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Chapter 14.
Not long their honeymoon was over and the couple woke up blissfully unaware of the glowing scroll at the edge of their bed. "Morning love, slept well? I think your brother is getting really impatient; we should get up and get ready to leave. My back is aching, wings trying to rip out while you're lying down isn't exactly very comfy…" Draco said. "Let's go!" Angelica laughed. Hauling themselves out of bed, they headed to the bathroom to prepare for the upcoming day.
Later on that day at the palace, Angelica was stuffed into a dress and she wore her crown on her head while Draco stood next to her looking very nervous. "Hi sis, hey Draco!" Francesco said, walking into the room grinning. "Let's get moving! Pretty much everyone is present, including your parents Mr Malfoy." Suzanne said, unlocking the balcony door. "Come on Dray, it's gonna just fly by and before you know it it'll be over." Angelica soothed and kissed his nose. At that moment, Francesco flung open the door and strode out confidently and started off with a speech, which they couldn't hear. "And now, I would like to present my sister's mate, Draco Malfoy." Francesco said and beckoned for the two to come out. "Do you, Draco Malfoy promise to serve our people, never to be corrupted and to think of our people's safety?" "I do." "Do you promise to do what you believe is right and will help our people?" "I do." "Then I, Francesco Wesley Skye, King of Veelas, coronate you, Draco Malfoy, as our new King. May our ancestors praise and accept our decision." Francesco declared, placing the crown onto Draco's head. "As I'm sure you all know, my mate, the Queen is expecting. I am sure you would all be glad to know that we're having triplets." Draco said proudly. Upon hearing that, all those present cheered loudly except for a few who were uncertain of what to think.
"See? It wasn't too bad. Let's head home, I'm in the mood for inviting the others over. Only the girls have seen the mansion, not the boys. We could get them over and we could have pizza and butterbeer, just like when you proposed." Angelica suggested. "Good idea love, besides, we still need to decided who their godparents are." Draco grinned. "I was thinking, if we have all girls I like the names Anastasia Narcissa, Juliet Carina and Summer Lily. If we have all boys I was thinking along the lines of Scorpius Orion, Shawn Leo and Perseus Draco." She said thoughtfully. "I like the names very much." He answered. "Great, I can't wait for the nine months to be over, and our children in my arms." Angelica said happily. "Once we reach the manor I'll owl them, you go upstairs and rest for a bit." Draco said and kissed her cheek.
At Dumbledore's office, Ron was sitting on the chair in front of Dumbledore giving a full report of Angelica and Draco. "Very good Ronald, continue on, fine more proof that Angelica could be Harriet Potter and you my friend will be rich beyond words!" Dumbledore said and handed wads of money over to Ron. "Don't worry Dumbledore, I won't let you down!" He answered with a greedy gleam in his eyes. Suddenly, an owl swooped in through an open window carrying a letter. After swiftly reading through it, Ron stood up, passed the letter to Dumbledore and stood up to leave. "Ron, make sure this time, you get as much information as you can." Dumbledore said and signaled for him to leave.
Back at the mansion in Paris, everyone but Ron was there. They sat on the two sofas facing the fireplace. "Hello everyone!" Ron greeted as he exited the green fire. The evening went by fast and Draco or Angelica had not felt the wards pulsing, warning them of danger. Just as Hermione pinched up a bit of floo powder, the attack happened. Surprisingly, instead of just Voldemort or Dumbledore, it was both of them! Behind them were their loyal followers, all except for the Weasley family and the Malfoys. "Ronald come join us! Follow us to victory!" Dumbledore said and motioned for him to come forward. Ron looked around, his face burning up under the furious eyes of his 'friends' and the expectant eyes of the others. He dashed for the floo powder threw it in and flooed back to the Burrow. All hell broke loose, and there was only one thing that was on the seven underage wizards' minds, why were they attacking? "Angelica, quickly floo back to Le Terre De La Belle! You are the Queen, you will be able to get through to it. Bring the guards and everyone possible, Voldemort brought almost everyone except for my father. That is actually a lot. So hurry, I have your back and if anything-" Draco said to Angelica, communicating with their minds which only Veelas and their mates can do. "When were you going to tell me we could talk like this? And no do not say anything like that. Be careful." She answered and ran to the floo and just as she disappeared into the raging flames, she saw howlers from the ministry and she inwardly groaned.
~Burrow~
"Mum! Quick, we have to floo to the Malfoy mansion in Paris, Dumbledore and You-know-who planned a surprise attack. I bet the ministry howlers are already there!" Ron blurted out. "Now Ron, don't be foolish! Why would Dumbledore do that?" Mrs Weasley said. "Mum, you have to believe me! It's all my fault, I wanted Harriet back so badly I spied on Angelica to find out if she was Harriet. She definitely was, just more aristocratic and acted more like the upper class purebloods! Now mum please just come, help them!" Ron pleaded. "Fine, fine. But if this is a prank, you young man will be in a lot of trouble. Just in case you are right, go get your brothers. I'll leave a note for your father." Mrs Weasley said and shooed him away.
~Palace~
"Francesco, quick! The mansion is under attack!" Angelica gasped out. "Angie, stay here and rest. I'll get the guards and send out for some of the strongest and some of the women." Francesco ordered calmly and ran out of the room. Though his voice showed no panic, his eyes betrayed his true emotions. He returned not long with Tatiana, Suzanne, some people Angelica didn't recognized and the guards. He ordered them to the floo and one by one, they flooed to the mansion. "It's alright Angie, they're gone. Your friends and your mate are going to be all right. Don't worry about the Death eaters attacking, Le Terre De La Belle and Beauté Ne Cease are well warded and honestly, we don't need another war. So I truly doubt anyone has run to Voldemort. As racist as the Ministry of Magic is in England, many Pureblood families are mixed with magical creature blood. So when that happened, a whole new kind of purebloods was created. They were simply old families with their bloodline strengthened because of the blood of Vampires or Veelas and many others." Francesco said soothingly. "Thank you." Angelica said gratefully.
~Malfoy Mansion in Paris~
When all the Veelas appeared, the battle seemed to halt for a while as everyone felt the allure of several Veelas at full blast, but it didn't last long and soon the battle continued while the Veelas fought viciously and the noise almost blocked out the howlers but everyone could make out that the seven underage wizards were in big trouble. It had started to snow, rain and occasionally some of those fighting would be hit with painful jets of water or balls of fire. Hermione was dueling with Dumbledore and losing quite badly when Tatiana joined her and Dumbledore just stood still and drooled. Hermione almost giggled at the sight but stopped when she remembered they were in a battle. Tatiana cast a quick spell in French and Dumbledore was tied up. Only those who knew the spell could counter it. The two shared a smile and went off to help others. Suddenly, the Weasleys except for Mr Weasley appeared from the Floo. Molly Weasley looked stunned while the boys immediately joined the battle. When Dumbledore saw them, he smiled smugly and instantly thought that they were there to help them but got a nasty shock when they started battling some of the members of the Order of the Phoenix. He had the sinking feeling that they were going to fail but couldn't or say anything as the spell Tatiana had cast on him left him mute and bound up. He cursed himself for being stupid as he forgot to do something about their Floo. Even he wasn't self-conceited enough to attempt to bring down the wards for the Land of Veelas. He was knocked out of his thoughts when he saw Draco sneer at him, Dumbledore knew he was in big trouble, a Veela angry was not good but if that Veela thinks that his or her mate is in trouble, then you most probably wouldn't survive. Dumbledore's world went black as he breathed his final breath when Draco slashed at his neck with his claws, he was completely in bird form.
Once Draco was done with Dumbledore, all he could think about was murdering Voldemort. Voldemort wanted to hurt his mate and wanted to brand them with his mark. Make his perfect mate's skin scarred for life. HIS MATE! That was all he could think about. The next thing he knew, he had slashed at Voldemort so viciously that he lay at his feet, lying in his own blood. His breathing was ragged and slow. The last thing Voldemort ever did was glare at Draco with hate in his eyes. "NOOO! MASTER!" Bellatrix wailed when she saw Voldemort. But suddenly her eyes seemed to carry a happy gleam. That was when Draco recalled that Voldemort had horcruxes, and then thinking again, he grinned like a maniac. Veela magic was strong, stronger than anything. That was why the English Ministry of Magic wanted them gone. They could kill someone with many horcruxes with one slash and that person couldn't come back. "Oh Draco, how Master would be furious when he comes back." Bellatrix taunted, making him lose his train of thought. He rolled his eyes and with a flick of his wand and a spell, Bellatrix crumpled to the floor, stupefied. When all the Death eaters saw it, they were distracted from battle and were instantly put under a full body bind or stupefied by their opponents.
The members of the Order of the Phoenix looked worried and halted at Kingsley's orders. "Mr Malfoy, I believe you are arrested for underage magic so are you accomplices and you will also be charged for the murder of Albus Percival Dumbledore." Kingsley sneered with glee. "Well Kingsley, you are wrong. I am a Veela, Angelica is my mate. Pregnant at that! She was attacked so I got mad and decided she needed to be protected. And, we were doing it in self-defense. Isn't magic allowed in that case? Who would enjoy being attacked after dinner with guests, it doesn't help matters that you attacked us without reason and still want to arrest us and possibly expel or put us in Azkaban." Draco answered coolly. "We have a reason! Dumbledore said that the seven of you were practicing the Dark Arts and had kidnapped Harriet and murdered her!" Tonks protested. "How do you know he wasn't lying? I think all of us including my mate wouldn't mind answering your questions under Veritaserum." Draco answered fiercely. "Draco, it isn't nice being nasty to our guests!" Angelica mock chided as she exited the Floo, recovered from her shock. "Now, Tonks, we used to be great friends. Remember how I used to call you Nymphadora and have you almost hex me? Kingsley, remember how you used to cart me around, how I used to hate being called The-Girl-Who-Lived? Yes, I am Harriet Potter. The power the dark lord knows not. Well I think it meant that I was adopted, that I am a Veela. Therefore because I am bonded with Draco, we are part of each other, he could kill Voldemort, which he did, in my place." Angelica said coldly. "Not possible! Dumbledore would never lie." Mrs Weasley said, unable to stop herself. "Well, then I'm not the Queen of Veelas. He may have been powerful, but was there any solid evidence that he was truthful the entire time?" Angelica said. "Calm down, it's not good for the babies." Draco soothed. "Harriet! How can you? Pregnant at the age of 16?" Tonks asked. "She's a Veela nitwit! Go read, maybe you might be able do understand some of it." Hermione said slowly, as if talking to an idiot. "Guards, would you please do me a favor and capture them and bring them back to the palace. I would like to speak to them later." Angelica said. The guards hurried forward and cast a spell silently that made them able to get through the wards. When all the Veelas had left with all those who had attacked them, Mr Weasley arrived and was informed of everything. All was silent for a while but was broken by the twins. "Looks like Ronnikins won't get the girl!" They said together and sniggered. He glared at them with all the anger he could master. "Ron! So you were just using me? Well think again, no one, I mean no one! Uses Hermione Granger! It. Is. Over! I hope you could get that through to your tiny brain." Hermione snarled. "Go Hermione!" Pansy cheered and blushed when everyone stared. "Well we should get going. It's good to have you back Harriet or Angelica. We were worried sick. If you ever need help, don't hesitate to come look for us." Mrs Weasley said kindly and led her family back to the Burrow via Floo.
"We should get going, I'm guessing you want to have a talk with our attackers. Shouldn't keep them waiting or their impatience might attract wrackspurts." Luna said happily and skipped over to the Floo and left for home. "Is it just me, or was she too happy to have just come out of a battle?" Blaise asked and burst out laughing unable to help himself. "That's just Luna!" Angelica said with a grin and everyone started laughing. One by one everyone left with a smile on their face although they looked worn out and dirty.
~Palace~
"Hey Angie, hey Draco. Will you be staying the night? You can floo to King Cross Station tomorrow." Francesco said as Angelica and Draco came out from the Floo. "Thanks, today was hectic, bad, strange." Angelica said with a grin plastered on her face. "Err… Draco, why is she smiling like that?" Francesco asked. "Might be the shock." Draco answered. "Right here!" She said. "Come on, let's go talk to them then we can head up to bed, you need to sleep." Draco said. Francesco led them towards a room.
"Finally! What took you so long? My arms are starting to hurt, no matter how much I shift, these ropes just won't come off!" Tonks grumbled. "Shut up Tonks!" Hestia Jones said clearly annoyed. "Okay, who tied them up?" Angelica groaned. "That would be me, your Majesty." A guard said stepping up. "Well untie them! I never said they were prisoners, think of them as visitors." Angelica answered exasperated. "Yes Ma'am." The guard answered and with a flick of his wand, the ropes untied themselves and floated towards a nearby cabinet. "Well, have you had dinner? I'm sure the elves wouldn't mind cooking up a meal." Angelica said as she led them towards the dining room. "It's fine, really." Hestia said politely. "Dobby!" Angelica said, ignoring Hestia. "Yes Miss Potter? Is it Miss Potter? Miss Potter is back! But Miss Potter is missing, it cannot be you, Mr Dumbledore sir said that you is dead!" Dobby mumbled. "No Dobby, I'm well and alive, you of all people should know that! If I weren't Harriet Potter then you wouldn't have answered. And Dobby, it's Mrs Malfoy now. I'm a Veela, and my real name is Angelica. Now I missed your food a lot, can you cook up something?" Angelica asked. "Yes Miss Angelica! Dobby is cooking your favorite food!" Dobby said obviously not wanting to call her Mrs Malfoy.
"Now that food is settled, I think I can answer all your questions." Angelica announced. "When were you going to tell us who you were Harriet?" Tonks asked, clearly hurt. "I couldn't nor did I want to tell anyone. It was on impulse that I told you. I'm still the same silly Gryffindor but more Slytherin now. You see Tonks, many people think I enjoy the fame, well I don't! I hate it with a passion, Rita Skeeter tailing me and twisting everything out of proportion. Remember during the Triwizard tournament? Well that was when Rita decided to question whether I was an attention seeking brat or just a plain mental bitch!" Angelica snapped. "Calm down, calm down." Draco soothed. After a few minutes of silence, Kingsley asked, "Are you happy? Were you forced into this?" "No I was not! I should hand over my books from the palace library! Veelas were born to have a soul mate, they would love them the minute their Veela awoke, love them so much that it hurt to be away, afraid someone would steal them, afraid they would reject you but that only happens if that person is a wizard and not a Veela. It hurt to be away for long, I was lucky that we didn't end up mating before our wedding, and trust me, it was not easy." She answered frustration evident in her voice. "Dobby is bringing the food." Dobby said as a loud crack resounded around the room announcing his arrival. He snapped his fingers and plates of steak and glasses of pumpkin juice appeared in front of everyone. It was silent while everyone ate.
"Well, does anyone have anymore questions? I think Angelica should be resting, I believe we have extra rooms for you to sleep in." Draco said breaking the silence. "That would be much appreciated and Har- Angelica, I'm really sorry." Tonks answered with a faint blush. "It's fine really, such a pity Dumbledore had set Remus up and attacked me. Quite useful some of the gifts Veelas have, accessible even when I was panicking. Plus, I think after bonding, the magic managed to get rid of my fits." Angelica smiled and ordered a few guards to lead them to spare rooms.
"Alone at last…" Draco said nuzzling her neck in their private quarters. "Hmm…" Angelica answered in a daze. "Bloody hell Draco!" She screamed as he bit painfully into her neck drawing blood. "When did Veelas turn into vampires?" She asked dryly when she felt his turn licking the spot where he had bitten her. "I just claimed you as mine for all the world to see. Now no one can try to do anything to you because the venom that I injected into you by biting will protect you in a way. For example, minor spells like, stupefy and it will also let me trace you if you are ever hurt or are distressed. Although the bond will allow that, it can only happen if it's an emergency and my Veela kind of pushes it into my head and it's very tiring and often excruciatingly painful. But if that happens then the Veela won't care about the pain." Draco explained in lecture mode. "Well shut up already, I'll get back at you tomorrow just let me sleep." She groaned. "I don't think I can do that, after all, that venom just doesn't protect you even more, it makes you a bit more in the mood for a while." Draco said suggestively. "Fine, but if I'm sleepy tomorrow, you're in for it." She answered and kissed him passionately.