AN: So this is the third chapter. Please review this chapter because I don't really like how this chapter turned out so I need more reassurance. I think the fanfic is going smoothly but now that school approaches, I'm a bit scared that I won't be able to get it updated as frequent as I am now. So hope you enjoy it!

Disclaimer: I own Jayden Grimshaw, Lucy Sykes and Amelia Hart. The rest is J.K's

Chapter 3

Ashdown Forest: A month later

Just as the sun was rising above the horizon, Amelia rubbed her eyes sleepily and stretched her arms. It had been her turn to take the last watch which left guilt on her shoulders. She shouldn't have more sleep than her companions and there was no excuse. When Lucy had wanted to switched with someone, Amelia had offered but was shooed away by Jayden telling her that she deserved more sleep. At the time she didn't complain but she felt guilty and now famished as well.

Amelia picked up her wand which was on the forest floor and walked into the tent. Amelia didn't know if she should wake the others now or give them another hour or two of rest. One mental debate later and Amelia decided to let them lie in for an hour.

She picked at yesterday's leftovers before taking a defensive magic book and taking up her place outside the tent once more.

The book, Defensive Magic, The do's and don'ts turned out to be quite useful but after a few chapters of stunning jinxes and counter curses; Amelia decided that Lucy and Jayden ought to wake up now.

Lucy and Jayden woke up to Amelia shaking their shoulders and shouting for them to wake up. Even though Lucy felt better, she didn't appreciate the wake up call at all but Jayden took a few minutes of coaxing for him to finally give in and get out of bed.

Now their first issue was breakfast. Jayden wanted to cook them breakfast and as much as the girls loved last night's dinner, he was out voted by the girls for a breakfast at a cafe.

The group was ready to head out to a local cafe and get some breakfast but they didn't know whether to pack up the tent and take it with them or put up protection spells again and hide it from muggles. "We could leave it here, it would make more sense if we just hide it from muggles and it would be more convenient for us too." Jayden suggested with agreements from both of the girls.

Jayden was the one to place the charms on their campsite with the girls watching carefully. After they were completely sure it couldn't be seen or touched, they held each other's wrist and apparated in the muggle town which was located just outside Ashdown Forest.

Muggle Town Centre

They weren't exactly sure which shop was a cafe and which one was actually a shop. They wandered around the town centre keeping an eye out until they came across Sam's Cafe on the corner of a road. Jayden walked in first followed by Amelia and lastly Lucy. Jayden pointed out the empty table near the window and they all sat there with a menu in each hand.

"So, what can I get you?" The waitress asked tapping the pen she had onto a notepad. The waitress looked like she had stepped out of a movie with a blonde beehive sat on her head and a bright red uniform.

"I'll have the full English breakfast with a cappuccino please." Said Amelia and placed the menu back on the stand.

"I'll have the same as her but with a hot chocolate please." Jayden said and mimicked Amelia actions by placing the menu back.

Lucy took a while to decide what she wanted, much to the annoyance of the waitress. "I'll have the...urmm... I'll just have egg on toast with a diet coke please." Lucy said and smiled toward the waitress. With a nod of her head, the waitress left their table and the three teens.

"So, where to next then?" Lucy asked wanting desperately to pick their next destination.

Amelia knew her best friend for many years now and knew when Lucy desperately wanted to do something. Before Jayden could reply, Amelia gave her friend a big grin. "You can pick if you want. I picked the forest and you should." Amelia replied. She turned to Jayden with a look of concern. "You'll have to tell your dad. He's properly worried sick about where you were." She said.

He didn't disagree with her but he wasn't so eager to speak to his dad. What he didn't tell the girls was his father didn't want him travelling with them and thought the girls were a bad influence. Jayden disagreed and told his father he was going anyway whether he liked it or not. So his father didn't know where he was but he knew who he was with.

"I'll send him a letter soon but I haven't got an owl." Jayden replied making excuses for himself.

"You can use Dewdrop." Lucy interrupted and Jayden muttered irritably under his breath. Dewdrop was Lucy owl which was a rather pesky owl at that. It had taken a lot of convincing before Amelia let Lucy take it with them. The only reason she let Dewdrop join them on their travels was to have at least one thing to communicate with their families.

Jayden finally promised the girls that he would write a letter as soon as they got back. At that point the food arrived and they began to eat. After the plates were cleared, they finished their drinks and let the right about of muggle cash. It was lucky really that Lucy brought her muggle savings with her otherwise they would have done a runner. They walked through the busy town centre and once they were out of the sight from any muggle onlookers; they grabbed each other's wrist again and apparated back to their camp.

The Ashdown Forest Camp

Amelia, Lucy and Jayden stood just outside the clearing. Jayden and Lucy walked further ahead than Amelia but when they were outside the clearing, Lucy stopped.

"Something's wrong." Lucy said and the others turned to her. Jayden looked at Lucy curiously and Amelia looked at her friend with concern.

"How?" Jayden asked. Amelia didn't know why but she trusted her friend's instinct. By the look on Lucy's face, this was something serious.

"Lucy, don't worry. You've got me and Milli with you; you're going to be okay." Jayden reassured her. With a simply nod of her head, Lucy carried on walking toward their clearing.

What shocked them the most was the fact that the tent was in plain view. Alarm bells were ringing and the group knew something was wrong. They looked at each other and the girls' eyes narrowed down on Jayden.

"Are you sure you put the charms up properly? You said them correctly?" They both asked.

"I swear I did them right, you two know; you watched me." He said a look of bewilderment on his face.

The girls believed him and they agreed to investigate the tent and work out why the tent's charms failed. They crept toward the tent and when they reached the opening, someone was there waiting for them.

Amelia somehow recognized the man that was sat on of the beds. He was dressed in black, untidy hair and his eyes looked like the man hadn't had much sleep. He smiled wickedly and stood.

"Well, look what we've got here." He said and before he could do anything, the trio ran out of the tent to find three other men circling around the campsite.

"They're Snatchers." Jayden whispered just so the girls could hear.

Amelia, worried now, looked at the others and they nodded, coming to a silent agreement. Without a moment's doubt, Amelia took out her wand and so did the others. "Stupefy!" They shouted and red light emitted from their wands. Amelia didn't take much noticed whether or not they hit anyone instead she ran into the woods, followed by Lucy and Jayden.

Amelia was now running on pure adrenaline. No way was she going to be caught by Snatchers. Something whistled past her ear and she realized it was a spell. She returned a few of her own before another whistle past her ear. As well as dodging spells and attacking the Snatchers, the trio also had to jump over tree logs and slalom between trees. For a moment it looked like the trio were going to get away but a loud bump made Amelia skid to a halt and turn around. Lucy had tripped over a log and had sprained her ankle. She ran back and helped her friend onto her feet.

Amelia half helped half dragged Lucy along and caught up with Jayden only to find that they were trapped in a clearing. Snatchers were ahead of them and behind. Once the Snatchers had caught up with them, Jayden tried to fight but was punch in the face.

"NO!" Amelia shouted and ran toward Jayden. A Snatcher used the leg- locker curse on Amelia and she fell onto the floor. Two Snatchers picked her up by her arms and dragged her closer into the clearing. Amelia tried to loose the grip of the Snatchers but they were too strong.

Amelia watched as they stunned Lucy and dragged her into the clearing too. Even though Lucy couldn't talk, when she looked at Amelia, there was a pained expression that made Amelia less hopeful of their escape, if they were going to escape. Amelia watched Jayden struggle against his bonds but received a punch in the stomach.

"Leave him alone!" Amelia shouted to the Snatchers.

The one that was obviously the leader and the one who was in the tent made his way toward her with a cruel grin on his face. "Well hello gorgeous." He said trying to compliment her.