In the Harry Potter Universe Veela are mentioned very little, besides Fleur and her sister being ¼ Veela or was it ½? But in Fannon its often debated that there are no male Veela. Except in HPDM HPSS, But surely there has to be some form of male to reproduce or perhaps they reproduce by Eggs or some other way. But what I wanted to make this for was to discuss the opinions on the Veela male, Myth, reality, or extinct.

I myself believe them to be similar to the white court Vamps from Dresden files, Both male and females and half-breeds.


So tell me whats your opinion, and if there is a another thread like this please tell me, I couldn't find any but you never know I could have missed it.

 

Finally, a thread about Veela!



The theory of males being unaffected carriers of the veela gene is one I wouldn't scoff at if someone used it.

 

Like this story? http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2963297/1/Marked_For_A_Veela
It barely touches on it but its there.

{Edit} Sorry put wrong chapter on link

 

I like the idea that Veela aren't born in any normal way, but instead are like Dementors in that they're magical manifestations. If you look at the mythology behind them, Veela are a kind of Eastern European fairy/spirit, so I see them not being born but simply coming into being.

Quarter Veela and the like are then the (rare) result of a human and a Veela mating.

 

Isn't Blaise's mother half veela? If so, it would seem to indicate that male's may carry the 'gene' or whatever, but don't show any outward signs of it, as far as powers go.

 

Nah, all we're told is that Blaise's mother is an unusually beautiful witch. It could be that there's some Veela blood there, or she could just be humanly beautiful.

Also, to the OP: There's a fair amount of discussion about Veela in the Harry/Fleur Community thread, so you may want to check that out. If I recall correctly, Tinn in particular made a very good post about genetics.

 

If a female veela is able to reproduce with a human than they must have sex organs similar to humans. Therefore if there are no male veela and we know one has mated with a human to produce a half breed that they must atleast have had males in the past, if not, why would they have the sexual organs to reproduce in such a way.

In conclusion, there must be male veela's, seeing as how a female was able to reproduce with a human.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veela#Vila

Really interesting article on the legend, though since it is Wiki a grain of salt should be taken before reading. But I thought it very good and interesting, but I still stand by my, Similar to white court theory

 

I think the are both a-sexual and regular. meaning that they can create a full veela alone, or a half veela with a human [or centaur ] male. It's ironic that a full Veela isn't born from sex, but meh.

 

I'm inclined to agree with Sesc. I had thought it was a bit like the magic gene in wizards. If a wizard has offspring with a muggle, then the child would, effectively, be half-wizard. However, that child still has the full powers of a wizard, and is then considered one. Perhaps it is similar with Veela.

 

In your analog, a wizard is a Veela, but who is the muggle?

 

Well, I assume the muggle would be any person that a Veela decided to mate with, but perhaps only witches or wizards would be compatible with that particular gene, since wizardry is compatible for any human, while Veela might only be compatible for magical beings.

 

It's only Harry, who has such a limited knowledge of the wizarding world, who brings up any suspicion of the existence of a half-Veela. Also, no one from Harry's POV had ever been up close and personal with one, so there's no way to judge if some Veela have a stronger 'gene' than others.

I agree with Taure; the Veela gene is a 'talent', similiar to being a metamorphmagus, yet hereditary once introduced into the bloodline.

 

My point was that in your scenario there's no full-blooded Veela's

 

I thought Fluer was only 1/4 Veela? Full powers or not, in your theory there's no such thing as a 'Veela Half-Blood', as it should.

 

I've always liked this theory:

Piers Anthony made the point that the offspring of a human would have a soul, no matter how far back in the line that human might be. A Veela (or Giant or Goblin) crossbred with human will always produce a souled creature, for the soul is the part of homo sapiens sapiens that is divine, and is functionally very nearly the definition of a genetic dominant.

So, if we apply this model to the "partially-Veela is Veela" hypothesis, then it works with just a little stretching. We can presume that the "squib birth defect" can happen in any individual, but if the Veela shows up at all, then it produces a Veela.

This theory gives me a happy for several reasons, not the least of which is that it supports my belief that there are NO "muggleborn," just a refreshed squib line.