Summary: "The definition of soul mates for magical folk means that the wizard or witch is told who their soul mate is, they will eventually fall in love. Their souls will be combined together by love and magic, but once you are combined, you won't be able to separate. That is why there is no such thing as divorce in our world. Now it is your time be told who your soul mate is. You will spend time with your soul mate along with a group of other students this year to develop your relationship."

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~*Soul Mates*~

~*Chapter 1: The Announcement*~

"Now that everyone is fed and watered I have a few announcements to make. As all of you should know, the Forbidden Forest is, well, forbidden. And you should all be in your dorms before curfew or it calls for detention. Prefects and Heads are excused. That's all I have to say, will all of the 7th years and the few other students that have received a note from me stay behind. The other 7th years that have received a note from me may leave too. Your house prefects shall bring you to your dorms. Now off you trot!" Professor Dumbledore said when he saw that everyone in the Great Hall had finished the feast.

The 7th years and a few other students, including Ginny Weasley watched sleepily as the rest of the students slowly dragged their feet up the moving staircases to their own dorms.

"The definition of soul mates are different for muggles and magical folks," began Professor Dumbledore. "For muggles, soul mates are when two people meet and fall in love, therefore combining their souls together by love. But for us magical folks, our soul mates were already chosen long before we were even born. When the wizard or witch is told who their soul mate is, they will eventually fall in love. Their souls will be combined together by love and magic, but once you are combined, you won't be able to separate. That is why there is no such thing as divorce in our world."

"Why I am telling you this, is because now it is your time be told who your soul mate is. As some of you may have noticed all of your parents, who are both witches and wizards, come from the same school. And same as you, at some point of their education, they found out who their soul mates were. Some of you may already be familiar with each other," Dumbledore's twinkling eyes flashed to some of the couples who were sitting together. "While some of you may still need some time to get used to each other that is why you will all spend time with your soul mate along with a group of other students this year to develop your relationship."

Dumbledore looked at a few people at the Gryffindor and Slytherin table. Including our favorite couple: Draco and Hermione.

"Soul mates are," Dumbledore continued, "people were destined to be together. Everybody has a different soul mate, and when you find your soul mate, you will be bound together forever." Dumbledore paused and looked at the students.

Noticing their confused looks he explained,

"So what is about to happen is we will tell you all who your soul mates will be tonight."

          People began to whisper and look at specific people whom they hoped would be their soul mate. Many girls looked hopefully over to the Slytherin table at Draco Malfoy. Hoping their soul mate would be him. Noticing all the attention he was getting, Draco smirked at looked at a few of the girls in the eye, causing them to either blush or faint. His eyes wandered over to a girl sitting at the Gryffindor table. She had her eyes closed and she seemed to be praying.

'Praying for me to be her soul mate, no doubt' Draco smirked at the thought. 'She's quite pretty actually. Wouldn't be that bad if it did come true, even though she is a Gryffindor. Who is she anyways, she seems familiar but where have I seen her before?'

 Draco looked at the people sitting beside her and noticed Harry and Ron.

'Potter and Weasel?!? Ah!!! That's mudblood Granger! For a mudblood she sure scrubbed up good. On second thought, maybe she's not praying for me to be her soul mate. I hate to admit it, but she doesn't seem affected by my Malfoy charm. She'd be hard to crack open. Hm… what a sight Potter and Weasel would be if I actually got her to fall in love with me!'

          When Draco had finally decided to pay attention, Professor McGonagall had already begun reading off peoples' names.

"Granger, Hermione and Malfoy, Draco. Potter, Harry and Weasley, Virginia. Weasly, Ronald and Brown, Lavender. You will be in Group 5."

"WHAT!?!" Draco and Hermione yelled simultaneously.

'Merlin! When I said that it would be funny to get her to fall in love with me I didn't actually mean it!!! Now I'm stuck with the mudblood. I have to complain to Father as soon as possible.'  Draco prayed to himself that his Father would be able to get him out of this mess. He knew that he wasn't just hallucinating because Malfoys never hallucinate.