Paths collided - Mattheo Riddle x Reader

CHAPTER 5

October 15th 1996

Today was the day the quidditch teams trained to go against each other. I was excited as I was the captain of the Gryffindor team. We called ourselves Lions. Dumbledore said we were up against the Scorpions aka Slytherin. So I was up against Draco.

Draco and I hadn't spoken. He tried to try and get me alone but luckily I was normally with Fred. If I wasn't then strangely Theo would come and help which was kind of him. We didn't speak much but he would always be one of my best friends at heart.

Mattheo had been keeping his distance thankfully but he would say a couple of things to me which would piss me off. I always tried to stay calm and collected so he wouldn't get the reaction he wanted which he did get most of the time.

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As I walked towards the girls changing room for the quidditch match I noticed Draco stood outside wearing his quidditch uniform. I walked past him but he grabbed my wrist gently but firmly enough to pull me back. "Y/n please can I just talk to you? I miss you," he said but I cut him off.

"I'm not letting you put me in a bad mood. I have a match to win. You can talk to me if I'm up for it after. You have hurt me Draco and I aren't going to let you hurt me more," I said as I walked away. I walked into the changing rooms and immediately started to cry. I liked that boy and the fact he would cheat on me made me feel not good enough.

I collected myself and my thoughts and said hi to the other girls on my team and wished good luck to the girls on the other one. I got ready and met my teammates.

Ron and Harry were the only ones I knew. I talked to them for a bit before we got into formation. I grabbed my broom and headed towards the quidditch grounds. The whole school were there and got a couple of waves from people from different houses.

As we were in the air I noticed a player I had never seen before. I saw the boy lift his helmet. Mattheo. The fact that he was on the other team made me want to win even more.

"You are going to lose Riddle," I yelled at him with a smug look on my face. "Let's hope Daddy starts to love you for this." Mattheo's smile dropped and a frown appeared on his face.

"Let's hope your parents come back for this. Wait never mind they can't can they?" He yelled back as put his helmet back on. My blood boiled. He talked about my parents like they were nobodies. Like they were nothing. I hated that, fair enough I mentioned his dad but he could have talked about anything else but my parents.

"3! 2! 1! GO," was yelled and the match began.

The game began simple and we scored a few points. I noticed Draco and Harry, the seekers of each team, trying to catch the golden snitch. As my eyes turned towards them I saw Draco knock Harry down and I saw Ron getting into a fight with Lorenzo. Immediately the game was paused and I flew down to find Harry who was fighting Draco. Mattheo and a few others followed behind.

"Harry get off him," I said as I pulled him away. I looked at the scar on his cheek and turned to Mattheo.

"Potter, you better tell your Lions to calm down," said Mattheo and the Serpents laughed behind.

"My Lions? Your serpents are the ones who knocked our seeker down," I yelled. He boiled my blood.

The Serpents turned to the Lions and started to talk about something. Mattheo turned to them, "What is so entertaining?!"

"You guys should just kiss and make up," said one of the serpents. Mattheo's face went blank and so did mine.

"Are you crazy?! He's nothing but an ignorant dickhead who will do whatever he wants just to piss me off," I yelled. Mattheo turned to me.

"Me the ignorant one? Says the slut trying to get into every Slytherin's pants the past week," he yelled back. My face turned into a frown.

"Just sad it's not your pants Mattheo?" Lorenzo said with a laugh before shutting up as Mattheo stared at him.

"Not denying it?" Ron said as he chuckled. Mattheo rolled his eyes.

"I think that look was me denying it," Mattheo said crossing his arms. Ron shook his head.

"No, it wasn't. That was a shut up look," Ron said and Mattheo scowled at him. I rolled my eyes.

"C'mon we gotta win," I said as I flew back up and I was followed by the rest of my team. Mattheo's team flew up too.

We carried on the match and Gryffindor won by a lot. We all flew down and celebrated as the serpents drowned in the fact they lost.

As I walked towards the exit I was joined by Draco. "Y/n talk to me please."

"No, we are over Draco. Over," I said as I walked away. Draco stood there with guilt and disbelief on his face, it made me happy.

After I got changed and left the changing room, Mattheo stood outside. "I wanted to clarify I don't want to fuck you," he said harshly and I laughed.

"Never said you did," I said calmly with a smirk on my face. Mattheo stood in front of me with a speechless emotion.

He opened his mouth and said, "Well everyone else did." Mattheo crossed his arms.

"So why are you telling me? Tell them," I said as I brushed past him. He grabbed the wrist he bruised.

"You know what I meant," he said coldly with a raised eyebrow.

"Yes, that you don't want to fuck me. Fine by me. Wouldn't want your dick anyways," I said with a laugh and frowned.

"Whatever. You're just a slut," he said with a raised eyebrow. I removed his hand from my wrist.

"All you can say?" I asked with a raised eyebrow. He stared at me lost for words and I walked away. His words didn't bother me as much as they did at first. Yeah, they still bothered me a lot but I could act like they didn't anymore.

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Later at the dinner hall, I sat down trying to read a book. All of a sudden I felt someone using the Legilimency spell on me. I lifted my head to see Mattheo staring right back at me. I frowned. "Using dark magic on me now?" I said and he sat up. It was just me and him in the hall. Everyone else seemed to go to bed.

"What makes you think that princess?" he asked and I closed my book and walked over to him.

"Maybe because I can feel you trying to read my mind. It's pretty easy," I said with a raised eyebrow.

"Wasn't me."

"Yes, it was."

"Nope."

"Yes!!"

"Nah."

"Yeah."

"I'm not going to argue with you over something I haven't done Y/n," he said as he stood up, walked over, towering over me. I looked up at him.

"You did it. I know you did. You know you did. So let's just agree that you did," I said with a raised eyebrow as I pulled his tie to make his face in front of mine.

He smirked at me and replied, "So what if I was? What's the deal? Never hurt anybody, darling."

"Well, I don't want you reading my mind. Do I? Would rather have my thoughts to myself, Riddle," I said as I pulled him closer, his lips nearly touching mine.

"Is this your way of flirting Potter?" He asked with a grin curling on his lips. I laughed and let go of his tie.

"No way. Would never flirt with you," I said as I walked away. He watched as I did with his arms crossed.

Maybe I was flirting maybe I wasn't. I don't know.

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