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I am a bad author. I accept it. I don't ever update… Why is this? There is no excuse. I am lazy. I am not in the mood. Whatever. No excuse. However, I am updating this story now… off of demand. I seem to have deleted my work in progress for it too. Crap!

As for new ideas… I have an entire fic planned out. YAY! That means there will never be a delay in that one. But I think I should continue these ones first. I am planning the entire stories out now instead of just making it up as I go. Hopefully that will help me update faster….. and dun dun dun… there are exactly 16 chapters planned out for Mating veelas so far.. more to be added…. SIXTEEN! That means that the plot is all there just has to be written… here we goooo

Chapter 3: The Feast

The train pulled slowly into the station at Hogsmeade. A steady downpour had begun and continued throughout the end of the train ride. Students began piling out eager to make their way to the castle without getting soaked. Students ran by carrying book bags over their heads and rushing to make their way to a carriage. Many pitied the first years that would be going in boats over the lake.

Harry, Ron and Hermione made their way out of the train. Ron still couldn't get over the fact that Harry was suddenly so open about his feelings, in front of Hermione as well. Harry seemed to have changed so much from the boy he was when he left Hogwarts before the summer.

Walking into the hall, Harry was stopped by Professor McGonagall.

"Mr. Potter, can you please come with me?"

Harry waved his friends off and followed the Professor. She walked through numerous hallways and followed many curves and bends. Harry followed diligently. The Professor stopped at a portrait of a young maiden. Then she turned to Harry.

"Mr. Potter, these are to be your rooms for the year. On the headmaster's order you are allowed to have one other move in with you which will be up to you. I would advise you to keep these rooms a secret. The password is overcoming all odds. I would advise you to look around and do what is needed and then hurry to the opening feast."

Harry had an inkling McGonagall did not know what the rooms were really for. He wanted to test that idea.

"Um, Professor, did Professor Dumbledore say why I am getting my own rooms?"

McGonagall's lips pursed and she eyed Harry carefully. "Apparently, I am not privy to this information. You will have these rooms and do with them what you feel necessary. Do hurry up to the feast." With that, McGonagall strode quickly away and walked down the corridor.

Harry gave a small smile and then said the password. He went inside his new rooms and gasped. The room must have belonged to a teacher or someone important. There was a full size living room, kitchen, bathroom and a rather large bedroom with another bedroom attached to it. There was a note on the second door that said, "If needed." Harry looked around and wondered how Dumbledore knew. He came to the conclusion that it was unimportant as these rooms were perfect.

Harry looked around and smiled before he left the rooms to go to the feast.

Harry entered the great hall and sat down for the feast. He met up with many of his housemates including Seamus Finnegan, Dean Thomas, Neville Longbottom, Lavender Brown, Parvati Patil, and Ginny Weasley. As he sat down, conversations began spilling out about everything that occurred over the summer. Many whispers of who is that were heard with nods in Harry's direction. Hermione leaned over to ask what McGonagall wanted. However, before anyone could actually get into a conversation, Dumbledore stood up.

"Welcome all, to another year at Hogwarts. I trust you all had a wonderful summer and I trust you are all pretty hungry. So with that said, let us start the sorting."

Professor McGonagall entered the hall with a herd of first years following her. The sorting hat was placed on the stool and immediately begun to sing.

"Well, I am the sorting hat,

And you may think I'm not all that…."

The song continued. Harry's eyes drifted around the great hall. His mate was here somewhere. He was going to find his mate and bond soon. He could feel it coming. Harry began scanning the room again.

Harry suddenly jumped when he felt a hand on his arm.

"Harry, look, we have twelve new Gryffindors!" Hermione stated.

"Yeah, that's great!" Harry replied with forced emotion.

Harry now directed his attention to the Headmaster who had again begun to speak.

"Welcome to Hogwarts all. A few start of term notices. Like always the forbidden forest is forbidden to all. All of the Weasley twins' products are forbidden to be used. And let us have a magnificent year. And with that, I shall say, The lion sleeps tonight. Enjoy"

Food then appeared on all the tables and everyone began digging in.

"So Harry." Ron started. "What did McGonagall want?"

"Well, she just told me I have my own rooms this year"

"What?" Ron exclaimed

"Well, honestly Ronald, Harry needs his own rooms for him and his mate."

"Of course." Harry replied. "You wouldn't want to find my mate and I in our dorms eh Ron?"

Ron just shrugged.

At that point Seamus leaned over.

"Hey guys, how were your summers… and who is this?" Seamus said with a wink.

"Well Seamus. They were great." Hermione said.

"And this is Harry you nitwit." Ron added.

Seamus coloured. "So Harry what happened to ya?"

"Oh nothing." Harry replied.

"Wait… Harry, wasn't your birthday in the summer?" said Dean jumping into the conversation.

"Yes." Replied Harry shortly.

Dean nodded and smiled. Seamus just looked between the two in wonder.

"What does that have to do with anything?" Seamus asked

"He got his inheritance dummy." Dean replied.

Seamus' mouth went into an O shape. "So what was it?"

Harry was full out smirking now. "Oh nothing special"

"Come on tell us." Dean said.

Harry just shook his head no.

Dean and Seamus continued to bug Harry about it for a while before finally giving up. Ginny had even joined in for a while as well as Lavender and Parvati. In the end, they gave up saying Harry was too stubborn.

Ron and Hermione were laughing the entire time. After that, talk turned to the last few Quiddich matches that were held over the summer.

Harry sighed and began searching the hall again. He glanced at the head table and smiled at Remus who was back as defence against the dark arts teacher. He kept looking around at the students until he glanced across the hall and came face to face with two eyes staring back at his. Two eyes that were so familiar.

Across the hall, Draco Malfoy had tried to fend off the people around him. They were constantly asking questions about his summer, as he had come into his inheritance, and what occurred on the train. Draco had managed to avoid their questions. Draco glanced around the hall. He suddenly came face to face with two eyes of emerald green.

For both boys, it was as if time stopped. It was as if they were the only two people in the room. The feeling from the train came back full force and seemed to escalate to a higher degree to what it was before. Both boys broke eye contact yet the feeling remained. Harry clutched hard at the table while Draco whimpered and sank down further in his seat. Both boys bit their lips to keep from moaning and slowly helped relieve themselves right then and there.

The weird thing was that no one seemed to notice this time. Everyone was either too occupied in their conversations or with eating that two boys that were extremely aroused did not alert them. The boys finished their business and slumped back in their seats.

At that moment, Hermione looked over to Harry who seemed to be flush.

"Harry, are you okay?"

"Yeah Mione. Just fine." Harry sighed.

Hermione gave Harry a weird look but let it slide.

Across the hall, Draco looked around and got up from his seat. Holding his robes together tightly, he slowly left the hall.

Harry smirked. He knew Draco would not last much longer. He would break soon enough and would be all Harry's. Harry suddenly got up as well and made excuses to leave, making sure he wouldn't be followed. He told Hermione and Ron not to bother him, as he needed some time to relax. With that he left the hall.

Harry left the hall out to find his wanting mate. He knew that tonight was the night. He would claim his mate and they would be together from then on.

Well, that's it for now. Cliffie I know… yell all you want. It will be updated sooner because we are getting into chapters I really want to write. So excited. So again, please review and let me know what you think!

Shania Maxwell