Severus headed back into the lounge and picked up the book Siena had been reading. It was the one that told of the curse on Blair and the counter curse. He flipped to the page that mentioned the curse and skimmed it over before deciding to talk to Remus about it first and get his opinion. He glanced at the clock and was shocked to see how late it was. He put the book down on the table then headed back into the bedroom. Siena was fast asleep he noticed as he climbed in next to her. he didn't know how he was meant to tell her that soon she would need to double the amount of potion she needed to take as her body would bet getting used to its effects by now.
Severus awoke to find Siena getting up. He glanced out the window and found that it was still dark. He lightly grabbed her wrist and she turned to face him. He was unprepared for the fear and sadness in her eyes.
"Umm I don't think that potion works anymore. Dad got into my head again," She told him.
"What did he do?"
"He told me that he was going to come after me and destroy me. Quite a few swear words thrown in the mix as well."
Severus gently tugged Siena back onto the bed and wrapped his arms around her. She now had her head resting on his chest with her back on his torso. He mumbled useless words to her as she fell back to sleep. This was not going to be good for her in the morning. Only when he was sure that she was not going to wake up any time soon did he light the candle next to the bed.
He then accioed some parchment and a quill. He wrote two quick notes; one to Albus and one to Remus. In the note to Remus he explained about the book with the curse in it and telling him that they would discuss it in detail tomorrow evening and that Malcolm was back in Siena's head. He only told Albus that Malcolm had gotten into Siena's mind again and had threatened her.
In the morning Siena climbed out of bed and headed up to her room. She froze in the hallway at the sight of Remus standing in front of her door. She hadn't spoken to him since the train ride yesterday nor did she know what she was meant to say to him. She took a deep breath before she approached him. He turned to face her and smiled.
"Uhh hi professor, what can I do for you this early?"
She tapped the door to her room with her wand and it swung open to admit them access. Remus followed Siena inside and watched as she sat down at her desk.
"I got a letter from Severus last night. It mentioned a few things one of which was to do with Malcolm. Do you want to explain what happened to me or shall it wait until we discuss the matter with Albus? There is also the matter of the books with the curse on Blair."
"Well Severus doesn't even know all the details so it might be better if I talk to you two about it first then Albus."
"Right and where is Severus at the moment?"
"Uhh he was still asleep when I left."
"You do realize that I panicked."
Siena turned to the doorway to see Severus leaning against it with his arms folded. He was dressed in his usual robes and his face completely expressionless. Yet she knew that he probably would have panicked at the fact that she hadn't been there when he woke. He stepped inside the room and nodded a greeting to Remus.
"I didn't mean to worry you Severus but I just didn't know what to do," Siena told him.
"It's fine love. For now get changed into your robes and we'll head to the great hall for breakfast. Remus and I will wait out in the hall."
After Siena was changed into her school robes the three of them made their way down to the great hall. Siena trailed behind Severus and Remus slightly as they descended the stairs. She didn't want to face her friends and was grateful that this was one of the few times she would be sitting at the Ravenclaw table. Just before they reached the entrance to the Great Hall Severus stopped and turned to face Siena who was standing there staring at her shoes.
"Do not worry yourself too much we shall work everything out together. For now though I do request that you eat something or I shall come over to your table and make sure you eat three plates of food."
Siena nodded her head and took a deep breath before entering the hall. Somehow knowing that Severus would be with through everything and doing everything he could to help made her feel a lot better. She slid onto the end of the Ravenclaw table and gave a nod when her Quidditch teammates waved and smiled at her. After she had eaten half of her plate of eggs, bacon and toast she quietly slipped out of the hall.
She walked out the front gates and down to Hagrid's hut. After saying hello the giant she continued on through to the Forbidden Forest. She found Blair at their favourite spot on the edge of the lake and sat down next to him. He moved his head to rest on her lap.
The two of them remained sitting there for the day until Severus and Remus came out in the evening. Severus sat down next to Siena and she instantly lent against him.
"You can't keep this facade up for much longer Siena. I think it's about time you spoke to us about what's going on."
The four all turned in the direction the voice had come from. The woods remained dark as a figure slowly made its way towards them.