Paths collided - Mattheo Riddle x Reader

CHAPTER 8

October 26th 1996

As I jumped up, I ran to Fred's room and took a jumper he had left on his bedside table. I ran towards the hall and saw Fred sitting on the packed table. I sat down next to him with a smile.

"It's nearly Halloween!!" I said with excitement. Fred laughed and turned to me with his arms crossed.

"Also wearing my jumper," he said as he rolled his eyes. I smirked at him as I waved the sleeves in his face. "So does that mean we are going to throw a party??" I nodded and Fred's face lit up.

"I'm really excited," I said as the bell rang. Fred walked with me to the hallway and I was met by Mattheo, Draco, Enzo and Theo.

"Oi Potter," yelled Mattheo who walked up to me with his friends. "We are skipping so you need to come with me so I don't get caught." I rolled my eyes.

"No way," I said as Fred put his head on top of mine. Draco stared at us with jealousy like always.

"Don't be a bitch. I need you to come so I don't get caught. C'mon be a doll and come with us," he said as I started to breathe faster.

"I can't breathe.." I said as Theo looked at me with a raised eyebrow. He walked up to me.

"What's wrong??" he asked and I looked up at him.

"There's no room for Mattheo's ego. Can I go now?" I said with a sarcastic tone. Fred laughed Mattheo rolled his eyes.

"Just fucking come. Plus you get out of against the dark arts," Mattheo said but I cut him off.

"Okay," I replied. I hated that subject and knowing I could skip it was perfect. Mattheo and his friends walked off but Theo walked with me quite behind them.

"I'm sorry for leaving you for these guys. You know in our second year," Theo said looking at me. I smiled at him.

"Don't worry. Maybe we could hang out a bit more. You could join me and Fred. Trust me we are great fun. Remember when we gave that girl who was picking on you that sweet and it made her face go all red for a whole week," I said as I looked up at him. Theo laughed and nodded.

"Great times," he said with a slight smile. I gave him a small hug as we all stopped and I turned to see us at an abandoned part of Hogwarts. It was a rooftop which had been decorated. I looked around with amusement.

"We are here. Uh Y/n just do something I don't care just don't bother me," said Mattheo. I rolled my eyes as Theo and I sat down in a corner.

We chatted about old times and how his family used to let me sleep at his when I had nowhere else to go.

"You know I always loved your mum she was so fun," I said as Theo laughed. In the corner of my eye, I saw Mattheo staring at Theo with this look. It was normally this look he gave any guy who talked to me. It was weird but I never looked too deep into it. "Is it normal for him to look at people like that?"

Theo looked at Mattheo and turned back to me. "Not really. He does it when he's annoyed or jealous I'm pretty sure. Why?" My cheeks flushed pink.

"No reason," I said. I didn't know why I was flustered, I just was. Don't blame me. I turned back to Mattheo who looked at me. He quickly looked away and talked to Draco. Weird.

Later on, we all decided to leave but Mattheo walked with me this time.

"What's up with you and Theo?" Mattheo asked as he looked at me with a raised eyebrow.

"Why are you jealous?" I asked with a laugh and Mattheo rolled his eyes as he looked forward.

"Why would I be jealous of him? He's Theo," he said with a laugh. I crossed my arms.

"Maybe because you gave him that look you always give to people when you're jealous," I said and Mattheo stopped walking.

He looked at me and asked, "Who told you that?" I laughed with a raised eyebrow.

"So you are jealous," I said with an amused look on my face. Mattheo's mouth opened but nothing came out. "Aha, I'm correct."

"Shut up Potter I'm not," he said as started to walk next to me. I nodded.

"Sure you ain't Riddle, sure you ain't," I grinned at him and he frowned at me. "Let's go potions." Mattheo rolled his eyes but followed me.

We walked in late and I turned to Mattheo, "Jeez how much cologne did you put on?" He frowned at me and rolled his eyes.

"Me?? All I can smell is your shitty perfume," he said firmly and I frowned.

"My perfume? I'm not wearing any. You are so stupid," I said as I turned to see Professor Snape. "Oh uh sorry we are late sir."

"It's fine, I was just finished with this ammotenia," said Snape and immediately my eyes went wide.

I turned to Mattheo whose face went blank. "Ammotenia? Are you sure? Like the one where you smell what attracts you the most?" I asked and Professor nodded. Immediately I turned away.

He didn't attract me one bit? This spell was a big fat lie and I knew Mattheo felt the same, but the look on his face said otherwise.

"Must be a mistake right? You are wearing a shit ton of cologne," I asked with a laugh Mattheo turned to me.

"Yeah I am," he said hesitantly. I turned away and decided to ignore it. I hated Mattheo and he hated me. Weird how it said me and him but it's alright. Maybe it was like he attracted me to test me. Make me the best I could be. That's what I settled with, made the most sense. This spell had been known to be faulty, well that's what Fred said anyway.

After potions Mattheo and I made our way out. He stayed quieter than normal but it had to be the fact that he struggled with that lesson and I could see him getting frustrated next to me. I decided to leave him and go to my dorm. I got changed and got into bed. I fell asleep, thinking.

HOW WEIRD?? HOPEFULLY, IT IS FAULTY. WE DO HATE MATTHEO, RIGHT????