Harry glanced around, feverishly, as he and the Death Eater advanced towards the pitch-black forest ahead. There was no one around…nothing. The atmosphere was quiet…too quiet.

He could barely see the Death Eater in front of him. The evening was dark…it took him a great deal of concentration just to keep his eyes on the trailing cloak of the Death Eater, as it skimmed across the ground. So much concentration that he didn't look up until he noticed something, and in an instant, he felt a chill run down his spine, as his eyes widened.

The chanting had stopped.

He hadn't realised…he had been too busy walking. He cursed himself under his breath. It didn't matter if he hadn't noticed. It wouldn't have made any difference. He was being led towards the place where the voices had originated from. And the truth was, he was nervous.

He clenched and unclenched his fists, taking small strides to keep up with the Death Eater. The mask felt cold against his face, and surprisingly enough, his body heat hadn't warmed it up yet….but then again, Voldemort could have put a spell on it…

He sighed in frustration, ignoring the shaky breaths coming from him. He needed to calm down. Relax. But he knew he couldn't. He was scared. Not something that happened often. But he was scared.

He let his eyes wander around the open area, the graveyard he was walking through, before his eyes finally settled on something much more scenic. The sky. He stared up at the stars, not caring if he lost his way, or tripped whilst he did so. It was nice to be able to see them. A warm feeling suddenly emerged in the pit of his stomach as he gazed at the star constellation Sirius. He smiled slightly, losing himself for a moment in the strange feeling called happiness he hadn't felt for so long. But almost as soon as it had came, it vanished, as he pushed away thoughts of his family and friends. He couldn't think of Sirius anymore. It would endanger everyone he cared for.

He didn't realise the Death Eater had stopped, and he walked into him, surprised at the sudden impact. The Death Eater spun round, eyes flaming.

"Watch it." spoke the gruff voice behind the mask, and Harry nodded, whilst rolling his eyes. It was the Death Eater's fault for stopping.

The Death Eater didn't move though. Instead, he motioned for Harry to walk through a secluded path, and Harry frowned as he looked down the dark area. He turned to the Death Eater.

"You want me to walk through there?"

The Death Eater nodded, watching him intently through the mask. Harry sighed and turned to the pathway, taking a hesitant step through some bushes to get to it. It was dark, surrounded by trees, and small. He couldn't even see where it was leading. He supposed it was somewhere that led to the middle of the forest.

He turned back to the Death Eater, and stared in amazement at the space in which the Death Eater had recently occupied.

He had left…He hadn't heard him leave…

He clutched his wand more tightly, his knuckles turning white, and turned to face the pathway.

Fine…he would do what they wanted. Some stupid pathway wasn't going to scare him.

There was nowhere else to go…apart from back to the house. Harry certainly didn't want to go back there. He ran a shaking hand through his hair, and took a step towards it.

He was submerged in darkness as soon as he stepped into the shadows, and he started to walk down the path, peering around in every direction, fearing something that probably wasn't even there…

Remus turned to his friend, his face expressionless.

"I guess you did get me back…" he answered, averting his gaze to the floor, as Sirius hugged him.

Remus let a contented sigh escape him as his friend hugged him, and after a while, he hugged him back.

They sat like that for a few more minutes before Sirius slowly unwrapped his arms from Moony, now holding onto his friends shoulders, staring at him.

"Please…Moony…Try. Try and be friends again. I'm sorry. I really am…I had no idea about the things you went through…it never occurred to me that…"

He trailed off as Remus replied.

"…It never occurred to anyone." He sighed. "And…I'm sorry as well. It was hard being around you again. It felt…different. We're friends."

Sirius smiled happily, allowing the warm feeling he got from hearing his friends forgiveness to overcome him. It felt like the missing piece of the puzzle…but there was still a piece missing….Harry.

They hugged again, and Sirius pulled back again, now concern etched on his face as he looked at his friend.

"Moony….I…I wanted to confront you on this in the morning…but I couldn't…but I really need to say it….I need to know…I need to know how it…."

Remus raised his eyebrows at his stuttering friend, and Sirius slowly regained his speech methods as he looked at his friend again. He clutched hold of Remus's shoulders harder now, not wanting to let him go this time.

"Last night was the full moon."

Remus felt himself freeze, and his eyes widened as he understood what Sirius meant. He didn't notice Sirius's concerned face bearing down on his, and after a moment, he struggled from Sirius's grasp, trying to stand up. But Sirius held him down.

"Remus. Please."

Remus gave up trying to stand, and sighed.

"I told you. The experiment."

Sirius frowned at him.

"You didn't exactly go into detail about it."

"Yeh, well, veritaserum doesn't make you do that unless you specifically ask for it to be done."

Sirius flinched at Remus's words, but shook them off.

"If…if you don't want to tell me…it's all right…Lets get back to the castle. It's getting darker."

He knew what he had just said had been one of the biggest lies he had ever told. Of course he wanted to know. Of course it wasn't all right. Remus hadn't changed into a werewolf last night, and it had been the full moon. Something was going on. Something strange. He desperately wanted to help his friend. See what was going on. But he valued Moony's friendship. If curiosity got the better of him, it could rip the connection they shared, in half.

He shuddered at the thought. Losing Moony again. He couldn't do that. He pulled Remus up as he stood up, and together, they walked back to the castle, each sparing a glance behind at the tree beside the lake by which they had spent so much of their childhood by, that it seemed like they had lived there. Memories. Too many. Most happy. Some sad. All painful when including James and Lily.

Harry yawned, as he walked along the pathway. The trees covered the sky, and he couldn't see much. Just the occasional bush. Not that it mattered anyway. This pathway was destined to go nowhere.

He sighed and stuffed one hand in his robes, the other hanging out with his wand clutched tightly in its grasp. He carried on walking a few more steps until a ruffling sound came from overhead. Followed by a large, ground shaking stomp, that caused Harry to stumble to the side. He frowned, daring himself to move closer to the place where the sounds were coming from.

In one swift moment, a large thing appeared onto the clear pathway. The light from the moon gave Harry a slight view of its back, as it was turned away from him.

He froze as it turned, allowing Harry to see its front.

A troll.

A troll? How the hell did a troll get to this forest?

He backed away slowly, not breathing, hoping it hadn't seen him. But he realised too late it had.

It sniffed the air cautiously, and its beady eyes scanned around the area. The eyes soon locked with his, and Harry could only stare as it gave a gigantic roar, and lunged forward.

Talk about deja vu.

He rolled to the side just in time, dodging the club it swung round at him. The club he hadn't noticed at first. Then, he quickly shot a stupefy spell at it under his arm, not seeing through the darkness of it had hit it or not.

A small roar determined he hadn't, and in fact it was even angrier. Swearing, he picked himself up off the ground, and ran round it, flicking his wand in the direction of the club it held and shouting a spell at the same time.

"Wingardium Leviosa!"

The club lifted from the ground, and the troll could only watch dumbly as Harry rolled his wrist lazily in its direction, causing the club to swing round and hit it round the head.

With a loud thump it fell to the ground, and Harry swallowed nervously, as he stepped closer to it, inspecting it. Checking if it was unconscious.

And sure enough, it was. He sighed mentally and physically in relief, now allowing the questions to enter his head.

Where had the troll come from?? He didn't think there would have been trolls around here…Had it been sent? Where there more?

He ran a hand through his hair nervously. This wasn't good. Not good at all. This troll had come out of nowhere. If there were more…well…

Anyway, where were the Death Eaters? Voldemort? Barty? None of them had showed up anywhere…maybe they had just decided to leave him here to die…

A thought made him frown.

What if they had sent the troll? What if they were testing him…?

He wasn't sure if that was right. Why would they be testing him? He almost laughed at the idea. No. That was a stupid idea. They had no reason to…

He switched his thoughts to something else, and as the troll begin to stir slightly, he held out his wand, directing it at the troll's chest this time. As it opened one bloodthirsty eye, Harry felt fear grab him, and he willed himself to speak the unspoken words on his lips. No-one was watching. He could do this. Feel no guilt.

"AVADA KEDAVRA!"

The beam of green light hit the troll, and it fell back, its eyes hollow and empty. All life had vanished. Just like that.

Harry shuddered slightly as he looked at it, before turning away and heading down the pathway again, trying to look for any other signs of life. He needed to get out of this hell.

Authors Note: Okay, everybody cheer for me, for I have great news! My Geography Essay has been completed! Whooo! 23 pages of frustration. But hey, at least its out of the way. Guess what? I've now been given spanish, science and history essays. My life is just full of suprises...lol.

Anyway, this chapter is a bit short, so I'm sorry. I checked half of it, basically skim reading it, because I know how impatient some people can get waiting, I myself being one of them...But here it is! Enjoy, review, etc. Next chapter is already in the making and I will update as soon as possible. (Won't be too long.)

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