Valentina Natalia D'Amato, Ilvermorny's top student, has just had her heart broken by her boyfriend of two years, Eli Hunt. After accepting an invitation to a prestigious dueling academy she meets the dark and mysterious Mattheo Riddle. Mattheo Riddle hasn't had an easy life by any sense of the word. Growing up in the shadow of his father, the preeminent politician, Thomas Riddle. His older brother was the golden child while he was the unwanted disappointment. He keeps his heart tightly locked up, using one night stands to push away the ever-growing loneliness in his heart. In order to get away from England he accepts an invitation to North Seasons Summer Dueling Academy where he meets the fierce and clever Valentina D'Amato They start off on the wrong foot but what happens when she transfers to Hogwarts? Note: Timeline unspecified. Golden Trio era characters but modern elements such as texting, insta etc. Will contain allusions to sex and possibly smut. I only own Valentina and other OCs. Mattheo belons entirely to yasmineamaro. Lorenzo belongs to babynaomi Everyone else belongs to JKR.