Chapter 2
I finally put the two books down having read cover to cover looking for answers. According to the book on Veelas; I will have a few physical changes such as my hair getting softer, longer and lighter, my eyes will get bluer and I will become curvier (in a males case they will become taller and bulkier). And of course there will be the wings that will take 4 weeks after the transformation, which is to be painful, to go back into my back. It will be like a halfway point between my human form and my true form. According to the book the wings vary in shade but are always white. I look at the time and realize its dinner time.
There is a knock at the door to our room. On the other side is Theodore Nott. "You missed the meeting we were named the prefects for Slytherin. We have rounds after dinner." He states before walking away. "Thank you." I say, barely above a whisper. I get a book from the shelf, making sure it's not a muggle book. I eat dinner while I read. Eat isn't really the right word, pick at is better. After dinner we make sure the first years remember how to get back to the house common room. As me and Theodore are walking in silence we pass the Golden Trio and I hear a first year call Granger a mudblood. I whirl around and growl at the first year. "I never want to hear that word uttered by any of you ever again. For the past 6 years those people have been saving this damned school so you will show them the respect they deserve. The common room is here go in and go to bed." I snarl out. The first years look ready to wet themselves and run into the common room. I turn to see Theodore staring at me. "I'm sorry I don't know what came over me." I say going back to the quiet voice everyone knows. He just nods and looks up to see the Golden Trio approach. "Thank you." Granger says with a small smile. I just blush and let my hair fall in a curtain around my face. "She's right you know. You guys are the reason this school is still here thank you." Theodore says shaking Potter and Weasley's hands and kissing the back of Grangers. When his lips press against Grangers hand I feel, no see, a spark between the two. Like actually see a bright zap between the two of them when they make eye contact. I don't know what it means but I make a mental note to write to mother. Grangers blush goes from her ears down her neck, she looks like Weasleys hair. Theodore and I go into the common room before parting ways.
The next day is double potions first thing in the morning with the Gryffindor's. I take a seat at the back thinking ill have it all to myself. I was wrong. Theodore sits down next to me and I just stare. "We need to start over. My name is Theodore Nott, you may call me Theo." He says sticking out his hand. "Primrose Caswell, my parents call me Rose." I say. "What do your friends call you?" he asks. "I don't have any friends." I say looking down. "Well you do now and I rather like the nickname Prim." He says with a smile. I give a slight smile back and turn to the front the room and Snape starts his lecture. We work in comfortable silence. It's like a dance we can anticipate each other's moves and we finish the potion before Draco Malfoy or Granger. Draco stares at me and Hermione just gives Theo a small smile. The smile doesn't escape my notice and I give a slight smirk as I set the potion on the desk to be graded. "Very good Miss Caswell 10 points to Slytherin." Snape says. "Sir, Theo did help." I say feeling bad for getting all the credit. "Congratulations, do you want a purple jelly bean?" he drawls. I give Theo a guilty look. "It's fine Prim." He says going back to our seat. "Snape doesn't like me." Theo says. "Why? I thought he favored Slytherin?" I ask. "Oh he does but he knows how intelligent I am but I'm not the top of the class because I never do the homework." He shrugs. I didn't say anything else just sat there waiting for the bell. Once everyone hands in their potions we are dismissed. We all make our way to lunch. I sit in my normal spot at the end of the table. Theo sits across from me to my surprise. "Theo come sit with us." Blaise says waving him over to where he was sitting. "Na mate, I'm going to sit with my new friend Prim." He says brushing off his friends. Blaise, Draco, and Pansy get up and move to sit with us. "Guys, this is Prim. Prim this is Draco, Blaise, and Pansy." Theo makes introductions. "She's my roommate numbnuts," Pansy says, "the veela/nymph right?" everyone turns to me. I just nod my head never saying a word. "Well you know I'm a Fury, Theo is an Elf/Mage, Blaise is a Shapeshifter, and Draco here is also a Veela." Pansy says ticking off each creature on her fingers. I just nod my head and pick at my food. "Is something wrong Prim? You've barely eaten all day." Theo asks. "I'm not hungry." I say pushing my food around. They continue talking while I think about my birthday right around the corner. What will happen to me? How will this change me? Who will be my mate be? I'm brought out of my musing by Dumbledore getting up at the podium. "I would like to announce that the first dance of the season is 2 Fridays from now. Next Friday you are allowed to go to hogsmeade to buy whatever you need. Have a wonderful week." He says walking back to his seat. "Prim will you go shopping with me for the dance?" Pansy asks excitedly. "Um…sure." I answer uncertainly. She squeals and pulls out several fashion magazine showing me all the different trends and what she wants. I feel eyes on me and see Draco staring intently at me. I blush and look back at the magazines.
We walk back to the common room, the boys trailing behind us while Pansy practically skips as she drags me along. She's surprisingly small for someone only 2 inches taller than my 5'0". "I'm so glad I have another girl to go shopping with!" she beams at me. I give a small smile. "Since Potter says the Dark Lord is back Daphne and Astoria where transferred to Beauxbatons school for witches. And Millicent while a pureblood is more of a boy than any of those three," she points to the boys behind us, "her father wanted a son." She whispers the last part to me. We get to our dorms and go to our room, waving to the boys as we go upstairs. Draco is still staring as we disappear from view. "So I know Veelas have mates but what about Nymphs?" She asks plopping down onto her bed kicking her heels off. She is clearly not following uniform regulations; her skirt is too short, her shirt too form fitting, and shoes too high. "Nymphs don't have mate in the same sense as veelas. Mother says that a Nymph will stay forever alone unless they have a vision of who they are supposed to marry." I explain. "Fascinating! Well Furies do have mates; Furies and Veelas are cousin creatures after all." She says. I only nod remembering something about that in the book. "Do you know who your mate is?" she asks. "No ill know on my birthday, the day of the dance." I say. "Oh, well I found my mate already. Blaise and I will have such beautiful babies." She says with a dreamy smile. I'm shocked. I did NOT get a relationship vibe from them. "Blaise? Really?" is all I can think to say. "Yes. I know everyone expected me and Draco to get together but he has a mate, won't tell anyone who she is just that she doesn't know yet and he wants to keep it that way, but I have always seen him as a brother and nothing more. Blaise on the other hand is dreamy and so sweet to me. He calls me Mia Cara, it means My Dear. He says once we marry we can live in the seaside villa his family owns in Italy." She rattles on. She seems nice enough but is very chatty. I don't want to be rude but I'm starting to get a headache.