Mattheo & I

Misunderstood

"What's up guys" I say walking over to the gryffindor table and take my seat next to Hermione
"Hey Hermi" I stare over to Hermione who was reading a book about potions while her head hangs down
The silence of the group mixed with the roars of laughter around the great hall made my stomach churn.
"Ron?" Ron and Harry look at eachother than back down.
"Guys" my face now clear of an expression confused on what game their playing at
I place my hands on the table eyeing out my 3 best friends.

"You're not funny, someone talk to me" I smile a bit as I start to get worried, Harry gives me a death stare.

"Don't worry about us go talk to Mattheo" Harry says in a nasty tone before picking up his book about quidditch and pacing out of the great hall, Ron not far behind him.

I stare down the row of chairs for a few moments, letting this burning feeling in my chest calm down, a hand is gently placed on my shoulder.

"Y/n, I know you didn't do anything last night but the boys have a conspiracy that you stayed out with Mattheo on purpose" her face formed into a sympathetic look.

"Woah." Confusion clouding my mind
"They really took this out of proportion, didn't they" Hermione lowers her hand off my shoulder .
"Yeah, they really did" I chuckle a bit
I put my bag of books on the floor,
"Now, what really happened last night" Hermiones voice echoes in my ear as she places food onto my plate for me

"Ok we found out that we have to pick up pieces of merpeople shells, and when I say this I quite literally mean every single shell on the shore line"

"Are you kidding! That's going to take at least few weeks, well I guess that already explains why you only just got back"

"I cant believe Harry thinks I'm the type of person who would stab him in the back like that, I mean that's really low"

"Look y/n I wasn't meant to tell you this or anything but maybe it'll make you understand  why Harry's so upset about this"

She leans in closer and cups her mouth with her hands

"Harry fancies you" she pulls back with a giggle as my face turns red

"Oh my gosh how could I be this blind"

No wonder he told me he didn't want me to become friends with Riddle, and no wonder he was so upset just then.

My stomach started getting fuzzy

"Are you serious?" I say Swallowing down the guilt.

"He admitted it to Ron and me around 10 minutes before you arrived"

———-flash back ————
"Do you think she did something with riddle?" Harry says picking at a dent in the table
"Harry you have to be delusional to think y/n would go behind your back like that" Ron pipes in reading the daily prophet

"Yeah, I Guess you guys are right, but that still dosen't explain why she was out ALL night" adding enthusiasm to the all

"Harry even if y/n wanted to be friends with Riddle she wouldn't because you're more important" Hermione says leaning across the table

"And what if she did become friends with him?" Challenging Hermione's argument Harry looks at her

"Well she's old enough to look after herself" She shrugs it off

"See that's the thing" Harry sighs
"What's the thing Harry" Hermione argues back
" nothing" he looks down at the table
" I know its not nothing, I see the way  you look at her Harry" Hermione smirks as Ron drops his paper as if all of the sudden he's interested

Feeling the burn of Ron and Hermiones stares  Harry goes red

"I knew it, you fancy y/n don't you"
"Bloody hell, Harry fancies y/n" Ron chips in

"And what if I do" a smirk now on his face
"Well nothing, but you have to tell her sooner or later" Hermione places a hand on Harry's arm.

The three heads turn to the great hall as y/n happily walks down the row of chairs.
A sudden wave of heat hits Harry and he's mad all over again, imagining Y/ talking to Mattheo.
——-end of flashback———-

"Hermione I have to go talk to Harry like right now" I swiftly grab my bag and hug Hermione

"I have so much to tell you when I get back" I yell at Hermione  running out of the great hall
"Oh no, oh no, oh no," I think to myself.

Harry, the chosen one, the boy who I have viewed as a brother all these years. Fancy's me.

Running past the empty classrooms and through crowded halls I make it to the Gryffindor common room.

Taking a deep breath, I find Harry sitting in an armchair with Fred and George consoling him.
George looks up from Harry and sees me. Starting to pull Fred away they leave me and Harry alone.

"Hermione told me" I look him in the eye
He breaks eye contact looking at the fire.
"Well?" His voice is a whisper
"I-" the words don't come out
How do I break it to him that I don't see him like that, how do I tell him I don't want to ruin our friendship?

"It's stupid I know, but y/n I've liked you since second year. You know what scrap that. I've loved you since second year" he stands up face to face with me.

"Harry" my voice is soft as I hang my head low
"It's ok I get it" he sits back down

I kneel in front of the armrest

"We've been best friends since we were eleven Harry. Something like this could ruin that, i don't want to jeopardize our friendship" I tell him placing my hand on his arm

"Y/n these feelings for you aren't a phase if that's what you're thinking." He says trying to reason with me.

"What if we did date, and we broke up? Everything would be ruined." I tell him

"It doesn't have to be that way Y/n"
"I'm sorry Harry but it's not going to happen" I stand up dusting off my pants. And slowly walk away.

I'm almost at the bottom of the girl's dormitory stairs when I hear Harry's voice echo around the room.

"Is it because you fancy Mattheo?" his voice full of spite

Gasps erupt around the dorm

"What did you just say" I turn around walking up to him

"You heard me. I know you like him, why else would you stay out all night with him"

"That's not what happened at all"
"No need to get embarrassed y/n" Ron chimes in

"There's no need to get embarrassed when that never happened" I look Ron up and down

"Yeah well next time you spend all night snogging him don't come back," Harry says walking up the stairs to his dorm.

All eyes are on me as whispers and murmurs fill the room.

Girls and boys give me dirty looks as I feel my face get hot.

"Keep staring all of you. You guys know better than to listen to stupid rumours" I storm upstairs.

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Its been like four months since I've published a new chapter. I had a rocky patch and was unmotivated to write but I'm back!!!