New Neighbor
Chapter 3
"You shouldn't be out in the sun." I yelped, whirled around, and lost my footing the moment I felt a hand on my shoulder. I panted wide-eyed up at a stunned Eryk. "Whoa, it's okay. It's only me."
"Eryk..." I sighed.
"What are you doing out here? You're pale, sweaty, and you look like you have a fever." I shrugged and staggered to my feet. "Are you okay?" I glanced towards the house. "They're gone, if that's what you're afraid of."
"I'm not a-afraid." I stuttered. Eryk cocked an eyebrow. "I'm not!" He shrugged and plopped down under the tree. I went back to watering the garden.
"Harry, you can't let them do this to you." I froze. "Harry, I had to watch this happen to Sev, and I vowed that if I ever came across someone with the same problem I would help them. Please...?" I turned to look at him and saw tears shining in his eyes.
"I can't stand up to them. I'll get expelled for using magic, and Vernon...he's....." Eryk leapt up and gently put an arm around my shoulder.
"Let's go to my house, okay?" I nodded and he led me over. A large black dog that reminded me of Sirius greeted us at the door. I wiped away a few tears and sniffled. "Go sit on the couch, Zeus will keep you company."
"Okay." I sat down on one of the soft couches in the living room and Zeus, the black dog, jumped up and curled up next to me. I patted him on the head while I looked around the cozy house.
The walls were white and the carpet beige. There was a big screen TV in the corner and a fireplace in the center of the far wall. There were a few magic books piled on the coffee table between the two couches, one of which I was on, and a few pictures were on the mantle above the fireplace.
"Here you go Harry." Eryk handed me a cup of tea as he entered the room and sat down opposite of me. The dog wagged his tail but stayed where he was. I sipped at the tea silently as Eryk studied me. "Are you hurt bad? When Father used to get upset, he'd sometimes beat Sev pretty bad."
"Everything hurts...but I'm used to it." I shrugged. Eryk waved his hand and my shirt disappeared. I yelped and dropped the cup. Thankfully it was empty! Eyk's eyes were wide.
"Merlin! Don't tell me that doesn't hurt like hell!" He put his own cup down and rushed over. I hung my head and felt him gently stick a finger under my chin and lift it up. "It's gonna be okay now. I'm going to heal this the best I can." I nodded and he gently stroked my hair.
"Thanks...." I heard him shift and mutter a spell. Instantly a box of potions, medication, gauze, and strips of cloth appeared.
"This might take a while, so you might want to lay down."
TBC
"You shouldn't be out in the sun." I yelped, whirled around, and lost my footing the moment I felt a hand on my shoulder. I panted wide-eyed up at a stunned Eryk. "Whoa, it's okay. It's only me."
"Eryk..." I sighed.
"What are you doing out here? You're pale, sweaty, and you look like you have a fever." I shrugged and staggered to my feet. "Are you okay?" I glanced towards the house. "They're gone, if that's what you're afraid of."
"I'm not a-afraid." I stuttered. Eryk cocked an eyebrow. "I'm not!" He shrugged and plopped down under the tree. I went back to watering the garden.
"Harry, you can't let them do this to you." I froze. "Harry, I had to watch this happen to Sev, and I vowed that if I ever came across someone with the same problem I would help them. Please...?" I turned to look at him and saw tears shining in his eyes.
"I can't stand up to them. I'll get expelled for using magic, and Vernon...he's....." Eryk leapt up and gently put an arm around my shoulder.
"Let's go to my house, okay?" I nodded and he led me over. A large black dog that reminded me of Sirius greeted us at the door. I wiped away a few tears and sniffled. "Go sit on the couch, Zeus will keep you company."
"Okay." I sat down on one of the soft couches in the living room and Zeus, the black dog, jumped up and curled up next to me. I patted him on the head while I looked around the cozy house.
The walls were white and the carpet beige. There was a big screen TV in the corner and a fireplace in the center of the far wall. There were a few magic books piled on the coffee table between the two couches, one of which I was on, and a few pictures were on the mantle above the fireplace.
"Here you go Harry." Eryk handed me a cup of tea as he entered the room and sat down opposite of me. The dog wagged his tail but stayed where he was. I sipped at the tea silently as Eryk studied me. "Are you hurt bad? When Father used to get upset, he'd sometimes beat Sev pretty bad."
"Everything hurts...but I'm used to it." I shrugged. Eryk waved his hand and my shirt disappeared. I yelped and dropped the cup. Thankfully it was empty! Eyk's eyes were wide.
"Merlin! Don't tell me that doesn't hurt like hell!" He put his own cup down and rushed over. I hung my head and felt him gently stick a finger under my chin and lift it up. "It's gonna be okay now. I'm going to heal this the best I can." I nodded and he gently stroked my hair.
"Thanks...." I heard him shift and mutter a spell. Instantly a box of potions, medication, gauze, and strips of cloth appeared.
"This might take a while, so you might want to lay down."
TBC