The Riddles - Mattheo And Tom One shots

The diary part two

It was now the start of seventh year and I was on the platform with Theo waiting for the others to arrive. I had Tom's diary in my hand which thankfully Theo hadn't asked about yet. After several minutes I felt a pair of strong muscular arms wrap around my waist and a chin rest on my shoulder.
"Do I get a hug princess" I quickly turned around and he encased me in his arms lifting me off the ground slightly. After our hug he rested one hand on my hip and the other on my face as he spoke.
"I missed you Princess, I'm so glad your okay. I was scared when I heard what happened. You know I can't loose you."
"It's a shame your stuck with me then." We don't have a normal friendship. Theo keeps calling the future Mrs Riddle.
We boarded the train and found an empty compartment. I sat against the window at an angle so I could write to Tom without anyone seeing. I had been writing for around an hour when I was broken out of the trance I hadn't realised I was in.
"Princess you've been writing in that for over an hour now. Is it a new thing. You've never written in a diary before."
"The choices were write in a diary or cry everyday so I chose the diary." I went back to my conversation with Tom for another half an hour before I got tired. I decided to take a nap so I tapped my Mattheo on the shoulder and he understood what I wanted without the need for words. He opened his arms for me. I climbed on to his lap, he wrapped his arms arms me, gave me a kiss on the head and I fell asleep instantly.
I was woken by the train grinding to a halt. We arrived and got seated in the great hall. The headmaster introduced a new defence against the dark arts teacher. Dolores Umbridge, she was wearing a bright pink dress suit and she looked like a witch from one of them muggle cartoon things. She gave some speech about some nonsense but I wasn't paying any attention. I wonder if Tom knows her from school or something. After the feast I spent a little time with the boys before excusing myself to my room where I quickly locked the door and entered the diary.
"Ah darling perfect timing, I was about to re watch a memory of your mother. Would you care to join"
"I would love to and darling that's new."
"Apologies, the time period difference is a bit confusing for me sometimes. It was a common thing among the boys in my time to say to girls. I will stop if you'd like."
"I don't mind it. Let's take a look at this memory"

*Tom's memory with Isabella*

"Izzy my dear we should be careful. What if we get caught" I whispered fearing there was a professor around the corner.
"Oh Tom stop worrying. I do this all the time" we were sneaking our way in to the kitchen for a late night snack.
We got in and grabbed the food without being spotted. We had just left and were on our way back to our dorms when we heard footsteps. We turned around and saw the caretaker headed our way.
"STOP RIGHT THERE!" He screamed. I grabbed Izzy's hand and took off running. We ran all the way back to Slytherin house. When arrived in the common room we both collapsed on the couch in fits of laughter. We sat there for hours chatting and eating all the food we stole. The last happy memory I have of us before I stopped talking to her.

I stood there next to Tom with a smile on my face and couldn't contain my laughter anymore "now I know where Mattheo gets it from. We did the exact same thing at the end of sixth year and he said exactly what you did and took off running same as you."
"I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree then"
We spent the next few hours chatting and he told me all about my mother.
"Before I go I almost forgot. Do you know a woman called Dolores Umbridge. She's the new defence against the dark arts teacher."
"Yes I know her, she was a dreadful girl in school. She is probably the same as an adult so let me know what she's like. Remember what I said about your homework and studying"
"Don't worry I won't forget."
Over the next month I did all my homework and studying in the diary with Tom, thanks to him I now had the best grade in the entire year. However Mattheo and Theo were getting worried about why I was disappearing so much.
"Sophia you need to tell us what's going on, where do you go all the time. We hardly see you."
"I don't go anywhere. I've just been busy with school work, look I'm sorry i haven't been around as much but I just want to do better with my grades that's all."
"Were just worried this has something to do with mum's death. Are you sure your coping with it. I mean your always writing in that diary and you guard it with your life."
"The diary belonged to mum. I found it in her office the day after her funeral. It had a letter in it addressed to me. That's all you need to know. This diary is helping me deal with her death. Please just trust me I am fine and I'm sorry for not being around as much."
Thankfully they left it there and didn't question any further. I couldn't exactly tell them I go in to the diary to visit a teenage Voldemort who is my best friend and my tutor. I just hope when Mattheo finds out that he doesn't hate me.
A few days later I entered the diary in tears.
"Darling what's wrong did someone hurt you?" I showed him my hand. The bloodied scars spelling out the words 'I won't talk back' written on the back of my hand.
"Did Umbridge do this?" Through sniffling and tears I was able to respond. "Yeah she uses a blood quill as punishment. The boys don't know this happened. I don't want them to know but I dont know how to get rid of the scars." He took a hold of my hand and cast a spell.
"I didn't realise you could use your wand"
"I can but not for evil intentions. All fixed, the boys won't know a thing. Does Mattheo have any problems with her?"
"They argue a lot but because of him being a Riddle she's not done anything to him yet but she will eventually."
A few weeks later I was proven right, we were in class when Umbridge went nuts. She was holding Mattheo hostage with her wand at his throat. Someone managed to run out and get help, they came back with the headmaster, the minister and professor Slughorn. The three men tried to defuse the situation but only made things worse. I then remembered what Tom said. I quickly opened the diary and wrote "Umbridge is holding Mattheo hostage. She has her wand at his throat and is threatening to Crucio him or worse." "I'm coming darling" within mere seconds Tom was stood infront of me as the whole room gasped seeing the teenager appear out my diary. Professor Slughorn was the first to speak "Tom... Tom Riddle... how?" I looked over to Mattheo who had mixed emotions on his face.
"Don't worry I'm not going to harm anyone" He explained everything about how the diary worked. "Darling could you help me demonstrate please." "Of course." I stood up and handed him my wand and he immediately hissed in pain as his hand began to burn causing him to drop the wand. "See, any attempt to use a wand out of the diary harms me. I am not dangerous. This version of me and the real me that you all knew are two different people. This me is safe. I have no intention of harming anyone. Now on to reason I am here." He turned to face Umbridge who was still holding her wand to Mattheo's throat. "Dolores could you kindly explain why you are holding a wand to my sons throat." She stayed silent, either to stunned or scared to speak. "Darling could you please explain." "She threatened to Crucio me and Mattheo stood in the way and started fighting back."
"Thank you darling. Dolores you are aware that Crucio is an unforgivable curse. Using it on a student is forbidden and using it in general is against wizarding law. Now you are threatening to kill my son all because he is standing up for someone he cares about. As far as I can see he is doing the right thing."
"Why do you care. The you that came back from the dead would of killed his son to achieve power."
"That is sadly true but this version of me and the real me are two different people. The real me from what ive been told never cared about him but this me does care about him and I don't take to kindly to people who are trying to harm my son. Here's how this is going to work Dolores I'm going to give you a choice. Either you let my son go or I tell the minister all about your disgraceful family secret."
"You wouldn't dare"
"You underestimate me. You see minister Dolores here..."
"Okay okay just don't say anything else" She released Mattheo who I went running to and hugged immediately.
"Good choice, now listen very carefully Dolores because I don't like repeating myself. If my son comes to any harm, if a single hair on his head is harmed I will be back and next time I won't hesitate to spill every secret about you that I know. Is that clear." "Yes yes it's clear"
"That applies to Sophia and Theodore as well by the way. Sophia darling remember about the extra books for potions. You'll need them if you want to pass."
"Yes I know bossy boots"
"Less of the cheek you and bring Mattheo with you when you come for your visit later." He smiled as he headed back in to the diary. I turned to the headmaster and minister and was ready for trouble.
"Well Miss Nott you are full of surprises. Don't worry I won't be removing the diary from you. While he was talking to Dolores I checked the diary and there is no trace of dark magic. Seems he was telling the truth." I thanked the headmaster, grabbed my belongings and left with the boys quickly following behind. We all headed back to my dorm and I waited to be shouted at.
"Princess why didn't you tell me?"
"I was scared you would be angry with me."
"I'm not angry I just wish you had told me. So all that time that you kept disappearing you were in the diary with my father."
"Yeah he's become a really good friend to me and he's been tutoring me as well. It's thanks to him my grades improved. He was telling the truth, he really does care about you. When I first went in to the diary and told him he had a son he wanted to know all about you. When he asked me what you wanted in life I told him you wanted a family and he said if that's what you then you shall get it. He wants you to be happy."
"It's just a lot to take in that's all. I do want to meet him properly and talk to him."
"If your ready to then we shall go." I sent Theo and the boys out, locked the door, took Mattheo's hand and headed in to the diary.

Ten years later me, Mattheo and our three children go in to the diary and visit Tom regularly and he comes out of the diary to spend a few hours with us everyday. Mattheo grew close with his teenage father but sees him more as a brother and calls him Tom not father. Tom is an uncle to our children, our oldest son was named after him.

Who would of thought that the most feared man in the wizarding world would end up becoming my best friend.