The Next Generation

The Next Generation

Harry had spent months of training in secret over the past year. From reading the passages at the Durlsey's till now here in the room of requirements. Finally he had done what the Marauders had done years before him. He was an illegal animagus just like them. Standing before the long mirror he smiled at himself. Though he stood naked before the mirror his clothes ripped and torn from his first transformation. He knew it would take time for him to completely shift without the tearing of clothes, but for now he was content.

Taking a deep long breath he closed his eyes and concentrated on his inner animal. The shift was slow and disorienting but he knew this would pass with practice. Slowly his skin turned a deep black and his arms flatenened and elongated sprouting ebony feather from shoulder to tip. He craned his neck up as it also elongated into a beautiful avian neck. The rest of his body cracking and shifting with the transformation. Slowly he looked down as his feet shifted and flattened taking on a deep ivory white just as his face altered into the smaller head and beak of his inner animal.

As the transformation came to an end he glanced up into the mirror only to be greeted by the sight of a beautiful black swan. Feathers long and dark shining green when hit in certain lights. The feathers along the wing had dark emerald tips the same colors as his eyes. He knew just by the sight of his strange coloration he wasn't an ordinary swan so when he had discovered his inner animal he had done some research. His inner animal was what was commonly referred to as a Veela Swan. A special type of swan that can only be achieved by those with veela blood. It had taken him awhile to realize the veela blood came from his fathers side of the family it had just remained dormant till him. Though he would never reach the full veela inheritance he was gifted with the animal form and an affinity for one element, Earth ,more specifically, plants.

Slowly he let himself shift back it was beginning to get late and he wanted to get back to the common room before Snape started his rounds. Slowly he put on a set of spare clothes and slipped from the room and down the corridor quickly heading to the Gryffindor common room. Though in his mind he still wondered if Draco, his boyfriend, had learned his animagus transformation along with the twins whom he called his brothers.

Now a days a lot of people knew that Harry had joined the twins in their constant pranks what many where unaware of was the small fact that Draco, was the master mind behind most of the pranks. Together they were the next generation of Marauders and the had the tattoos to prove it. Though again those were not very well known of.

Walking briskly down the hall he looked behind him quickly to see if he was being followed when he ran head long into the three people he had been thinking about. The three looked down before grabbing the smaller brunette dragging him into an empty classroom putting up privacy and locking wards.

Clearing his throat Harry looked at them, "What are you three doing together in the hall?"

Smiling Draco hugged him landing a kis on his cheek gently, "Looking for you we all have good news!"

The twins both grinned as well before speaking in the way only the two could,

"Yup we…"

"All found out"

"our inner animals"

"During the summer!"

"And now all three of us"

"Have completed our"

"Transformations!" Draco and both twins exclaimed the last word together in perfect harmony.

Smilig Harry laughed lightly, "I just finished shifting for the second time!"

The other three laughed lightly before they all shifted at once. The twins both shifted into the same animal, two beautiful foxes. Both dark reds with a ring of black around their tails. The only difference was the patch of black around their eyes. Fred had a patch around his left eyes while his brother had one around his right eye. Leaning down Harry petted the two animals gently before stepping back to let them shift back.

Turning to look at his boyfriend his jaw dropped in surprice. Before him was a large yet beautiful silver swan with a pearly white beak and feet. The tips of his wings a bright sapphire blue and Harry placed a hand over his mouth in surprise the words left his lips before he could stop them, "You're a veela"

Draco's swan like head jerked up in shock even as he shifted back to human form gracefully as if it were second nature his voice careful, "How did you figure that out?"

Harry looked down at the classroom floor before slowly letting his form shift into the regal body of the black swan with the emerald green tips. Draco knealt next to him gingerly tapping underneath the smaller swans bill gently forcing him to look up, "Why didn't you tell me you have veela blood? That would have made things a lot more simple you know"

Tilting his head to the side the black swan blinked in confusion before nipping at the blondes shirt viciously to get him to speak, "Hey! I like this shirt Harry! Alright I'll tell you. I cam into my inheritance over the summer. I'm ¾'s veela Harry I have to find my mate. Its why I was so distant those first few months because I was making sure I had the right person, and I did. There is a reason I have been more active since Christmas I just didn't know how to tell you. Harry I've been courting you by veela law for the past two months. You are my mate Harry would you…could you accept me?"

The twins looked on in curiosity at what Harry would do their hands clasped tightly together George had his head tucked under Fred's chin watching the scene take place with the utmost seriousness.

Slowly Harry looked before leaning forward rubbing his feathered head gently across Draco's cheek chirping sweetly. Smiling the blonde shifted wrapping his long neck around Harry's in a hug with his smaller mate returning the gesture.

The twins smiled brightly and turned to each other kissing sweetly at the cute scene before turning back in time to see the two swans lay their beaks and foreheads together in the well known heart shape it looked like their little group was staying together till their dying days.