As the days passed, the women went back to their jobs during the day and came back to the Manor to continue their research at night. Hermione informed Minister Shacklebolt about the situation at hand with vague truths, so that he had enough information about what was happening. She also informed him that a colleague of hers was coming to visit and would need his permission to be able to portkey into the country for a while. He gave her the necessary documents that would need to be filed for her colleague, she thanked him, filed the documents, and went back to her office. She plopped into her seat and sighed loudly, rubbing her temples to try and relieve the headache that was forming.

Narcissa began working on a potion to help the people that fell prey to the creature's singing. The work was slow and provided no forthcoming leads having to do with the information she had on the patients. How someone singing could have caused so many people to fall into comas like this was beyond her comprehension. On a whim, she started to consult with some of the curse breakers on staff to see if they had any new leads. They had theories, but nothing concrete. She continued to do consults and took as many varying readings as she could on the patients.

The week wore on as the women went about their days at work. The weekend had finally arrived. The women came together once more and discussed any new information that they had gathered while at work, which turned out to be very little, but Hermione was successful in creating the containment vessel for the creature inhabiting Andromeda.

The women met Hermione's colleague, Kenji, at the agreed point of apparition and took him to the brunette's flat so that they could fill him in on the highlighted points of what was going on. Hermione explained what she needed him to do while performing reiki and that she would be there to collect the creature as it left Andromeda's body. Narcissa waited outside the door to take care of Andromeda. Once everyone was caught up to speed on what their respective jobs were, they apparated to the Ministry to see what could be done about the middle Black sister.

The trio arrived at the Aurors' station, where they were met by Harry and Ron. "Well we have a plan on how to help Andromeda, but we'll need your assistance with some things," Hermione said as they walked back to Andromeda's holding cell.

She explained that they would have to cast a strong Silencio and the strongest binding spell they could on her. She and Kenji carefully went through the process of removing the creature that had taken over her body. Ron held Hermione back for a moment before going into the room. "You and Lady Black are a thing now?" he whispered and she nodded with a slight blush.

He flashed her a grin and lightly elbowed her in the side. "Nicely done. She's hot and can definitely keep up with your wit, from what Draco has told me," he whispered again, then went into the room behind Harry and Kenji. Hermione stood rooted to the spot for a moment so that she could process what he had just said, then calmed herself down and walked into the room as well, closing the door behind her.

Narcissa stood outside of the door, so that she wouldn't be affected by the singing in case something happened with the spells. She waited for them to be done and suddenly she heard a soft voice in her head that sounded like Andy. "Cissa, help me. They're hurting me. They're calling out the wrong person. I don't want to be put in a box." Narcissa tried to ignore the voice telling herself that Andy was fine, Hermione would never intentionally hurt her sister and that this was the best choice of action.

The voice spoke to her again a little louder, this time "Narcissa, please sister, they're going to put me in a box and never let me out, they're drawing out the wrong person. Please sister, HELP ME!" The last words were screamed into her head which caused her to burst into the room to tell them what was happening when all of a sudden a low voice started to ring out and sing.

Wither and decay

End this destiny

Break these earthly chains

And set the spirit free

Narcissa's eyes started to gloss over as the melody floated through her head. Ron stood up to try to push her out the door when Narcissa pushed him aside, where he hit a wall with the wave of her hand like he weighed nothing at all. Harry sprang into action to try to stop her, but was subjected to the same fate as Ron as she walked over to Hermione and Kenji to stop them. "Yes, please sister, you have to stop them or they're going to take me away from you again."

Take what has been hurt

Grant them no mercy

Bend and break the reigns

And set the spirit free

The spirit free

Narcissa continued to walk toward Hermione and Kenji. Hermione gave Kenji a look that told him to keep going as best as he could while she dealt with this. "Cissa, you need to stop, we talked about this, you know what has to happen." Hermione slowly approached the blonde, making sure to keep a watchful eye on her hands. Narcissa's eyes had glazed completely over from being compelled by the creature that was fighting to stay in Andy's body.

A single tear ran down her cheek as she started to raise a hand to push Hermione aside, but was caught by a strong, calloused hand. Hermione pulled Narcissa close to her as she tried to break through the spell. "You need to fight this Narcissa. I need you with me, alright? Please come back to me," Hermione whispered into her ear as she stroked her back.

She couldn't smell Narcissa's scent anymore and suddenly became worried about the omega. "Narcissa, wake up! Snap out of it!" When Narcissa didn't respond she sighed and looked at the blonde with determination "Narcissa wake up!" she said in an alpha command.

Narcissa blinked at her owlishly with a confused look on her face "Hermione what's… going on. I heard a voice that said you were drawing out the wrong person, then opened the door and…" She looked around to see the boys starting to get up from the floor while Kenji was still working on Andy.

"Cissa, that's not possible. That's why we are doing reiki on her, so that we know that the creature is the thing being cast out. Now, I need you to go for a walk so that you aren't within range of her legilimency, alright? I know that you're a natural at it, but it seems that the creature can break even your shields and I can't have it drawing you in again. So please, walk away until we're done," Hermione said with a pleading look in her eye. Narcissa nodded and walked out of the room closing the door behind her as she strides away completely from the room and out into the atrium.

Hermione knelt back down next to Andy and looked at Kenji. "You're sure that you have the creature on the line with this right? There's no way that you could be drawing out Andy's soul instead?"

Kenji nodded. "You know that reiki is a technique that draws out darkness not light. If anything it will draw out all the bad energy from the woman that she'll feel so refreshed afterwards. I promise, I have this under control now we have to get back to it." He said and Hermione nodded, opened the box once more and began to chant the incantation. The boys finally rose up and went back to casting the spells that kept Andy's body still and silent.

Narcissa continued her traipse around the atrium, when her lower abdomen began to cramp painfully. She put her hand against a wall to hold herself up as she bent over in pain. "This isn't possible, it's too soon to start my heat, but this pain is definitely a strong indicator. Oh Merlin, that hurts. Sweet Morgana's tits, this isn't good. I need to leave. It's coming on too quickly for me to stay here." She disapparated back to Black Manor before she would be too far gone into her heat to be able to do anything other than whimper and pant for an alpha to fill her.

Soon enough, Hermione and Kenji were drawing out a smoke-like creature. Hermione quickly finished the incantation, drawing it into the box where it was sealed completely with another spell. Andy suddenly woke up with a loud gasp and looked around in confusion. "What...what happened? Last thing I remember is receiving an unknown owl and then nothing."

The four other occupants sighed in relief when suddenly Narcissa's house elf popped in with an anxious look on her face as she started to tug on her long ears. Hermione stood up and walked over to her. "What's wrong, Dolly? What happened to Narcissa?"

The elf looked up at her in slight relief. "Oh, Miss Hermi! Please, Mistress needs you quickly, she is not feeling well at all and is asking that you come at once!"

Hermione turned around and looked at the others in the room. "Kenji, just head back to my place and I'll owl you when I find out what's going on." She walked over to him and handed the box over for safekeeping since he wouldn't be affected by anything the creature might try. "I'll message all of you when I know more of what's going on with Cissa." She stepped closer to the elf, took her offered hand, and with a soft pop, they were off.