Amelia saw Flooing reach for knapsack and held onto it extra tight.

"Mr Flooing," she said gentling, trying to bring him back to the conversation, "Adeline was taken to St Mungos, wasn't she? How did she come to be there?" She knew this was a loaded question with the possibility of three things happening: one: his sense would come back to them and he would talk, two: he would clam up and refuse to say anything or three: he would get angry and blame them and the ministry for everything.

But surely it was better than just sitting here watching a confused old man.