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After a year, Lyla, felt like herself again. The troubles the year before gone…

almost…

She still suffered from the memories, but now she could cope with them. Thanks to Dumbledore. Her nights now, were much more peaceful, now she knew how to control the memories. It was because of the memories she was in this part of the Forbidden Forest…

She knew she had to been here, because she knew who was coming to this part of the forest...

Then she saw them…

Harry and Hermione were leading the way, both with visible cuts and bruises, soaked with blood. "Well we can't do anything without wands," said Hermione, both of them heading back to the castle. "Anyway, Harry, how exactly were you planning to get all the way to London?"

"Yeah, we were just wondering that," Ron said appearing from the depths of the forest. Three other people close behind.

One was a dreamy white haired girl, another one Lyla had seen before except plumper and the last had the same bright red hair as Ron. They all looked the worse for wear: bruises, cuts, scratches on the red head girl's face and Ron's lips were bleeding. But they all did look rather proud of themselves.

"So," Ron said, handing Harry his wand back, "had any ideas?"

"How did you get away?" Harry asked amazed.

"Couple of Stunners, a Disarming Charm, Neville brought off a really nice little Impediment Jinx," Ron said handing Hermione her wand. "But Ginny was best, she got Malfoy - Bat Bogey Hex - it was superb, his whole face was covered in the great flapping things. Anyway, we saw you out of the window heading into the Forest and followed. What've you done with Umbridge?"

"She got carried away," Harry said. "By a herd of centaurs."

"And they left you behind?" asked Ginny, looking astonished.

"No, they got chased off by Grawp," Harry said.

"Who's Grawp?" Luna asked.

"Hagrid's little brother," Ron said. "Anyway, never mind that now. Harry, what did you find out in the fire? Has You- Know-Who got Sirius- ?

"Yes he has," Lyla said appearing right next to Ron.

"What the!?" Ron said, jumping back in surprise. He wasn't the only one, everybody else did as well…except the white haired dreamy girl…

Harry acted as if Lyla had walked in normally. "Oh hi Lyla, this is Neville, Ginny and Luna." Harry said introducing each person.

Lyla smiled. Luna saying hello back.

Hermione was looking at Lyla closely. "Still got blonde hair then?" She said.

Lyla swished her blonde, silky hair. "I blame Dumbledore. He's been making sure my hygiene is up to standards…not that I agree with him…"

"Now," Lyla said changing the subject, "Luna I think you have something to say?"

Luna's dreamy expression didn't present that she had actually heard Lyla. "We'll have to fly," she said.

"Fly where?" Ron asked confused.

"To get Sirius silly," Luna said, talking, as if to a naughty child.

"Okay," Harry agreed irritably, rounding on Luna. "First of all 'we' aren't doing anything if you including yourself in that, and second of all, Ron's the only one with a broomstick that isn't being guarded by a security troll, so- "

"I've got a broom!" Ginny said.

"Yeah, but you're not coming," Ron said angrily.

"Excuse me, but I care what happens to Sirius as much as you do!" Ginny said, her anger flaring.

"You're too- " Harry began, but Ginny said fiercely, "I'm three years older than you were when you fought You-Know-Who over the Philosopher's Stone, and it's because of me Malfoy's stuck back in Umbridge's office with giant flying bogies attacking him – "

"Yeah, but –"

"We were all in the DA together," said Neville quietly. "It was all supposed to be fighting You-Know-Who, wasn't it? And this is the first chance we've had to do something real – or was that just a game or something?"

"No – of course it wasn't – "Harry said impatiently.

"Then we should come too," Neville said simply, "We want to help."

"That's right," said Luna, smiling happily.

"You're not getting rid of me, Potter boy," Lyla said, smirking, knowing Harry had to take them with him.

"Well, it doesn't matter, anyway," Harry said frustrated, "because we still don't know how to get there – "

"I thought we settled that," Luna said maddeningly. "We're flying!"

"Look," Ron said, barely containing his anger, "you might be able to fly without a broomstick but the rest of us can't sprout wings whenever we – "

"There are other ways of flying than with a broomstick," Luna said serenely.

"I s'pose we're going to ride the back of the Knaky Snorgle or whatever it is?" Ron demanded.

"The Crumple-Horned Snorkack can't fly," Luna said in a dignified voice, "but they can, and Hagrid says they're very good at finding places their riders are looking for."

Lyla turned round to look, and sure enough, two Thestrals stood. They watched there hushed conversation with hungry gleaming eyes, their skeleton thin, black bodies hiding behind the trees.

"Yes!" whispered Harry walking towards them and stroking one gently.

"Is it those mad horse things?" said Ron uncertainly, staring off a bit to the left to where the Thestral actually was. "Those ones you can't see unless you've watched someone snuff it?"

"Yeah," Harry said.

"How many?"

"Just two."

"Well, we need three," said Hermione, looking slightly shaken, but determined nether less.

"Four, Hermione," Ginny said scowling.

"I think there are seven of us actually," Luna said calmly counting.

"Don't be stupid, we can't all go!" Harry said angrily. "Look you four –"he pointed at Luna, Ginny, Neville and Lyla, "you're not involved in this, you're not-"

"When was I ever not part of this?" Lyla demanded glaring at Harry.

Harry had the sanity to shrink back.

"You have clearly forgotten," Lyla said, "what we have done together."

Harry opened his mouth about to protest, but Lyla cut him off.

"Have you not forgotten last year? I saved your life." Lyla marched up to him, finger pointing at his neck. "Never…ever… forget that." She stepped back gesturing to everyone else. "Now, you will let them all come with you. You will need the help. Got it?"

Harry nodded his eyes still trained on Lyla's.

"We need more Thestrals," he said.

"Don't worry, more will come," Ginny said confidently, who was squinting in the wrong direction as Ron, obviously thinking the Thestrals were there.

"What makes you think that?"

"Because, in case you hadn't noticed, you and Hermione are both covered in blood," she said coolly, "and we know Hagrid lures Thestrals with raw meat. That's probably why these two turned up in the first place."

A Thestral was right next to Harry, licking the blood off his robes.

On cue, other Thestrals appeared. There wings folded tightly against their bodies, their eyes gleaming through the darkness.

"All right," Harry said still most likely not happy with everyone coming, "pick one and get on, then"


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