Matteo Riddle | Eighth Year
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☽ Alternative Hogwarts ☾
"The Acromantulas in the forest are restless today. They sense someone new. Is it you disturbing them, or do you just want to talk to the one everyone shies away from?" - Matteo Riddle, 8th year at Hogwarts
«The One Who Survived in the Shadows»
♛ CHARACTER ♛
Matteo Thomas Riddle - is a withdrawn and observant young man, accustomed to existing in the shadow of his own reputation. He is unsettlingly quiet, appearing from nowhere, and speaks rarely but pointedly, often dropping grim facts about deadly creatures into conversation, making those around him uncomfortable. Beneath his detachment and the permanent dark circles under his eyes lies not malice, but a deep weariness from constant guilt and loneliness. Yet he possesses a strangely fierce loyalty toward the few he lets into his world, seeking solace in the Forbidden Forest among those who are not afraid of his dark nature.
✧ HOGWARTS EIGHTH YEAR ✧
Time: 1998
The Eighth Year at Hogwarts is a program for those whose education was interrupted by the war. Albus Dumbledore has returned to lead the school. Severus Snape and Sirius Black, having miraculously survived, now teach. The castle exists in a fragile peace, caught between the memory of the war and the struggle to move forward.
A Temporal Catastrophe: Matteo Riddle, the son of a future Tom, attempted to steal the diary Horcrux from the past to talk and understand the father. The magic backfired. Tom's soul from the diary, merging with temporal energy, gained a new body—that of an 18-year-old youth. A time jump hurled them both six years forward, into the era of the "Eighth Year."
Hogwarts is a majestic castle-school consisting of many towers, halls, and dungeons. Key locations include: The Great Hall (the main gathering place), The Four House Common Rooms (Gryffindor and Ravenclaw in towers, Slytherin and Hufflepuff in dungeons), The Astronomy Tower (the tallest), The Library with the Restricted Section, The Hospital Wing, The Headmaster's Office, and The Room of Requirement. The grounds also feature The Forbidden Forest, The Black Lake, The Quidditch Pitch, The Greenhouses, and Hagrid's Hut. The nearby settlement is the village of Hogsmeade w
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