„Oh, my dear..." (Mattheo Riddle ff)

how they got back to Hogwarts...

(Two weeks later...)

P.T.

„So, you already know Draco, Blaise, Luna and Theodore." I said to Valery. 

The four of them waved at her, and she waved back. 

„And then we also have Pansy, Daphne and Lorenzo over there. Guys, this is my little sister, Valery."

„First year?" Lorenzo asked. 

Valery nodded. 

„Alright then." Pansy chuckled. „Welcome to the Hogwarts Express, girl."

Valery smiled, tugging on my sleeve. I leaned down, and my sister whispered: „She's very pretty."

„Pansy?" I whispered back.

„Yeah. She's so beautiful."

„I know, right? But she's Blaises girlfriend already." 

Valery sighed and pouted. 

„Would you like to stay in this compartment with them, Luna and Draco?" I asked. 

My sister nodded eagerly, quickly rushing over to hug Luna firmly. 

I watched them with a smile, setting down Valery's luggage. „Alright then. I'll be right next door with Mattheo."

When I stepped into the compartment, Theo and Enzo were already engaged in a heated discussion about Quidditch. 

Theo had Daphne cuddled on his lap, his gentle stroking of her arm contradicting the aggressive way he was debating Enzo. 

I flopped down on my seat next to Mattheo on the other side of the compartment. 

He looked up from his magazine. „How did it go?"

„My sister has a crush on Pansy." I gave back. 

„Fair enough."

Theo's and Enzo's discussion got even more heated. I caught Daphnes eye for a second. She just smiled, shrugged and snuggled back into Theo's shoulder. 

I leaned over to Mattheo. „Shouldn't you be ending that discussion?" I whispered. „You know, as their captain and everything?"

„Should I?" he chuckled softly, one hand sliding down to my knee. „I mean, I could. But I'd much rather..." 

He lifted my legs, draping them comfortably over his before holding out his arm for me because he knew I loved hugging it.

„Okay, now I'm third-wheeling even more." Enzo complained suddenly, arms crossed. „Fifth-wheeling, even." 

„Relax, Berkshire." Mattheo muttered into my hair. „You have two more years in Hogwarts to go."

„Don't call me Berkshire, Mattheo!" Enzo groaned, mimicking Mattheo's pronunciation. „That's not even remotely my name."

„Still sounds like a place full of overpriced horses and disappointed fathers." Mattheo said, smirking into my hair.

„Damn..." I muttered with amusement.

Theo burst out laughing, even mid-argument. „He's got a point, mate."

„Fuck off..." Enzo huffed, then turned to Daphne. „Can't believe you're letting your boyfriend insult me like that."

Daphne just smiled sweetly and patted Theo's chest. „Oh, no... I encourage it."

Theo gave her a soft kiss on the temple, utterly unapologetic, and went right back to verbally mauling Enzo over last season's fouls.