Chapter 324: Veelas

Chapter 324: Veelas

"So it is. If I'd have known you were fueling a body like that I'd have given you more meat!" the bar keeper said with a laugh. "You two here for the pageant I take it?" the man asked while polishing a mug with a cloth. "How'd you guess?" Nick asked in surprise since as far as he knew neither of them had mentioned it before now. "Dumbledore's been sent an invitation to participate for years now on account of the phoenix that keeps him company. Madam Maxim has had her eye on getting a dress inspired by it for quite some time now. Can't blame her , it's a majestic creature without a doubt." the man explained with a smile.-This chapter's initial release occurred on the n0vell--Bjjn site.

"I figured he finally decided to indulge her on account of a juicy bit of information I heard from one of my ministry regulars in the games department." he added but Dumbledore stopped him from saying more. "There's no guarantee that will even go through so no need to get his hopes up." the headmaster said sternly so the bar keeper dropped the topic. Nick already had an idea of what was being talked about and wasn't surprised to hear it.-

There was also quite a few people that were merely designers or spectators that included a certain influential French pureblood family. The women of that family were gawking at Nick quite openly much to the confusion of the men. Nick smirked and tipped his head slightly in acknowledgement before ignoring them as he was studying the magical items on each person nearby. He may not be able to see the runes directly but he could still figure out what the items did and as a result attempt to mimic them later. It might not be plagiarism exactly but he was definitely toeing that line.-

The only reason he was even doing this was so he could pass the information on to Hermione and Daphne as a christmas present. Still despite his choosing to ignore the Delacour family it didn't mean they did the same or rather could do the same. His mere presence seemed to suppress them to an uncomfortable degree like what a peasant might feel when presented before a powerful king. The worse part is that they had no idea why this was and that made it hard for them to do anything besides stare at Nick.-

"Do either of you know what is going on with them?" one of the older men in a suit asked worriedly. "Are they veela?" Nick asked slightly irritated at being interrupted from his magic memorizing. The man looked shocked "They are part veela , how'd you know?" he asked seriously. "I have a passive bloodline trait that makes me hold dominion over all avian creatures and as veelas are part of that category I imagine it's much like standing in the presence of your races ruler. Before you ask there is nothing I can do about it so they will simply need to adapt to my presence." Nick explained honestly before going back to what he was doing. He didn't even feel like pointing out that as an all female race there was no such thing as "part veela" you either were or were not a veela there is no in between.