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The noise made me jump. I could feel my tummy tighten as I stood holding my breath. I couldn't help but feel a sense Déjà Vu; I had begun this journey with my wand poised ready to defend myself and the end of my journey was going that way too only I was still wandless. Oh well, at least whatever the bush was concealing, it couldn't be any more scary than that huge Bowtruckle I came across earlier on. You know the one - mean, moody and could make Atilla the Hun look cuddly! So I pulled myself together and courageously shouted out, " Whatever you are stop hiding. Show yourself! I waited for a moment ....and was about to turn my back when the crouching creature shot up and jumped out at me. I couldn't believe it- it was the very same Bowtruckle again! I was about to make a run for it when he flung an empty crisp bag at my feet. He was hungry. Was that what all this was about? I didn't even know Bowtruckles liked crisps. He obviously noticed the slight confused look on my face for he frowned at me even more, growled and pointed one of his long twiggy claw fingers at the packet. To be honest I didn't know what else to do so I slowly crouched down and picked up the discarded rubbish. He grunted as if he was pleased i had picked it up though he still appeared angry.' I was so surprised to see that it was Pickled onion flavour rings! " Oh,I love these!", I said being rather impressed with him. He might not have been a very pleasant Bowtruckle but I got to hand it to him he had good taste in crisps! That's when I suddenly remembered! "I had a packet of these when first I came into the forest. I had just finished eating them right before I saw you and put the empty packet down on top of some stones...and..." He growled at me again. "Oh, your not really hungry are you? You don't really like pickle onion flavour rings?", I asked with a tiny bit of hope in my voice yet feeling a bit disappointed. As he shook his head and crossed his arms, tapping his fingers slowly, I began to see what may have been the issue here. " Ah, maybe I forgot to take it with it with me? Maybe I should have picked up my rubbish instead of leaving it laying around? His head nodded up and down before he gave another growl as if I was being a bit told off while he pointed to my bag indicating I should use it. " Ooops! sorry, I won't do it again." I hastily packed it away in my rucksack Thankfully, that seem to please him and some of the anger finally left his face. He returned to the bush, and I was about to leg it quick when he suddenly appeared again and grabbed hold of my wrist tight. I looked down and in the palm of my hand was my wand! He let go of me and nodded as to say, " there you are." You? You took my wand when I wasn't looking? You kept it all this time? "I' spent ages looking for this!" At first I was a bit cross, but then he gave a very cheeky smile. There was even a little twinkle in his eye that seemed to say, "that's what you get if you leave your rubbish laying around forests and woodlands." So that was that. Me me told. And finally off he went.