The Gift From Death Year 3

Chapter 25: The next morning

11th, August, Wednesday, 1998...

He was lying in a forest with people all around him, dressed in tattered and torn clothes. He was confused as to how he got there. The last thing he could remember clearly was walking into the forest with a group of people. Then it came to him. Of course, the full moon. We're in the Forbidden Forest at Hogwarts. And for some reason I can't remember much of last night.

I wonder what time it is? It has to be at least 6am. I'm human again so it's past sunrise. He looked down at where his watch usually was before remembering he'd taken it off before heading to the forest incase it got too damaged.

He felt the body next to him shiver a little and he turned around to see his girlfriend waking up.

"Morning." he whispered, his voice was hoarse and his throat sore. Now that he thought about it his whole body was sore.

"Morning." she replied, her voice sounded hoarse too and she looked as if it hurt to talk.

"Are you sore?" he asked indicating his throat, she nodded.

"A little. I thought Death said it wouldn't hurt?" she pouted.

He smiled, "Yes he did. You look cute when you pout."

"I thought so. Thank you, you look handsome with blood all over you." she giggled.

He looked down and sure enough he was covered in dried blood down his chest and arms. "What did I do?"

"Ate a rabbit." a man said from his other side making him turn around and notice most of the others were awake, "You two are noisy in the morning." Remus grumbled, "But you decided to hunt last night and you ate a rabbit Harry." he grinned.

"Brilliant." Harry smirked, "Am I the only one who decided to hunt and eat something?" he asked.

"Nope... Ron's covered in blood too." Hermione said looking at her boyfriend who was still asleep. "So are Bill and Neville." the two were starting to stir from where they were curled up not far from each other, Neville next to Luna, Bill a few meters away from them.

"So's Dudley, Astoria and Draco." Petunia added as they woke up. "The rest of us decided to play games. Ginny you're covered in blood too."

"Harry shouldn't we be able to remember this?" Ginny asked frowning looking down at her blood covered arms and chest.

"It'll come back to us eventually." he shrugged.

"When are we heading back?" Remus asked.

"Do you know the way?" Harry asked, "'Cause I don't."

Remus frowned and looked around the clearing they were in. "Er... No, I don't." he admitted, "It's been years since I last ran around in here, I know we're not far in but I don't recognise this particular clearing."

"I've got an idea." Ginny said, she pulled out what looked like a rectangular golden cigarette lighter.

"Of course! The P.C.D." Hermione exclaimed, "I'd completely forgot about them."

Ginny smirked and opened hers, a little green flame appeared, "George Weasley." she said, "If anyone can help it's the twins." she explained.