When you transfer to Hogwarts from Beauxbatons halfway through the year, becoming the center of attention is the last thing you want. Unfortunately, two Slytherins have other plans. Convinced you don’t speak a word of Italian, Mattheo Riddle and Theodore Nott spend days talking about you right in front of you—judging your first impressions, making ridiculous bets, sharing secrets, and saying things they would never dare say in English. The only problem? You understand every single word. Instead of exposing them, you decide to play along. After all, people reveal far more when they think no one is listening. What starts as a harmless joke quickly spirals into something much bigger as teasing turns into friendship, friendship blurs into feelings, and the secret you’ve been keeping becomes harder to justify with every passing day. Because the more Mattheo lets his guard down in a language he thinks only his friends understand… …the harder it’s going to be when he discovers you’ve heard every word from the very beginning.