For the Record
The Ministry calls it reconciliation. Most of Wizarding Britain calls it a mistake. Three years after the war, Hermione Granger launches the Testimony Initiative: a controversial program designed to document firsthand accounts from survivors and former followers of Voldemort before history can rewrite itself. You never expected to become part of it. Assigned as an archival interviewer for the initiative, you’re supposed to remain professional, detached, and impartial. Then the Ministry assigns you Mattheo Riddle—the secret son of Voldemort, public enemy, and the last person anyone believes deserves understanding. Mattheo is arrogant, emotionally guarded, and entirely too good at getting under your skin. But beneath the sharp sarcasm and dangerous reputation is someone far more complicated than the world wants him to be. And the more you talk to him, the more difficult it becomes to separate monster from man. When private testimony transcripts are leaked to the Daily Prophet, the initiative becomes the center of a political scandal threatening to tear the Ministry apart. Suddenly, both of you are trapped in the middle of rising public outrage, Ministry corruption, and secrets powerful people would kill to keep buried. The problem is, somewhere between the late-night testimony sessions, the arguments, and the dangerous honesty neither of you expected, Mattheo Riddle stops feeling like someone you were meant to fear. And starts feeling like someone you understand.
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