A/N yay for chapter 10. thanks for waiting and reviewing!
Now i have a few things to say. i got a review claiming that i was wrong for having Narcissa and James 'get together' because James shoudl feel that hes betraying Lily because of the bond. dont let your minds be tainted by your average run of the mill Veela fic. cuz its not. they arent even veela. James and Lily were bonded yes, but James can live without her, as sad as that is. she is the one that would suffer if James died. the whole point of Grimaulkis is to protect wizards. its their job. that comes first. James can move on from her dying. this chapter explains more of that. and later on in the story it gets ever further into it. just please, dont assume that this type of bond is liek every other bond on this site.
Chapter 10- Cat, I'm a Kitty Cat
Harry's heat ended, and everything went back to normal. Sort of. James and Narcissa were far too obvious about their budding relationship. They thought they were being sneaky. Oh no. Ob Vee Us. Harry and Draco were having trouble keeping their love a secret as well. They thought they would be able to pretend to at least ignore each other. No dice. Every time one would walk into the room, the other would start grinning like a fool. The two made the decision to let the school know in a subtle way. Remus would teach a class on it, and if people figured it out then hurray for them. They were just sick of having to sneak around. Speaking of Remus. The man was getting bigger and bigger, and the concealment charms were beginning to do jack shit. They were beginning to ponder the idea of James taking over early, but eventually came to the conclusion that Remus would finish off the term. The 'special class' was scheduled for the end of November, right before Harry's second heat.
In the world of Snape, things were more complicated. Instead of walking in on Harry and Draco almost kissing, now he was lucky if he would walk in and they would still have clothes on. And he got a lot of slack from Voldemort for letting Narcissa go. He told the Gross Snake Lord that he trusted her, since he had known her for so long. Then she stunned him and took off. The lie seemed to work, because Snape wasn't dead. He had also found out since James was missing, Voldemort was trying to come up with a new plan to get Harry, but so far had nothing.
Hermione had come through with the book, and it was quite interesting. Draco out of all people was completely surprised on how not dumb the muggles really are. He was now convinced that they aren't dumb, just highly in denial. In the book there was even a sketch of an adult Grimalkis. They had ears and a tail. Harry wondered why he didn't have those, but played it off to not being old enough.
The big day came. The CLASS. Harry was nervous as hell. He sat at his usual desk in the middle row with Ron, Hermione sat in front of him with Lavender. Draco sat right behind Harry with Blaise- trying to not make it to obvious. Remus came into the class and started the lecture.
"Today class, we are going to stray from our usual studies to learn something that isn't in your book. Does anyone know anything about a Grimalkis?"
A few hands were raised, but nothing too new was said, so Remus continued.
"Grimalkii are very rare, as you all know. Most of you have probably been told that none exist. Well, that is not true. They are out there, though their numbers a few. Now there are three kinds. The cat, the dog and the raven. Nothing is truly known of the raven, so we won't get into that. We will concentrate on the cat and the dog. The cat and the dog, when in adulthood, and in childhood, are very similar. They both develop ears and a tail, k-9's and whiskers and very sharp claws. They are very breathtaking creatures. They bond with their companion, much like a veela. But the bond is stronger."
"But that's impossible. There's nothing stronger than a veela bond."
"Not true, Miss Parkinson. It is stronger. And let me tell you why. Veela can be very jealous creatures. Their mate loves them, but there is still the possibility to stray, hence the jealousy. In a Grimalkin bond, there is no possibility to stray. The bond is compete in all aspects. Heart, body, mind and soul. And unlike in a veela bond were the veela does all the protecting, in a Grimalkin union, both protect each other. So it is indeed stronger."
The class just sat in awe.
"Now let's talk about their childhood. When they are born, they have a full head of hair, and little ears. Quite cute really. As they get a bit older, usually around 6 months, they shed that hair and the ears. The hair grows back rapidly. When they are children; don't bother cutting the hair, because it will grow right back. Their hair will grow to the length it should be for their type of animal and breed. The cats are known to sleep in cramped spaces. They like it, until they hit their human puberty at least. They will then crave a bigger sleeping area. The dogs on the other hand like to be free at all times. Both kinds need to be allowed to roam on their own to develop their skills. Stopping them can lead to bad things. If angered, their magic can go out of control. They possess human magic like ours, but also have the wild magic of a Familiar- which makes them very powerful creatures. I heard of a kid blowing up his aunt like a balloon once."
A "whoa" was heard in the room. Harry was trying his hardest not to laugh.
"They are also relatively small until they hit their Grimalkin puberty. That's when the crazy stuff starts to happen. They will grow in height, at least 3 inches in the first months. The front of their hair will grow into whiskers, and their skin will pale. Eyesight and hearing will increase, and claws will form."
At this point some of the class was looking at Harry and wondering. 'Could it be?' Blaise actually asked Draco if Harry was one, Draco only shrugged.
"Nobody really knows when a Grimalkis develops their ears and tail. Some think it is when they hit the age of 18, while others think it is after they bond. Speaking of which, on to the bonding. Every Grimalkis has a mate. All of them bond with this mate, and the Grimalkis also has the role of being a Familiar. They don't bond during the first sexual encounter like veela, it's a more conscious decision. In a heterosexual union, the Grimalkis in the pair will decided when they are ready to bond and will. Sex has a lot to do with it, but if the decision isn't made, then no bonding will take place. In a homosexual union, the Grimalkis will give themselves to their mate during their heat. This is a big deal because in the heat, the Grimalkis runs the show. And for him to give up control, well it's huge really. So then the bonding will take place. There has been no recorded cases on there being a female/female bond. No one is quite sure why. Any questions?"
The hands went flying into the air.
"Yes, Lavender?
"Are the cats afraid of water?"
"Yes they are. They can't stand to be wet."
"Then how do they shower?"
"Ah yes, good question. If they put themselves in the water they can deal with it. If they are forced into it then it's bad.... Ah, Seamus?"
"Do you know any?"
Remus was waiting for this question. He was going to be honest. He had already talked to Harry about it. He looked at the boy who nodded. Here we go.
"Yes, I've known 3 so far. 2 on the way."
Lavender squealed. "Oohh babies! How cute!"
"Who? Do we know them?"
"You know one of them. You have probably heard of the other two."
"Well, do tell. I'm sure we'd all like to know," Seamus said, getting a 'here, here' from a few other students. Remus looked at Harry again, who nodded.... again.
"Well one was Sirius Black." The room went quiet. "He was a dog. He's the father of the two that are on the way. You all know that he was cleared of the charges so don't give me that look. He was a good man." A few of the students nodded... most of the Gryffindors. "The other was Lily Evans. Also known as Lily Potter." A collective gasp.
"Wait... so that would mean....."
"Yes, Harry is one as well."
The room was silent. Then Seamus spoke up.
"So, Harry, what's it like?"
"What do you mean?"
"Ya know, to be all.... cool. Have you found your mate? Have you gone into heat yet? Wait.. Was it when you disappeared from class a few months back? It was, wasn't it?"
"Okay slow down." Harry looked around. All eyes were on him. All except Draco's, he was looking around giving all of the girls death glares. "Well, yes I have gone into heat and yes it was a few months ago. I'll be going into heat again in a week or so."
Lavender, who was still sat with Hermione leaned over Harry's desk and whispered in his ear. "Ya know Harry, if you need any help with your next heat... you know where I am." she thought nobody but Harry could hear her, but somebody else did. And he looked pissed. Harry turned to her and politely turned her down.
"So you've found your mate then?"
"Yeah I have."
"Are you bonded yet?"
"No."
"Well then Har, if you can't get to them in time, I can help you out." This time it was Parvati.
"He can get to his mate just fine."
Everyone turned to the voice.... it was Draco. And he was mad. Harry smiled at him and shook his head, amused. Seamus had to probe further.
"How do you know, Malfoy? Want him all to yourself then? Well you can't have him."
"Hmm, well would you allow him to be with his mate then?"
"Yes, of course."
"Well, then. I, being said mate, would have all the right to him then wouldn't I?" Draco growled.
Nobody knew what to say. Ron and Hermione were chuckling to themselves, while Remus leaned on his desk, amused by the happenings.
"Well, class, that's enough for today. We'll continue this discussion on Monday. Hopefully you haven't scared off our Grimalkis, we kind of need him, now don't we?"
"But Professor, you never told us who's having the babies."
"That, my dear Pansy, will be revealed at a later date."
The news had spread like wild fire and by that night the whole school knew. Girls, from all over the world it seemed, appeared and began to make plans to get Harry away from Draco. Draco wasn't happy, which made Harry unhappy. After dinner Harry pulled the blonde into their room to try and make him feel better.
"Dray, how about we go on a date this Saturday?"
"Okay," Draco said with a pout.
"Love, what's wrong?"
"Nothing."
"I know when you're lying."
"But...." He stopped when he saw the pleading look in his love's eyes. "I overheard a few girls talking. They are making a plan as how to get you away from me. They think I'm not good enough."
"They don't know shit."
"It's not that. It just got me thinking, and I'm still afraid I'll lose you to one of them."
"Well, for one I'm gay. I'm not gonna go shag some woman. And two, I love you. And the fact that the only person I want to sleep with is you; well then, there you go."
"You don't even want Cho anymore?"
"No, can't say that I do."
"Oh, because she was one of the girls in the group."
"She's lame. Now come here and kiss me."
Monday was special. Harry was starting to think Seamus was gay. He was far too interested in the mating. The girls were all staring daggers at Draco. Who, instead of sitting with Blaise, sat next to Harry with his arm wrapped tightly around the kitty's waist. It was also the last week of November. Draco had ordered a new bottle of lubricant for the occasion. It was self warmed and self refilling. He hated the feel of cold goo in between his legs. Harry also noticed that a lot of the girls came to class looking extra good. They still had hopes that their darling Harry would go to them; which was just not going to happen. Even though Harry told Draco over and over again that he wasn't going to leave, he was still nervous. Harry made sure he payed extra attention to his love, just to keep his spirits up.