And just like that, Draco’s speech resumed its flow. "Yes, it was! Male Veelas are rare, you see, so there are some myths about us. But some of them are wrong, but normally we don’t correct them. It's easier, safer this way. For example, we don't have a mate. We can choose just like everybody else. Let me repeat that clearly so you can write it on your little expert pad. We Veelas don’t have a mate. You got that? Anyway. We can reproduce with any female, we really don't need a mate for this. We have some degree of power that normal wizards don’t like throwing fireballs, and we don't need a mate to hear, see or smell better than most of you."