Author's Note: This is the second of my 31 day entry Halloween challenge! Not related to the previous one, sadly, but earlier in their Hogwarts career!

Prompts: (dialogue) "We haven't heard your name yet friend" "I haven't said it." / (food/drink) mushy peas

Disclaimer: I don't own anything you recognise

Stupid

She had thought that she was being brave but now as she stood alone surrounded by the tall dark trees and the eerie silence of the forest Rose realised that she had been nothing but stupid. She wished that she had ignored the teasing and goading of her cousin Albus and heeded the warnings of her cousin Dominique when she told Rose not to go.

She wished she had stayed in the Great Hall where she could be tucking into delicious batter fish and thick delicious chipped all topped off with her absolutely favourite Friday dish, mushy peas.

But no, she whinged to herself wrapping her arms around herself to try and prevent the chill of both the night and the fear, she had to take his dare way too far.

It didn't help of course that it was Halloween and that every sound in the darkness around her made Rose jump and she had to struggle to bite back a squeal.

As she stumbled around she began to see a faint glow of light coming from between the trees and with relief she realised that must mean she was close to the edge of the forest but the closer she got the more she realised that it was not the light of her salvation.

The width of the huge old trees dwarfed Rose and she could easily hide behind them which she did using the foliage to peer into the clearing. Two men stood opposite each other, each hooded to the point where Rose couldn't see their faces, but she could hear the gruff tones of their voices.

"You haven't told me your name, friend," spoke the first man, putting an extra dangerous emphasis on the final word.

The second man shifted on his feet and gripped his wand tighter in his hand. Rose could see that his knuckles were white. "That is because I haven't said it," he returned eliciting a dark chuckle from his opponent.

The first man moved to speak again but a sudden howl from behind him caused him to turn around, and Rose to seize up in fear. The second man used the distraction to his advantage, moved a few paces backwards and turned on the spot, apparating into thin air.

Hearing the popping noise and realising that his prey had escaped the first man cursed colourfully. He paced carefully, almost animalistically, towards the spot where the man had disappeared and with a final growl of frustration apparated away.

Rose huffed out a sigh of relief and slid down the thick, rough trunk of the tree. Never again, never again would she venture into this forest. If she ever managed to get out of it.

"Rose!" a voice hissed and with a screech she leapt up brandishing her wand at the darkness. A familiar head popped around the other side of the tree, causing her to scream again.

"Scorpius!" she gasped clutching at her chest. "You scared me."

"I noticed," he chuckled but his face stayed serious. "Come on, Albus sent me for you. Let's get out of here before that guy comes back!"

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