Chapter 7

James and Ryan rushed up the stairs followed by Remus and Sirius. They found Harry passed out on the floor gasping for air.

"Harry," James propped him up against him. "Come on. Breathe. You know what to do. In through your nose, out through your mouth. You can do it."

"I found it!" Lily ran in and held the inhaler up to Harry's mouth. "Come on, honey. Breathe."

"What's wrong with him?" Sirius asked as James pushed down on the inhaler twice.

"He has asthma." Ryan told him.

"What's that?"

"His breathing gets affected by what's around him." James smoothed Harry's hair back as his breathing started to even out.

"And he has allergies." Lily felt Harry's skin.

"I've heard about it." Remus said. "People can have an attack if there's too much pollen around. Or a certain type of flower."



"Or sometimes cut up grass." Ryan added.

"He probably had this attack because we changed climates." Lily said.

"And the fact that this place is covered in dust." James added.

"Is Harry ok?" Riley appeared in the doorway with Callie, Cammy, and Kim.

"Did he have an attack?" Callie asked.

"I think he's fine now." James told them.

"I don't like an audience." Harry said softly.

"All right. All of you out!" Lily said firmly. "You know Harry likes to rest after he has an attack."

"I don't like to. You make me." Harry slowly sat up.

"I think he's back to normal." James smiled.

"Come on, you guys." Remus led the kids out; except for Ryan, who stayed with Harry. "Let your brother rest."

"Are you really ok?" Lily felt Harry's forehead.

"I'm fine now."

"Are you two all unpacked?" James looked around. "Where's your bed sheets?"

"We couldn't find them." Ryan told him. "And the rest of our stuff will be arriving with everything else from the house."

"I'll find the bed sheets." Lily stood up and helped James and harry up as well. "Then you need to rest, Harry."

"But, mom-"

"At least an hour, ok?"

"Ok." He sighed as James and Lily left. Lily returned with their bed sheets and a thick, leather-covered book.

"Maybe this will keep you occupied for the next hour." She gave them the book.

"Hogwarts: A History." Ryan read the title. "This is about the school?"

"It's my old copy. We'll get you each your own copy when we go get your school supplies."

"Thanks." They both sat down on Harry's bed after she had made the bed.

Lily walked downstairs and found everyone in the muggle room.



"How's Harry?" James looked at her.

"He's fine." She sighed as she sat beside him. "The boys are occupied reading my copy of Hogwarts: A History. I think Harry's more embarrassed than anything else because Remus and Sirius had to witness it."

"How long has he had it?" Sirius asked.

"Since he was two." James told him. "He started to get sick when we moved to Texas. He was always worse than Ryan when he got sick. So we took him to the muggle doctor."

"He was put on medicine for almost a year. Until he was able to use a rescue inhaler. He hated it all." Lily said.

"Luckily, it hasn't been that bad recently. But with us moving, it's acting up again."