A Swim.

[Lily Evans]

It was yet early in the year, and the weather not too cold, so Lily decided to head down to the Black Lake for a swim before the weather grew foul. She had on a white bikini and oversized sunglasses, with towel under her arm. Lily dropped her towel in the sand, and slipped of her flip flops. Timidly, she stuck a toe in the water, before pulling it out rapidly. It was cold, but not freezing, and the day was rather hot, so she predicted it would feel good once she got used to it.

Taking a breath, she braced her body for the momentary shock of the water. She mentally counted to three before plunging head first in to the lake. Her body screamed for a second, and then welcomed the cooling effects of the water. When she surfaced, she kept her eyes closed and wiped the excess water from her face. Lily sighed lightly as she eased into a position which she could float on her back.

[Antonin Dolohov]

Lily however was not the only student wanting to have a swim before the bitter winter weather. Many groups of pupils in different years and houses were tanning themselves in the sun or swimming and splashing each other in the large, rippling, dark blue lake. The deeper part of the lake was shaded by the dark trees of the forest. This part of the lake looked dark and cold whereas the dark blue looked warm and welcoming.

Antonin wandered down to the lake wearing a pair of surfer shorts and a muggle designer top with BENCH written across the front. He found the nice shade of a large beech tree and set his light blue towel down on the grass. He looked across at all the students uninterestedly and then straightened his back. Her crossed over his arms and pulled his designer top over his head and off his muscular body. He streched and wandered over to a high diving board that a pair of Hufflepuff fifth years had made but abandoned after. He climbed high and bent his knees. He bounced once, twice and on the third time leaped from the wooden platform and dived vertically into the water. It was colder than he expected but his body remained content with the cooling sensation.

[Andromeda Black]

Andy strode down toward the lake, a towel and sunscreen in her hands. Clung to her body was a purple string bikini, lined with small diamonds. Head held high, Andy laid out her white towel, glancing to a familiar boy and offering him a sweet smile. Before sitting down a few feet away from the edge of the water, She glanced to an unfamiliar girl who's name -she thought- was Lily.

The water was undisturbed and beautiful, stretching across for quite a ways. Andromeda sighed and began rubbing sunscreen on her toned legs, doing so with an air of mystery. After she was covered, Andy laid back on her towel and pulled her sunglasses over her eyes. It was nice to relax, away from the annoying third years that had taken to staying in the common room.

[Lily Evans]

Lily watched as a boy approached the diving board and jumped into the lake. She didn't think anyone else would think to swim today. Flashing him a grin and a wave, she submerged herself again and chilled under the water for a bit. When she resurfaced, she noticed another girl had joined them.

She recognized the girl as a Black sister. There were three of them, and the other two she knew to be rather pleasant. This one was in her year and house, yet they really hadn't got to know each other. She was Andromeda. They were both rather similar. They were both very original in their styles of dress, they both were very independent and usually solitary, and they were both highly intimidating and rather unapproachable. This made Lily think the girl might be a bitch. Not that that didn't make her interesting....

[Antonin Dolohov]

Antonin surfaced from the dive just before the Gryffindor gave him a quick wave and a smile. He returned the favour and bagan swimming towards her. His muscular arms and leg powering him through the now pleasent water of the Black Lake. When he reached her she had already dipped under the lake and back up. He stopped in front of her. "Hey. I'm Antonin Dolohov. What's your name?" He asked in interest.

He looked back to the shore for a spilt second to see a Slytherin girl he had only just met giving his a quick smile. He returned this also before she started applying the sunscreen and bathing in the warm sun rays.

[Lily Evans]

"It's Lily," she said grinning. Her multicolored hair looked trippy soaking wet, and she tipped it back and dunked it to make it look smoother. "I don't think I've ever seen you before, what house are you in?" she inquired. He seemed older than her too, but not by much. She kicked away to a deeper area and began to tread water.

[Antonin Dolohov]

"Lily... Evans right? I've been hearing people talk about you." He commented while still kicking his legs under the water to keep above. "I'm Antonin Dolohov. Ravenclaw. Quidditch Captain and Keeper and Prefect. Surely you've heard of me?" He joked, then laughed. When she swam over to the deeper waters, Ant followed.

[Lily Evans]

"Have you? Only good things I hope!" Lily lied. She infact knew it probably wouldn't be good. Not that she thought it mattered much. "Oh, how could I not have heard of you?" she giggled. "Why, just last night all the girls in my dormitory were saying -" But she stopped and decided to let him wonder. "Oh, never mind...."

[Antonin Dolohov]

Antonin laughed and flicked back his wet hair then ran one hand through it. He smiled and then wondered "Why would you want to have a swim in the lake anyway? Most girls either sunbathe at the side or just paddle because their afraid of Gurtrude... Oh that's my friend the giant squid for later reference." He laughed freely again and ducked under the water and straight back up smoothing his blonde hair from his face.

[Lily Evans]

"I'm not like most girls," Lily winked. This was perfectly true. She wasn't like anyone in the world. "Why sit around when I can meet cute boys in the water?" she asked. She personally couldn't understand why anyone would want to just lay out, praying for a tan. It would get dreadfully dull.

[Antonin Dolohov]

Antonin could tell that she was not like most girls even before he had met Lily. However Ant returned the wink with a smirk and commented "It's a good thing to be unique. As for cute boys..." He looked over his shoulder and swam quickly around Lily "There's only me around so... Would that mean me by any chance?" He laughed and kept his legs pushing against the heavy water under his shoulder line.

[Lily Evans]

"You certainly are quick on the uptake," Lily laughed. She stopped treading water, and let herself fall beneath the water. She swam a bit back toward shore, just so she could touch again. She was getting tired. Her shoulders barely touched the surface. "Are you excited to be back to school?" she inquired.

[Antonin Dolohov]

Antonin laughed along with Lily and duck beneath her still so when they were swimming his back was underneath her stomach and grazing it slightly. When they were both able to reach the sandy but rocky floor of the lake he stood with Lily. "School? I suppose. Not the lessons of course. All the hot girls that are begging me to kiss them," He winked "That's why I like girls who are unique. Because all the other just swoon over every boy in the year. Sparkles me off. How about you?" He asked.

[Lily Evans]

Lily fixed him with a look. He was very cocky, but she wasn't so sure that she didn't like it. "Oh well then surely you have a girlfriend already, since all the girls fall at your feet?" she teased him. "Well, I like coming to back here. I'm muggleborn and you start to miss the magical world once you leave for a while. I just feel so cut off from muggles now, even my family....And my sister and I don't really get along."

[Antonin Dolohov]

The truth was Antonin wasn't being cocky he was just having a joke. "No. No girlfriend for me at the momento. A little bit of singlism won't hurt anyone. How about yourself. Surely other boys like girls that are different." He asked interestedly. Ant nodded in accpetance during Lily's speech then commented "Muggle-born eh? I think muggle-borns are better than pure-bloods personally. Just show you were meant to be a witch. Pure-bloods only get it from their parents. And your sister... Sorry if I'm nosing. Just tell me if you don't want to talk about it. I understand." He finished considerably quieter than he had started.