༉‧₊˚. 𝐬𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐨𝐲𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬

m.r - ring; part two ༉‧₊˚.

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When I clasped the necklace to my neck, the trio - Harry, Hermione, and Ron - walked over to me. They sat in front of me, and Ron placed some eggs and bacon onto a plate. 

Hermione eyed the necklace I was wearing, looking at the ring that she knew was obviously not mine. "Who gave you that?" She asked, slightly perplexed. I drank some pumpkin juice from my goblet and swallowed before answering her question, "Riddle did, surprisingly." I answered. 

Ron's jaw dropped, and you could see the food in his mouth. I scrunched my nose in disgust, and told Ron to close his mouth or to swallow his damn food. Harry's eyebrows lifted, jaw agape, too. Hermione crossed her arms on the table, leaning in, and whispered, "Riddle, as in Mattheo Riddle?" 

I nodded in response, and the trio looked behind me at Mattheo. "Don't look at him at the same time!" I whisper-shouted, "He'll think we're talking about him!" 

In truth, everyone talks about Mattheo. There's always odd rumors floating around about him, ranging from the normal dating rumors and the strange rumors about him having a tattoo on his dick. Where did that rumor come from? I have not the faintest clue. Probably something Berkshire cooked up for a dare at a party. 

"We are talking about him," Ron says, shoving a piece of bacon in his mouth. I swear, every time I'm near Ron in the Great Hall he's stuffing his face with food, and what makes it worse is that he doesn't have any table manors. "But he doesn't need to know about that." I said, rolling my eyes, "His ego's already big enough." 

Harry snorts, "Not as big as Malfoy's." 

Ron groans, "Mate, you've been bringing Malfoy into every conversation you're in, are you in love with the bloke or something?" Harry and Ron go back in forth, Harry insisting that he's not, and Ron insisting that he is. Hermione tells them to stop after a couple minutes, and if I'm being completely honest, I tuned them out. 

After they regained some composure, Hermione speaks up. "He's not good news, y'know?" She said. 

"He doesn't seem so bad after yesterday," I admitted, looking at him over my shoulder. When I did, I spotted him already looking at me, making direct eye contact.

He doesn't break it, and when his eyes trail down to the necklace wrapped around my neck, he grins, and looks away. I try to hide my smile when I turn back to the Golden Trio. 

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Potions hour had begun, and I'd be lying if I said I was dreading for it to come. I sat in my normal seat beside Mattheo as Professor Snape explained the potion we would be conjuring today. He described the potion to us, describing that it's an antidote for common poisons. After a few minutes, he lets us go to get the ingredients. 

Mattheo got the contents for the potion, walking over the our cauldron. He puts them on the table before gazing at the necklace, a genuine smile on his face. "Suits you, doesn't it?" 

I nodded, and began working. The entire time, Mattheo and I talked, laughed, and worked. It was unexpected how well we get along when he's not being an insufferable, snobby dick. 

Unfortunately, the class came to an end, but before I could walk out, Mattheo grabbed my wrist. "Come to Hogsmeade with me next weekend?" He asked, looking down at me with his infamous grin. I smiled up at him, and my stomach became queasy when I noticed the height difference. 

He towered over me, and the smell of cigarettes and cologne was evident, and I felt like I needed a candle in his exact scent. It's odd, how quickly Riddle grew on me. "Alright, meet me in front of the Great Hall doors?" I said, looking into his brown eyes. 

"Deal." He grinned, then he kissed my cheek and walked away, leaving me standing in the Potions classroom blushing like an idiot. 

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word count: 655 ! so, i finally committed to at least making my first part two!! i had a good idea what i was doing for this one, so i was lucky. anyway, part two to jealousy is coming in clutch, since i have some ideas for it, and i'm GLAD. i've been putting it off due to not having any ideas for so long and it's been getting to me ( my friends also keep threatening me to make part twos 😭 ) but other than that, i'm doing pretty good! anyways, hope you enjoyed!! - angie <3