To Be Cursed By Blood

ImmortalFlick

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To Be Cursed By Blood - Chapter 4

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"Today we will be looking at veelas."

Ginny had been over the moon when she found out Professor Lupin was finally coming back. They'd had an array of strange and quite frankly useless DADA professors over the past years. Lupin being the best, Moody, or Crouch, coming second, if he wasn't trying to kill Harry he might be a little more appealing a teacher, besides the fact that before she'd even known he was evil, he had terrified her.

"I suggest you to take notes as they will appear in your OWLS at the end of the year." Groans passed around the room.

"Veela's are not considered dark creatures but they have skills that are thought of as such. The ability to mesmerize people. Even their looks, which, involuntarily, radiate a magic that is the opposite to a Notice-Me-Not charm. Men are affected by it."

Ginny thought of Ron. Hermione had socked him every time he drooled at Fleur. Ginny knew it was because, back then, Hermione'd had a huge crush on Ron. Someone like Hermione would, of course, know that Ron couldn't help it.

"What is interesting about this magic is that it is actually quite intelligent. You can say it attracts men, but it only attracts men who are not in love. Now, the word love is quite variant in meaning, but it is judged by the magic itself, it also doesn't have the attraction effect on relatives, to avoid any veela inbreeding."

"But far by the most dangerous thing about a veela is quite unexpected. Veelas are most dangerous while in heat." The class' giggles did not go unheard by Remus, who hid a smile. "I am serious. Their physical, mental and emotional boundaries lift considerably. They will do anything to get their mate, willing of course. Can anyone tell me how and when they know who their mate is?"

Melissa's hand was the only hand to go up, as was expected. "Yes, Miss Oberon." Remus sounded amused, a barely visible smile on his face. There were times when it was not so hard to believe that this professor was Moony, one of the Marauders. Yes, Ginny knew about Moony, Ron had spilt it last year, Fred and George almost died of shock and delight.

"When veelas turn sixteen they need to find their mate. The mate is immune to the attraction. They'll know who their partner is by the need to pursue them."

"Right. Five points to Gryffindor. Now, no veela has been truly able to describe the need but they all clearly express the madness that slowly creeps up on them the further away their mate is. The distance issue does not disappear after mating, but actually becomes stronger, ensuring the security of the couple."

There was a short silence which was filled by the steady scratching of quills. Ginny felt a pair of eyes on her. Not lustful as the other eyes had been, curious, worried. Who was it? She looked up at Professor Lupin. His eyes were quick, they had been adverted from her.

"Okay, now the description-" He suddenly looked back at her again. And there was a long pause. Finally he spoke. "The description will have to wait, as our time is almost up. I'd like you to make further notes before it is time for your next class."

That was strange. A very abrupt little speech, unprepared. And as she looked at the time, she realized there would've been plenty of time for a description. Strange. Ginny shook it off, shoving it aside for later.

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Remus rushed around his office, he could hear the class filing out. He didn't dismiss them but it didn't matter, he had other things to take care of. There was something wrong with the youngest Weasley. There had been rumors all day, jeers, leers and cat-calls following the girl everywhere. Virginia Weasley had been harassed to the point of a half-amusing, half-frightening anger. Remus could smell something different about her. Her scent had changed. Scents didn't change. Unless...

No.

It wasn't possible.

She was a Weasley.

But, his mind argued, she did have blonde hair, how did she get that?

"Dyed it." He whispered to himself. "She must've dyed it, she must have!"

Only the veela hair colour was unique. Very unique. And her hair was that colour. It was. The attraction. Everyone had been looking at her. Not just looking. Lusting after her. She had to be! But how?

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"Severus!"

"What is it, Wolf?" The greasy haired man snarled. The two were on civil terms. It had taken a while and quite a bit of Albus' prodding, but they were definitely something in the region of acquaintances.

"Virginia Weasley." The answer was simple but sparked the curiosity of the Potions Master immediately.

"What about her?" He asked, sounding indifferent.

"Veela." The man didn't seem capable of whole sentences.

"Veela?" This was interesting.

"She - I - Her -"

Snape grew impatient. "Spit it out, Lupin, what is it?"

"Her hair, she's a veela!"

"She is a Weasley!" Weasleys weren't veelas. "She dyed it."

"You can't dye hair that colour, have you even seen it?" He didn't wait for an answer. "Plus, the way the school has been looking at her! The boys have been staring at her, and believe me, they don't just want to look!"

"She is female, is she not?"

"Yes, but these things don't happen overnight!"

"No, they do not." The girl hadn't been ugly but she'd been no beauty, now, however, she was...

"How do we know?"

"You came to me for a reason, say it." Snape ordered, he had come to a Potions Master instead of Dumbledore, the reason was obvious.

"Surely there is a potion..."

"You came to me in fear of looking ridiculous in front of Albus. You aren't sure." The look on Lupin's face said enough. So the werewolf and himself were getting far closer than he had expected.

"Of course I'm not sure!" Remus snapped. "As you said, she is a Weasley!"

"Calm down. Yes, there is a potion that could indicate whether she has any non-human blood," It was a high level potion too. "I could test it on you, in fact." He couldn't help adding that, riling the Gryffindor up was a highlight in his day.

"Well then make it."

"It would be a good idea to inform -" The other man cut him off.

"Albus can wait." Severus raised an eyebrow. The werewolf was willing to conveniently 'forget' the headmaster.

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Ginny could hear the voices around her. She could hear the whispers. The sounds of echoes. Words. Laughs. Her head throbbed. It was too much.

"I don't like this." Ron's low growl made Ginny lift her head.

"I know you don't like this, Ron, but do you have to follow me around all day? I'll be fine!" Ron had been hovering, looming, over her in every space of free time she'd had. He was worse than Snape in potions!

"You will not be *fine*, they're staring at you like... like Harry stares at Cho! Worse!" Ginny noticed the darkening of her brother's face at the thought of Cho. She bothered him.

"You mean like Harry stares at you?"

Ron's head snapped away from the surrounding students to her, his eyes wide. "What?"

"Oh, nothing." Let him chew on that for a bit.

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"How soon can you make it?"

"If you're that worried, Lupin, I can begin it now." The werewolf did seem to be getting worked up, whether from excitement or confusion he had not yet decided.

"And it will be finished...?" Impatient.

"Tomorrow, at the latest."

"Good. Do you need anything?"

"Lupin?"

The man looked up from his incessant fidgeting. "Yes?"

"Why is this so imperative?"

"You don't see it. Why don't you see it?" Lupin was getting a bit panicked. "You don't believe she is a veela. But what if she is? Snape, what if she is? You're a smart man, you know what uncontrolled magic can do, what about uncontrolled *veela* magic?"

At this Snape tensed. He was right. She would be a danger to herself and others. If it was not important now, it would soon become very important. Because veelas stop at nothing to get what they want and they had the power to back that up.

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End chapter 4.

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