A little fluff this chapter and getting our girls to get to know one another before the crazy eventually begins.


Daughter of the dark and moon

hidden in mud

Will meet her match with a bird of prey

Their union will be realized in a fury of

Fur joining feathers.

Destined to turn the tide

of the greatest war

Their love will save us all


He-who-must-not-be-named

My daughter, my sweet baby girl is still alive! You will not have died in vain Lee-Lee…


The newly mated pair woke up surrounded by feathers and some fur. Apparently their last tumble in their half shifted state was a little more exuberant than they thought.

The Veela cuddled into her warm wolf who had previously been snoring but began to rouse. Smiling the wolf began purring deeply. Last night had been pure instinct and not many words were expressed, in the light of day pure joy filled the two.

'Good morning love'

The French witch smiled at the term of endearment, looking into her mate's eyes she wandlessly and wordlessly clean both their teeth and leaned in for a languid kiss.

'Eet iz a good morning indeed'

' I suppose I should formally introduce myself…I'm Hermione Granger…err Riddle…umm Hermione, just Hermione'

Oui ma cheri, and I am Fleur Delacour, I have heard of your recent blood status and parental heritage revealed. I am sorry for all that you have been through because of it'

' you're not wary of me because of who my father is?'

' how could I deny my true mate?'

'Just as I could never deny my imprint, but are you sure you are ok with this, with us I mean? '. Hermione said all of a sudden self conscious in the presence of the blonde goddess.

'Was last night not an indication of my intent?'

Hermione blushed and hugged her face in the Veela's shoulder while smiling, ' I suppose so.' She leaned back and really looked in those clear blue eyes below her. 'Sweet Merlin you are beautiful, not just the Veela or your body, which by the way is exquisite…but those eyes and your sweet soul, it leaves me breathless. I can't wait to get to know you better. I want to know everything mind, body, and soul.'

Fleur caressed the wolf's cheek and leaned in for a sweet kiss. A kiss that was slowly becoming more, and Hermione thrust their centers together feeling Fleur' s wetness beginning to form. However before they could go much further Hermione' stomach growled loudly. They broke apart with a groan from Hermione and a giggle from Fleur.

'Lookz like it iz time to feed ze wolf'. Replied the Veela cheekily

Hermione shook her head and in doing so caught sight of a bedside table with the items on it. She reluctantly got up and looked over everything and then read the note. Laughing at the end she gave the note to Fleur.

'Looks like I have the whole day with you my love.'

Smiling Fleur read the note and said…who's Crooks?


They ate breakfast, sometimes feeding things to each other, sometimes licking sticky things off each other…when they finished they were a right sticky mess. Hermione decided to take advantage of the adorable house elf's help and asked Dobby to conjure a bath for the pair.

'Will Miss Grangy or Miss Dely be needing anything else?'

' No, thank you Master Dobby' Hermione replied with a smile

The elf's ears blushed deeply with the title of endearment Hermione bestowed on the little one.

With a pop he was gone

…so Miss Grangy..?'

'The sweet little thing called me that from the beginning, just can't bring myself to correct him Miss Dely'

'Touché, mon amour, but how about we get my dirty wolf clean, mmm I won't have your fur getting my feathers all sticky'

Hermione growled in response and picked up her witch and threw her in the bath playfully eliciting a squeal out of the Frenchwoman. The wolf jumped in after her and began mercilessly tickling her splashing water everywhere in the cave.


After their entertaining and very sexy bath they spent the rest of the day getting to know one another with long talks between sweet caresses and energetic love making. Day turned into night and soon they passed out in each others arms.

They had discussed where they would be staying, since their nature was dictating they not separate, especially at night. The mating marks had soothed both their worries and knew tomorrow they would be able to be around other people safely. Feeling secure in their bond, they had decided to alternate between places to stay depending on demands of them that day.

They needed to stop by both dorms to procure suitable attire to properly meet Hermione' s new family, as the professor had left a new set of school clothes for both, not weekend wear. Fleur was slightly nervous about meeting her mate's family and if they would accept a Veela in their family. However she was secure in her knowledge that her wolf would always protect her. However, before leaving for Hogsmeade a claiming had to be done of her wolf.


They arrived at the carriage's main room where was custom at this time of day to have the majority of the young Veela's present talking about the upcoming day. Deciding for a dramatic flair the arrival had been done by Dobby apparating them in the center, leaving them. Fleur quickly grabbed Hermione and kissed her with everything she had. Hooping up and wrapping her legs around the wolf she thrust her hips into the wolf' s delicious abdomen while moaning.

All conversations had stopped to witness their usually slightly reserved leader acting in such a manner, and with the notorious petit louve no less. They were all at a loss.

Hermione backed into a wall bracing herself and began groping her witch's breast with one hand and her delicious backside with the other. When she began to lose herself to her instincts she broke the kiss and began kissing down her jawline towards her mating mark and lower and lower. She let her hand that was touching the generous breasts start to pull down the top to try and reveal her skin to lick and suck her breasts below, Fleur coming back to herself growled in response. Leaving a confused and panting wolf until she opened her eyes and remembered where they were.

Slowly lowering her imprint to the ground she placed one final chaste kiss on the blonde. Fleur turned around and glanced at every Veela in the room, staring icily and showing she was 100% the leader she was.

' I will say this once and once only. This is my mate, petit louve Hermione is my one and only. I know things have happened before but know this, she is MINE and I WILL end anyone who tries to take her. '

Two thirds of the room audibly gulped as they knew they had their Alpha's intended before her.

The tension was thick until little Gabrielle, Fleur's sister spoke up.

'Merlin, Fleur you found your mate! I'm so happy for you!'

The adorable young blonde changed the atmosphere completely and all of a sudden the surrounding Veela were flocking their alpha squealing their jubilation. Sweeping her away to the center of the carriage.

An amused Hermione shook her head and leaned against the wall taking in the scene. She had been more than a little turned on by her imprint's claims and dominant nature. She knew from their talks that Fleur was to be the next alpha in line, and as the elder Delacour was in France she was in charge while in Scotland. While Hermione was the dominant one in their relationship she knew that did not extend to the Veela flock, nor did she want it to. She wondered who all would be in her pack besides herself and the professor, but also decided to ask her imprint later how she was to properly interact with the flock. How her pack and their flock would interact she supposed depended on the Veela, as their culture remained a mystery to outsiders.


The flock took longer than they anticipated, but the pure look of joy reflected in Fleur's eyes warmed Hermione' s heart so much she could not get upset. Maxine knew about the meeting and shooed the girls away to get ready. They had Dobby transport Hermione's trunk with her clothes in it to Fleur's room as they were too pressed for time to make the trip to Hogwarts and back.. They showered together, purposefully not adding a silencing charm and about an hour later were on their way to Hogsmeade. They would make it just in time for their meeting.