Forever and Always - Dramione/Blinny Veela Sequel

Ch. 25

Draco and Blaise were leaning against the back wall of the meeting room they had all gathered in previously, still gathering stares from their fully black eyes and stern demeanors. Draco watched Harry yawn from across the room and take a long drink of what was probably his fourth cup of coffee that morning. Ron looked as if he was about to fall asleep with his head propped up on the palm of his hand, but a quick nudge from Harry jolted him awake. It reminded Draco of their days at Hogwarts, and would've made him chuckle if he wasn't so focused at that moment.

They had flown nearly all over the lower half of the main island, having to turn back as soon as they got to Manchester so that they would have made it back to the Ministry in time before anyone suspected anything. Blaise almost didn't go back with them, having slightly felt Ginny's presence just on the edge of his. And when Draco confirmed he could just barely feel Hermione, it gave them hope that they were getting closer.

The downside to this was that it only brought out their Veelas more, and Draco was having a hard time controlling his. He knew Blaise was too, as the wizard next to him would constantly shift his weight from foot to foot and couldn't seem to stop moving. Draco was filled with nervous energy and the need to go back out and find his mate.

"Alright," Daniels started in a loud voice, catching everyone's attention. "Let's get started. Hopefully all of you got some rest last night."

There was a murmur around the room and Draco scoffed slightly, shifting his weight again for the thousandth time that morning. He didn't see why he and Blaise had to be there instead of out searching, but Kingsley had insisted that they needed to be there for the planning so that they 'could add their input since it's such a close matter to them'.

To Draco, that essentially translated to he and Blaise being kept under supervision so they wouldn't go on a rampage, which he overheard Daniels express concern about the day before in private to the Minister.

"Now, today we should spread out our search further, to possibly Scotland and Ireland," Daniels stated. "We need to consider all possibilities-"

"Might I suggest, sir," Draco started curtly, "That we instead look more north of here; around Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds."

Daniels raised an eyebrow at the blond Veela, his brow furrowing in slight annoyance at being interrupted. "And what information do you have that makes us want to start there specifically?"

"Well," Draco looked over at Blaise who nodded before continuing, "Last night, while everyone was sent home to rest, Blaise and I took it upon ourselves to continue the search."

Everyone was listening intently to them, and Kingsley had a slight smile on his face. Blaise picked up where Draco left off and added, "We were just nearing Manchester when we caught the girls just on the edge of our range. We unfortunately had to turn back, but we feel they are at least within a hundred kilometers of Manchester, so that is a starting range."

Daniels sighed and nodded. "At least we have that to go off of now."

"That's still such a large area though," One of the other Aurors piped up. He cast a nervous glance to the two Veelas and then looked back at the Head Auror. "How are we even going to know where to look?"

"Hermione said that she was in a locked room with stone walls and dirt floors," Draco answered before Daniels could. "I would say we're probably looking for a place that looks abandoned, probably an old home that belonged to a wealthy pureblood family. They wouldn't use anything related to muggles."

"How can you be certain of that?" Daniels asked in a skeptical tone.

Draco grinned menacingly, and Blaise could tell his friend was getting very agitated. "No offense, sir, but I worked in close quarters with these people. They view muggles as the scum of the Earth, and would not use anything that was built by a muggle. It would be beneath them in their minds."