Broken Glass (Tyler Lupin)

4~ First crush

(Tw- Talk of Self-Harm)

Monday morning, Tyler walked into the Medical Room with confidence. He had become much more settled with the Idea of telling Pomfrey everything. Well...maybe not everything.

After receiving a warm welcome from Pomfrey, she gave him a selection of art supplies to choose from. He grabbed a sketch book. "How was your week?" Pomfrey asked. She placed a mug of hot chocolate next to him, he wasn't expecting It. "Er...It was eventful. And I think your right...I do have a crush on someone"

She looked surprised, but happy. Tyler drank some of the hot chocolate, still not comfortable with making eye contact. "What's her name?" She asked. "Josette" He whispered. "Ah, Josette, what a lovely girl" Pomfrey smiled. "I'm afraid you might have some competition though"

He shrugged. "Doesn't matter, I'm never going to speak to her. I wouldn't even know where to start. And I doubt she'd ever go out with someone like me" He mumbled, drawing a picture of the moon. Pomfrey took off her glasses and sat down next to him. "Ty...don't talk bad about yourself. Jo would be lucky to have you"

He talked about her for longer than expected. Suddenly, there was a nock on the door. Pomfrey went over to answer It. "I've come to check on Remus" Someone said. "He's not here, sorry" Poppy replied. "Oh, okay...can I leave his bag here...Just incase he shows up?" "Yes, of course, thankyou Miss Potter"

Tyler's head perked up, he looked at the entrance and made direct eye contact with Jo. She smiled at him, only for a second, but enough to make him blush. He sat down when he realized what an Idiot he must look like. He looked down at the drawing and realized the moon had started to look alot like Jo. This had to stop, he wasn't In the right mental state to have a crush on someone.

It was driving him Insane. Pomfrey closed the door and walked back over to him. "Did you know It's a full moon tonight?" She asked. He nodded. "I always know" He muttered, flipping the page and attempting to draw something else. "Just because I don't talk to Remus anymore doesn't mean I don't care about him"

Poppy touched his shoulder, gently. "You should try talking to him, I shouldn't be telling you this but...Remus screams out for you during his transformation. He said It was an old habit from his childhood"

Tyler teared up. "My name...He screams my name?" He didn't believe her, Remus hated him. Everyone hated him. "Yes, I remember him telling me that when you were younger, you were the only person 'The Werewolf' wouldn't touch. You never got hurt, Is that true?"

He nodded, again. It was true. The Werewolf never layed a finger on him, even though sometimes he wished It would. "Maybe I'm Just not appetizing" He Joked. Poppy laughed. "Or maybe It's a sign..." Tyler looked at her, confused. "A sign of what?" "That he cares about you"

"Pftt..." Tyler leaned back on the bed. "He gave up on me" He said. Pomfrey looked at him, sadly. "That's not true, and deep down I think you know It Tyler" She stared at his drawing, admiring It. "If people haven't given up on me, then why hasn't anyone noticed that I haven't been to class all week?"

"Because I told them you were sick" She said. He froze. "What? W..why would you do that?" He asked. "Because you are sick, Tyler. You've been hurting yourself. If you need to skip class, I'm not going to stop you. But I'll be tutoring you If you continue, not as a punishment, but as a way to help you"

Tyler didn't want to be called 'sick' but he liked the Idea of having a tutor and not going to class. "Can you teach me about healing spells?" He asked. "Ty..." She grabbed his hand. "I know why your asking that, and no, I cannot, because If you find a way to heal yourself with magic, your going to keep hurting yourself. And It's only going to make thing's worse. Magic can't get rid of scars. Remus and I already had this conversation"

"It doesn't matter, I put them there, I deserve to keep them" He sighed, looking at the floor. She put her hand under his chin and lifted up his head, making direct eye contact. "Don't be ashamed of them Tyler, They aren't a weakness, they show how hard your trying"

He hugged her. He hated hugging, but he hugged her. She was the mum he never had, not that he would ever admit that out loud. "Thankyou, I guess I'll see you tomorrow" He said, wondering If she was up for tutoring him already. Luckily, she nodded. They said goodbye, Pomfrey gave him a cookie she had put In the oven almost an hour ago, and he thanked her for It.

Two months later, Tyler was visiting Pomfrey almost every day. They had come up with an agreement. Therapy session's happened on Monday, Tutoring happened 2 to 3 hours a day and for the rest of the time he had to go to class. Wich wasn't too bad. Some people started to notice him going missing. Especially Snape, who was still threatening to tell everyone about his secret.

The Summer Holiday's were In four months time, wich for Tyler was too soon. He didn't want to go back to the Orphanage. And he didn't want to be In fourth year, that scared him.

One day, he walked Into the Medical Room, expecting to see Pomfrey, but she wasn't there. Instead, Proffesor Dumbledore was walking around, Inspecting the place. "Mr Lupin? How may I help you?" He asked. Tyler got nervous all of a sudden. "Er...I was looking for Pomfrey" He answered.

Tyler was excited to tell Pomfrey that today, for the first time ever, he was 2 months clean. He felt so proud of himself, and he wanted her to be proud of him too. Dumbledore walked towards him. "Proffesor Pomfrey has gone home to see her Sister, she's not doing well. If you require medical assistance, I know I thing or too about healing..."

"No no, I'm fine" He rushed out of the room. He was upset and angry, but also worried for Pomfrey. And to make matters worse, Snape walked over to him. He shoved a pile of papers at Tyler. "Get It done for tomorrow" He spat, then walked right off again. Tyler ran to his room, slammed the papers down on a desk and threw himself onto his bed.

Someone nocked on the door. "Go away!" He shouted. The door opened anyway, and a small boy with black hair walked Inside. It was Regulus. "Tyler I need to tell you something..."