The New Neighbor
Chapter 1
I stared at the driveway next to the Dursley's, unable to believe what I was seeing. A sleek black racing bike was parked in the center of the driveway, a helmet hanging off of one of the handles. I could practically hear my Uncle making ranting about lunatics moving in beside us.
I sighed and went back to watering the flowers in my aunt's garden. It had been nearly two weeks since I had returned from Hogwarts and I had yet to actually see the new neighbor, or possible neighbors if a family had moved in, and that was because today was the first day I had been allowed of the cupboard under the stairs for longer than ten minutes.
Vernon had been furious, thanks to the trick Fred and George had played at the end of last year on Dudley. They had "accidentally" dropped a load of candies on the floor, and Dudley being Dudley grabbed one. When he ate it, his tongue swelled and lengthened. Mr. Weasley had to magically shrink it, and since then no wizards have been allowed in the house....except me, and even I wasn't welcome. So, back into the cupboard I went.
They were also terrified because I was a wizard. They used to be afraid I would turn around and attack them with my powers in the middle of the night. But as much as I would have loved to cast a few harmless spells on them, I couldn't. Underage magic was restricted and if I were to even perform a simple levitation spell the Ministry would be at the house and have my wand snapped quicker than I could say 'Quidditch'. Unfortunatly they knew this, thanks to the letter I received in my second year because Dobby had used a levitation chamr to "help" me.
Despite this, they still believed that something would happen to them. So to ease their fears, they locked me up and starved me for 90 percent of summer vacation. They forced me to all the chores they could think of so I would be too exhausted to retaliate.
As I worked through the hot summer day, stopping only once to rest and drink from the hose, I began to get the feeling that someone was watching me. I shook it off the best I could and grimaced when Dudley came out of the house, his fat moving like waves.
"We're going out to eat. You'll eat when we get back if you get your chores out here done." He relayed with a smug look. I nodded grumpily and he pushed me back into a puddle of mud. He laughed before turning and tromping back to the house. Seconds later, the front door slammed, a car started, and they pulled out of the driveway.
"Wonderful." I muttered. My stomach growled as if in agreement and I collapsed under a tree. "Just wonderful." Deciding to take this time off to rest, I closed my eyes. I must have drifted off because the next thing I knew a shadow had fallen across me and I found myself blinking up at a somewhat familiar figure.
"I thought for sure they'd take you with them." Came a slightly familiar drawl. I scrambled up in shock.
"SNAPE?!?
TBC
Yeah, I know. It took me forever to get this out. But hey, my computer broke down and I'm borrowing this one. Mine'll be back up and running soon, I hope. Anyway, please review!
One more thing....what would u like? Shorter chapters but more updates, or longer chappies and less updates....
THIS IS THE BETA'D VERSION! Lol
I stared at the driveway next to the Dursley's, unable to believe what I was seeing. A sleek black racing bike was parked in the center of the driveway, a helmet hanging off of one of the handles. I could practically hear my Uncle making ranting about lunatics moving in beside us.
I sighed and went back to watering the flowers in my aunt's garden. It had been nearly two weeks since I had returned from Hogwarts and I had yet to actually see the new neighbor, or possible neighbors if a family had moved in, and that was because today was the first day I had been allowed of the cupboard under the stairs for longer than ten minutes.
Vernon had been furious, thanks to the trick Fred and George had played at the end of last year on Dudley. They had "accidentally" dropped a load of candies on the floor, and Dudley being Dudley grabbed one. When he ate it, his tongue swelled and lengthened. Mr. Weasley had to magically shrink it, and since then no wizards have been allowed in the house....except me, and even I wasn't welcome. So, back into the cupboard I went.
They were also terrified because I was a wizard. They used to be afraid I would turn around and attack them with my powers in the middle of the night. But as much as I would have loved to cast a few harmless spells on them, I couldn't. Underage magic was restricted and if I were to even perform a simple levitation spell the Ministry would be at the house and have my wand snapped quicker than I could say 'Quidditch'. Unfortunatly they knew this, thanks to the letter I received in my second year because Dobby had used a levitation chamr to "help" me.
Despite this, they still believed that something would happen to them. So to ease their fears, they locked me up and starved me for 90 percent of summer vacation. They forced me to all the chores they could think of so I would be too exhausted to retaliate.
As I worked through the hot summer day, stopping only once to rest and drink from the hose, I began to get the feeling that someone was watching me. I shook it off the best I could and grimaced when Dudley came out of the house, his fat moving like waves.
"We're going out to eat. You'll eat when we get back if you get your chores out here done." He relayed with a smug look. I nodded grumpily and he pushed me back into a puddle of mud. He laughed before turning and tromping back to the house. Seconds later, the front door slammed, a car started, and they pulled out of the driveway.
"Wonderful." I muttered. My stomach growled as if in agreement and I collapsed under a tree. "Just wonderful." Deciding to take this time off to rest, I closed my eyes. I must have drifted off because the next thing I knew a shadow had fallen across me and I found myself blinking up at a somewhat familiar figure.
"I thought for sure they'd take you with them." Came a slightly familiar drawl. I scrambled up in shock.
"SNAPE?!?
TBC
Yeah, I know. It took me forever to get this out. But hey, my computer broke down and I'm borrowing this one. Mine'll be back up and running soon, I hope. Anyway, please review!
One more thing....what would u like? Shorter chapters but more updates, or longer chappies and less updates....
THIS IS THE BETA'D VERSION! Lol