What Makes A Villain // Mattheo Riddle

Swimming lessons

Anyone walking through the forest that day would be sent to a mental hospital if they tried to explain what they had witnessed. A lynx and a wolf? together?
In England?

The two bounded through the forest side by side, ducking between trees and jumping over branch's. When they reached the edge on the tree line they were met by a small cliff. Water rippled in the river down below, it moved just slow enough that you wouldn't drown but fast enough it wasn't dirty and stagnant. Lilli sent Theo a worried look but before she could blink twice he was throwing himself off the ledge toward the water. Without a second thought Lilli followed, they were firm belivers in "If you do it I'll do it" so the whole 'if your friend jumped off a cliff' speech never really worked on them.

The teachers had realised about a month into school that whatever one was doing or wherever one was, the other wasn't far away. The sibling bond had only grown as the years went by and eventually the two refused to even go to class unless they were seated together.

So you can imagine how hard the holidays were for them. Locked away in their rooms with no way to contact the other. It was a good thing their family shared similar...... interests as it meant they would see each other at dinners over the summer. As long as Theos family weren't to busy beating him.

They had once had a talk with McGonagall after a prank had gotten nasty where she told them that she truly believed if one died the other wouldn't take long to follow, whether they took their own life or died of pure heartbreak she believed when one died they both would.

Lillis head emerged from the water, no longer in her animagus form. Looking to her left she saw Theo splashing about a few feet away. "Fun huh? Found it yesterday when you were locked up in the library" She rolled her eyes "Come on, there's a rope swing a little up stream" he turned and began swimming up the river.

"Wow, this looks amazing" Lilli starred in awe at her surroundings. The river had flowed into a larger lake, the lake was surrounded by high cliffs and a waterfall flower rapidly against the back rock wall. On the hilled bank at the bottom of the cliff there was a small group of trees, attached to one was a thick brown rope with a branch tied to the bottom.

They paddled toward the trees and pulled themselves up the bank.
"If I change into my animagus, can you lift me up onto the rope swing and push?" Theo grinned excitedly "Oh merlin Theo" Lilli groaned "come onnnn" he begged like a toddler "Fine come on" She lifted the very heavy cat onto the swing, one big push and he went flying toward the lake. He let go just in time and plunged into the freezing water. Lilli hopped onto the swing once it came back and pushed off from the tree. She almost landed on top of Theo but managed to just miss him.

They floated in the water for a little while. Just letting the water ripple over their skin and gently splash against their sides. "Thank you" Lilli spoke quietly "for?" "For today, I really needed a break" Lilli sighed. Theo stood up in the water now, "come here" He opened his arm and Lilli fell into them. He rubbed her hair "remember you don't always have to be alright with me" she smiled up at him "I know"
"I love you, alright?" He kissed the top of her head "I love you to".

"Protego" Lilli whispered "what?" Before Theo could finish his question it was answered by a flash of blue and red light. "What the fuck" He looked around rapidly, Lillis eyes had went an odd shade of green and her jaw had tightend, Theo noted she was going her scary 'psycho' laugh as he liked to call it
"Really Potter? You really though you could get me with Expelliarmus" She chuckled. Theo continued to look for the boy but he couldn't see him anywhere.

Lilli nodded her head toward a tree and Theo noticed some movement behind it. "Come out you fucking coward" she snapped, Harry stepped out from behind the tree "how did you know?" He sighed "I always know" "I just want my locket back" He growled "I told you we don't have your dumb locket" Theo snapped back. Lilli turned rapidly and pointed her wand in the other direction "Expelliarmus" a red beam shot toward a rock and Ron flew from behind it, he smashed into a tree and fell limp. "They've surrounded us" Theo whispered "I can hear her over there" He gently tilted his head the other direction.

The good thing about being an animagus is some of the senses transfer over to your normal form. So scent, sight, hearing, touch and taste are all much better. Lilli grabbed Theos arm and dragged him under the water. She swam toward the waterfall and he followed. They manged to make it under the waterfalls stream and to the other side, a small cave was hidden behind the water. "I noticed it when I jumped in" Lilli gasped once they surfaced. Mumbled shouts came from all around them "WHERE DID THEY GO?" "THEY MUST'VE DROWNED" "DON'T BE AN IDIOT RON" "LET'S JUST GET OUT OF HERE".

"Can't have a relaxing day without them three ruining it" Theo rolled his eyes "at least we found this cool place though" Lilli smilled.