Matthew Riddle

Cara Lestrange (Half Sister)

Ava Weasley-Granger (Spouse) †

Corwin Crouch (Ex Brother-In-Law) †

Tom Riddle (Son) †

Tom Marvolo Riddle Jr. (Father) †

Bellatrix Lestrange (Mother) †

**Matthew Thomas Riddle**(29th December 1991 - Present), born to Tom Marvolo Riddle Jr. and Bellatrix Lestrange. Matthew was the second eldest out of all 3 of his siblings, he was a mere 10 seconds older than his twin sister Aliana. The only sibling older than Matthew was his half-sister Mandy Lestrange, they shared a mother but not a father, hence why he didn't know they were related until much later in his life.

## Hogwarts Years (2002-2008)

Matthew's years at Hogwarts were very eventful, he went through war and peace, happiness and sadness, thick and thin. In the beginning, he was a bright-eyed boy, ready to take on the world and live up to his father's name. Matthew was a bright student, although often not showing his intelligence.

### Third Year

In his 3rd year, he had finally begun to tap into the power that he was destined to have. He studied different hexes and jinxes to take revenge on his bullies. Matthew also met a young Ravenclaw girl, Matthew began to bully her in front of the other students while always secretly having a crush on her. In the summer after his 3rd year, Matthew underwent a task which he felt was necessary in order to complete his journey in following his father's footsteps. Matthew had taken his first life, his bully, Richard Cattermole. The burden left on him was immense, the following year, and all throughout the year, he lashed out at people for no reason but self-pity.

### Fourth Year

This year, Matthew began to become more friendly with Mandy Lestrange whilst consistently getting on Corwin Crouch's nerves, teasing him for being a coward. This year Matthew got into his first serious fight. This fight pitted him, Mandy, and Aliana against Corwin and Alex. Although they weren't officially aligned, the three never cast at one another. About a month into the year in Matthew's Defense Against the Dark Arts class they learned about Boggarts for the first time. This is where Matthew got to learn about his classmates on a more intimate level. After class Matthew confronted Corwin, who he had been bullying on a consistent basis for the past month, about his boggart which included Matthew's sister: Aliana. After Matthew belittled Corwin for 10 minutes it triggered a manic breakdown in him and Corwin stabbed Matthew with a knife multiple times. The weeks following this he held it over Corwin's head, constantly threatening to tell his sister. In order to get another witness to add credibility, he and Mandy Lestrange broke into the headmistress's office to use the Pensieve and showed her the memory of him being stabbed. Only a day after he made the final threat to Corwin which caused Corwin to out himself to Aliana, getting rid of Matthew's dirt but at the same time sabotaging his own relationship with her.

#### Secret Meetings

Matthew began to focus on his studies more than usual. In order to maintain his grades as well as his reputation he put the rivalry aside and met up with Ava Granger in secret to study. Mid-way through his 4th year, he asked out his crush and tutor, which she responded positively to. They began going out in secret, mainly rendezvousing at the Three Broomsticks

#### Winter Break

At the very start of winter break, Matthew realized he had forgotten the memory potion he had been taking, forcing him into trying to make it again in Mandy's potion room. When Mandy found Matthew in there with shattered glass she stabbed him and forced him out, Mandy finishing the potion for him. Weeks after this Matthew had met the father of his current foe Corwin Crouch. His father made threats toward one of the only people he truly cared for at the time, Ava. After the first threat, he left to go on a secret date with Ava behind her house, teaching her some dueling tactics and spells whilst also talking about their lives and getting to know one another. This date was cut short by his guardian, Lucius Malfoy, he infuriated Matthew by insulting Ava, being blatantly racist toward her half-blood status. When they returned to Malfoy Manor the tensions between the two were high, eventually leading up to Lucius striking a deal with Corwin's father to send Matthew off to his house to spend time with Corwin. Matthew out of pure hatred for Corwin fled the house, planning to stay at the Burrow for the remainder of the break.

#### The Home Stretch

When coming back from Winter Break tensions began to rise, almost immediately on the train Matthew taunts Alex about his blood status and species; Ava hears this. This is her first taste of Matthew's bigotry and it disturbs her deeply, she and Matthew get into their first argument over this, the one normal thing in Matthew's life feels like it's shattering around him. Matthew knows he screwed up, so it's mostly just Ava talking at him. The next day, the first full day of school back, Matthew gets into another fight, but this time it's with Mandy. In this fight Matthew is completely at fault, he was antagonizing her for no apparent reason other than to make himself feel better about how shitty he had been as of late. Eventually, at the climax of their fight, Ava grabs him by the sleeve and motions him out. He waited in the hall for her; thinking about how he can make things better, but when Ava comes out she isn't having it. She tells him to shut up and follow her, taking him to the back of the Library. In the library Ava gives him an earful, eventually ending it with an ultimatum that if he doesn't fix his behavior she would break up with him.

### Fifth Year

Matthew's muggle-born hating beliefs begin to fade as he becomes more of his own person and not a carbon copy of his father, yet he chooses to hide this change in order to maintain his reputation around the school.

## War against Corwin Crouch

The tensions against Corwin began in Matthew's 6th year when arguments between all of his friend group began mainly surrounding Corwin's beliefs. Matthew's hatred of Muggle Borns began to die down around his 4th year, so he and Corwin no longer had that in common.

## Abilities

### **Parstletongue**

Matthew was a fluent parstlemouth given his connection to the Hogwarts founder, Salazar Slytherin. Due to him being a direct descendant

### **Legilimency**

Matthew was a fair Legilimens due to his aunt teaching him and his half-sister helping him with it. He used this on several occasions to call for help when vulnerable or to taunt/threaten his enemies when they are away from him.

### **Wandless Magic**

Matthew was an expert at wandless magic, having practiced it since he discovered it in a textbook in his Uncle Lucius's office at the Malfoy Manor. He stole the book and took it home to the ex-deatheaters caring for him. He practiced this night and day due to his lack of wand

### **Non-Verbal Magic**

Matthew discovered this skill in the same book that taught him Wandless Magic

### **Occulmency**

He underwent lessons with his Aunt Narcissa for a long while, they were completely in secret but she deemed it necessary for his survival in the world.

## Relationships

### Family

#### *Tom Marvolo Riddle Jr.*

Matthew was the firstborn son of Voldemort, and the one he had planned to be his successor to the Dark Lord title, in which Matthew did eventually take-up

#### *Bellatrix Lestrange*

Matthew was Bellatrix's second child, her first being Mandy Lestrange. Bellatrix didn't favor Matthew over Mandy and she barely paid any attention to him through the year that their lives overlapped.

#### *Aliana Grace Riddle*

Aliana was Matthew's twin sister, they shared many childhood memories due to them never being separated when they were born unlike them and their half-sister Mandy. While Matthew was good with spells Aliana excelled in other sections of magic, like potions.

#### *Ava Granger-Riddle*

Matthew met Ava Granger in his third year, seeing as she was a smart and "nerdy" individual he made fun of her, starting their rivalry. Although they were rivals in their early years, later on in Matthew's fourth year, she began to tutor him as per his request. During their secret tutoring sessions, Matthew began to develop feelings. Ava reciprocated these feelings so they ended up going on a date to the Three Broomsticks in Hogsmeade. During the date Matthew had to try to maintain his cool, because Corwin Crouch was using legilimens to try to get in Matthew's head, impersonating his father. After their date, they began to go out frequently and snuck out of their common rooms late at night to meet each other. Four years after they graduated school they got engaged and later married. During their seventh year, the war against Corwin Crouch began, in which Ava assisted the team in, but also in 2016, right after they got married, they conceived their first and only son Thomas Smith Riddle. About 4 years following Tom's birth, Ava was murdered by Corwin Crouch, ending their marriage and leaving Matthew a widow.

#### *Ron Riddle*

Ice cream truck menu:

Brown $5

Green $5

Yellow $5

Pink $5

## Trivia

* Matthew Riddle was inspired by Ben Solo (Star Wars), Jason Todd (DC Comics), Gellert Grindelwald (Harry Potter), Anakin Skywalker (Star Wars), and Young Boba Fett (Star Wars: The Clone Wars), and his creator Matthew Sarkis
* Matthew's most used spells are Sectumsempra and Avada Kedavra
* Matthew (in old continuity) was the longest living of anyone in the group
* Matthew was fluent in Parstletongue and English