Borrowed time; Mattheo Riddle

Chapter 45

Mattheos pov

The last few days have been stressful as fuck. When I'm not working on the cabinet I'm helping Snape with Bellas potions. Sense he knows about the cabinet he has told me to focus on that and let him work on the potions but I still swing by almost every day just to see how the progress is going. It kills me to work on that stupid cabinet when I know I could be spending my time curing Bella. 

Sense it's Saturday I stayed in bed a while longer this morning and then swung by the great hall and grabbed som breakfast that I left in Bellas dorm for when she wakes up. Blaise was already there when I arrived, his head buried in the book in front of him. "Morning" I said taking a seat on the couch in front of the cabinet. 

"Read this" he shoved the book in my face the second my ass hit the cushion. It was just a bunch of nonsense about transportation trough floo power and port keys. "What I'm I lookin for?" I asked him, not seeing the relevance to what we were doing. 

"For port keys and floo powder to work there need to have this healing quality, it insures the travel won't get hurt during the transportation" he gave me a knowing look waiting for me to get it. 

"You're a fucking genius Zabini" I grabbed the book looking though it again "Where does it say which spell it is?". 

"Well, that's the problem.. It doesn't" 

I bit the inside of my cheek tasting the blood while trying to figure something out. "Tell the boys to take the day off, spend some time with the girls. I fear they're getting suspicious of our absence" I got up, grabbing the book and headed out. 

"Where you going?" He yelled after me. 

"I'm finding that spell" 

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The door to the potions classroom was unlocked but he room was empty. I knew he must be nearby sense Snape rarely leaves his door open, especially not when he has Bellas potions brewing on his desk. Noises came from the backroom and as I got close I could hear Snape muttering different herbs while walking along his inventory. 

I slightly opened the door peaking in, "You need any help?". He whipped around startled by my presence, "Mr Riddle, I didn't hear you enter".  He grabbed a few bottles he had gathered and walked back out to his desk. I followed suit, grabbing a chair on the way and taking a seat next to his desk. 

"How long until it's done?" I asked referring to the potion we had been working on. It was a better version of Bellas current potion, meaning it won't cure her but hopefully give us enough time to find one. 

"It's need another few days and then we'll test it" he responded taking his own seat. 

"Good. On another note then, I need your help with something" 

"Go on"

"Do you know what healing spell are usually used during transportation with port keys or floo powder?" I tried to put it as generally as I could sense according to my fathers orders we are not allowed any outside help, even from fellow death eaters. 

"I do. And I suppose this has nothing to do with the cabinet I'm I right?" 

"Nope, just for the upcoming charms test"

He contemplated it for a while before finally agreeing, "Very well then" he got up and rummaged trough a few books before coming back with a thick navy blue one. "The answer would be in this" he said handing it over. 

"I don't suppose you would mind telling me on what page" The book was probably 500 pages long and having read as many books as I had over the last few days I could do without another one. 

"I would but I fear I don't quite remember" The smug look in his face told me did in fact know the exact page but I also sensed he knew there was no upcoming charms test so arguing wouldn't do me any good. 

Bellas pov

I woke up alone again, my mood only improving slightly with the pancakes on my nightstand. I ate my breakfast in peace before walking over to Pansys and Daphnes dorm. Daphnes bed was neatly made and she was nowhere in sight, which didn't surprise me sense she didn't like to sleep in, said it make her feel like she wasted the day. Anyway, on the other side of the room a mess of brown hair laid sprawled out across her bed. 

After what felt like forever I finally managed to get her out of bed. We planned on spying some more on the boys to be 100% sure that they're death eaters before confronting them. But when we entered the common room they were there, sitting in the couches, everybody expect for Mattheo. 

Pansy sent me a confused look before walking over them, "Well good morning boys. Fancy seeing you here".

"Morning beautiful, come, sit" Draco made room for her on the couch but she stayed standing. "What's the plan for today then, nice weather isn't it?" she tried her best to sound nice but I could hear the saltiness in her voice. 

"We don't have plans yet, why don't we all head down to the black lake?" Draco responded seeming to feel Pansy's anger as his tone sounded uncertain. 

"No thank you, me and Bella already made plans. Sorry about not including you guys but sense we've barely seen any of you for the past week we assumed you would be busy" I had walked up behind her and when she was done speaking she whipped around grabbing me by the wrist and walking out of the room. 

It weren't until we had reached the library that she released me. "Why are we here?". 

"We're getting Daphne" she said walking with firms steps towards her signature table. 

~~~

After Pansy managed to drag, and I mean physically drag, Daphne out of the library we headed down towards the boathouse. I had never been down here but according to Daphne it was only ever used for the arrivals of first years. Pansy was worried the boys might head down to the lake and seemed to think this spot would be more secluded. 

Except for the hundred of stairs it took to get down there, which I made me dread walking back up, it seemed like a really cozy place. It was an older styled wooden house, all the boats were placed on racks along the walls except for 3 who was docked. Small lanterns lit up the walls and a single table with two chairs sat in a lonely corner. 

"Why are those still in the water?" Daphne asked referring to the 3 boats. 

"Don't know, maybe Hagrid uses one to go play with the squid" Pansy said jokingly. "Or maybe he has visited the mermaid cave" she wiggled her eyebrows and I cringed at the images in my head. "Fuck sake Pans, I'm gonna have to bleach my brain after that" 

"Come on, let's take a boat" Pansy began untying one of the boats and I walked over helping her. I'm not sure this is the best idea, but fuck it, it seems fun. 

"You're not serious, right?" we stopped to look at Daphne who seemed scared. "You're not allowed to take the boats, I'm not even sure were allowed to be in the boathouse without a professor present"

"Well if they didn't want students in here they should look the door" Pansy began. 

"And they probably shouldn't leave boats docked and ready for use" I continued. 

Daphne did not seem amused. "Look" Pansy went on, "We only gonna go for a little run around the area. I have done this a thousand times, it's completely safe, I promise"

Daphne seemed to give in and reluctantly made her way towards the boat. 

"You have done this before?" I whispered to Pansy. 

"No, never" she responded with a giggle before helping Daphne get on.