Lorelei woke up in the hospital wing, a worried looking Madam Pomfrey fretting over her. "How are you feeling?"
"Better." Lorelei replied, letting out a sigh. "Is everything still..." she bit her lip, chewing on it nervously.
"Yes, yes dear, all is still well." Madam Pomfrey replied. "Professor Dumbledore has told me you've talked to him." Lorelei nodded. "Have you made any decisions about your schooling dear?" Lorelei shook her head no, a sigh escaping. "You still have time" the matron said patting the girl's hand. "But please, do as I've said, and take it easy, it does no one anyone any good if you keep getting yourself worked up."
"Yes Madam Pomfrey." Lorelei glanced around the hospital wing. At the end of the ward was a bed with a curtain drawn around it. "Madam Pomfrey?" Lorelei asked hesitatingly, the women paused in her work. "Is...that..." she pointed to the sectioned off bed, "where Angelique is at?"
"Yes dear." the matron seen the look in Lorelei's eyes, if was true the girl didn't not care for the other as a person, but she wouldn't have wished the curse on her. "Her parent's are going to be coming for her tomarrow, when the moon has passed from the full phase." the woman patted the girl's hand. "It won't be easy, on any of them. Raising a child is never easy, let alone one who changes with the moon." Madam Pomfrey frowned slightly. "It's a lot of work just taking care of you lot, the three of you I have now in my care." Her frown softened into a small smile. "You've been a help you know. Always with your own amulet, and now that you've made one for Remus."
"But...now..." Madam Pomfrey shook her head, stopping the girl.
"I've spoken with Professor Dumbledore, he told me the two of you took precautions against anyone getting a hold of it. Too bad the same can't be said about other things."
Lorelei looked down. "I've told you it wasn't like that."
Before either of them could say some anything else there was a soft knock from the doorway, Remus standing there peeking in. "Well get on in her Mr. Lupin, I'm sure Miss Vargus will be happy to see her twice now rescuer."
"I wouldn't say rescuer." Remus blushed slightly, pushing his hands further into his pockets. "I've just managed to be in the right place at the right time."
"Be that as it may Mr. Lupin, I'm sure she'll be happy to see you." Madam Promfrey told him, then left them alone.
Remus glanced around as he sat down beside Lorelei's bed, his eyes falling on the curtain that cut the one bed off from view. "Angelique?" he asked, Lorelei just nodded. "How are you doing?"
"Fine, really." Lorelei replied, chewing on her lip. "Remus..."
"Look, I know you're still upset about me saying I believe it was Snape that took the amulet."
"Remus..."
"Please, let me finish." he cut her off again. "I don't know who else it could of been. My mates wouldn't do such a thing."
"So you're still blaming Severus." Lorelei frowned. "Remus, he wouldn't. And he didn't."
"Seems we are at an impass." Remus frowned slightly. "What does that mean for us?"
Lorelei looked up at him, eyes shimmering. "I...I don't know." she let out a sigh. "I just don't know." Lorelei shook her head slightly. "I'm tired." she whispered, and turned over on her side, her back to Remus. With a defeated sigh the boy stood and walked slowly from the hospital wing.