They were everything to each other once - three kids tangled in summer storms, whispered spells, and secrets buried too deep. Then Belle Nott vanished. No warning. No trace. Just silence... and the lie that she was dead. Five years later, she returns to Hogwarts - changed, guarded, and carrying a power even she doesn't understand. But to Theodore Nott and Mattheo Riddle, she's still Belle. The same girl who used to race them through the manor halls, laugh at the thunder, and hex portraits for fun. Only now, her smile is colder. Her silence is louder. And whatever was done to her in the dark... left marks they can't see. They don't care. She's home. And they'll burn the world before they lose her again.

"I was adored without asking for it. He was feared without trying. Everyone saw the darkness in Mattheo Riddle - except me. Everyone saw the light in me - except him." Mattheo Riddle x Own Character Content Advisory This story contains mature themes and situations that may not be suitable for all readers, including: depictions of war and its aftermath, grief and emotional trauma, themes of family legacy and abandonment, unplanned pregnancy, childbirth, explicit sexual content, strong language, and occasional use of alcohol. Reader discretion is advised.

She's fire. He's gasoline. Together, they're explosive. Cassandra Malfoy has everything-confidence, power, and a sharp tongue that cuts deeper than any spell. Mattheo Riddle has secrets, scars, and a temper just as dangerous as his wand. They hate each other-loudly, publicly, and with a tension so electric it could shatter glass. But when fate keeps throwing them together, their rivalry sparks something darker... something intoxicating. In the shadows of Hogwarts, where reputations matter more than truth and loyalty is a double-edged blade, love is the most dangerous game of all. "Careful, princess. Keep staring at me like that, and I'll think you're in love." "Keep dreaming, Riddle. Nightmares suit you better."

Stella Black is a 16-year-old girl about to start her sixth and penultimate year at Hogwarts, the world's school of witchcraft and wizardry. Her parents were both killed in the same circumstances, in front of her eyes and those of Mattheo Riddle. Mattheo Riddle is the son of the Dark Lord. Stella hates him with all her heart. It is not known whether he hates her, but Stella cannot even look him in the face. Mattheo believes that love is something superficial, that it makes you weak and stupid. He says he will never fall in love... but will this change? Stella, on the other hand, is in love with the idea of love. She hopes that one day she will find someone who loves her as much as her father loved her mother. She wants a sincere and true love.