LOVE GAME
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vol one — losing game

˗ˏˋ PROLOGUE — THE BET 'ˎ˗

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It was the end of third year, and just like the years before it was just as eventful. But the year had come to an end and like usual the group minus Blaise, Crabbe, and Goyle, we're seated in the Slytherin common room occupying the chairs and sofa.

"There's no shot." Pansy said leaning back on one of the chairs in the Slytherin common room, the group was currently in a debate about Mattheo Riddle being able to make any girl at Hogwarts fall in love with him. "Worked with you." Mattheo retorted making Pansy scoff, "It was first year, get over it." Pansy said rolled her eyes. "Every girl has swooned over Mattheo, I've seen it." Theo said backing up his best friend. "See told you." Mattheo said with a smirk, "He'd agree with anything you say." Draco added from his spot beside Lorenzo.

Silence broke out in the group until Pansy spoke up, "So you really think you can make any girl fall in love with you, anyone in our year?" Mattheo smirked and nodded, "Easily." The Parkinson nodded then a sinister smile formed on her face. "This ought to be fun." Theo said with a smirk when he noticed Pansy's face.

"Let's make a bet." Those four words made a large smirk form on the Riddle's face, he wasn't the type to back down from a bet, "if you can make a girl from our year, and my choosing fall in love with you by the Yule Ball, you win, let's say I don't know five hundred galleons." Mattheo smirked, he didn't need the money, he was rich, but he did enjoyed the satisfaction of proving people wrong, "Deal."

"I'm not finished." Mattheo rolled his eye and motioned the girl to continue, "But if you can't make her fall in love you owe me the money. And there's a catch." Pansy said with a smirk, she already had the girl in mind, "Of course there is." Mattheo gave a dry chuckle, "You'll also lose if you fall in love with her too." Mattheo let out a laugh, "Too easy, Parkinson." Mattheo said as he stood and put his hand out, Pansy following his moves and shakes it.

"Now I'm sure you already have the girl picked out, who is it?" Mattheo asked after they shook hands and both returned to their seats.

"Mickenna Grier."

Enzo looked over at the two, "Mickenna Grier? Darling Mickenna? She's literally the sweet person in our year maybe even all of Hogwarts." Enzo had been potions partners with Mickenna since first year and had quickly grown to adore the girl, "Got a crush on the Hufflepuff princess, Berkshire?" Theo asked with a smirk as he looked liver towards his best friend, Enzo rolled his eyes, "No, I was making a statement." Enzo didn't have a crush on Mickenna, no. But he did adore her, she made it hard not too.

"Grier? You're making this way too easy for me Parkinson, I'll be five hundred galleons richer before the end of the year." Mattheo said as he took his pack of cigarettes out. Pansy smirked, knowing the charm Mickenna had, there were many boys in their year and even some above that fancied the girl, she was in fact the sweetest witch to walk the Hogwarts halls.

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It was the last breakfast before everyone went back home to their families for the summer, the group of slytherins walked in later than everyone as per usual, Mattheo wanted to put the bet into action since Pansy never said when he had to start. It wasn't hard for the Riddle to spot Mickenna at the Hufflepuff table, her captivating laugh was distinctive and broke through the chatter of the great hall with no difficulties, not to mention her addictive and contagious smile that brought one to the face of anyone who saw it.

The tight group of Hufflepuffs that were surrounding Mickenna made it somewhat difficult for Mattheo to slide in beside her, but not impossible at least not at first, not until Elora Jackson made her appearance.

          "Mickey, is your aunt still fine with you coming over next weekend?" Elora, a ravenclaw, and Mickenna's childhood best friend managed to beat Mattheo to the space that was barely there between Mickenna and Cedric, but Elora had no problem squeezing in, "Of course she is, besides, she's hosting a book club with some muggle friends she made at this book store down the street from our house and they tend to get very rowdy after a few glasses of wine." Mickenna said with a laugh, "What about Marj?" Mickenna giggled, "She's hanging out with Fred this weekend." Mickenna said with a suggestive brow, Elora laughed, "Has he asked her out yet." Mickenna just shook her head, "No not yet, but him time, El." Elora rolled her eyes, "He's taking too long, but okay fine whatever, I gotta get back to Luna, love you!" Mickenna gave an I love you back and waved as Elora went back to the Ravenclaw table.

          With Elora gone, the space she once occupied was now open and Mattheo took his chance immediately sitting beside her, the sudden appearance of the Riddle and his two friends made others scoot away giving Lorenzo and Theo spots on the other side of Mickenna.

          The girl thought nothing of it and simply smiled, "Hi!" Her sweet voice made the boys smile, she was never intimidated by them, which many found strange but not surprising. "Hello, Mickenna." Mattheo said with a smirk, the girl turned to him, he sat closer to her than the other two, "Hey, Mattheo." Mickenna said with a soft laugh and a bright smile, and in the moment seeing Mickenna smile at him with such pure joy and happiness he would choose to ignore it but deep in the back of his mind knew one simple thing.

          He was fucked.