Okay I'm sorry if you get multiple Alerts on this. This is just the old 1&2 combined with minor changes- nothing important to the plot. Anyway about the alerts thing- me and FanFiction weren't on the same page when I tried to upload this. Lol. So sorry if I got any ones hopes up. Oh! And the next chapter is halfway done!

My body's on fire!is something I distinctly remember thinking during the beginning. In some corner of my mind I knew what was happening- my Inheritance. It's something nearly all pureblooded Wizards and Witches go through on their 16th birthday and- for once- I'm no different. Now the only question is what? What am I going to wake up tomorrow as?

To keep my mind off of the pain I recited all I knew about Inheritances.

Comes on the 16th birthday. And another wave racked my body.

Means you're turning into a magical creature.

Way back when it was-Ugh- considered stylish to marry things, like Veela and Elves and o- Other things.

And that is the extent of my Inheritance knowledge. Crap.

Time didn't mean anything to me anymore- seconds were minutes and minutes were hours and hours were seconds. Weird, right?

A few decades (or what felt like it) after everything started I felt the pain focus on my face- particularly around my right eye and cheekbone. It was like that for awhile until it settled back into the original level. This whole time I had been trying to not scream but it was starting to get really hard.

I had been watching, without really seeing, my clock when all of a sudden; the pain was gone- not gradually slowing down- it just automatically ended. The clock read 4:00am. Only four hours? Felt like forever. You'd think after that I would be really weak- but I jumped up out of bed and ran to the small handheld mirror I kept on my desk.

I looked at my face first. Whoa.

Starting from the outside corner of my right eye was the most simply intricate design that went up a little to crescent down to end under my cheekbone. It literally looked like a master painter painted a rune and then a design interlocked around and in it.

My hair too- it looked silkier, longer. It used to end about my mid-back, now it was about 5" longer- to about the small of my back. It still curled softly- even after the night I had.

I put the mirror back on the desk with the broken toys and looked down at the t-shirt and shorts I slept in.

No noticeable changes- no scales or tails. I almost laughed aloud at that.

Then I noticed Hedwig- just gazing at me like she knew what was happening. I quickly wrote out-

Remus-

I got an Inheritance last night. I need your help. Could you come get me? You could probably help more than the Muggles.

-Vi

"Hedwig," I called and she flew over. I had convinced Uncle Vernon to let her out at night to hunt. "To Remus, please."

After she flew off, I noticed what she had brought back last night.

On top of the dresser, where I keep Hedwig's cage, there were three packages, each having a letter attached. Two of the packages were shaped like a rectangular prism- books. The third was a perfect 6" cube.

I grabbed all three and took them over to my bed. I picked up the letter off of the cube and opened it-

Vi-

Hey Happy Birthday! This is sort of a combined present from me, Ginny, and the Twins. Well, mostly me and Ginny because Fred and George made us buy it from them. And now they are all reading over my shoulder- GO AWAY.

Here there was an ink splatter suggesting that the Twins decided to put in their two cents.

Hey!!!!! This is Gred

and Forge! We hope you

Like what we invented for you!

It's not in stores yet so

Hush hush.

The block is our complete line of Wizarding Sweets

And Toys. All conveniently

Shrunken for

The underage customer.

It also should replenish every time you buy

Something from our line.

We call it

The Box

Clever, no?

Well, it's still in progress,

So don't judge it, too

Harshly.

There was another ink splatter here.

Wow, they even write like that… Anyway this is Ginny, AKA The Sane One. Hahaha they all have indignant looks on their faces. We ALL hope you like our present.

Don't let the Muggles get you down,

Ginny, Gred, Forge, and Ron

I tore the plain brown paper off The Box and took my first look at the new invention. It was a bright purple color with gold lettering. Very inconspicuous.

As I opened the top, celebration-type music started to play from little trumpets that popped out. As I peered down inside I took in all of the candy and toys they managed to fit in there. They weren't kidding when they said ALL.

I set The Box down next to me with the letter on top and grabbed the letter off one of the book-shaped packages. The letter looked like it was mailed the Muggle way with a stamp and everything- Hermione.

Vi-

Happy Birthday

I hope your summer has gone well what with everything that has happened at the Ministry.

Anyway, my parents and I are touring Europe by train and I've been looking up the histories of magic from each country and it is extremely fascinating! I really wish you and Ron could be here.

Now, your present.

As I was walking through a Wizarding bookstore in Madrid, fascinating place really, I came across this book.

Hope you enjoy it.

Love-

Hermione

I picked up the book that was with the letter and ripped off the Muggle wrapping paper that stated cheerily- HAPPY BIRTHDAY! over and over again with little pictures of hats and balloons around it.

The title of the book was The History of the Seeker. The book itself was very thick. It had a little moving picture of a snitch flitting around on the cover. I flipped open the cover and out popped a little figurine on a broom and a tiny snitch and they started to fly around the tiniest bedroom of No. 4 Privet Dr.

I could already tell this was going to be a good book.

I then looked at the third and final letter.

Violet-

Before the end of last semester, Sirius and I did some research and came across some, interesting things to say the least. By now you've probably written to me to help you, but this owl was on a timer, to be sent at midnight. I'm on an Order mission and this book should answer any questions you may, and probably will, have. The book is also a port key. It will leave at midnight on Aug 1 so have your things packed and ready to go. Don't worry, I have already cleared it with Dumbledore. Go ahead and read the book, ALL of it, before you leave. The book will take you to the thing discussed in Chapter Six I believe.

Good Luck,

Remus

I looked at the newspaper-wrapped package. It was considerably thinner than the 4" thick book Hermione gave me. Remus' letter made me wary of the entire situation.

Before I opened the package I decided to pack, to be ready. I trust Remus, he wouldn't send me anywhere I wouldn't want to go.

Packing was easy, I never really unpack when I come back from Hogwarts, just take out stuff as I need it. So all I really had to do was go around and pick up my essays and books and clothes. I had a feeling I wasn't coming back.

I also put The Box and The History of the Seeker and the letters that went with them along with Remus' into my trunk and closed the top.

I grabbed my rucksack off the top of my desk and walked over to the threadbare rug on the floor and flipped it over. I coughed at the dust that flew up into my face. My fingernail ran through the groove to find the catch on the loose floorboard… there!

I eased the plank up, a small smile lighting up my features. This is where I keep the important stuff. I pulled out my wand, invisibility cloak, and The Marauders Map. I put them all carefully into the bag and replaced the plank and the rug- no need to inform my relatives of where I hide my things.

At this point the softly glowing red numbers read 6:00am. Aunt Petunia will be coming soon to let me have the bathroom. Until then, I'll read the book.

I walked back to my bed and sat cross-legged in the center. Slowly I untied the twine and pulled away the newspaper off of the book.

The first thing I noticed once all the newspaper was off, was the worn condition of the book. Obviously, it was either read often, really old, or both. The cover was bound leather with silver inlays making up the title and subtext. The leather looked worn and the edges and corners were a bit scuffed up. The silver writing and designs were peeling.

The title read, Nature's Power Keepers: A Guide to Dark Veela. I slowly let my finger run across the design under the title. It looked vaguely familiar.

Wondering who wrote it, I carefully opened the cover. Honestly, it looked like the pages were going to pop out of their binding. On the title page there was the word 'Anonymous' under the full title. Huh, no names…

I turned the page and looked at the table of contents-

Nature's Power Keepers

Table of Contents

Chapter One: Introduction

Chapter Two: Inheritance

Chapter Three: Facial Markings

Chapter Four: Genealogy

Chapter Five: Power

Chapter Six: Mates

Pretty straight-forward. I turned the page to the first chapter, the introduction.