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Chapter 6- Hogwarts Begins

31st August

The final day of the summer holidays was supposed to be one of relaxation, all homework done, uniforms and supplies organised and bags packed already. However, when three owls arrived whilst they were having tea in the family living room, the relaxed air broke.

"Why would they send the letter the evening before we need to be at Hogwarts!? I've been inherited since June, Blaise since November last year, and even Harry's been a Creature for over a month now!" Draco scowled, standing up to pace, handing over his letter to Tom when he held out his hand.

Tom scanned the letter in silence, before snorting, placing it harshly down on the table. "Because Dumbledore is an incompetent fool."

"What's wrong?"

Draco, who had been working himself up, looked slightly wild as he span to face Harry at his question, causing the Fae to slightly shrink back, lip twitching at the sight of his messy hair. "Dumbledore has decided to send us notice that we've apparently got an extra class on our timetable, Creature Studies, the day before we begin! There's a textbook we need to get for it, and a questionnaire to answer for the teacher! How are we going to do that!?"

Blaise tutted, opening his own letter and scanning it briefly, nose scrunching. "I don't even have this one, it's so outdated now, by over two hundred years."

"What do we do?"

Elian stood, drawing their attention. "It's doubtful that Diagon Alley will have this book, not that any bookstores would be open now, but my parents might have a few copies- I'll ask around my family. We can order new ones after-"

Tom interrupted him with a smile. "There's no point getting new ones, it's such an outdated book. Thanks, Elian." The man beamed, before heading out of the doors for the floo room. "What you should do in the meantime is that questionnaire."

"How can we do that without the textbook?" Harry questioned, reaching for his own letter.

Blaise, who had pulled out the parchment the questionnaire was on already, sighed in relief. "It's a questionnaire based on ourselves- our teacher wants to know our personal details, our Creature type, our classification, whether we have close Creature relatives and a short summary of how much knowledge we already possess."

Harry tutted, pulling out his own parchment and grabbing one of the pens in the middle of the table. "So much for a relaxing final evening."

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The Fair-Folk Realm- Royal Palace

Elian walked the halls of the Palace with a nervous, swift gait, passing by the other Fae roaming the corridors without a second glance, despite how many bowed at him.

It still made him nervous to walk the Palace halls despite being an adult now, too many instances of being sequestered by the public who rarely saw a Fae child still burned into his mind.

He turned right, left, and right, until he finally entered the large doors at the end of the quiet corridor, entering his Family's personal area. A relieved breath left him as he leaned back against the doors, relaxing now that he was out of the public's view.

"El, what are you doing here at this time, is everything alright?"

A soft voice spoke in front of him, and his golden eyes snapped open to meet a pair as equally as vibrant as his own. They belonged to a very familiar face that mirrored Elian's and the majority of his siblings, one of his many older siblings, towering over him with a concerned expression.