Melinda's hand over his seemed to help steady him. Lucius found himself focusing once more on what Melinda suggested this time a little calmer. He managed to stop shaking, but his heart still pounded. He wanted to try again.

He tried to place his hands like he would at the piano and managed to hum a few bares in before having to stop. More unwanted images flashed accompanied with immense pain, causing Lucius to hunch over at the phantom images. He found himself begging/apologizing to the Dark Lord as if he were there.