Still wearing the old witch's garments, the boy went upstairs to the bedroom where the carcass had begun to decay prematurely, due to the prolonged darkness and dampness. He Transfigured it into a small chicken bone and put it in his pocket. He played with it for a while; when the effects of the Polyjuice Potion wore off and the young wizard returned to himself, he threw it into one of the bins on Grimmauld Place, where it was nibbled on by a passing cat.