The Rose Of Deceit- Mattheo Riddle

♤☆.. Chapter 1 ..☆♤

We stood at the grand doors of Hogwarts.

Master Lin had told us we'd be staying for a few months due to a new 'upgrade' at Kings Dominion.

         Which I didn't once believe, I looked around, the place was elegant and fancy nowhere for us to fit into, everything old but still managing to look seemslessly perfect amongst the insides of the building.

   "Well this looks posh," Lex stated bewildered, his eyes wide as he looked around the place. I hum in agreeance,

    "Extravagant to say the least," I murmur back, "makes my skin crawl".

    "What? No, I think it looks kinda cool," Billy shrugs, slightly mesmerized of the place".

     "The fact a school is a huge castle is a bit drastic," Billy chimes in, "Yeah, why does everything look so fancy?," I mutter already despising being here.

"You sound like you already want to leave," Lex smirks, "We haven't even been here for more than 20 minutes," Billy adds, snickering.

"Yeah, and I already have doubts which shows no good," I say with a hint of contempt, fiddling with my dagger I had placed in my holster, though Master Lin told us we couldn't bring weapons.

   Saya somehow snuck her katana while I wanted to be more discreet and snuck one of my daggers.

"How about we go explore the castle?", I raise an eyebrow at Lex's suggestion, "I mean we could go around and check out the place, get a better view, yk?," He smirks.

   "That won't work." Petra's voice cuts through our conversation, Denial evident in her tone as she spoke

   "And how would you know, Yolga?," Lex raises an eyebrow at her, silently challenging her to prove him wrong.

   "You have know chance to leave, Master Lin will easily spot you," Petra spat, crossing her arms.

I shrug, "I think it could work," Petra looks at me, her gaze unwavering,

   "Really?," She scoffs, rolling her eyes before moving away from us further into the huddle of students.

Suddenly, a voice booms behind the grand doors, the voice authorative and calm,

"I welcome the pupils of King's Dominion to Hogwarts!"

"I deem you all will be on your best behaviour," Master Lin commanded his voice stern and cold as we made our way through the grand doors.

As the doors opened wide, rows of long tables filled with students, clapping and staring at us as we made our way in, at the alter, a bearded man stood.

Lex and I glance at each other as the rest of the students walked in we turned around, trying to explore the castle and leave the gathering but behind us stood a monk, his appearance covered by his black cloak.

He griped the dagger that was placed in my holster before abruptly taking it and swiftly pushing us around, thrusting us forward into the hall.

My gaze darkened as Lex and I walked up the aisle, my dagger being taken wasn't on my list of activities at this horror show.

Lex and I were the last ones to walk up, my eyes numb and unbothered as whispers and chatters were being heard, different sets of eyes burnt into me but one seemed to stick the longest, I couldn't decipher the look from the crowds of students at there long tables, each with different robes.

"I have great pleasure in welcoming you all to Hogwarts. I hope and trust that your stay here will be both comfortable and enjoyable, I am the Headmaster here at Hogwarts, you all shall call me Dumbledore," Dumbledore announced as we took our seats away from the other students here at Hogwarts.

The rat's and legacies instantly split into two, taking seats far from one another, Petra, Billy, Lex and I sat together.

"How'd that work out for you two?", Petra rolls her eyes with a knowing look.

"That idiot took my dagger," I mutter quietly, my voice laced with irritation. Dumbledore continued to ramble on about this years events before starting the feast.

Billy's eyes almost looked like they were going to pop out at the sight of all the food infront of us, "You're drooling," Petra remarked sarcastically.

Billy and Lex ate like starved men, while I messed with the sausages on my plate. I wasn't bothered to eat, my mind focused on my dagger that had been snatched.

"You going to eat that, Hazelia?," Lex raises an eyebrow making me scoff, pushing my plate forward for him to chow down on the remains of food I had played with, with my fork.

After breakfast had calmed, I marked Master Lin, seeing how he chat to Dumbeldore like they'd known eachother for years.

I looked away in annoyment, why were we here? Why was construction happening now?

I looked around at the students in the Great hall, taking notice of their different coloured robes.

Three students stood out me, they already looked to be staring at the pupils of King's Dominion, why wouldn't they be.

One ginger, one curly haired, and a boy with glasses seemed to whisper amongst each other, scanning our appearances.

Their gazes drifted to me as they noticed my staring but I didn't look away, we held eye contact before they seemed to grow flustered and looked away continuing to chatter.

I shrug it off, celebrating my little victory, my gaze drifting through the rest of the pupils.

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We followed Master Lin through the halls walking past students as they split, I ponder where were heading to, but my questions seemed to be answered as I saw a classroom up-ahead.

Suddenly, I bump into a hard chest, I walk past the green-robed guy not looking back once as we finally enter the empty classroom.

I take a random seat at the back while everyone makes their way into the room.

"I accept you all to be respectful here at your time at Hogwarts" ... Master Lin began but I quickly zoned put not listening to the rest of his ramble.