A/N: Yeah, yeah, haven't updated in FOREVER! My microsoft program had to be removed and a new one had to be installed, I'm sowwy!
Disclaimer: Well, if the lawyers are still lurking, they should know that I DO NOT OWN HARRY POTTER, but I do own the Americans in this story! Any way, here we go!
Dudley's piggy face broke into a wicked grin and Harry groaned inwardly. Sillas, on the other hand, continued fawning over her precious flowers, all mention of the potion forgotten. Harry jabbed Sillas in the midsection with his elbow.
"What?"
"Here he comes."
Sillas "tisked" and glanced longingly at her flowers before setting her shears down. Heaving an icy smile on her face she turned to greet her trespassers.
"Well, hello there! You must be the welcome wagon."
Dudley faltered in his approach, cocked his head, and tried to get the joke.
"I'm Sillas Solaris. You must be Dudley, Harry's cousin? Yes, I heard all about you."
Sillas placed her arms akimbo and waited to see what Dudley would do while his gang egged him on.
"Go on Big D, let her know who runs this neighborhood."
"Yeah go on man let her know who's boss."
Sillas stepped forward and Harry noticed how threatening she could be. Her eyes narrowed and she barred her teeth slightly.
"Oh? Do we have a problem here? Ya know, I have an amazing ability to make unpleasant things just disappear. It's almost…magical."
Still Dudley said nothing. Harry could almost feel the wheels turning in his cousin's head. Dudley could not loose face in front of his gang, but he was deathly afraid of what Sillas might do. His reputation beat out his fear.
Dudley scowled, "Look you; you just better keep out of our way. This is your warning, Yank. We run this neighborhood and if don't want to be sorry, you'll just mind your own business and keep away."
Sillas cocked an eyebrow, "Is that it, a mindless threat? Boring. I had hoped for more of a show. I'll make a deal with you: you stay out of my way and there will be no waves between us, got it? Now if you don't mind, get off my property before I release my rather large German Shepard on you. Go on SHOO!"
No one moved. Dudley, it seems, was too surprised that his intimidation tactics didn't work.
Sillas' voice turned into a growl and reached enormous volumes , "I SAID GO AWAY!" She moved her fingers as if she would claw someone's eyes out. Her teeth were fully barred and Harry could have sworn her eyes were glowing yellow. Dudley and his gang bolted down the sidewalk towards the park.
Harry was quiet for a moment, and then asked, "Do you have a German Shepard?"
Sillas turned to him and smiled a normal smile, "Nope."
A loud crack announced the return of Elias. Walking out the front door he greeted the two in the front yard with a smile.
"Hey Sillas, flowers look great. Hello Harry, nice to see you again."
"Er, you too Mr., uh, I mean Elias. I gotta go. Gotta get ready for dinner. See you later Sillas."
Sillas waived as Harry made his exit.
A/N: Yeah, its short, but I will write a longer chapter next, I swear on a stack of Half Blood Prince Books!
