Revised and rewritten as of March 16, 2009

Rated M for later chapters.

Pairings: HarryXDraco, RonXHermoine, implied DracoXPansy, implied RemusXSirius, and more to be decided

Note 1: Year of the Tairlai goes AU after the 5th book (:

Note 2: This is unbetaed, but has been combed over by myself a few times and a friend, as well as been run by a spell checker.

Note 3: The first few chapters and the prologue will be similar to the old versions, but with more detail and concrete scenes and interactions.. I'm hoping. ^^;

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or it's characters, settings, or anything like that. I only own the Tairlai, their people, their ways, and the plot.

A row of four cloaked figures sat behind a long oak table that was filling with intricate carvings of felines and canines intertwined together, locked in a complicated dance for all eternity. From behind the hoods, eight eyes that ranged from gold to cinder gray observed the other four adults before them, their heads bowed out of respect.

The male to the far left, the one closest to the fair blond couple, had a look of deep satisfaction set into his features, though his cloak hid it from view. His cinder eyes shone in the candlelight, his slitted pupils dilated to mirror the pupils of an ordinary humans. Finally he became the first to speak. "Not everyday you see the Malfoy's bowing to someone else's feet, now is it?" His voice, though harsh and mocking, was laced with a purr as seductive as a siren's song. The slight cocking of the female Malfoy's head was not lost on him, and he gave a light chuckle. The movement was not lost to her husband either, it seemed, for he brought his face upwards, molten silver eyes narrowing dangerously.

"Just because you are one-" He started, but the affected female at his side who was his wife, the woman he loved and never failed to reign in his temper, laid a soft hand on his arm. "Remember your place, Lucius. Remember why we have come this far." She whispered, her eyes flicking over the other married couple; the Potters if her memory served her correctly. "Do not jeopardize whatever these four have in store for us; they are creatures of good, not evil. Be humbled that such beings would want us in their presence at all." She continued, her own stone gray eyes returning to look at her husband's emotionless face, her gaze slightly pleading. Lucius snorted lightly; was this her idea of redemption? It hardly scratched the surface of redeeming themselves in his mind. But he lowered his head nonetheless and muttered an apology.

The only female of the four at the table, to the right of the male who had spoken, smiled. The action caused her dark leathery skin to wrinkle more but just like her companion, these features were hidden from their guests. "I am sorry we have called you here, I am sure you all have your respective places to be and lives to lead, but we have foreseen the future... Many years ago, and this is when we were to step into your lives, whether you accept us with open arms or not... Have you all heard of the Tairlai?" She spoke, her voice clear and steady, despite her age and once more, like her companion her voice rang with a purr. Her eyes centered on the Potters. She knew they wouldn't have... Not like the Malfoy's. And true to her hunch, the pair shook their heads.

The man from before snorted, his eyes narrowed in disbelief. "If they do not know of our people, why should we even grace them with this honor that many others would want? How much thought have we put into this?" He questioned, though he kept his cinder eyes directed away from the female. Her golden eyes narrowed, boring into into the side of his head, waiting for his - "I am sorry milady, I did not mean to react like that.." - Apology.

She smiled approvingly at the younger man. "It is fine Rowan, please be more considerate next time, however." She stated, the other being addressed merely nodding before turning back to address the Potters, who were now looking slightly nervous. "It's okay. We had figured at least one of you all may not know about our species, so we have prepared a sort of... gift.." She said, turning to address the male on the far right. "Floretz, please give the Potter's the books we had brought out." She said, watching as the withering figure got up, feeble hands grasping the four thin volumes in front of him before shuffling forwards and extending the books to the couple. "Three of those books cover our history, what we are, how we carry on in these times, and much more. The final volume will help you with any words you come across that you may not be familiar with. We Tairlai are known for mixing the common English language with our own words." The single female elaborated as her companion took his seat once more.

The Potter's looked up at the group of four with bright smiles and said 'thank you' in unison, making the female smile brightly. Rowan nudged her slightly to pull her attention off the Potters and nodded his head to the Malfoy's, specifically Lucius. "I think our keen male Malfoy is interested in owning his own set..." He whispered. With a nod she turned towards the last male on her right and muttered, "Ghali would you minds fetching another set of books for the Malfoys? I'm sure they'd like to browse through them to be further informed of what is to come." Without a word the addressed male got up and left the dark room with no more noise then a simple clicking of the door.

"Now, let us get to the point of this gathering, though I am sure you all have a faint idea. You are here to receive from us, a gift." She said, getting ready for a long-winded explanation. "As you may or may not be aware of, but Tairlai are classed as were-creatures although we do not reproduce through the normal means of were-creatures. Because of this, we have found through the centuries that our race is compatible for cross breeding and we have gone ahead and done this, causing the work of the very first Tairlai to go up in smoke, so to say." Here she was interrupted by the return of the third male. "Ah, just give those right to the Malfoy's, Ghali." She directed, waving a hand in the blond couple's direction. "As you wish, Marcillia." He said, moving and giving the books over to the awaiting pair, mostly Lucius, before taking his once vacant seat.

"To continue with our little explanation..." She started, grabbing the attention of the now preoccupied couple, "Ever since the very first show of cross breeding, a Council was set up within our race to find a way to help our race to survive. We have been able to shape our magic to see into the future and place as many mates together as possible. Mr. and Mrs. Malfoy... I am sure you are aware of why this is crucial.. Mr. Potter I am sure you are as well." She paused here to gaze at Lily, causing the woman to squirm uncomfortably, "Mrs. Potter, many creatures are crucial to wizard and muggle living alike. The Tairlai are no exception. We have a certain genetic coding where if two mates do not interact in some way before their coming of age, their Tairlai blood will go cold, causing us to lose two more of our dwindling race." Here she took a breath and cleared her throat ever so much, a silent sign for one of the three to take over.

"Our council is hand picked and raised to hone their abilities in foreseeing pairs." Ghali started, his voice strong and lacking the purr from the other two who had spoken. "Sometimes we are wrong, and fights break out among Tairlai families, however when we saw this pairing, it was the most vivid and we knew there would be no error for we saw ourselves standing in the background and we knew... We had created it. You see, we have been trying a new magic, and when we saw this pair we knew it would succeed. This is why you four are present today.

"Within a year or so, Lily and Narcissa will have baby boys. These two boys are destined, by our race, to be each others mates. We need you to give us your consent to work this new magic to make this pairing come to fruition because well... None of you have even a drop of Tairlai blood in you so must do it for you, so to speak." He finished here and settled back, waiting for Marcillia to finish this meeting up, however it was Floretz who spoke in a cracking, dry voice, "You have forgotten some of the basic, main points Ghali." He turned his brown eyes to the four in front of them, silently listening to the information and continued, "You must look at the coming together of your sons as nothing out of the ordinary; for the Tairlai male pairings are common... Do not look at your children differently because of this. And last of all.. You must let your children meet before their coming of age, which would be sixteen." He finished and now all four at the table watched the two couples, awaiting their responses, if any. It was Lily who spoke first.

"My lords and lady, I give you permission to do whatever it is to my son in hopes of saving your race. I have no qualms with the boys meeting before they are sixteen. Perhaps they could even be friends; it may make things easier on them." At this she looked at the Malfoy's uncertainly, fully aware of their relationship outside of these walls. Could they really pull this off. Relief swept through her when Narcissa nodded and Lucius offered the faintest of nods, also wondering just how they could pull such a relationship off.

"I also give you permission to do whatever you must to are son." Narcissa said shortly, looking squarely at the four for the first time since entering the dark chamber. With a satisfied smile, Marcillia nodded her head, causing her hood to shake ever so much. A glint of teeth showed from the depth's of Ghali's hood as he grinned. "You may go." He said at last, the other Tairlai nodding their heads in vigorous agreement. At those words, the four rose and made their way to the large doors they remembered going through not so long ago.

"One more thing... Mr. Malfoy and Mr. Potter..." Marcillia paused, watching as the two men turned to look at her. "Whichever son is born first will be the Dominant, which is like being the true male in the relationship... You two may want to turn this into a competition and see whose son will end up being the emotionally stable one..." She said, a glint in her eyes as she watched the two men turn to look at each other, daring the other to try and produce the Dominant first. After the silent bet had been made, the two couples left, and the woman could only hope spurring them on would quicken the process...

... And almost a year later the council received a letter from the Malfoys. Narcissa had had a baby; a boy. Lucius also added that he had had his son first, winning the bet he had made with James.

And about two months later, the Potters sent them a letter saying Lily had had her son. They did not hold back in gloating that he was adorable, and he was named Harry. But Marcillia could tell James was slightly deflated that his son would become the Submissive; but she knew the man would be proud of his son nonetheless.

I hope there has been some improvement between this version and the old one ^^