The Promise

CHAPTER 23

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The sound of the loud, ringing bell echoed through the school, making it known that the period was over.

Teddy lazily played with a pencil.

He rolled it around the desk using his finger and then mind, taking it to the very edge of the desk, only to the edge.

No one noticed. Not a soul was looking at him.

The everyday mundane sounds of the school surrounded him.

Lively chatter of the other children, the teachers talking in the corridor and a small weak whimper from the back of the class.

It was nothing new. The new kid would always whimper during the break.

Muggle school was a drag, but his grandmother insisted. She wanted him to have a rounded upbringing, whatever that meant.

So, here he was, sitting in the middle of a smelly classroom while his peers stuffed their faces with chips and other Muggle goodies.

The gummy bears were particularly good, though.

His previous class was boring, the teacher explained math to the best of her ability, but he could solve equations faster than she could.

He made the grave mistake of pointing it out. It had not gone well.

His strict grandmother had been called down to school.

She smiled and listened politely through the Principles animated complaint while he hung his head and stared at his shoes.

Once home, he got a severe talking about respecting one's elders, and his stack of video games was taken away for a month.

It was a small price to pay, Teddy recalled with a cheeky grin.

Public school was a metaphoric jungle, he thought wisely.

The physically strong and insecure preyed on the weak.

Thank Merlin, he had friends.

Like a puppy licking its wounds, the whimpering increased.

He glanced at the new boy. He had no friends making him an easy target.

They were pushing him around. Teddy heard the boy...Morgan.... was that his name? Snivel in fright.

"Miss your mummy, do you?" The biggest boy leered

Morgan cowered, his hands covering his head protectively.

"Always off in your little dream world," snickered the boy to the left.

"Freak!" They screamed in unison at the terrified boy.

Teddy felt his body flinch at the word.

The other children averted their eyes, wanting to help but scared to do anything.