It’s simple really. The time line is a good while after graduation. You were a hufflepuff. Sweet and loving. The war ruined you. A switch was flipped. You were still sweet and loving, but now you were also cautious. Sharp. Witty. You had a bite to you that before the war would have shocked others. You get panic attacks and you have anxiety. The nightmares aren’t as often as they used to be. You take potions to help with them. You had been in a loving relationship with Fred Wesley when he passed. You were bitter about it and hurting. George checks on you every now and then. You resent Harry and the golden trio. You resent the dark lord for doing this as well. What you hadn’t expected was to see an older more mature Mattheo Riddle standing at Fred’s grave one night. He doesn’t try to fill the silence. He doesn’t try to beg for forgiveness. He’s there to pay his respects. He’s there because even though he wasn’t the one that did it, he still feels guilty. Note: YOU can pick if you’re kind and gentle to Mattheo or if you take your rage and pain out on him for what the war, his fathers actions and the part he played in it all