Disclaimer: I do not own any character, but Mira Talan. Nothing but the plot idea and that one character are mine.

Quick Note: Slash is in this story, Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy. Don't read if you don't like. This is my story, but if I make any mistakes I would love to have them pointed out. Thank you. Please read and review.

Stage of Time

Chapter 1- Secrets

Draco growled under his breath as he watched his mate being flirted with. Did that guy see that his mate didn't want that attention? He wished that he could go over there and kill that man for touching his mate. But, that wouldn't go over that well with the rest of the school. And the main reason behind that was because he and his mate were supposed to be bitter enemies. His mate was none other then the famous Harry Potter.

Harry had changed over the last years. There was something about him that he was afraid to let to world know about. He had become weak and shy. Draco hated it so mush that he had stopped picking on Harry all together, it just wasn't fun when your enemy wouldn't fight back.

Of course he had also changed. His past had come into his present again. His Veelan blood had finally woken up.

He turned his head to the side to watch the first-years be sorted, one eye still on his mate. His attention was changed quite suddenly to the front of the great hall, as Dumbledore started to talk.

"This year we have a special treat. A student from Durmstrang has decided to join our ranks here at Hogwarts. This student will be sorted into the 7th-year class. Please welcome, Mira Talan."

The whole school started to clap as a young woman walked out from behind the Headmaster. As people got a glimpse of her they stopped clapping and looked at her in shock.

She was truly beautiful. Her hair reached her waist and was pure raven black at first glance, but as it moved a silver shine came to it. Her walk was proud, almost like a queen entering her court. Her eyes were the most stunning thing about her, as people would agree later on. They were ever changing. Sometimes a blue so icy it was silver to an emerald green that fought even the color of the deepest emerald. She was proud and strong. She reached the Sorting Hat and put it on her head.

Draco was mostly fascinated about the aura of magic she had. It was hidden so well that only those were trained to see even the best-hidden auras had to strain to see it. But, Draco was one of those people. He could feel the Veela blood that ran through her. He could also feel another kind of blood, but could not figure it out.

Everyone watched with batted breath to see what house she would be put in. Finally after what seemed like years, it shouted out her house. "Slytherin." She took the hat off her head and looked around. Finally seeing what she wanted to see, she stood up and walked. But she didn't walk to the Slytherin table. She was walking to the Gryffindor table.

The whole hall was buzzing with whispers as everyone watch her. She seemed to know what she was doing. She reached the table and started walking down it. In the end she stopped and stood behind Harry.

"Seamus, that's your name right?" She asked the boy who had been flirting with Harry.

"Yes it is, how did you know that? And I'm sorry if you want to ask me out, but I'm only into guys," he answered her, so sure of himself.

"Don't worry I don't ask whores out. And how I know your name is none of your business, because I know a whole lot about you that you don't even know," she smiled a bone-chilling smile.

"I am not a whore!," he yelled getting to his feet.

"Yes you are. You are also a horrible friend. Can't you see that Harry doesn't want you at all?," she calmly stated.

"He does too. If he didn't he would have told me to go away," he said, once again sure of himself.

"Wrong answer too many times. You're out of the ball game," she said.

"What?"

Mira chuckled as she punched him. The whole hall went in to uproar as she walked over to the Slytherin table and sat next to Draco.

"You already know my name, what's yours?," she asked him.

"Draco Malfoy."

Dumbledore stood up and began his speech. "Our new Head girl and boy are Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy. Will the both of you stand up, so everyone can know who you are?" They both stood and quickly sat. "And now on to the food!"

Mira looked at Draco and smiled. "This is going to be a fun year. Trying to get Harry to be your mate and all."

Draco spit out the juice he was drinking as she said those words. "Ho....How.....How did you know that?"

She smiled her somewhat bone chilling smile and said, "I'm a Veela. I could see your magical marker on him. Why else do you think I hit that boy? Besides, do you know why he changed?" She asked him with concern in her eyes.

"No, why do you know?," he asked, curious.

"It's up to him to tell you, not me."