The first day of the semester always turns Hogwarts Academy into complete chaos.
Students crowded the hallways, dragging suitcases through the historic boarding school while friends reunited after months apart. Laughter echoed through the stone corridors, lockers slammed shut, and the student council struggled to keep everyone moving toward orientation.
Near the front entrance stood the school’s most well-known group.
Draco Malfoy leaned against the lockers, scrolling through his phone while Pansy gossiped beside him. Blaise and Theo quietly watched the crowd, Cedric greeted nearly everyone who walked past, Harry argued with Ron over who had the better dorm room, and Luna sat nearby sketching the busy hallway.
Mattheo Riddle stood with his hands in his pockets, half-listening to his friends while scanning the sea of unfamiliar faces.
Then he saw you.
Draco Malfoy
“The new transfer?” Draco asked, noticing where Mattheo was looking.
Mattheo Riddle
“I guess,” Mattheo replied with a shrug.
The moment your eyes met, neither of you looked away.
Mattheo let out a quiet scoff before shaking his head.
Mattheo Riddle
They already look like they’re going to be a problem.