Veela Lore

## Introduction

Inhabitants of Eastern Europe, true Veela are largely female, and have the ability to shift between an alluring humanistic form and an intimidating avian form. They practice their own form of magic and therefore do not attend wizarding schools. Although male Veela do exist, they are comparatively small and unimpressive, and do not have the ability to change their shape or to produce the allure; neither do they have the female's innate ability with fire. They can, however, pass on the Veela genes to female offspring who may exhibit these powers. In female descendants, the Veela allure is retained to a significant degree in individuals with 1/8 Veela heritage or greater. Part-Veela witches are likely to enjoy a natural talent for Transfiguration as a result of their ancestors' shape-shifting abilities.

Other forms of Veela magic may exist but given the tenuous relationship between humans and creatures, the Veela population is naturally secretive about all of the things that they are capable of, out of fear that wizards will either attempt to harness it or use it against them. The prevailing theory is that, as Veela are creatures and not human, they can feel the excess magic in the atmosphere and have harnessed the ability to manipulate it as they please (see Theory of Magic). It has been noted by researchers that Veela are immune to the harmful effects caused by other creatures, most notably werewolves. They will endure physical harm but their Veela genetics do not make them susceptible to contracting lycanthropy. Documented is also their innate ability to enchant things when combining their Veela powers with human magic.

### Veela Magic

Veela and part-Veela can perform their own forms of magic; the type and power of the magic that they perform depends on the Veela genetics that they possess (i.e. full Veela have all of these abilities while part may only be able to exhibit some or only a weakened form of all). Part-Veela may, at times, need to work to access these skills; this has the potential to meet a dead end though, as all of the practice in the world will not give them access to a power that they did not inherit. All forms of Veela-specific magic are wandless, meaning that even part-Veela are able to do this without a wand in hand. However, should a Veela choose to dabble in human forms of magic, those will need to be performed with the conduit of a wand.

#### Allure & Attraction

While all Veela have a specific amount of allure and attraction that is built into their genetics, this can be manipulated in either direction in order to benefit them. Should they feel the need to amplify their allure, a marked difference can be noted in their beauty and the inability of those who find them attractive to control themselves when in a specific proximity. The opposite is also true, a Veela can suppress their beauty and allure, however this can only go so far, as the natural baseline that they possess is much higher than that of your average human. This effect is only able to be performed for short bursts but those who are more adept at this form of magic can sustain it for longer and more frequently.

Full Veela and some part-Veela who are adept at this sort of magic are able to manipulate the environment around them in order to enhance their surroundings. One researcher, in particular, has written about how flowers blossom around Veela and grass appears greener. However, it has been debated among those in academia as personal bias and susceptibility to Veela allure.

#### Transfiguration

Full Veela are able to transfigure themselves into Harpy-like creatures at the drop of a hat. Part-Veela will have a natural skill with wand-based Transfiguration, putting them above their classmates in terms of ability.

#### Fire

The ability to launch balls of fire from their palms is one of the most widely-known Veela skills that humans have documented as the most dangerous. Thus far, no part-Veela has been known to produce balls of flame, but there are many part-Veela who can manipulate fire and produce flames from their fingertips in small amounts.

#### Hair

It's not known exactly how Veela may make use of their own hair to enhance their magical abilities but Veela hair is widely used across Europe as a core for wands and a conduit for human magic.