Chapter 3

It was 9:10 pm at night when Harry and Ron were playing chess around the floor right next to the fire stand and were concentrating on the game. Harry wasn't looking quite pleased since he knows that Ron was really good in playing chess and his knights had already beaten every one of Harry's knights and was soon to forfeit the king.

"My goodness," said Harry "Ron you should join a chess club your so good at it not even Seamus would beat you in this." Ron smiled at Harry. "I would, but I rather be captain of the Quidditch game instead of being a nerd." Both of the boys started laughing till Ron gave a sad look at the game. Harry's laugh have ended too since he saw what Ron was thinking that Harry knew he was going to say it.

"I'm not the only one that's good in chess," said Ron.

"Let me guess, Mel was always good at chess too?" said Harry

"She's beaten me twice but we always ended up a tie." said Ron who also reminded him what Draco had said about him standing up for his dead girlfriend was still in his head. Ron was still angry with that and wished he had reached Draco's neck since he finally had a chance to attack him but thanks to Harry he stopped him from attacking his prey. He stood up and said he didn't feel like playing any more when he knows he had a chance to beat Harry but decides to let Harry win for a change. Ron walked by the windowsill, looked up at the stars and wondered again about the same situation that's been going on in his mind for days. Harry looked up at Ron, knows that Ron was still a little mad at him from stopping Ron for attacking Draco when he knows it was the right thing to do (even though Draco doesn't deserve no mercy) and he didn't want Ron to get in trouble from Professor Snape or Dumbledore.  While Harry was picking up the knights and putting away the game Harry finally broke the silence. "Look, I know your mad because of me stopping you from fighting Draco but I didn't want you to get in trouble from any teachers, especially Snape, you know Draco's a teachers pet to him, he'll put some one in trouble just like that." Ron looked up to him. "I don't care if I even get detention Harry, I'm not just going to let him saying that to me and gets away from it, No" "But Ron, didn't you said before you don't care about Mel she's over with and she betrayed you? Didn't you say that?" Ron was now being quiet but answered Harry anyways so that he wont thinks he's ignoring him.

"Yes I said those things" "Then why do you still care Ron, why do you even bother to-

"BECAUSE HARRY I STILL LOVE HER THERE DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT HARRY, GEEZE YOUR STARTING TO ACT LIKE HERMIONE!" the room grew silence, except the fire was still crackling. Harry and Ron haven't spoken a word to each other since the argument they had early was still in their heads.

"Ron, I'm sorry, I know you still have feelings for Mel and I should've minded my own business and know that you still love her but I'm not trying to be like Hermione. So, are we cool?"

 Ron was hearing what Harry was saying to him but he was still daydreaming about what he would've done to Draco but answered Harry. "I forgive you Harry, but that doesn't mean we still can't be best friends, I'm sorry if I'm confusing you about if I love her or not but between me and you Harry," Ron's tear started to appear in his eye,

"I still Love her even if she's gone and she betrayed me I still do but don't tell Hermione I said that or else she'll use her spell to let me forget like how Lockhart forgot his memories".

Both of them laughed at his joke when a loud

"Bang"

 Ended their laugh. Harry ran to the window while Ron was looking around to see what made that since the noise came from The Forbidden Forest. Hermione then came out of her dormitory room, also heard the noise, and saw Harry and Ron looking out the window. "What on earth was that noise?" said Hermione. Harry then answered her question.

 "I'm not sure but what ever that was didn't sound too good"

Ron, who was still searching what made that noise, saw something flying up in the sky.

 "Look up there" said Ron, both Harry and Hermione looked up in the sky trying to figure out who or what that thing was up there flying, when they realized it was a person flying on a broomstick but they couldn't tell if it was a witch or a wizard. By the time they were going to guess they heard a high weird women laugh and all three at the same time figured that was a witch. As she was close enough to land, they had a chance to see what she looked like. She almost looked like Harry's Aunt Petunia only this witch was half ok, dressed in all black as if she was in a funeral, and on her left arm she was carrying a vase that has a lid on top of it and there were written words on them but they couldn't see or read what it said. She was then getting a little lower and said something out loud that Harry and Hermione and Ron were the only ones to hear without her noticing they were watching her. "At last, after days of hard work I have finally gotten her ashes and my spell will be complete." With that she flew down and landed on the ground where she ran to the other dark forest that Harry, Hermione, and Ron never knew what that forest is and leads too but all they know was she was up to something no good. "Who was that witch, why was she carrying a vase full of ashes, and what did she mean her spell will be complete?" While Hermione was busying questioning to herself, she noticed that Harry and Ron had already left to sneak outside to go to the dark forest, she mumbled about them saying why they won't ever listen, got her up, and headed off to catch up her friends. When she caught up with them they stopped in front of the door and stood frozen.

 "Why did we stop?"

 Said Hermione, they looked at each other and Harry said,

"We forgot to bring our wands and the Invisibility Cloak in our rooms"

Hermione gave him the look again

"why do we need an Invisibility Cloak for? No ones going out there at this late at night"

"Yes, but what if Vol- I mean you-know-who was out there watching us?" Hermione nodded that he was right, so she reached into her pocket and took out three of their wands.

"But, how…"

Before Ron could say a word Hermione mumbled a spell and a long Cloak was right into her arms. Harry and Ron looked at Hermione to say thank you but she didn't have time to hear them when she wrapped them around with the Invisibility Cloak. When they were all set, they opened the door and went outside into The Forbidden Forest.