New Awakening

A Brother's Promise

"Pssst, Harry. Wake up." Harry heard someone call his name and gently shake him awake. He opened his eyes quickly and shrank away from the touch. "Shh, Hare. It's okay, it's me." Harry could see his brother's silhouette due to the light of the rising sun that entered through the curtains.

"T-The-Theo?" Harry said standing up, now wide awake. Was his brother mad that Harry was sleeping in his bed? No matter what his parents said, the little boy knew the room was not his. Not really. He was just borrowing it until they kicked him out. That thought made him want to cry.

"Yeah. Come on. I want to show you something. You should put some slippers and a jacket on, we don't want you to get sick." The red-head said excitedly ruffling his little brother's hair and leading him down the stairs by the hand after waiting for Harry to do as told. Harry stole a quick look at the clock by his bed: 6:41 am.

Harry followed his brother - not that he had much of a choice, since the older boy was holding his hand tightly (though not tight enough to hurt) - with his survival instincts beeping. Would the boy kick him out while his parents weren't looking? Would Theo hurt Harry and say what a waste of space he was? Harry gulped, feeling nauseated. The black haired boy wanted to trust his redheaded brother, he did but his experience with other kids made him wary.

Theo made his way to the kitchen, unlocked the backdoor and turned to look at his little brother who was pale and seemed lost in thoughts.

"Harry? Are you alright?" The older boy asked worriedly already regretting his idea. Harry nodded looking dejected. "You sure?" Harry nodded again. "Come on, then. You have to see this."

Theo turned the knob and pushed the door open. They were met with the chilly early-morning air and unconsciously moved closer to each other. 

Harry took a look at the garden, blinking twice to confirm what he was seeing.

The green grass and trees were illuminated by an orangey light that came from the rising sun. The lake, which Harry hadn't noticed the day before, showed the reflection of the vegetation and even though it was early autumn, the flowers were still alive and as beautiful as ever. The smell of grass cut through his senses. For sure, it was one of the most beautiful things Harry had ever seen. 

"Wow" Harry breathed out unable to control himself.

"I know right?! I saw this through my window when I woke up to go to the er- never mind. I just had to show it to my little brother." Theo grinned and his grin widened when he saw Harry's smile, knowing the emerald-eyed boy didn't mind being woken up for that. At all.

The fact that Theo wanted to share something with him was all Harry could think about and made the green-eyed boy want to squeal with joy for the first time ever.

"Come, let's go to the shore. There are some huge rocks there where we can sit." The redhead said. "The last one to get there will kiss a Grindylow!" The hazel-eyed boy smiled wickedly and ran. Harry had no idea what a Grindylow was, but he for sure didn't want to kiss it. 

So the little boy ran, laughing care-freely behind his brother.

Theo reached the lake first with a grin and plopped himself in this big stone. Harry arrived breathless.

"Are you okay? Take deep breaths." Theo asked with a concerned look. Harry nodded and was about to sit on the slightly humid ground beside his brother when the redhead stopped him with a hand. Harry flinched, jumped back and squeezed his eyes shut.

"I-I'm sorry." Harry mumbled.

"No, I'm sorry I startled you, Hare." Theo said slowly. "I'm not going to hurt you. I was just going to tell you to sit here beside me." Theo said patting the rock. "There's plenty of space for both of us and, well, mum will kill us if we got our pyjamas dirtier than necessary."