This story is based on Harry Potter written by J.K Rowling

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While i heat up the food, tom sits on the couch to start reading, i'm glad he doesn't have to deal with the orphanage's lack of books anymore.

Once the food is done and put on plates i call him over, "tom, the food is ready" he puts the book down and sits at the table, "have you thought about your official adoption at the ministry tomarrow?"

He nods with a determined yet sad look, "i want to be related to you, but i also want you to be related to me, i would like it if there was someone else who could speak Parseltongue, like our own secret language" he takes a few bites of food and continues, "can we do both? Keep both of our names? Even though i'm not the biggest fan of mine."

I think for a few minutes while eating, "i could ask, if they allow that i imagine we both would gain features from each other instead of just one of us, nothing big just small things like hair color, skin color, freckles, height stuff like that, features like bone structure stay the same" i tap my chin, "since nothing really runs in my family you wouldn't gain much from me ability wise, maybe you would get my legilimens ability, i am a natural i guess, everyone can do it but some people are much better at it."

Tom nods, "lets do both, we can be Featherwood-Riddle, or the other way around, whichever."

I giggle, "yes that should be fine, it's a mouthful but everyone will just have to deal with it."

He then gets excited all over again, "what are we doing after? Are we going to finish all of the shoping?"

I smile, "of course! We will have to go to Ollivander's wand shop, Eeylops owl emporium, Magical menagerie, Quality quidditch supplies, the post office in hogsmead and maybe a quick stop at hog's head, sound fun?"

With wide eyes he simply lets out a choked, "yea"

We finish eating and i charm the dishes to clean themselves, much too tired to hand do it today.

I walk over to tom, "grab your book, it's bed time for you, we had a long day today and a long day to look forward to tomarrow" he is obviously tired even though he doesn't want to admit it, so once he gets his book i walk over a pick him up and rest him on my hip, even though he is slightly startled he lets me carry him, it shows just how little he ate before today, he shouldn't be this light.

I put him down in his room and help him into his pajamas before putting him in bed.

He looks at me tiredly, "you'll still be here when i wake up right?" I wonder if he even realized he said it.

I smile, "of course i will, it will be impossible to get rid of me."

He rolls over in his huge bed, "promise?"

"I promise, and i keep my promises forever" i kiss him on his forhead after tucking him in, he is asleep before i get to his door.

_Tom P.O.V_

I wake up the next morning and stretch, that was the best sleep i have ever had, yesturday wasn't a dream.

No orphanage, no kids stealing my things, no Mrs. Cole. All of that is over, hermione got me out.

Hermione...

I better get dressed, this is the start of the rest of my life.

With that in mind i get up and pull out pant, button up shirt and the standard robes hermione said was for when you go to the ministry for things.

After i get dressed i go down the stairs and to the kitchen where i hear her cooking breakfast, she is standing by the stove frying eggs and bacon, i then notice the clothes she is wearing, the work robes she bought yesturday, the scar, right.

My previous anger about the scar comes back, how dare someone scar my soon to be mother, unacceptable.

Once she is done cooking i walk over and grab her arm to get a look, and there about 5 inches long is the word 'mudblood' carved into her forearm, that is the bad word for muggle-born she mentioned.

I trace the letters with my thumb, "who did this?" Barely held back anger in my voice, she did say that there was prejudice against anyone none pure-blood, but i guess i didn't realize how bad it was, for someone to think this is ok to do to a person.

"Its a long story, but for now lets say that one of the followers working for a certain dark wizard did this when i wouldn't give them what they wanted" she ruffles my hair, "but it is just a word, a meaningless label, it only means somthing when you allow it to, i will tell you the story another day."

It is just a word, not so much angry over the word choice, just angry that someone would hurt her. That anyone would want to.

"Are you going to do the tattoos before we leave?"

She nods, "yes leaving it uncovered will cause people to ask questions i would rather not answer, so lets do that and then eat breakfast" she then looks up, "oh thats right i wanted to do something, a way for you to call me if you are in trouble, i can do this through the tattoo, you would have to have one too, what do you think?"

I nod, "how will it work?"

"You concentrate some magic into your tattoo and picture me, then my tattoo will get a pins and needles sensation which means you are in trouble and need me, i can then apparate to you or near you, no matter what wards are around you" she smiles, "it works the same if i were to call you for whatever reason, so what tattoo would you want?"

Since the one on her arm is a snake and that could represent me, i want mine to represent her, when i think of her i think of foxes, don't know why but i like the idea.

"How about a fox, but not a normal fox, a magical fox, is there one?" She is my introduction into the magical world after all, i want to show that too.

So nods and goes into her thinking pose, tapping her chin, "yes there is, the kitsune, or nine tailed fox, they pop up in muggle mythology quite often. That should work, hold still this will sting a little."

She points her wand and a inky swirl starts on my skin, along with a sting, it forms into a fox from the side, crouched down for a pounce with it's 9 tails faned out behind it, the body being a rusty orange with white tail tips and black socks for paws. I love it.

"Its amazing, do yours" i get excited, her's are going to look amazing too.

On her left forearm forms a black and gray snake coiled around a tan/brown branch with green leaves and light red flowers, not light enough to be pink but not dark either.

On her right shoulder forms a black and gray dragon from the side, wings extended, limbs stretched out, and head pointed up with the mouth slightly open as if getting ready to let out a roar.

She give a satisfied nod, "they look good to me, what do you think?"

I smirk and nod, "they look awesome" now i always have a connection to her, she will be no more then a minute away. This makes me happy enough to reach around and hug her, "thank you."

She smiles a bright smile, "i will always keep you safe, even when you are not with me" she ruffles my hair, "now lets eat before we get going to the ministry, big day today."

_Hermione P.O.V_

After breakfast we apparate to the guest entrance to the ministry and enter through the phone booth.

It doesn't take too long to check in with the front, they are expecting us after all, we walk to the designated worker to start the process.

"Hello Ms. Featherwood and Mr. Riddle, my name is Marcus Savage, shall we get started?"

I nod, "of course whenever you're ready"

Mr. Savage starts with, "first we need to decide what is to be done with Mr. Riddle's inheritance."

I had thought about this somewhat, "the money in the vault will stay there untill tom comes of age and then he can spend it how he wants, untill then it remains untouched, do you have a list of properties and items in the vault that we can look at?"

He nods and rummaged around in his files for a minute, then hands me a sheet of parchment, "these are the items in the vault and the names of 4 properties."

I make a quick scan, mentions that there are some note worthy books, looks like there is even a few portraits in there, i wonder who. It then goes on to list the properties.

Serpent Forest

Slytherin Manor

Gaunt Castle

Stone Cottage

"We'll take the deeds to the properties now" i hand the list of items in the vault to tom, "anything interesting to you? Want to rename any of the properties?"

Tom studies the list and names, "i don't really see anything besides the books and the portraits, you said those can talk right? Those would be cool, we should probably rename the castle, even though they are my mom's family they don't sound friendly, it should be after your middle name, since our last name is a mouthful."

"Alright then, Mr. Savage can you change the name of gaunt castle to Avis Castle?"

"Yes, i will record it in our files and on the deed. If that is all for that part, have you both decided who will be changeing their last name?"

This time tom answers, "is there a way to make us related to eachother?"

Mr. Savage nods, "yes, the process is usually one of you drinking a potion with one drop of the other's blood, we can just give you both a potion." He bends over and pulls two vials of a purple potion out of his drawer, "put one drop of your blood into the vial i hand you, then swap vials so that you get eachother's blood."

I nod and pull out my wand, i reach over and put the tip to tom's index finger, "it will sting" i uncorked his vial then made a tiny cut on his finger and letting the blood drop into the vial, i them repeat the process to mine.

We then swap our vials and tom sniffs his, "this smells awful" he makes a thoroughly grossed out face.

I chuckle, "potions usually do smell awful, they taste awful too." I shrug and drink mine down, tom does the same.

The first thing that changes is my hair color, it changes from my brown to black to match tom's and my scalp tingles slightly, there is then a tingling in my eyes, they probably got darker too, and then the rest of my body tingles as it stretches my height from my normal 5'5" to 4 inches taller at 5'9", nothing else changes for me.

I look over at tom and i guess he has the stronger genes because the only things that changed for him is that his hair gained a slight curl to it, hopefully it will never turn into how bushy mine is, and his pale skin changed to my tanned skin with a splatter of freckles, its strange to see him with anything besides his usual pale, not bad just something to get used to.

I ask, "so how do you like your new look?"

He looks at me and notices my changes too, "i look like you, i like it, and you look better with black hair" he smiles, he needs to do that more often.

I smile, "i think so too, the height though, that will take some getting used to, i will be pretty clumsy before then, i should be good soon." I look to Mr. Savage, "is there anything else we need to take care of?"

He nods, "just paper work, last name changes mostly."

"We decided to hyphenate our names, they will be changed to Featherwood-Riddle, first and middle names stay the same."

He writes it down, "for confirmation, your full names are Hermione Avis Featherwood-Riddle and Tom Marvelo Featherwood-Riddle."

We nod, and after he finished writing things down he says we are set and that we are free to go.

As we are walking towards the exit, tom decides its a good idea to have a heart to heart talk, i don't disagree but he has the weirdest timing.

He starts out with, "i have been thinking of what to call you, hermione is too long for me, but i don't really want to call you mom either, not that you aren't my mom, i just don't think it works as a fitting name, you are much more then just my mom, so i need to figure out something else."

When he says that i get teary-eyed and i huge him to me, "of course, you can call me whatever you want, maybe some kind of nickname or something, think about it and tell me later, we should start on our shopping shouldn't we?"

He nods and we keep walking, and continue our day.