Theo blinked awake, yawned, stretched and rolled over to peek at his new husband. Hadrian was still asleep and he took this opportunity to silently admire him.

Wow, Theo thought, I sure did luck out, Hadrian is so kind and handsome. Theo gently kissed Hadrian on the cheek and slipped out of bed to pad into the bathroom. As he began to brush his teeth he frowned and looked around. Something was wrong, he just couldn't put his finger on what. Then he noticed the mirror above the sink. Why couldn't he see himself? He usually could, had he shrunk? He looked around the bathroom for something to stand on. Seeing nothing that would be of use, he poked his head back into the bedroom.

Spying a large full length mirror in the corner of the room, he walked over to it to see how much his creature inheritance had changed him. He groaned at what he saw, he was so much shorter than he had been. Whereas before he was a healthy 5'3", he now appeared to be about 4'9". And then he glanced at the top of his head, he had horns. The came out of the top of his head and seemed to bend back slightly before curling up. The were approximately 5" in length while their coloring was black at the base and faded to a bright green at the tip. As he leaned closer to the mirror to try to examine his horns more he noticed something in his hair. He reached up to pull it out, and gave a quiet "ow" when it came loose. Lookin at what he had just pulled from his hair , it was a leaf, by the shape of it ivy. Theo looked in the mirror again, this time paying more attention to his hair. Woven throughout his hair was ivy. As he reached up to examine the changes his fingers brushed his ears, and they wiggled. Brushing his hair aside to see his ears, he noticed they were pointed and if he concentrated he was able to wiggle them.

After a few minutes of working on moving his ears he heard a "Theo'' come from behind him.

"Hadrian, good morning." said Theo as he turned around to take in Hadrian's sleep tousled head. "Oh" he gasped as he covered his mouth and blushed deeply. Not only did he receive physical changes with his creature inheritance it seems his voice had also changed. While he had retained his accent his voice had gone from one that had slowly been deepening, to one that was now light and airy, almost musical.

Hadrian chuckled as he walked over to Theo and scooped him up in his arms. "You are the most beautiful person I have ever seen. Before you looked amazing, but now," Hadrian kissed his cheek, "absolutely breathtaking. And I love your voice, I think it's probably the best thing I've ever heard."

Theo smiled shyly, "you don't think I've changed too much, I'm not too small now?"

"No, you're perfect, just the right size to cuddle. Now what do you say we go downstairs for breakfast. Kreature promised to have something waiting for us when we got up."

They found a full English breakfast under stasis waiting for them on the kitchen table. As they tucked into their meal they made plans to spend the rest of the day exploring the cabins grounds. Just as they were finishing up with their meal two owls started pecking at the window.

When Hadrian opened the window to let them in they were joined by a third. Hadrian took the letters from the owls and returned to sit at the table.

Flipping through them he handed one to Theo "here this one's for you, looks like our Hogwarts letters." Then set the second one aside "Huh, this one's for both of us, looks to be another Hogwarts letter. Shall we open them?"

Theo nodded in agreement and picked up his letter and gave a squeal of excitement when he saw that it was addressed to Theadore Potter née Nott. Glancing at Hadrian he explained "I know when I married you my name changed, but knowing it and seeing it written on a letter addressed to me just… feels different. I like it, it really solidifies that we're really together and no one can separate us."

Hadrian smiled indulgently "I understand, I felt the same way the first time that I received a letter with my real name on it. Now go on read your letter"

Dear Mr. Potter née Nott

Please note that the new school year will begin on the first of September. The Hogwarts express will depart from King's Cross Station, Platform 9 ¾ at 11 o'clock. The list of books for fifth year is enclosed.

Yours Sincerely,

Prof. McGonagall

Fifth year book list

The Standard Book of Spells Grade 5 by Miranda Goshawk

Defensive Magical Theory by Wibert Slinkhard

Intermediate Transfiguration by Emeric Switch

Spellmans's Syllabary

Numerology and Grammatica

A history of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot

Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling

One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllida Spore

Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger

Once Theo had finished reading his letter he looked to Hadrian "I only need to get two new books, and refill my potion kit. What about you?"

Hadrian put down his own letter "me too, just the fifth year spell book and the new DADA book. Shall we read the third letter together?"

Theo nodded in affirmation and came to stand beside Hadrian as he opened the letter. They both bent over the letter and read:

Dear Lord Hadrian Potter and Theodore Potter née Nott

Congratulations on your marriage. As a married pair you will be provided with a couples suite for the remainder of your school career. You will find your suite in the third floor corridor behind the painting of a knight barring the Hogwarts crest. The password is Gata Domum.

Sincerely,

Hogwarts

When they finished reading Hadrian and Theo both looked at each other, "So," said Hadrian, "Hogwarts is sending us letters now?"

"Huh, I guess so. Maybe because you're the lord of all four founders now?" Theo speculated.

"Maybe" Hadrian sighed, "let's worry about that latter, after all it's our first full day as a married couple, I just want to spend the day with you."

"Alright," Theo grinned, "why don't we head out to explore the grounds, and then tomorrow we can go to Diagon alley to get our books."

"That sounds wonderful," enthused Hadrian.

As they stepped out into the garden Theo gasped "Oh, Hadrian, do you feel that."

Hadrian stared at Theo, "No love, what is it?"

Theo crouched down to run his fingers through the grass "I can feel the forest. It's like it's singing, like every tree and animal has something to say."

"Oh, it's probably from your creature inheritance, do you think you'll be alright, or do you want to go back inside?" Hadrian worried.

Theo furrowed his brows in thought, "it's not that bad, mostly it's just background noise."

Hadrian sighed in relief "good, should we continue on then?"

Theo nodded, "lets go"

They spent the rest of the day exploring the cabins grounds, breaking only for lunch.

As they were getting ready for bed Theo climbed up onto the bed so he could reach, and kissed Hadrian "I had a wonderful time today, and I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you."

Hadrian grinned before scooping Theo up in his arms and climbing into bed with him. "I had a great day as well, I'm so happy that I get to wake up with you every day."

Theo grinned and leaned up to kiss Hadrian's jaw line "goodnight Hadrian, I love you."

Hadrian kissed him at the base of one of his horns, "I love you too, goodnight Theo."

With that they both drifted off to sleep in each other's arms.