#penny x cato

[catohphm]

Skate to the Heart: A HPHM Winter Romance Story

Hello everyone! I originally wrote this MC x Penny fic for @ariparri's #winterdays event on the HPHM Amino. I had a lot of joy writing it and I really hope you all have as much reading it! 😊

Introduction

I mainly ship my HPHM OC with Penny Haywood. I have Catenny and Reesewood as nicknames for them. As this story will be about their romance, here is some background on both of them: 

Penny was an independent young woman with a strong will. While she was popular and no stranger to gossip, she had grown to not let anyone’s personal drama get to her. She wasn’t afraid to stand up for herself and be protective of her friends and family. While her protectiveness and empathy for others could make her emotional and lose her train of thought, she always persisted through tough times at Hogwarts. Penny was also kind, compassionate, and thoughtful. She gave off warm and reassuring vibes to others, and valued loyalty, respect and honesty in relationships, as well as bravery.

Cato was quiet, reserved and usually stayed outside of events or dramas that didn’t directly concern him. He only got involved with the Cursed Vaults out of his loyalty and concern to keep Hogwarts and his friends safe. To those he opened up to, one could recognize that by heart he was passionate, altruistic, affectionate, smart and logical.

Both Cato and Penny were similar yet different people. Yet it was both of their similarities that helped them get along and compliment each other. She was more extroverted while he was an introvert with some extroverted tendencies. They shared many traits and reciprocated their feelings for each at many points through time. In their romance, they were affectionate with each other and greatly valued the time they had for themselves. It was important to both Cato and Penny that they played both equal 50/50 parts in their relationship. If they were in trouble, they would work as a team to overcome their obstacles.

The Story

Mighty winds carried vast clouds of snow over the village of Hogsmeade as the 1990 Christmas holidays approached. This was the last holiday break that Cato Reese would have. He was a seventh year student with his future plans of becoming an auror already in place. His main priorities were his friends and schoolwork. The Cursed Vaults and Rakepick were now behind him, and R didn’t concern him as much anymore. They were still active, but they had been exposed and the Ministry led by Mad-Eye Moody was investigating them. Cato felt that the reins were better off in the aurors’ hands now the vaults no longer threatened Hogwarts. He wanted a seventh year that was normal and calm.

For this final holiday break, he elected to stay at Hogwarts with his friends and Penny. They were glad to be able to once again enjoy Christmas, safe from outside interlopers. Penny was also staying so that she could celebrate it with Cato. Both of them loved their own families, but they were becoming adults. They looked at the winds of change as an opportunity to start building a life they both could cherish together. 

Penny had a surprise for her beloved. The Black Lake was frozen over and it was big. Her gift to Cato were implements that would be perfect for conquering the ice. It was important to her that she made her moments with Cato memories that they could always look back on with sweet reverence and fondness. In November, her parents bought the gifts for her and Cato. Her plan was to present them shortly after school let out for the season.

Throughout the final classes before break, she couldn’t wait to finally share the surprise with Cato. A day or two into it, she ran to him while in the corridor. “Cato! Now that we’re on break, I can finally show you something I got for us!” He replied “Awesome, what is it? She giggled and said “No time, Cato! Follow me, cute one! Penny took his hand and led him out of the greenhouse.

They ran briskly back into the castle, toward the underground kitchens where the Hufflepuff common room was. When they arrived, she told Cato “Just a couple seconds, I got to get them from my dorm.” Penny did the sequence to enter the common room. She winked and gave him a wave and a smile.

His mind had no clue what her surprise could be. However they had known each other all throughout their Hogwarts education. They trusted each other dearly and had zero reasons not to. He patiently awaited her to emerge from the Hufflepuff common room, jittering a bit from the intrigue and excitement. Then he heard rapid footsteps and Penny darted out of the common room, holding two pairs of ice skates in her hands. She energetically told him “Guess what?” Cato responded “Ice skates?” Penny went “Aha! Well reasoned, Cato! I bought these for the both of us. They’re in our house colors. Mine are yellow, and yours are blue! I couldn’t think of anything better!” He was mesmerized.

"Wow, Penny, this is…” He paused for two seconds. “This is wholesome! I couldn’t think of any better words either. Thank you so much!” Penny warmly smiled “You’re absolutely welcome! Merry Christmas, Cato!" He replied "Merry Christmas to you too, Penny!" She grinned and laughed "We can never be too old to enjoy ice skating!” She tossed him the blue skates. “C’mon, off to the lake!” The two were off and running together to the frozen lake at once.

When Cato and Penny reached the shores of the frozen Black Lake, they beheld a spectacle. It was like a winter wonderland come true. The highland was healthily covered in pure white snow. Clouds of the same kind were scattered in the sky, but the blue held equal soaring as snowflakes danced and twirled in the wind. The sun was at full strength and its rays pierced through the clouds. An eager Penny shouted “Wait for it!” She dashed onto the ice, which was clear and bright as a mountain lake reflecting the tallest peak. She stopped and spinned in the middle, facing Cato. Penny hollered out “It’s all good now, Cato!” He returned the call “On my way!” Donning his blue ice skates, he spirited across the frozen plane towards her. Penny held her arms out as he approached her, doing the same. They joined together in an embrace, holding each other for support on the ice. 

Face-to-face, Cato and Penny could only see each other in their eyes. He spoke up “Everything points to only one thing. This is our moment, Penny? She replied affectionately while blushing “Aww, Cato! You’re very smart! Only us, okay?” He nervously smiled and nodded. They then shared a kiss. Once both had pulled out, Cato and Penny were looking at each other with red cheeks, smiling at each other with tears in their eyes. “It’s getting too cold for us out here, Cato. Why don’t we go back inside the castle and warm up with some cocoa?” Penny asked. “Aww why not, I’d love that!” Cato replied. She chuckled “We’re both gonna need it now! Let’s get inside and get warm, cute one!” Hands held together, Cato and Penny skated back to the shores and returned to the castle for hot cocoa.

#hphm #hogwarts mystery #hphm mc #harry potter hogwarts mystery #hogwarts mystery mc #cato reese #penny haywood #hphm penny #hphm penny haywood #mc x penny #penny x mc #cato x penny #penny x cato

[autisticarachnid]

cato and penny for cato’s birthday :)

#hphm #hogwarts mystery #harry potter hogwarts mystery #my art #hp hogwarts mystery #hogwarts mystery mc #digital art #digital drawing #digital artwork #cato reese #penny haywood #penny haywood fanart #cato reese art #cato x penny #penny haywood x mc #hphm penny x mc

[helenadurazzo]

A moodboard for Cato and Helena's friendship please? 😊💙💙

Thanks for the ask!

Went a little creative with this one and added in Penny as well because recently Cato x Penny has been giving me Mario x Peach vibes and I feel like Cato and Helena’s sibling like bond can be portrayed through Mario and Luigi quite nicely.

Cato as Mario

Helena as Luigi

Penny as Peach

Cato and Helena as Mario and Luigi (same aesthetic)

Cato and Penny as Mario and Peach (same aesthetic)

#Cato Reese #Cato x Penny #Helena Durazzo #Penny Haywood #hphm #hogwarts mystery #Reesewood #Mario #Luigi #Princess Peach

[spaceagebachelormann]

𝒓𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒔!

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poly relationships

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same thing ^^ goes for homophobic, transphobic, ableist topics like that, and. well i guess the same goes for abuse?

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incest

student x teacher

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character list (more to come!)

❍ = easiest characters to write for

bolded — favourite characters to write for

KEEPER OF THE LOST CITIES

❍ sophie foster, ❍ dex dizznee, fitz vacker, ❍ keefe sencen, ❍ biana vacker, ❍ marellla redek, ❍ maruca chebota, tam song, linh song, ❍ wylie endal, ❍ jensi babblos, stina heks

CHRONICLES OF NARNIA

❍ peter pevensie, ❍ edmund pevensie, ❍ susan pevensie, ❍ lucy pevensie, mr tumnus, ❍ caspian, eustace scrubb, jill pole, shasta, aravis

RIORDANVERSE

❍ percy jackson, ❍ annabeth chase, ❍ grover underwood, ❍ jason grace, ❍ piper mclean, ❍ leo valdez, ❍ hazel levesque, ❍ frank zhang, nico di angelo, will solace, reyna arellano, rachel dare, ❍ travis stoll, ❍ connor stoll, thalia grace, magnus chase, ❍ alex fierro, carter kane, sadie kane, lester papadopolous, lavinia asimov

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

❍ christine daaé, ❍ raoul de chagny, erik destler, ❍ meg giry

p.s. i’ll write for the movie, musical, book and 1990 miniseries versions!!

HARRY POTTER

harry potter, ❍ hermione granger, ❍ ron weasley, ❍ luna lovegood, ❍ neville longbottom, ginny weasley, fred weasley, george weasley, ❍ sirius black, remus lupin, ❍ james potter, ❍ marlene mckinnon, mary macdonald, dorcas meadowes, lily evans

RIDE THE CYCLONE

ocean o’connell rosenberg, ❍ noel gruber, ❍ mischa bachinski, ❍ ricky potts, jane doe, penny lamb, ❍ constance blackwood

SHADOW AND BONE

❍ alina starkov, malyen oretsev, ❍ genya safin, ❍ zoya nazyalensky, david kostyk, erm others i accidentally deleted remind me to update this

SIX OF CROWS

kaz brekker, inej ghafa, ❍ jesper fahey, ❍ wylan van eck, nina zenik, matthias helvar

THE OUTSIDERS

ponyboy curtis, ❍ johnny cade, sodapop curtis, darry curtis, steve randall, ❍ twobit matthews, ❍ dallas winston

THE HUNGER GAMES

katniss everdeen, peeta mellark, ❍ finnick odair, ❍ johanna mason, marvel sanford, clove kentwell, cato hadley, ❍ cinna

IT (2017)

bill denbrough, eddie kaspbrak, richie tozier, ❍ stan uris, beverly marsh, ben hanscom, ❍ mike hanlon

THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL

❍ agatha of woods beyond, ❍ sophie of woods beyond, tedros of camelot, ❍ hort of bloodbrook, ❍ hester of ravenswood, ❍ anadil, ❍ dot, nicola, aric, rhian mistral, rafal mistral, leonora lesso, clarissa dovey

THE LAND OF STORIES

❍ alex bailey, ❍ connor bailey, ❍ red riding hood, ❍ jack, ❍ goldilocks, ❍ bree campbell

SCOOBY DOO

daphne blake, ❍ fred jones, shaggy rogers, velma dinkley

LITTLE WOMEN

❍ jo march, amy march, beth march, meg march, ❍ laurie

A GOOD GIRLS GUIDE TO MURDER

pippa fitz-amobi, ❍ ravi singh, naomi ward, ❍ cara ward, connor reynolds, ❍ jamie reynolds, nat da silva

THE MIGHTY DUCKS

❍ charlie conway, adam banks, ❍ lester averman, guy germaine, ❍ connie moreau, julie gaffney, ❍ ken wu, dean portman, luis mendoza, dwayne robertson, ❍ fulton reed

DRACULA

dracula, ❍ lucy westenra, mina harker, arthur holmwood, ❍ renfield, dr seward, abraham van helsing, ❍ quincey morris

FRANKENSTEIN

victor frankenstein, ❍ adam frankenstein, elizabeth lavenza, justine moritz, ernest frankenstein, henry clerval, the bride

DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE

henry jekyll, ❍ edward hyde, ❍ richard enfield, gabriel utterson, hastie lanyon, lucy harris

MONSTER HIGH

gotta update this one guys,,,

THE BREAKFAST CLUB

john bender , ❍ claire standish, allison reynolds, brian johnson, andrew clark

THE POWERPUFF GIRLS

❍ blossom utonium, bubbles utonium, buttercup utonium , ❍ brick jojo, boomer jojo, butch jojo

DAVID BOWIE

❍ jareth, thomas jerome newton, david bowie

SWEENEY TODD

❍ sweeney, anthony hope, ❍ mrs lovett, johanna

THE ROSEWOOD CHRONICLES

lottie pumpkin, ellie wolf, ❍ jamie volk, ❍ ollie moreno, ❍ raphael wilcox, ❍ anastacia alcroft leblanc, saskia san martin, lola tomkins, mickey tomkins, binah fae

HAIRSPRAY

❍ corny collins, ❍ seaweed j stubbs, amber von tussle, tracy turnblad, penny pingleton, link larkin

MISC. CHARACTERS

sarah williams, ❍ bernard the elf, ❍ rodrick heffley, ❍ varian

#marlee organization <3

[muffins2004]

hi you classic sans x epic sans ship childeren

🥺🥺🥺🙏🙏

Penny (Epic sans x Classic sans Ship children)

Information about her:

He is 9 years old

She is very naughty and loud

He likes to make jokes with his epic dad

She is somewhat overprotective of her younger brother Cato.

He knows how to fight, very well with or without magic.

He loves his parents very much

He likes to cut his hair every time it grows

#undertale au's #au's #sancest ship children #epic x classic #epic sans x classic sans #sancest ship #sancest

[hphm-jeniferltheman]

Here is Penny giving Cato a birthday gift! ✨

I find this two very sweet and adorable🥺 might be late but Happy Birthday to you again @catohphm!!

#hphm #hogwarts mystery #hphm oc #hphm mc #cato reese #penny haywood #reesewood #cato x penny

[clovermunson]

Christmas Headcanon! During a visit from Rhia and Barnaby over one Christmas break, Aunt Penny is braiding little Addi's hair and Uncle Cato comes in running into the room with two bowties, one green, and the other red. He halts abruptly and shouts, "Hey, Abi! You forgot your Christmas cheer!" These bowties immediately become her favorites to wear with the braids and she doesn't wear any others for the rest of the holidays haha

Okay but I love this, not gonna lie😂

I love how Penny’s braiding Abi’s hair and then Cato just comes running in with bows like “wait! make it more festive!” so now little Abi’s got Christmas bows in her hair lol

Rhia and Barnaby are begging Abi to take the bows out but she just will not do it

#I love this #it’s so cute and wholesome #rhia and barnaby as parents gives me life tbh #other people’s ocs #cato reese #penny haywood #cato x penny #barnaby x rhia #rhiarnaby kid: abigail quinn lee #hphm #christmas headcanons

[clarkesrifle]

works in progress

updated: 08.10.20

| Original Works |

as i am now | zutara — full length story — katara should have never existed. zuko was lucky to be born. status: pre-planning

the road less travelled by | shinso hitoshi x fem!reader — full length story — Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sorry I could not travel both. Two individuals take the road less traveled, a road with more hardships and difficulties, in order to achieve their seemingly unattainable dreams. status: pre-planning

untitled | remus lupin x oc — full length story, first book — The Scordato Famigila’s protective bloodline was rendered almost moot after the fall of Grindelwald, forcing their dwindling numbers to guard low-level politicians, stars, and whistleblowers. Natalia Scordato was sure that she would be the first Scordato to live through an era of peace...until the premonitions of a new dark wizard began. status: pre-planning

untitled | polyamorus hermione x original x draco — full length story, sequel —  Nadia Scordato was fascinated by death — ever since [spoiler]. Leather-bound books in her arms and a history of secrets hidden within them, Nadia has to balance her feelings and her duty to the ones she loves. status: first draft, research

the season of soul | dramione — miniseries with a full background, first book — Hermione Granger finds herself reminiscing of her autumn encounters with one Draco Malfoy. PROMPT: The sights, smells, and sounds of autumn reminds me of him. status: first draft

the final [spoiler] | dramione — full length story, second book/continuation — Hermione recounts her first winter, spring, and summer with one Draco Malfoy status: pre-planned

smoke | dramione — When Draco Malfoy’s childhood friend is selected to participate in the deadly Triwizard Tournament, he is willing to do anything to protect the friend he once had…including working with Hermione Granger. INSPIRED BY: the tumblr post about Cassius Warrington being selected for the triwizard tournament status: pre-planned, on hiatus

understanding haywood | penny haywood x oc — full length story, thg au —  Every year, on the anniversary of the Potters’ death, students from the three biggest European Wizarding Schools are selected to fight to the death in the forbidden forest. status: first draft, on hiatus

underneath the willow | catoniss — full length novel — A happenstance meeting, an odd moment of tenderness, and a world completely against them. When Katniss Everdeen is thrust into a battle to the death in an attempt to save her sister, she catches the eye of everone, including the dangerous killer Cato Hadley. status: first draft, on hiatus

the haunting of malfoy manor | dramione — full length novel, haunting of bly manor au —Harry Potter is dead. Forced into hiding, the remaining Order of the Phoenix members enter safehouses all across Europe. Narcissa Malfoy, Mistress of Malfoy Manor, opens her home to one person in particular — Hermione Granger. Darkness looms in even the brightest corners of the manor, nightmares and danger galore. Hermione is haunted from the deaths of her friends, feeling as though they follow her every where she goes. The Manor holds many secrets, some of which the whole of the wizarding world depends on their decoding. status: pre-planning

you, me, us | dani clayton x jamie — miniseries, the haunting of bly manor — Dani and Jamie had thirteen blissful, wonderful years together. It would never be enough, but it was more than worth it.  status: on hiatus

the last of us | levi ackerman x oc, erwin smith x oc — miniseries, attack on titan, the walking dead au — With the increasing threat of the living dead, humanity has become scarce. A story of community, endurance, and learning to live rather than simply survive.

| Requested Works |

#wips

[catohphm]

With help from the HPHM Amino, I’ve settled on Reesewood as the ship name for Cato x Penny!

#cato reese #penny haywood #penny x mc #mc x penny #hphm #hogwarts mystery #harry potter hogwarts mystery #hphm mc #hphm penny #hphm penny haywood #cato x penny #penny x cato

[catohphm]

I’m happy to hear that you all are enjoying my Cato x Penny fic so far! Discounting self-reblogs, it has 5 reblogs and 9 likes stats wise, so that’s good! To be honest, it’s the first time I’ve written a dedicated piece of content for them! It was important to me that I did my best to portray Penny as a proper character better than what JC could ever do, and her and Cato in a happy and healthy relationship! 

#cato x penny #cato reese #penny haywood #hphm #hphm mc #harry potter hogwarts mystery #hogwarts mystery mc #hogwarts mystery #mc x penny #penny x mc #penny x cato

[catohphm]

To be honest, Cato x Penny deserves more lore/content! 🥺💙💛

#hphm #hogwarts mystery #hphm mc #hogwarts mystery mc #cato reese #cato x penny #penny x cato #mc x penny #penny x mc #penny haywood

[autisticarachnid]

Hey Salem! I was curious if you read my Skate to the Heart story about Cato x Penny yet? I'm interested in hearing what you think of it? Again it's my first story about them and I'm quite happy with it! I was gonna ask you about it in our chat Thursday prior to you going up to New England but that got cut short sadly

i haven’t yet ! i’ve been quite busy lately unfortunately and didn’t even see you had posted it. but i’ll make sure to read it soon !

funny thing is i’ve actually been planning to write my own piece again, but i’ve been in too bad of a writer’s block skfhdkf. i just have my oneshot from march 😅

#hphm #salem talks

[catohphm]

Thinking about shipping Danny and Poppy. (no no @mjs-oc-corner I ain’t replacing Danny x Bella, this is like how Cato x Penny is his default ship but I still leave OC x OC ships open, just with Danny instead.)

#danny gibson #poppy sweeting

[catohphm]

Awww! Look at these two precious babies! Some Cato x Penny right at the start! I'm already starting to love the new Halloween TLSQ!💙💛😊

#hphm #hphm mc #hogwarts mystery #hogwarts mystery mc #penny haywood #hphm penny haywood #hphm penny #cato reese #cato x penny #mc x penny #penny x mc #awww i love them #aww so cute #they're precious #so sweet #just so adorable

[catohphm]

The nickname for Cato x Penny is officially now Reesewood. 💙💛

#hphm #hogwarts mystery #hphm mc #hogwarts mystery mc #cato reese #cato x penny #hphm ship #hphm penny haywood #mc x penny #penny haywood #hphm penny #penny x mc