Betrayal - Mattheo Riddle

Chapter 53

My heart was beating so fast as all different emotions ran through my body. Dumbledore has just been killed by no other than Mattheo Riddle.

My head was spinning, and I was struggling to catch a breath. I looked to my side to see Harry was the same. The death eaters made the symbol in the sky and ran out of the room.

Harry jumped up and bolted. It took a second for me to react. I quickly stood up and ran afterwards.

It wasn't hard to know which way they were going. All the rooms they were going through were getting destroyed.

I finally caught up to them near hagrid's hut. Harry looked like he tried to cast a spell on them, but it rebounded and threw him to the floor.

I looked at the group of boys that I once called my friends to walk off into the forbidden forest. Mattheo caught my eye. He was looking straight at me with sorrow plastered over them.

He mouthed. "I'm sorry" before disappearing.

I quickly ran over to Harry, and we both started crying together.

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The next few weeks were a blur. The school was taken over by Snape and death eaters, which were kind to slytherins but not to anyone else. I haven't seen any of the lads. Pansy and I were closer than anything because Harry and his friends left to hunt horcruxes.

"Y/n," Pansy gingerly said

"Yeah?"

"The boys are back,"

My eyes went wide, and my heart was racing. I couldn't help the sudden anger that filled my body. The betrayal.

I stood up and marched out the door. I didn't care that I was walking out in a vest top and shorts my normal pj attire.

I saw them all sitting in our usual spot. Their heads turned around when they saw me. Then I saw him. Mattheo.

I stormed up to him and slapped him across the face. I then proceeded to hit him wherever I could before he grabbed my wrist. He was so much stronger than me.

My eyes were filling up with tears as I grew weaker and weaker in his arms.

"Y/n," He said softly

"Why? Why would you do this to me? You have broken me. "

He face was emotionless.

"I told you not to go,"

I couldn't stop the tears falling down my cheeks. Even if I wanted to respond, I couldn't.

He pulled me in and wrapped his arms around me. It's the one thing I craved was to feel protected. I instantly wrapped my arms around his waist and cried into his chest. He rested his chin on my head, and we stood their for a while.

I felt how everyone around us had disappeared. Probably the orders of Mattheo so that whatever happens next will be in private.

"I'm so sorry, y/n. I've been an absolute dickhead trying to make you jealous then doing my father's orders."

I lifted my head up and moved my body back. He was looking at me with total regret.

"What do you mean?"

He took a deep breath before answering "I wanted to make you jealous. I didn't like how you were getting close to Cedric. And my father demanded me to finish the job if Draco couldn't"

"You were trying to make me jealous?"

He softly nodded

"You killed someone Mattheo. Not just anyone the headmaster."

"It was either him or me" He said gesturing he didn't have a choice

"I need some time to think Mattheo" I stepped back from his touch which he was reluctant to give up

"I need you. I've been a total mess since we have fallen out."

I looked at him. I felt numb. "Tell me one thing Mattheo"

"Anything princess"

I quickly shut my eyes at the sound of that name. I slowly opened them back up

"How? How did you get the death eaters into the castle?"

"Well, do you know for ages that we kept on disappearing, and you were wondering why?"

I nodded

"Well, we were fixing up a vanishing cabinet in the room of requirements who has a sister in borgin and burkes."

"So you knowen about the plan for a while?"

"Since Christmas"

"Right, ok then." I started to walk off to my room and sat down on my bed

They all have been keeping this a secret from me for ages now. I thought it might have been a spur of the moment thing.

I got changed into my robes and made my way down to the common room again. Still, Mattheo was sitting there waiting for me.

I looked at him, completely confused as to why the room was empty again.

"I need to tell you something, and I don't want you to freak out."

I tilted my head and raised my eyebrows.

"I don't think anything can surprise me anymore."

He let out a little laugh before saying

"My dad wants to meet you,"

Well, I'm not going to lie. I didn't expect that.

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