Wizards and witches all over the wizarding world knew about that soulmates existed. The muggleborns often found it a bit confusing at first but it really was simple. Anyone with magic had ring mark which would appear when they turned eleven. They mark represented that there was someone else out there and the pair would balance each other out. But being soulmates didn't mean you need to have an intimate relationship with each other; their relationship is up to the pair. And some wizards and witches did look for their soulmates but not all.
They ring also changed colours according to the emotions of the other pair. Now human emotions can never be counted to many of the ring's colours are unaccounted for but some of them have been derived. It turns gold for happiness, red for anger, blue for sadness, green for envy and so on. And if the pair ever met, the rings would turn pink. But the worst colour was black. Black symbolised death. If the other were to die, the ring mark would turn into an actual black ring. But we will talk about the rest some other day since there is a giddy eleven year old jumping up and down his bed because his soul ring finally turned golden after being blue for more than a month.
Five year old Draco could hardly wait to get his soul ring. He hoped their story would be like his parents. He loved hearing the story about how they met. His mom was searching for a book in the Hogwarts library on a ladder when she slipped and was about to fall but then his father had caught her. Their rings had turned pink and they both smiled. They started out as friends and were now his parents. He hoped even he would meet his soulmate in Hogwarts. He had felt a bit sad at first because his soul ring was blue and it wouldn't change and he couldn't even help her! But finally after more than a month the soul ring had turned golden. So he could hardly stand straight while he was being measured for his school robes since he kept bringing his hands up to see the ring mark.
He almost fell from the stool but the messy hair boy caught him and gave him a shy smile. He smiled in return.
"Hogwarts?"
"What?"
"Hogwarts, your robes. Are you going there?"
"Oh..umm yeah."
He gave the raven hair another smile before he again turned to his ring and he suddenly felt his stomach drop. His ring had turned pink! He quickly turned to the boy who was busy staring at his shoes. And on his stick like fingers Draco noticed it had turned pink too! But the boy seemed clueless about it...oh he was muggleborn. He was still in shock when his mother had came and taken him back.
It was until his mother tucked him into bed that he burst out crying. Surprised his mother started wiping his tears and hugging him.
"Oh darling what's wrong?"
"Uh..hngh..my ring."
Curious Narcissa took her little ones hand and took off the glove. That should have been the first symbol. Draco hadn't been wearing his gloves ever since his mark had appeared. She let out a small gasp as she noticed the pink ring.
"Oh dragon, this is great news."
"No..hngn no mother he is a boy and a mudblood!"
"Draco! You are not to use that word ever!"
"But hngnh father does!"
"You are not to follow everything he does Draco. Promise me you won't ever use it again."
"Nghh yes mother."
"Okay now why does it matter he is a boy? You both can be friends."
"No! I wanted to be like you and father!"
"Draco darling I know you are small but it is okay to love who you want no matter the gender."
"Wha...what?"
"Don't worry darling, in the end it is up to you and know that you will have our support no matter the choice."
"...okay mother."
"Goodnight my love."
"Goodnight mother."
He stayed up the whole till he could no longer. He woke up past noon and his mark had turned back to golden since they hadn't properly introduced each other. Calming himself he quickly wore his glove. He decided he try to be friends with raven hair and if he felt morehe would pursue that.
Standing in front of him was the raven hair boy who was apparently Harry Potter and an orange hair boy who just insulted his name. Angry he retorted back at the much obvious Weasley boy before he turned to Harry Potter and extended his hand in hope of friendship.
He felt dizzy as his soulmate, some one he was suppose to trust, brushed him off and went the other way. He felt the tears build up before he put on his Malfoy mask swiftly just like his father and decided if he wasn't going to be his friend then he would just be his enemy. <3