Severus Snape poured through the books he possessed on the Dark Arts. He could find nothing that eluded to a cure for lycanthropy, even one as temporary as an amulet might offer. It was indeed a very old, and well gaurded magic. He could of course just ask the blasted girl what he wanted to know. She did insist that she owed him after all. But Severus wanted no such connections to anyone. Finaly deciding the books he held offered no knowledge, he once more returned to the library, and with practiced stealth, slipped into the restricted section.
Slowly and methodically, the boy went over the titles of several books, none offering any promise. Finaly, when he was on the verge of retiring for the evening, a title caught his attention. 'Light and Dark: Obscure Artifacts of Magical Means: Book One'. Severus carefully slipped the book from the shelf, and concealing it in the folds of his robes. Quietly he made his way back to the Slytherin common room.
Once safely back in his dorm room, Severus began to flip through the pages of the ill-gotten book. He soon found that the book was once a large tome, but had been re-written into two seperate books. The second book dealt with the creation of such objects as those listed in the tome he now held. A bit more searching yeilded the information he was in search of. There was a sketch that resembled the medallion that hung around Lorelei's neck, and the words 'The Amulet of the Beast' were written boldly beside it.
Amulet
of the Beast
Two versions of this amulet exsist. One is made
of silver, the other of ivory. Both show the image of a wild, wolfish
beast bonded in chains. Each amulet is round, and has a small hole at
the top for threading a cord or chain.
The silver amulet functions only when worn by a lycanthrope. As long as the creature carries the amulet somewhere on his or her person, lycanthropy is suppressed. Even a true lycanthrope cannot change shape while holding the silver amulet. No magical force pervents its removal, but the owner may protect it by other means.
The ivory amulet, when touched by a person, gives it's victim the symptoms of lycanthropy (it does not affect lycanthropes). Most ivory amulets produce "werewolves", but a given amulet could mimic any form of the disease. The amulet is attatched to its owner until a remove curse spell is cast. When the amulet is gone, so are the symptons of lycanthropy.
'This must be it.' Severus thought. His curiosity was peaked with the mention of not one, but two amulets. 'A cure and a curse.' Severus found himself wondering if Lorelei could actually accomplish this act, adn how she managed to come across the procedure. 'Is it possible she has the second book? That would be worth dealking for. More so than anything else she could offer.' It wasn't that Severus didn't find Lorelei attractive, she was indeed a comely girl. It was just that his interest lay elsewhere.
Severus hid the book away, then made ready for slumber. He greatly desired the second book, and the knowledge it possessed. If she has the book, would he be able to get her to part with it. And if she didn't...How did she plan to do this?