"I don't know if I've ever told you, but I've been studying to become an animagus since learning what they were." She began, her nerves betraying her only slightly. "All my friends know it. Some have even studied it with me. I've been going through it all night, and it seems like the only plausible way..."

Melody moved little as she spoke. The exhaustion of early pregnancy and little sleep overwhelming any adrenaline rush she might have gotten from this. "You can't return to England without me, not without causing even more of a scandal anyway. Too many questions. So, we have to go back together, much as I know you'll resent me for it...but, once we're back I'll make my preparations for the attempt obvious. And as soon as it's feasible you can say I botched it."

Publically being shamed for her wrongdoingd towards Ben wasn't possible, not with his morals being what they were. However, he could shame her failings, he could lash out about her lifelong dream taking her life. "I wouldn't, obviously. I'll leave and go somewhere, and you'll be free." He would still have to go through mourning, but what was a year compared to the rest of his life?