be going down in the dark!fic oneshot. Yes, shameless story pimping. I feel quite literate brazen.
jazzy: Quite possessive, our Draco, non?
Ally:Mais oui. And sorry I had to make some of this French. Haha. I meant yes, just in case you're arching your brow sardonically at my screen. While Draco realizes Hermione is her own person, he's still possessive of her. He's not controlling, he just doesn't want her to be anyone else's but his. There's no other way to say it except: Veela.
Lotus-lotus: Dog sitting and crazy messages.
Ally: Dog sitting? Sounds like my friend and the crazy messages sounds like my other friend though the messages were more drunken dials slash texts. Funny enough, these are the two writing the challenge with me. Just had to comment on your review. Don't worry about long reviews. I love them.
Demoness-MarlstonWells69ner: Richard's real and not a figment of Hermione's imagination? Will Harry and Ron find out about the Veela that is Malfoy?
Ally: Yes, he's real. Hermione's not nuts. And yes, Harry and Ron will find out all about Draco in the least best way possible…
keske: Anime fics over HP fics.
Ally: I admit I read fics beyond HP and I'm proud. I dabble into fiction of all things I enjoy. HP, Jane Austen, Smallville; even Anime. Haha. Glad you love my fic though!
PinkMusicalCherry: Ginny with brown eyes!
Ally: Thank you for noticing that. It's been fixed thanks to your keen reading. Haha. I keep thinking of another character…
Hina Ata: Richard's going to die, eh?
Ally: I'm Canadian, and so the eh needed to be inserted somewhere. Haha. Richard, as I said, will… survive his ordeal… somehow.
malfoylover1: DMHG kiss?
Ally: They've already kissed. Haha. Uhm, more kissing will be seen later.
QuirannaLylith: Alpha males and Intriguing Plotlines.
Ally: Haha. I paraphrased your comment like a book title I'd totally read. For all those out there, I call dibs! Hehe. Anywho, I have to agree with you. We share the same taste in reading material so if you've read any good DMHG's like that, Private Message me! I want to read more too!
Skydancinghobbit: If he's possessive now, what happens when they have kids?
Ally: They'll probably get a fist full of Malfoy in their face. Oh dear. That sounds painful. By the way, great imagery with the username!
Discus-Girl: DMHG wedding inclusion? And will Ron and Harry fade out as Richard enters in?
Ally: There will be a wedding inclusion! Girlish squeal must be inserted here. And no, Harry and Ron won't fade out. Hermione would never allow them to fade out of her life.
soccer-vampire-girl: It's the 20th! Where is your update?
Ally: The update is here!
END Q&A!
Hopefully you enjoyed this chapter. I felt that more explanations on Draco should be known soon so next chapter. I know this wasn't as humor filled but I've been writing the dark!fic so forgive me. I'm in a drama filled mood. Next update will be on Monday, June 29! I've also got a lot of other DMHG stories posted or soon-to-be-posted so look out for them.
Much love and reading. Review your comments and Q&A.
-Ally