A/N: So, I'm not really for sure about this chapter. Please tell me what you think about it! :)


Draco just stood there. His wings and claws still out. He stared at the spot Hermione had just been. Before he realized what was happening he let out a screech and collapsed. Knowing his mate could get hurt because of him.

When he woke up he saw he was in the hospital wing at Hogwarts. His wings were gone and the claws weren't as far out but still there. He could feel the tiny points of his fangs out too. He didn't know about his eyes. He rose up and looked around. He saw his mother, Blaise, Harry, Ginny, and Luna.

"Hey mate. You gave us a scare there. You've been out for 2 days." Blaise said.

"What have you all been doing these past 2 days?" Draco asked. Just the thought of no one looking for his Hermione bout made him lose his temper.

"We've been trying to figure out where he could have taken her. All he said was 'take her to the forest.' There are many forests." Harry said. Now that Draco looked closely Harry looked like someone had taken a sibling. Hermione was like Harry's sister and he was worried. They all were. Draco heard a buzzing noise in his head and knew she wasn't died. But it didn't mean she wasn't hurt. He thought bitterly. Then he heard her like she was right in front of him.

'Please don't hurt me!' He could see glimpses of things around her. He saw bounds and knew she was tied up. He could see his father with some woman on his arm with a small child in her arms. He could see the excitement in their eyes as they hurt his Hermione.

'Why would we not? You have been trouble to us all, helping Potter destroy the Dark Lord.' Lucius said. 'Now if you agree to help me with something you may get away on scathed.'

'I will never help you!' She spat them.

'You will pay for that! Crucio!' Lucius yelled.

Everyone was watching Draco as he had suddenly froze. They saw fury and anguish go across his face then he fell back, back arched up and screaming like he was under Crucio. Narcissa knew what was happening and there was nothing she could do except hope that Hermione would be ok. She looked over at the people beside her son's bed and had to explain. It would them to know that Hermione was hurt, but they had to know it is hurting Draco as much if not more than them that she is gone at the moment.

"I know what's wrong with him." She said. They all looked at her. She knew Potter wasn't the bestest friends with her son, but she knew they were kind of close considering Hermione is now with him.

"Harry, Ginny, Luna, this my hurt you just a little bit more than Blaise. I'm not saying you weren't her friend or anything Blaise." She said and took a deep breath. "The reason why it looks like he is under Crucio is because he sort of is. I didn't tell Draco this because I didn't think it was needed, but I was wrong. If you didn't know, which I highly don't since he turned, Draco is a Veela. I can figure that two of you knew and two of you didn't. Veela are bound to one person. Their equal in everything, soul mates. Hermione is his mate. If a Veela mate is hurt the Veela can take some of the pain away without even meaning to." Narcissa finished and looked at them all. They all looked pale.

"So what you're saying is, is that Hermione is under the curse and Draco is too by trying to take the pain away." Harry said still looking pale.

"Yes, that is exactly what I am saying." Draco heard his mother say. His father had let up a couple of minutes ago. He now understood why he was getting hurt and he didn't care that he was. As long as his Hermione, his mate was getting less of the pain it was supposed to feel like then he would do it every day.

'Hermione, can you hear me?' He knew it might be pointless but if he could hear her why couldn't she hear him?

'Draco? How are you inside my head?' She asked.

'You're my mate. Anyway, how much of the curse did you feel?' He asked. He had to make sure she was ok.

'How did you know?' She asked.

'Because what I just heard my mother say to your friends and Blaise is that Veela can take some of the pain away.' He said 'Please answer.'

'Just like a pinch but a hard pinch if that makes since.'

'It does because that means you aren't getting hurt that much. It just means that I am getting most of it. But I don't care that I am. For my mate and the one I love, I would do anything.' He said.

Hermione didn't know what to say. She was touched. Lucius had gone away for the time being but promised to be back, and how that woman had just let her child watch. They all enjoyed it.

'Thank you Draco. I'm going to get some sleep before they come back. I don't know where I am. All I know is that I am in a basement somewhere and it is hot down here. I hope that's enough for you to try and find me. Please hurry. Even if you take most of the pain away it still hurts and I don't want you getting hurt. I love you Draco.' She said. She wiggled around to get as comfortable as she could on a stone floor and fell asleep.

Draco's eyes popped open and he gasped. He sat up and started coughing. He was shaking because of the after effects of the curse. He still had fangs and little claws.

"Draco dear you need to calm down. It's ok. She'll be ok." Draco heard his mother say.

"I know she will be. I was just talking to her." He said.

"How dear?" His mother asked.

"I was able to hear her. The curse didn't affect her much just like a pinch. She's trying to get some sleep. I don't think she is in Europe. I think they took her to Asia, Africa, or Australia. She said she was in a basement and it was hot." Draco said. Narcissa was staring at Draco as he was explaining. She knew their bond was different than most. Stronger. She looked into his black and burgundy eyes and knew this girl was special to him.

"I hate having to use the Boy-Who-Lived thing but we're going to have too. We'll send Aururs to all three places and look for places with basements." Harry said with a serious face and a voice with authority. "Blaise come with me. Ginny, Luna, stay here and get the DA together, if you have to get Neville to help. Draco try your best to get her to get more information. Cause if she doesn't know anything more, this will take awhile and I would like to see my sister, from everything but blood, again."

Harry and Blaise walked out of the Hospital Wing right after Harry had said that. Ginny and Luna left after the hoped he would get better and told him they would find Hermione. So all that was left was Draco and his mother, he could tell she needed sleep.

"Mother go home. You need some sleep. I'll be ok, I promise. I'm going to go up to the head dorms if Madam Pomfrey will let me out." Draco said.

"Ok, but floo the Manor if you need anything." She said.

"I will. Love you mum."

"I love you my Dragon." She said and walked out of the Wing too.

"Madam Pomfrey?" Draco asked and she was beside him in a second.

"Yes, Mr. Malfoy?" She asked as she was doing spells to make sure everything was all right.

"Can I go up to my dormitory? I don't just want to sit in here all day with nothing to do. And if I go to class everyone will start asking questions and other things might happen that will result me back here if someone sees. It would be a lot easier to just stay in the dorm today. So can I go on up?" Draco asked.

"You may go. But you stay in bed until dinner. Then after dinner you go back to bed. And the same for tomorrow. After breakfast, lunch, and Dinner you will be in bed. You don't know what he will do to Hermione. With you being a Veela you will take some of the pain. You never know when that could happen." Madam Pomfrey said and walked back to her office.

He got up and walked to the dorm. With Veela speed it didn't take too long. He went straight to Hermione's room and lay on her bed. The scent was comforting. Starting to feel tired he kicked his shoes off and fell asleep.