1st June 8 am
It was looking to be a nice Sunday the sky was clear and there was a gentle breeze drifting through the grounds of Hogwarts.
In the great hall some of the earlier risers among the staff and students we partaking in a leisurely breakfast before starting homework, marking or for the lucky few a day playing in the sunshine...
One of these said people was staring across at a fellow student with a glazed look in their eyes, they were fantasising about walking across to them drawing them up and showing them exactly what they felt about them in a passionate kiss.
The student in question was none other than Draco Malfoy. And who may you ask was he fantasising about? None other than the emerald eyed girl Harriet potter his secret best friend.
His friends were enjoying a lie in so he could stare without suspicion.
Draco was broken from his day dream by a sharp peck on the hand. "Ouch Nuntius that wasn't very nice oh you have a letter from father?" he stroked his majestic Eurasian Eagle owl that was a present from his father when he started Hogwarts as he opened his letter. It was sealed in another envelope and his father's elegant script read:
'Urgent open alone'
Draco frowned had something happened? Lucius had told him during the Easter holidays that there were more whisperings of the Dark Lord had the evil nuisance come back again? He glanced at Harrie worriedly "there's only one way to find out I suppose" he mused before offering his arm to Nuntius and leaving the great hall.
He walked down to the Slytherin common room and the boys corridor to the fifth year's room, he was glad Salazar had individual rooms off of smaller living rooms so you could have proper privacy from your dorm mates but still have a room with them all.
Once in his room Nuntius flew to his perch and after erecting privacy and locking charms Draco sat on his bed and opened the letter:
'My dearest son
Now as you know your birthday is in a few days and we will find out if you do have a creature inheritance, I'm sure this is a scary prospect to you but being a Veela won't be awful.
You'd only be 3/4 Veela and depending how powerful you and your mate are you may or may not have wings but your life mate will be your perfect partner and soul mate so there's nothing to worry about there.
We have given Severus a list of potions to give you if you are Veela that will help with the pain if you can't find your mate immediately and help your find her .
We promise we won't judge if it is someone we don't like at the moment she will be perfect for you so of course we will love her, and don't panic if you don't like her either just try to get to know her and I'm sure you will be surprised.
To help you find her Veela have dreams where their soul links to their mate it will give you hints on their appearance and a feeling of how close you are to them.
After these dreams you'll get a sense of direction and you are excused from school if you need to leave to find her.
There is a chance your mate may also have a creature inheritance if that is the case you may not be able to find them until they change.
Good luck and we want to see you on your birthday so go to Severus's rooms at 8.
Your mother and father always'
Well that was something.. he couldn't deny he was nervous but excited about the prospect of his mate.
In five days he could meet his soul mate.
In the days since the letter he had told Harriet and she was watching him more with an odd look but he couldn't worry about that and Draco had gotten more and more antsy he just wanted Wednesday night to come already.
And then finally it did.
He stayed in Sev's quarters that night encase of problems.
"goodnight Draco" Severus said before he left the room with some wards.
The blonde cast a tempus charm and watched as the minuets ticked down to midnight, he knew that he should be asleep getting as much rest as he could before the change but he wanted to know if it would happen.
11:45
He wondered what she'd be like...
Short, sweet, funny and intelligent he hoped
11:52
How would he change? Would he get taller? Stronger?
11:56
Would he get wings? Would that mean he could fly?
11:58
Would he spend years trying to find her? He hoped not.
"love if you're out there I can't wait to meet you" he whispered
12:00
As midnight came he heard an almighty crack and then he slipped unconscious...
He was in a room details were vague but it was small uncluttered as far as the haziness would let him see there was a single bed and a cupboard and a desk with a chair everything appeared to be on its last legs and the sheets were thread bare but that wasn't of any interest.
Shouldn't he be seeing his mate?
Suddenly he heard the door go and before he could whirl around he heard a giggle and arms wrapped around him.
"I'm glad you're here I've missed you sooo much" she gushed happily
He turned in her arms and held her close "I'll always be here for you love" his reply was easy as though the dream was teaching him lines in a script. He wondered if this was normal for a mate dream...
Draco looked over what he could see of the girl in his arms. Well she was short about 5ft 2 he'd guess but it was an awkward angle to try and gauge. She was slim bordering on dangerously so and she had dark brown almost black hair down her back ending roughly 5 inches from her shoulders nothing was uniform about her hair though it was all different lengths giving her a natural layered look and each piece seemed to have a mind of its own as to which way to lie.
Strangely the images started to fade but he could still feel her in his arms suddenly though it wasn't just his arm holding her close though...
She was cocooned in snowy white wings...
That answers that question he thought
While he was standing there in the darkness he got sensations of feathers running over his arms, face, chest but not his own and then those were followed by fur...
If she was a Veela too that would explain the feathers but fur?
The girl in his arms was peacefully asleep despite them standing up
He chuckled lightly but stopped when he heard purring..
Is she some kind of cat? Maybe an animagus form that would explain the fur too.
His mate must be powerful to be a Veela with wings and transform into a cat of some kind.
He couldn't wait to find her in the real world
"I'm coming my love ill be as fast as I can I promise" he whispered as he kissed her head.
The scene faded and even the feeling of her left as he drifted back to the waking world.
Draco's body had under gone some fairly drastic changes in a few hours and the young Veela would be a little clumsy as he got used to his new form.
The most obvious of these were that he had grown to be 6ft 3 from 5ft 11 and he had two huge snowy white wings that had a span of 15-16 ft and if one inspected them closely they would see tiny silver stripes on each feather reflecting light and making them almost glow.
He was truly breath taking and that was without the other changes.
His muscles were stronger but only barely visible so he was slight and slender more than a body builder.
his skin was pale and flawless most women would kill to have such perfect skin.
He now had a strong jaw aristocratic cheek bones which gave him a manly and commanding look, the kind of man you'd listen to as he normally was right.
His hair was still light blonde but it had multiple shades to it so it looked more natural, it was short and seemed to say I've just rolled out of bed and aren't I gorgeous.
The light grey blue Malfoy eyes he'd inherited from his father were now more like liquid mercury they had a black ring around the edge and tiny flecks of light electric blue in the swirling silver.
To put it simply he looked like one of gods angels.
The potions master looked in on him after the magical burst died and smiled.
Tomorrow should be interesting how long till we meet the future Mrs. Malfoy he mused as he went to bed.
As Draco awoke two things occurred to his groggy mind:
One he had a heavy cosy blanket covering him and he never wanted to leave it's confines and two that this wasn't his room
Sleepily he sat up and saw wings..
It all came rushing back to him and he noticed a dull ache in his chest for the first time.
Mate want her he thought tiredly as he got up to inspect his new appearance.
The man staring at him in the mirror was different but in the best ways and he was finally living up to the nick name 'Slytherin sex god' he grinned his mate wouldn't know what hit her.
He went over and put on the clothes he had laid out last night after enlarging them.
I'm going to need new clothes that suit my new form
As he got to the shirt he encountered the problem of his wings and frowned
I can't just go around topless it's indecent maybe Sev can help/p
He put on the rest grabbed the shirt and went through into the living area only to find his godfather the wolf and his parents all having tea. He froze blushing as they turned to stare at him.
The silent stares were broken by a squeal.
Surprisingly his mother the proper and calm lady had made the noise before she ran and hugged the shocked young Veela tightly.
"you look wonderful dragon I'm so proud of you"
"let the boy breathe Cissa" he heard his father chuckle
Draco finally snapped back and smiled at them "I thought you weren't coming till 8?"
"we did it is now nine forty you overslept son but it is understandable and I'm presuming you are incorrectly attired because of your new appendages?" he teased.
"I... I thought Sev might know what to do... and I didn't know we'd have company I thought you meant in the evening..."
They smiled and his father waved his wand at the shirt "sutura" two shimmering lines formed in the back of his shirt and he slipped it on and buttoned it up "I'll have to remember that"
His mother lead him to the couch and sat with him, Remus and Severus were facing them on the other couch and his father had taken a comfy looking arm chair. "so how did your mate dream go?"
"weird but brilliant we were in this tiny room at first horrid furniture anyway I hear this giggle and then she wraps her arms around me and says she missed me and for some reason it was like I was given a line in a play when I replied but anyway I turned in her arms and she was snuggled into my chest so I started to look at her. She has long messy dark brown almost black hair she's about five foot two and thin dangerously so..." he frowned at that part "then the room faded and I had my wings around us but I got sensations of feathers and fur caressing my arms and face. I think she must be Veela too and then have a cat animagus form because while she was asleep in my arms she purred..."
"interesting."
"What is Sev?"
"well I was reading those books you gave me to help him and the entire mate dream should have been like the second part... unless she was actually dreaming about Draco which means he knows her and she has a crush on him."
Draco sat up instantly "really?!" when Sev nodded he grinned.
"how's the pain dragon?" Narcissa asked drawing Draco's attention back to the ache.
"not too bad it just feels sore here" he rubbed over his heart.
"do you have a pull? No matter how weak we can follow it" Lucius asked
Draco pouted and slumped in his chair. "no just the ache, I can't go get her yet can I."
"no dragon you will have to wait till her inheritance comes in and even if you do meet her now you won't know it." His father replied watching his sons expression and trying not to chuckle as he looked like a child that had been told he had to wait to open Christmas presents. Remus managed to cover his laugh with a cough but Severus noticed and elbowed him causing his partner to glare.
"so what now?"
"now dragon we have breakfast and then at lunch when Harriet comes we can open your birthday presents. After that we can begin training your new powers so that when you do find your mate you can protect her to the best of your abilities." His father stated
"don't forget Luc that I'm taking him shopping Saturday. His new look calls for a new wardrobe."
"you read my mind mum, of course I will alter my current clothes too but some things it's best to buy new."
Draco got lots of presents including a necklace from his parents to give to his submissive when he found her as it was traditional.
Harriet was surprised but complimentary when she came to see him and give him her gift of a rare potions book she found in a second hand shop.
His father taught him to fly that evening and then on Friday how to use his allure and elemental powers.
Flying was by far the easiest it came quite naturally to the young Veela and he decided to spend an hour flying every night so his wings got stronger, it also helped that he loved the feeling.
His elemental powers were water and air but he was strongest in air Lucius said it was something to do with air being his birth month.
Draco's power was huge and he was gradually learning to reign it in, especially after causing a small hurricane.
By 12 o'clock on Saturday he had managed to make it snow despite it being 28˚c. He was going to start learning to battle with his new powers after his exams that were coming that week, despite all the new things he was feeling confident about them as he had done nothing but studied before his birthday.
His mother came to collect him from training in the grounds so they could have lunch before going shopping.