Oh, my dear... (Mattheo Riddle ff)

how the rebellion started...

M.R.

,,You did what?" I asked again, still not believing what I just heard. 

,,Shhh!" Penny hissed, pulling me away from the door a little. ,,Not so loud!"

,,You wrote to Professor Snape?" I hissed back, quieter this time. 

,,Of course I did!" she whispered. ,,He was the one who warned me about all of this, back in Hogwarts!"

,,I know!" I hissed back. ,,You told me that already! But meeting up with him won't stop this fucking deatheater meeting from happening!" 

There was a noise from around the corner, and Penny quickly shut me up with a finger to my lips. 

But nothing happened. 

,,Of course it won't stop it from happening!" she gave back quietly, a little calmer. ,,But he's our only hope..."

,,Our only hope for what, love? What are you thinking about?"

She looked around again, before gently pulling me even closer by my hoodie. ,,There must be a way to stop your brother, Mattheo." she whispered. ,,We can't just let him call out a new dark age and form a new deatheater society!" 

,,Of course we can't!" I hissed back, brushing some hair out of her face. ,,But is there even anything we can do? We, as in, you and me? Two unwilling children of the dark side, nothing more but students?"

,,It's not just us." she whispered, looking up at me. ,,Snape's got our back, we can count on Theodore for sure, Blaise will be there, maybe even Draco can help..."

Shaking my head, I let my hand rest on the back of her neck. ,,We can't bring them into all of this too..."

,,They're already in." she gave back, and I noticed her gaze flickering down to my lips just for a split second. ,,And as six, our chances are much higher..." 

,,Our chances to do what, love?" I whispered, tilting her chin up slightly with my other hand. ,,How are we supposed to stop my brother and the rest of his group, even if we're six people? That's incredibly naive and stupid."

,,Maybe." she muttered, holding my gaze confidently. ,,But it might be the only chance we get. If we don't even try, it'll just get more and more difficult, the more your brother manages to recreate what your father once made." 

I couldn't help but chuckle coldly. ,,That's fucking madness, love. And you know it." 

,,Well, of course I do. But I also know, that there's no other way." she whispered, her hands tightening in the fabric of my hoodie. 

,,What if we fail?" I asked, the fear in my voice clearer than I wanted it to be. 

,,We won't." Penny muttered, our faces inching even closer to the point where our noses were almost brushing against each other. ,,We can't afford to." 

I swallowed hard, my pulse racing as her words sank in. Penny had always been fearless, always the one to take risks, and somehow, we'd been in this together for what felt like forever. But right now, as much as I loved her, I wanted to strangle her for even thinking this was something we could pull off.

I rolled my eyes but couldn't stop the laugh that escaped me. ,,Yeah, well, you're lucky I love you." I muttered, brushing a stray strand of hair out of her face, the familiar scent of her perfume grounding me. ,,Otherwise, I'd already be halfway to fucking Brazil by now, leaving you to deal with my psycho brother on your own."

,,You're not going anywhere." she teased, tugging on the front of my hoodie again. ,,You're stuck with me, baby. Whether it's fighting your psychotic brother or setting his fucking plans on fire, we're doing this together."