"I know your secret." the simple sentence chilled Remus to the bone. 'That's not possible' he thought, unable to move for a moment. "She was cozied up to Snivellus at lunch time." Peter's words from dinner joined Lorelei's own. 'Oh, bloody hell, it's just not possible. He wouldn't. He bloody well would.' Remus swallowed hard, and turned to look at the girl. "I don't have the slightest idea what you could be refering to." he replied in what he hoped was a steady breath.
Lorelei came back around to sit on the table once more. Reaching up behind her neck, Lorelei undid the clasp of her necklace, and drew the amulet out of it's hiding place. The silver medallion spun on it's chain in front of the boys eyes. A devilish smile played on Lorelei's lips. "Pretty, isn't it? Quite a unique item as well." The girl continued to smile. "One hundred percent pure silver. Would you like a closer look?" She asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Err...No...That's quite alright. I'm not much of a jewelry man." Remus still stared at the amulet swinging on the chain before him.
Lorelei tugged the chain up, and caught the disk in the palm of her hand. She leaned back on her arms on the table, looking absently at the ceiling for a couple moments before sitting back up once more. Reaching out her empty hand, she took one of Remus's in hers. "Have you studied Palmistry at all?" she asked flipping it over to expose the lines of his palm. "It's really quite a fascinating subject." Lorelei continued to smile at the boy, speaking softly, in her hypnotic tones. Then without warning, and moving quickly, she slammed her other hand over his, pressing the silver amulet into his palm.
Remus Lupin jumped as the disk made contact with his flesh. He had expected to feel the seering pain of the silver burning into his skin. Instead, he, Remus Lupin, felt the cold of the silver amulet pressed into his palm. His eyes went wide with shock, and surprise. "But...I thought..." He didn't realize that little utterance was enough to give away his secret, that was, if Lorelei had had any doubts by then.
"As I said, it is quite a unique item." Lorelei replied casually, as she removed the amulet from his hand, and fastened it around her own neck once more. "As I said. I know you're secret Remus Lupin. And now..." she smiled at him, "you know mine."
"Are you saying?"
Lorelei nodded. "There was once a time I dreaded the light of the moon. For three nights, every month, I lived in terror of myself." she paused a moment, watching the boys reaction. "I feared for those around me. Those who dared to love me. Who dared to get close to me." Lorelei shrugged after a moment. "Now, I fear nothing."
"How is this possible?" It was easy to read the intrigue on his face.
Lorelei was enjoying this more than she had even imagined since she had found out at lunch. 'I will definitely have to find a suitable payment for Severus's information', she thought with a smile still firmly in place. "It's a very old magic." Lorelei began once more. "But I know how to duplicate it."
"Really?" Remus shook his head, he was sounding over eager. How could he believe this girl, he hardly knew her. And she was a Slytherin, that spoke of not being able to trust her right there.
Lorelei jumped down from the table once more. "I'll let you think about it. If you want more proof." She bit her lip in thought. "The moon is coming up soon." this time it was her turn to swallow hard. "I'll prove to you what I am. And what the amulet can do." She offered him one more smile. "I'll talk to you later then?" Remus nodded, still trying to let the events that just occurred fully sink in. Lorelei nodded in response, and headed out of the library once more.