Bothering Snape

Monday 6th April

7.00 am 

today we go home. as if it's home though, its more like walls and a roof of misery and nightmares

i crawled out of bed and down the stairs into the common room, i met Hector who looked oddly at me on the floor, i stood up from my crawl.

'can't wait!' he said sarcastically

'i know, right?' i replied as we began to walk down the spiral staircase

ahead of us i could see Lucas doing secret agent moves along the wall, i frowned, then i saw what was happening, Selene and Aylin were skipping together.

'Dude' Lucas said as he saw us

'yeah?' Hector and i replied

'there are two of them, my dreams have come true!'

'honestly Lucas, i don't want to know what you dream about' i told him

Hector and i continued to the great hall. We didn't eat a lot.

10.59 am

we are sitting on the train. waiting to go to doomsville

i mean the shack of depression

i mean 'home'

11.00 am

the train has left, the compartment is so full.

Tiffany, Marie, Selene, Remus, Sirius, James, Peter, Hector, Lucas, Johnny and myself are all squeezed in to a six seater compartment, 

there are four people on the seats, Marie is squashed up to Remus, her face colour is priceless.

Peter is sitting on the floor, because he's the biggest...

not to mention the cats, pickle, pump, misty, mew, cracker and turtle...

i'm in the luggage rack again, Hector is in the other one, it's cool because we can have a talk, in whispers and no one can hear us.

'Do you recon we should stand up to him?' Hector asked

'N-no' i said, thinking 'it will make it worse, he likes to feel in control and until then, he will keep hurting mum physically and us mentally'

'yeah, i suppose' Hector said sadly

2.00 pm

the compartment door opened, i had my hand dangling over the rack, occasionally hitting Tiffany on the head, 

'Anything from the tr-' the old lady said, before stopping and staring open mouthed at the compartment

'Please' i said jumping down and landing straight on James and Sirius' laps

'ow get off me' James said like the moody moo he is

'Seriously?' serious asked

'Serious' i nodded, he grinned as James, Remus and Marie facepalmed

'My word, so full' was all the sweet trolley lady could say

i bought some bertie botts and some chocolate frogs

2.30 pm

i haven't eaten the bertie botts, i just like throwing them at everyone, Pump and Cracker seem to like them though they eat them after they've hit the targets

they don't eat the ones that have touched peter, weird.

6.30 pm 

we got to Kings cross station, oh the joys.

'Come see me anytime you need to get out of the house' Tiffany said giving me a tight hug

'Thanks Tiffany' i mumbled into her hair

'Hector is invited too' She said

'thanks' Hector said with a small smile

'Bye then' she called walking off with her mum and dad, i waved to them and they cheerfully waved back. i looked around for Clive but couldn't see him

'Bye Hector, Lyra' Johnny called, walking off with his dad

'Bye' we both said simultaneously

i waved as Selene and Aylin walked off with a woman who looked just like them

Marie waved at us as she to went home, and still no Clive in sight

Auntie and Uncle came over to us with James and Sirius and gave us both hugs, i smiled pleasantly pretending i didn't feel as if thousands of flies were eating my brain.

Lucas and Remus left at the same time, so i said my good byes and sat down on my trunk.

Clive was never coming.

7.30 pm

Hector and i stood at the station, once again he was late, too late. it was dark and all the other students had gone.

'he's forgotten us again, hasn't he' Hector said

'No, well yes. He will be down at a pub or something, he will come back drunk and hit mum again' I relied, sadly. Hector nodded

'Sounds about right' He replied

'I don't know why they make us come home, honestly i don't' i said sitting on the trolley, hector joined me

'I'd rather go hang out with aunt Clarissa and her geese' Hector said, i nodded

'Definatly'

7.49

Oh Merlins sweet turnip jumping turkey humping platypus strumming left nostril. I'm cold and want to get back to Hogwarts.

8.00 pm

he finally showed up, he grabbed our arms and pulled us away to a car, where he drove us home.

8.03 pm

i think i have a bruise starting where Clive held on to my arm, it's really red. 

9.00 pm

Hector and i are in our room. I'm not looking forward to the Easter holiday.

'Hector, Lyra' mum called, We looked at each other and slowly walked down the stairs, Mum was standing in the Living room, her eye was black, i looked to the floor, if i looked at her i couldn't control my anger and i would probably try and kill Clive

Hector appeared to be thinking along the same lines.

Mum came over and hugged us both

'It's good to see you, how was school?' she asked

'G-good' Hector said, i stayed quiet.

Clive walked in and growled

'what are they doing down here?' i could hear his teeth grinding

'i c-called them d-down, i w-wanted to k-know how their s-school t-term was' Mum said, Clive pulled back his hand ready to strike, but i pulled Mum out of his way, Hector stood in front of her

'no you don't' i growled

and then all i could feel was blinding pain as his hand collided with my face, Hector jumped at him, but i grabbed his shirt, he struggled to get to Clive who was smirking

'do as i say child and that won't have to happen again, do you understand' he growled at me

i just stood there glaring. How dare he threaten me. how freaking dare he.

10.00 pm

i now have a bruised chin and a bruised arm,

Hector is ready to explode with anger and Mum, well mum has to put up with him all the time, i thank Merlin that we are only here for the holidays.