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The pain of having her Concealment Charm removed was warm. Comforting, almost. It was an icy burn that both hurt and relaxed. It was like the satisfied burn that settled in her bones after a hard won Quidditch match, or the one that had settled in her mind after she finished her OWLs, NEWTs, and when she got her Mastery.
It was everything she could have wanted in life.
Then it was fire. Agony. Soul crushing despair. It was losing everything she could have ever loved in one world-rocking blow. It was the Old Ones awakening and tearing her limb from limb while keeping her alive in her heart and mind and making her relive it over and over in every second, every breath of poison needles—
The necklace's chain slid from her skin, and everything was over.
It was over.
Hydra Black would wait eternity for her Soulmate. She just didn't know if they'd wait eternity for her.
There are a lot of gender changes, age changes, and family changes. Basically, take everything you know about the Malfoy Line and throw it out the window.
The gender changes are as follows:
Female: Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, James Potter
Male: Hermione Granger
I think that's all, but if I run into more as I'm doing final edits, I'll update it here.
Pairings: HP/TMR (main) HG/AM (implied) DM/OC (implied) SB/JP
For PurpleMango on AO3
MANGO!
This story would not have happened without you. Literally. I never would have ever thought to write something like this in a million years, and I am so glad that you asked me to do this/you asked for it to happen in general and I offered to write it and you accepted. Writing this has gotten me through the all the crap I've been going through the last couple months, but especially the last couple weeks, so thank you.
You are one of my best friends, you've helped me through so many hard times, and I love you. I can't wait to see where our friendship leads us.
I hope you like it, my musing fate of doom.
Soulmarks
Hydra R. Black
5th Year
History of Magic
Remus Lupin
Assignment: Write a brief history of Soulmarks from your point of view or a broad point of view, and then write your feelings on them. For privacy purposes, the names will be blocked as I grade, and a handwriting spell will be cast so I will not be able to recognize students that way either. The essay is due in two weeks at the end of the month.
For as long as wizarding kind could remember, there have always been Soulmarks. Soulmarks are pieces of another's soul on your body that appear on your first birthday. They connect you on a level that cannot be reached by any other person, no matter how hard you try.
Others have tried, it's well . . . it's a challenge just begging to be taken on. Many potions, spells, Curses, and Rituals and been created in an attempt to recreate the sought-after Soul Bond. A few notable attempts are Amortentia, Imperius, Horcruxes (I am trusting anonymity will remain), and some claim that Occlumency came about because of this as well.
However, I am strongly against this idea because I don't think protecting your mind from Legilimency can create a Soul Bond. Now, if you somehow were able to use mind magic as a way to create a mental Bond, I could see how that could appear to create a simulation of the Soul Bond—
I digress. I apologize.
Anyway. Soulmarks. Fascinating things. Since the dawn of time, researchers have tried to figure out the science behind them—the meaning of why they're there. What could be the purpose behind these Marks that have shaped our society so much?
No one's ever been able to quite figure that out.
There are studies that prove that children born of those who are Soulmates are magically stronger, and that Soulmates tend to have more children than those who are not, so there could be an argument made for magic.
Soulmarks are there to further Magic.
But then, one must acknowledge the cases of those who were Soulmates, and either weren't able to conceive at all, or were only able to give birth to one child.
There's also the fact that there are some Soulmates who are more likely to kill one another than actually admit they're Soulmates to the general populace. Along with this, is that there are some Soulmates who just want to be friends. They either tried to be romantic, and it didn't work out, or they just didn't want to be that way.
So, at the end of this rambling that has nothing to do with the assignment, even I don't know why Soulmarks are there. What I do know, however, is how I feel about them.
Personally, I like them.
It could be attributed to the fact that I grew up in a household with parents who were Soulmates. I grew up wearing a Concealment Charm and fantasizing about the day that I'll finally meet my Soulmate, whoever he or she might be.
I, unlike many of my peers have made the decision to wait for my Soulmate. I know it is foolish. Many people don't have the luxury of finding their Soulmate if they have a Soulmark. But I've spent my entire life seeing the love that two Mates can hold for one another compared to other relationships. I want my Mate, and I'm willing to wait for it.
I have my future laid out. I have since first year. It includes my Soulmate at my side, be it romantically or platonically, it doesn't matter. It doesn't include me being a Stolen Soulmate. It doesn't include me finding my Soulmate—a Romantic Soulmate—after entering a contracted relationship that can't be easily broken.
It's foolish. I know.
But this is my decision, and you can't judge me for it.
I need to rewrite this.