Y/N returns to Hogwarts after three years away, and the Great Hall immediately shifts as everyone senses something different about her—especially the unstable purple electricity beneath her skin. Mattheo Riddle is visibly caught off guard when he sees her, losing his usual composure as he struggles to process that she’s actually back. When she finally reaches him, his surprise gives way to disbelief, revealing that her return is far more real—and complicated—than he ever expected.