Author'sNote:A HUGE thanks to all those of you who reviewed! It really means a lot to me. I'd like to make something clear. Even though both Fred and George are Draco's mates there will NOT be any incest. So if you're looking for that type of story, I suggest you stop reading this one and if you're disturbed by incest you have nothing to worry about. I know I should have made this clear sooner but it only came to me now.
LivingInTheMalfoyManner: I'm glad you like this story enough to be willing to wait for the next update. Hope it wasn't too much of a long wait. As for you mate guesses, you'll get to find out Harry's last mate in this chapter but it will be a while until you get to know Ron's mate. I'm also happy to know that you appreciated the fact that Fred's alive. Hope you enjoy this chapter!
sm1982: Thank you for such a great review! I was really happy to know that you like the way the story's written so much! Hope you like this chapter too.
Here are the guesses I got for the mates:
Harry: Bill and Cedric and Billand Seamus
Ron: Oliver and Neville and Oliverand Neville
Draco: Charlie and Blaise
Ron: Oliver and Blaise
Draco: Charlie and Neville
The ones in bold are the ones you already know. I still mentioned the guesses for Draco even though you found out who they are in the last chapter. If anyone gets confused by them tell me and I'll fix them.
Before I continue with Chapter 6 I'd like to encourage you yet again to tell me who your guesses for Ron's mate are.
I'd like to dedicate this chapter to sm1982 for being my 10th reviewer!
Last Chapter
Without giving Fred and George another chance to speak, Draco left the Great Hall and went back to the Manor. He had found what he'd been looking for.
Chapter 6
Even though Fred and George's fireworks were magnificent, Harry couldn't find it in himself to enjoy them. His thoughts were still on Bill and on whatthehellhe was going to do. He couldn't just go and talk to Bill. Somehow it just wouldn't seem right. All he had ever seen Bill as before was his best friend's older brother and now all of a sudden he finds out he's one of his two mates. He had talked to Ron a few minutes before and he had learned that one of Ron's mates was Oliver Wood. Harry hadn't told Ron that he had found one of his mates and it was Bill. He had been too scared. Instead, he had told Ron that he had had no luck.
He was now having second thoughts about lying like that to his best friend and after they had promised to tell each other who their mates turned out to be. And who knows, maybe Ron could've been able to help him talk to Bill. It was quite ironic how the Boy Who Lived Twice had such insecurity problems when talking to other guys.
"Thinking about talking to Bill isn't going to help me", thought Harry. "Better to just start looking for the second mate." Harry had barely finished that thought when all of a sudden he started to feel a weird tingle near his nose and a lovely smell of chocolate pudding. He instantly knew that his second mate was close. Pushing any thoughts of Bill to the back of his mind, Harry started looking through the huge crowd of people, desperately trying to locate his mate.
Luck was on his side again and he soon came face to face with Cedric Diggory. Needless to say, Harry was really shocked. The last he had heard of Cedric, they had told him he was still at 's fighting against death after the experience he had gone through in that graveyard during the Triwizard Tournament.
Cedric looked as surprised as Harry over their unexpected encounter. Harry used Cedric's momentary surprise to his advantage by checking him out and was really glad to have done so. If Cedric had been good-looking before it certainly was nothing compared to now. He was really tall, shorter than Harry by only a couple of inches. His hair was a pale brown that seemed to glow when directly in the light. His choice of clothing complimented his figure nicely. He was wearing a shiny, black suit that was fitted around his abdomen showing clearly that he was quite muscular. Harry definitely liked what he was seeing. After a couple of minutes were both of them openly goggled at each other, Harry decided it was time to say something.
"Hi", said Harry, only to wish he could kill himself for being so lame. Cedric smiled at him. "Hello there, Harry. I haven't seen you in a while." Harry nodded at that. "You're right. How have you been? I'm glad to see that you got out of 's" Cedric's face darkened and now Harry really wished he could kill himself for being so insensitive. Before he could apologize Cedric started talking. "I'm glad to be out of there too. I spent way too much time there for my liking. I've been out for about three months now. I spent four years there. I was in a coma during the first three years and before you start, it wasn'tyour fault Harry. No one could've expected the trophy to be a portkey and for Voldemort to be waiting for us at the destination. You couldn't have done anything to prevent it."
Cedric had hit the nail precisely on its head because Harry had been about to start blaming himself for what had happened at that graveyard. "At least let me apologize for never visiting you at 's", said Harry while smiling. "I wanted to but Ron and Hermione convinced me not to or I would have started feeling even guiltier and I just couldn't afford to be distracted during the war." Cedric just shook his head while laughing. "I can't believe that you almost thought that visiting someone at the hospital would be more important than being focused during the war. I'm only sorry I missed it!" Harry smiled at hearing this.
"So, what have you been up to in these three months you've been out of 's?" asked Harry. "Enjoying life to the fullest!" answered Cedric with a huge smile on his face. "I've been playing a lot of Quidditch and I also spent a whole day shopping for clothes. After four years, my old ones didn't fit anymore", he said with a laugh. Harry laughed along while imagining Cedric trying to get in clothes the size of his hand.
Harry couldn't believe how well this was going. He might have started off a bit badly when mentioning 's but now he was doing great. At least he had one mate he was comfortable talking to. That thought almost lead him to start thinking about Bill again. Shaking his head, Harry returned to his conversation with Cedric. "You know it would be great if we could play Quidditch together one of these days. Just like we used to but with a little less competition", suggested Harry.
"That would be great!" agreed Cedric. "Does your friend Ron play? Maybe he could play with us too." Harry was happy to hear he could include Ron. "If you want you can come to the Burrow sometime and we could include all the Weasley children. They're all good Quidditch players…except for Percy", Harry said while laughing at the thought of Percy playing Quidditch. Cedric laughed too since he knew how hopeless Percy was at Quidditch. "I would really like that", answered Cedric after he had stopped laughing. Harry couldn't believe they had agreed to meet up for a date…well, a date of Quidditch with all of the Weasley children present.
Harry and Cedric continued to chat about this and that and the Quidditch date was forgotten for the moment. At some point during their conversation, while Cedric was talking, Harry saw Draco Malfoy leaving the Great Hall unnoticed by everyone. Harry thought Draco looked a little depressed and briefly considered going after him and talking with him but by then Harry was sure Draco would have already left and he would be ending his conversation with Cedric for nothing.
However, he was determined to go to Draco's office and talk to him the next day. They might not be the best of friends but Harry was still worried. Draco hadn't been at work for more than a week and now all of a sudden he decided to come to this feast which he had said wasn't worth his time when Harry asked him if he would be attending. Not to mention that he looked as if someone had died and then left only an hour after the feast had started. Something smelt fishy and Harry was determined to find out what it was…with the help of an unwilling Ron of course.
Meanwhile, things for Ron weren't going so well. After Oliver had left, he had been so happy about finding one of his mates that he forgot all about his unknown second mate. He had searched for Harry and once he found him he had spent a good half an hour telling him all about his conversation with Oliver. Harry, like the good friend he was, had listened to every detail without one interrupting and he had been very excited on Ron's behalf even though he hadn't been as lucky and hadn't found any of his mates. Ron had then left Harry to his searching and that's when he finally remembered his second mate.
Ron obviously started to panic. People were already starting to leave the feast since it was close to midnight. Ron now had less than half an hour to find his second mate…that is if he was here. He started to push himself between the crowds of people looking this way and that in the hope of at least catching a glimpse of his second mate. If his second mate was here, Ron needed to find him. He wouldn't get another chance were there would be so many people under the same roof.
Ron kept on looking but in the end even he had to admit defeat. His second mate wasn't there and hadn't been. If he had been there but left Ron would have still caught a fading scent that would've showed him his mate had at least been there. "How am I going to find him now? This feast was my biggest opportunity and he wasn't here. Now where am I going to find him? He could be anywhere!"
Slowly, more people started to leave and soon only a few drunk men were left. Dejected, he walked towards Harry, who had been watching him ever since he realized what was happening. "Nothing", he told Harry. "Absolutely nothing. He wasn't even here in the first place. Well…at least I'm not alone, right mate?" Harry affirmed but Ron immediately noticed that Harry had been uncomfortable while doing so. He knew something was up with Harry but was too depressed to press it. "I'll ask about it later."
Together, the two friends made their way back to the Burrow, both lost in their thoughts about their mates.
Author'sNote:What do you think? I hope you liked it. I finished writing chapter 7 yesterday so I'll be posting it really soon. It's double as long as this one if not more and explains a lot more about veelas so stay tuned! Don't forget to review!