Witch in the village

You lived in your village for 20 years. Since childhood, you had only a grandmother who taught you magic. Both black and white. But she died when you turned 18 and passed on all her powers and knowledge upon her death.

You lived quietly and tried not to stand out, but one day someone noticed you in the forest collecting strange plants and at night there was a noise.
Everyone came out with pitchforks and torches and shouted only one thing: "Die, witch."
And then they came to your house and started knocking down the doors
Your actions?

Then a young guy named Eric came to the door and started defending you and asked to come in, he was kind