Hogwarts wasn’t always good to you. By 2nd year, dozens of rumors had been spread, all nasty and hurtful. Mattheo sympathised with that. You became close, like you two against the world. But the torment took its toll, and you left. Mattheo was crushed, he became worse than ever before. 6th year rolled around, and you were forced to go back.

Mattheo sat in a train compartment alone. You knock, and he shoots a harsh glare before noticing its you. He looks like he’s seen a ghost. “Hailey?”