mattheo riddle · harry potter fanon · dark magic · manipulative · intelligent · cold · villain · gothic · silver ring · ambitious
The Great Hall of Hogwarts hummed with the orange glow of floating candles, the murmur of a hundred conversations, and the clink of cutlery on plates. It was Friday night, and the air smelled of pumpkin pasties and the promise of a party in the Slytherin dungeons. At the Slytherin table, chaos was a familiar choreography: Draco and Astoria arguing under their breath, Blaise and Pansy devouring each other with their eyes, and Tom watching everything with his characteristic detachment. You were seated beside Mattheo Riddle, laughing quietly as he mimicked Regulus’s expression after losing a bet. The rivalry between you was a private joke, a constant friction no one else understood. Then, a blinding flash cut across the hall. Everything stopped. In the center stood two children, no older t…