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In the Room of Requirements Janna was slumped on a sofa, curled around a pillow while sleeping after walking back to the castle from the forest. Janna did know that Albus was watching her, he saw the new scars on her skin, he pursed his lips feeling stupid for not knowing where they had come from.

In Janna's dream she felt herself being watched, her hand coiled around her wand's hilt, in the darkness there was the sound of breathing and a heart beating quickly. There was a yelp as she leapt up, a flash of blue light blinding her, she rubbed her eyes, feeling groggy and then seeing Albus Potter on the floor, frozen in place "Oh, sorry, Albus!" Janna quickly knelt to him, her hand dropping the wand "I didn't see you"

As Janna touched Albus he fell limp as his limbs unfroze from the spell "I-it's my f-fault, I er... was standing th-there like an idiot" Albus admitted as Janna helped him sit up "what h-happened to...er...t-to your face?" 

Janna laughed at him "Albus, how blunt are you?!"

   "I'm s-sorry"

   "Nah, don't be" Janna put her fingers  to her new scar "A charm backfired, that's all; this one is not as bad as the others"

Albus' face went pale as he saw blood at Janna's side "y-you're bl-ble-b-ble-bleeding"

   "Oh," Janna looked to her side to see the damp blood seeping into her jumper "look at that, must've opened it when I moved" Albus looked at her "I'll be fine, just get the jar of green stuff over there" she pointed to her desk where a jar of sticky, smelly, green uneven goop sat. Albus got up to get it when he turned back around after retrieving the jar he saw Janna was wearing only a vest over the scars, he saw all her skin on her shoulders and back, deep gashes and scars older than only a few months.

   "I-I... er... get, I mean, g-got the j-ja-ja-jar" Albus felt nervous now, he had never seen anything like Janna.

Janna turned to look at him "alright, c'mon, take that cloth there and help me dab this, maybe fetch that silver powder next to you, yeah that one" she guided the boy before he sat at her side, she pulled her hair over her opposite shoulder "I can see you don't like blood"

   "Who would?" Albus said as he began to open the jar, Janna looked down at the carpet "I-I—you have nice blood, don't worry, it's not like other blood... It's..."

Janna smiled at Albus' naïvety "it's different blood"

   "We are related so..." Albus dipped the cloth into the smelly goop "it's also my blood as well"

   "No, this blood is—" Janna hissed through her teeth as Albus dabbed the wound

   "Oh, w-was that too... too hard?" Albus asked, Janna shook her head "so, your blood, what's wrong with it?"

  "Well, it's tainted" Janna  breathed in, thinking of how to let Albus understand without finding out "you know, with... with all that"

   "Janna, you're not like them" Albus said, taking the bait "you weren't raised by your family so you can't be like them"

   "But I can still have their mentality"

   "You're different"

   "How do you know, Albus?"

  "I-I just... I just know" Albus gently dabbed the wound "you know, you know? You're nicer than everyone else to me, well, so are Sofia and Scorpius—but you are the best at being nice"

Janna smiled, looking at Albus as he concentrated on her wound with a frown on his face "If you really knew why I was different you'd prefer me not to be near you"

Silently Albus looked up at Janna, her tired eyes watching him carefully "why are you different?"

   "I don't want to..." She turned away, thinking if Albus did know, the danger he would be put in "I don't want to get you into trouble"

   "I already know about your dark magic—"

   "This is far worse than that; if I were to tell you your father would worry about you" Janna closed her eyes, "I would worry about you"

Albus carried on dabbing the wound, causing Janna to breathe in heavily, feeling the dittany sting her skin "It's that bad?"

   "Positively detrimental" Janna laughed lowly, her eyes opening to look at Albus' handiwork, the gashes were coagulated and less swollen  "not bad, Albus, maybe if you sign up as a nurse in the hospital wing you'll get better, maybe even close the wound for good"

   "I'm not good with blood and stuff, there have been cases of people snapping bones in half—"

   "Oh, don't worry, I'm not that reckless," Janna looked forwards to the window "I haven't actually broken a bone... only moved them"

   "I broke my arm while playing Quidditch with Lily and James, I flew into a pine tree, took dad forever to get me down" Albus put the cloth on the jar and then pulled down one of his sleeves to show a thin, barely visible, scar running from his wrist to his elbow "I got this"

   "Impressive, Albus" Janna teased, he chuckled with her for a moment, his eyes caught her scars on her neck, she slapped her hand onto her nape to cover them.

   "I-I wasn't staring—"

Janna shook her head causing her corkscrew hair obscuring her face drowning her features in a dark shadow "No, it's fine, I just..." Janna felt him put a hand on her shoulder, his hand brushed away her hair to look at her face.

   "I think they're qu-quite beautiful, you know, like...er...i-ivy growing on... a wall" Albus said looking into Janna's scared green eyes, wondering what terrors she had seen to cause her to hate the scars so much she would cover them all.

They broke eye contact as Janna moved suddenly, Albus jumped back as she sat upright brushing her hair over her shoulder, away from her side again "Thank you Albus... But..." Janna ran her finger tips over the scar's jagged edges "these scars are not beautiful, they're..." she shook her head. Albus closed the jar and put the cloth on it, taking the silver dust from a small vial and twisting the lid.

    "That dragon must have done something really bad to work you up like this"

A chuckle escaped Janna's lips, she couldn't help herself since the lie was still holding up "Yeah, the dragon" Albus dabbed some of the silver onto Janna's skin, it shimmered strangely on her pale white skin, like she was made of pure silver, he smiled to himself.

   "Why do I need to put this on you?"

   "It helps the skin seal up, I don't get it but your father explained far more better"There was a silence at the mention of Albus' father, the boy was pursing his lips as he dabbed the silver onto Janna, she felt his nervousness "have you spoken to him?"

   "No, only in class" Albus said monotonously, uninterested.

   "Albus, he's your father, he'll support you, no matter what"

   "How do you know?" Albus echoed Janna's previous words.

   "I know, because of who your father is. Yes, Harry Potter has strange theories on people and their intentions but he knows you, you're his son and he is your father... I would do anything to have a relationship with my father, let alone have him be the greatest hero in history"

Albus stayed quiet seeing his work was complete, slowly he closed all the glass containers and got up, not saying a word to Janna while carrying the objects he had brought. Janna stared at him, watching him shuffle with his shoulders sunk, his bottom lip puckered and threatening to speak words "My dad, everyone expects me to be like him, to be like James, to be... someone I'm not, it feels wrong being so close to people I'm supposed to be like, brave, loud, smart—"

   "Albus, you are smart!" Janna exclaimed, attempting to get up but holding her side "don't dumb yourself down, there are different types of smart," Janna desperately covered the wound in a bandage before Albus could walk away, she could see he was going to go in his stiff body language "you shouldn't do this to yourself"

   "I'm doing it because I should feel this way," Albus said lowly "I deserve it"

Janna abandoned her covering and lunged at Albus, she pulled him into a hug, her hands grasping his back tightly "Don't say that!" She pushed her chin over his shoulder "I don't want you to say that!"

   "I'm jinxed, Janna" Albus tried to push Janna away but she held on tight "what if I hurt you?"

   "I'm more likely to hurt you," Janna laughed, nervously, gently moving back to look at Albus' face "I want to help you. Anyways, I'm cursed and you're jinxed, doesn't that make us gormless pair?" A small laugh came from Albus, when he looked up his eyes fluttered with tears.

   "Can I go? I... I need to get to my extra lesson"

   "Oh, with whom?"

   "Professor Flitwick," Albus admitted, he nearly walk away from Janna but she hugged him again, not wanting to let him go.

Eventually Albus left Janna, she sat on the seat, staring at the place Albus was seated, she admired his careful movements, still feeling the dabbing on her skin under a few jumpers covered her skin. She held her side, slouching into the couch as she felt sleep taking over again.

   "Janna!" Barked a low voice from the table next to Janna, she opened an eye to see Sirius watching her from a portrait on the side table, his fur blending into the dark background, grey eyes being the only things Janna could identify "Go after him, he's just around the corner"

  "He needs his time, Sirius, I don't want him to feel he's trapped with me" Janna shrugged, folding her legs to her chest.

   "You like him, don't you?" Snuffles teased, a doggy grin spreading across his face.

   "No!" Janna yelped "I would be stupid to, if he finds out about me, he'll be in danger—"

  "You sound like Moony" Snuffles groaned, "when he is older, I will suspect you two will be closer, you should tell him, the furry little problem became easier for Remus to handle when we helped him"

    "This is Harry's son we are talking about! I can't do that to him, take Albus away, possibly killing him!"

   "As you said, Albus isn't an idiot, he is James' grandson, he'll figure out a way to help you"

Janna pursed her lips, looking at her uncle carefully "he needs you, Albus won't go anywhere near Harry... How long will it take for us to find the Cite?"

   "We've looked in every tunnel possible, every place that can hide the Cite. We don't know what it looks like, though"

   "I'll need to gather enough strength to find that Cite, I'll need time to be alone as well, a time I can be seen roaming"

   "Maybe take Harry with you—"

  "I already told him about this and he doesn't agree with what I'm doing, Sirius"

   "Let me finish, take him with you to see Lily and James, we might need everyone to persuade him"

Janna nodded slowly, she thought for a bit "I can do that... Just give me a few nights"