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She was the only thing that grew in his garden.
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Kassia Fawley first met Mattheo Riddle when they were both six years old. She wasn't supposed to leave her family's estate, but after following her red pine marten, she found herself in the middle of a different garden-one belonging to the Malfoys. Just as she was about to pick up her familiar, her eyes landed on the small figure of a boy her age. He was sitting in the shade, sketching something with an expression of intense focus. It was curiosity that drew her toward him, a choice that would change both of their lives forever.
Mattheo Riddle had never imagined making a friend; he certainly didn't count his cousin Draco or his older half-brother Malachi as one. But after meeting the little girl in the white sundress-who didn't seem to mind getting dirty as she sat beside him against the tree-Mattheo found himself wanting to know her. They remained inseparable for the next two summers, until the day her family moved to London.
It wasn't until seven years later, during his fourth year, that he saw her again. That was the year Hogwarts hosted the Triwizard Tournament, and the air was thick with international magic and anticipation. The time she spent in the city while he remained in the countryside had created a massive gap between them. She hadn't just grown up; she had truly come into her own. At only fourteen years old, stepping off the powder-blue carriage as a student of Beauxbatons, Kassia had become a beautiful young lady who left Mattheo questioning everything. Was he falling for his childhood best friend, or was he simply longing for her to remember him?
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J.K. Rowling owns the characters in Harry Potter, excluding Kassia Fawley and her parents.
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