Allison lay in bed quietly, shivering slightly in anticipation of her second meeting with Dumbledore. Only this one was much more grave.

She looked over to her bedside and quickly down the light purple potion that was waiting in the goblet.

The young girl grimaced at the taste, but when she put the goblet down, she discovered a piece of chocolate there.

Albus Dumbledore came into the room just as she was finished with her Honeydukes bar.

He smiled gently.

"Allison, how are you doing?"

Honestly, she answered,

"I'm fine now. That potion works really quickly."
"Good. You can thank your uncle for that - it's one of his specialty potions."

Albus leaned back slightly in the chair that sat beside each bed in the near-empty infirmary.

He sighed.

"Do you know about the prophecy?"

To his surprise, the girl nodded.

"That's what my mother always said before she… well you know. She said the next Dark Lord would most certainly try these curses on me and I had to be able to endure them without breaking."

"You need extra training which is why you are in this program, but that is no excuse for her behavior. Allison, your uncle will now have to be your primary caregiver, guardian as he prefers to call it. Your mother…," he hesitated to tell the girl the news.

Allison looked him in the eyes.

"She's in Askaban, isn't she?"

Dumbledore shook his head.

"She would not go quietly with the two Aurors that were sent to arrest her. They dueled - she is badly injured in the prisoners section of St. Mungos. She will probably be there permanently."

Allison sat up and Dumbledore gently pushed her back down.

"No, Allison. You must stay here or Poppy will have my head. Your uncle will bring you your work daily until Poppy sees fit to release you. I am sorry you must be confined, but your powers must have time to fully heal before you get back in the program. It could be dangerous to you and others if you do not. As soon as I leave you will be put into a private ward. You know the other students cannot know you are here. Your housemates will be allowed to visit you tomorrow, perhaps."

Allison nodded and lay back.

Dumbledore waited until she had fallen asleep a few minutes later to get Poppy.

She was moved to the private ward in silence and did not wake for many days.