The Riddles - Mattheo And Tom One shots

Friendship

For Tom Riddle Jr his life was very straightforward. His father Tom Sr and mother Layla were attentive and caring parents, he had a twin brother called Mattheo who he had a close bond with, he also had his best friend Theo.
Mattheo on the otherhand found life boring and lonely. He had loving parents and a brother he admired. He attended Hogwarts while Tom was at Durmstrang, Tom had a true friend called Theo where as Mattheo had a group of friends that he wasn't that close with. He was happy for Tom but also jealous that Tom had a friend he could trust. He feels like his life is stale.
Mattheo sat with his friends watching the sorting and waiting for the feast. "Before we tuck in to the feast we have a new student joining our sixth years, please welcome Sophia Nott." Mattheo watched the girl walk in and immediately noticed how scared she looked. He found himself curious about her, he felt a need to protect her, like it was his duty to protect her but he had no idea why. He was taken out of his thoughts when he heard his friends talking, they called her ugly and fat. Mattheo thought 'well if they think that then they must be blind'. He observed her for the feast and saw how she struggled to communicate with the prefect who was thankfully a patient person.
For the first few weeks Mattheo kept watch on her and the way his friends talked about her so he kept a mental note of everything. Not one detail, time or date was forgotten, he kept defending her to his friends and they were now getting suspicious that Mattheo had a thing for her which he didn't. As beautiful as he found her, she wasn't his type. He was paired with her for a potions assignment and before leaving class slid her a note asking her to meet him in the library at four. Even though she was scared she knew she had to. When she arrived he smiled at her and pulled out the chair for her. He could tell she was scared. "I'm Mattheo Riddle." She wanted to talk but the words wouldn't come out "you don't have to scared, I won't hurt you." His words didn't help and she still couldn't speak. She took a peice of paper and wrote down "I have selective mutism, sometimes I'm to anxious or scared to talk. I haven't spoken a word since I got here apart from Dumbledore I like talking to him. I use sign language to communicate when I'm to scared to talk or I just write down what I want to say." Mattheo read it and using sign language said "as you can see I know sign language so we can use that. I'm grateful now that my brother taught me to skill. You don't have to speak until you feel ready to." Sophia breathed a sigh of relief. She felt safe and comfortable with him but still to scared to talk. He reminded her of her brother Theo.
The two worked on the project till dinner time before going there separate ways. For once Mattheo went to bed with a smile on his face at the thought that he might be making a true friend just like his brother has.
The next morning he arrived in the great hall to see Sophia signing to Professor Snape. She was telling him that Mattheo was being patient with her and taking his time with her. Mattheo felt happy knowing he was doing the right thing with her. She thanked the professor for checking on her and sat down for breakfast. Mattheo had noticed that Snape seems to have made Sophia his star student. 
"Ugh could that girl get anymore pathetic and weird, what was that stuff with her hands." Mattheo managed to bite his tounge "She's a freak, it's no wonder she's lonely and has no friends." Mattheo couldn't stand it any longer, he let out an angered sigh and got up and went to sit with Sophia. The two happily chatted about anything they could think of until they had to head to class. Later that evening Mattheo was sat in the common room waiting for Sophia when he heard the others talking. "Adrian said he asked the new girl out on a date and instead of talking she passed him a note that said she already has a boyfriend." They all burst out laughing "who the hell would be stupid enough to go out with her. The guy would have to be a brainless ugly troll to date her." More laughing "how pathetic does she have to be to make up an imaginary boyfriend." They all sat there laughing and Mattheo snapped. "What the fuck is wrong with you guys, why do you have to be so nasty to her." He was struggling to contain his rage "are you the imaginary boyfriend Mattheo." More laughing, Mattheo completely lost it and grabbed the loud mouthed Draco Malfoy and beat the living day lights out of him. "Stay the fuck away from her!" When Mattheo got off Draco he turned and saw Sophia staring at him with a smile, he smiled back walked over to her. "Thank you for defending me." She signed. Sophia was starting to feel less scared to talk to Mattheo but not in the crowded common room. She went with Mattheo to his room where she helped clean up his hands and the cuts on his face caused by Draco's rings from the few punches that Draco landed on him.  "Thanks for the help Sophia" she was ready. "No need to thank me and call me Soph" she replied. He looked at her in shock for a minute "you spoke to me. I'm so proud of you!" He gave her a hug and the two spent the evening laughing and joking and eating junk food.
A few days later Sophia was walking around the school when she was stopped by Draco and his gang. They started shoving her and calling her any bad name they could think of. She was finally able to get away so she headed for the stairs and left. She was only five steps from the bottom when she felt a hand on her back. It was Draco's friend Pansy, she pushed Sophia who landed with a thud at the bottom. They all ran off leaving her there in pain and crying. When she had composed herself she got up and went to a secret tunnel where she snuck out of hogwarts, she didn't want to be there anymore. After dinner Mattheo grew concerned and searched for her, having no luck he went to the headmaster who told him that Sophia had gone home and he wasn't sure when she would be back. Mattheo lost his only friend. He spent the rest of the night moping around in his room. The next afternoon he was sat in the common room when a group of owls flew in and dropped letters on him and all of Draco and friends.