Mattheo Riddle - Assumptions (EDITING PROCESS, Going To Change Few Things)

Before the storm

The whirl of shadows had disappeared and once they opened their eyes they found themselves standing on flat surface surrendered by towering spires and columns. They looked around and found the grand silhouette of a clock tower. Standing this close they could hear the large hands ticking around the Roman numbers with the distant echoes of the Muggles bustling streets.

They all exchanged glances before Draco pointed up his fingers "Are-..are we in London?" His tone was on edge as if he was barely controlling whatever emotions he was feeling.

Blaise nod was all it took for Draco to shout out. 

"WHY THE BLOODY HELL ARE WE IN A MUGGLE CITY?!"

Blaise being his usual self turned defensive.  "I JUST WANTED TO HAVE FUN"

Lorenzo groaned "If I knew I would've brought Rosé with me" he fixed his narrowed eyes at Blaise

"Relax, guys, it's just London," Mattheo chimed in, trying to diffuse the tension in the group. "We're not going to be here for long anyhow."

He glanced over at Blaise, who was still looking slightly sheepish"Right, Blaise?" Blaise nodded, a sly grin spreading across his face."Just a quick visit and then we'll be on our way."

After a while they settled in a restaurang. The cheese stretching at each bite. The taste of crispy crust, tomatoe sauce and pepperoni mixed with melted cheese was sparkling fireworks in their heads..except for Mattheo who was having chicken burger instead.

"So what do we do now?" Lily asked, her voice muffled since her mouth was stuffed with pizza. Some Fanta exotic, cola and Sprite were on the table as well. "I don't know, I didn't plan for that" Blaise responded without removing his eyes from the cheese.

Yn couldn't help but to notice how Mattheo would occasionally glance around, as if worried of his mom catching him past his bedtime.

They had a discussion of what to do next. It was unplanned part since the first plan was only about how to come here so they needed to catch the others off guard and the safest option back then was going through the plan at night because the others would be less likely to focus on what's really happening.

Summary: most shops are closed.
And this restaurang will, probably soon.

The problem is now that they are here, they don't want to go back to Hogwarts after only trying one type of Muggle food.

Blaise was pleading with Draco to let them stay at a hotel because only Draco  had enough money at his moment to cover for it.

YN looked back up at Mattheo who was siting infront of her. His eyes weren't on the two boys beside him instead they were staring at his burger now.

She can't help but to think that something weird is going on with him. No...everything is weird when it comes to him.

More importantly, Mattheo usually indulge himself in the conversation with his cheeky remarks but this time he seems more...reserved.

As if sensing YN's eyes on him, Mattheo looked up from his burger and met her gaze. His expression was unreadable, but there was a flicker of something in his eyes that betrayed a hint of tension. He smirked "Something on my face?" he asked, his voice dripping with its usual mocking tone.

Why did it feel forced?

"Fiineee.." Draco grumbled finally agreeing on sleeping in a hotel idea. Blaise and Lily jumped up and shout "YES!"

Mattheo couldn't help but roll his eyes at Blaise and Lily's enthusiastic outburst. He pushed his half-finished burger away, his appetite suddenly gone.

"So we're really doing this, then?" he asked with a sigh, looking around at the excited faces of the others. "We're going to spend the night in a muggle hotel?"

YN who is still bothered by the accident retorted a bit more sharper than intended "What? You have a problem with London now, even though the plan to trick those four was your idea?"

Mattheo held up his hands in mock surrender. "Hey, hey, I never said I had a problem with London. I just don't see the point of spending the night in some muggle hotel when we could just apparate back to Hogwarts."

Blaise chuckled, a mischievous look in his eyes. "Oh, come on, Mattheo, you're not scared of a little muggle hotel, are you?"

Mattheo shot Blaise a glare, his eyes narrowing. "Of course I'm not scared," he said, his voice laced with irritation. Lorenzo clapped a hand on Mattheo's shoulder. "Don't be such a stick in the mud. This is bound to be an experience." He was suddenly acting as if he came here by his own will.

Mattheo huffed, clearly annoyed that he was outnumbered. He glanced around the group, his eyes lingering on Lily and Blaise, who were both excitedly chattering about the prospect of staying in a muggle hotel as if he didn't just protest.

"Fine," he muttered grudgingly. "But I don't promise you that it's going to be fun" The others chuckled.

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Author:

Sorry bc I was late and be ready for the actual events! Next chapter am going to upload tomorrow since it's still need few editing because I newly picked up the writing again. I have few ideas to the next chapters. Important P.S. I forgot to mention this ff is around 20 chapters.