Professor Black: As they made their way to Jay's office, Melanie took the time to remind him of some things. "You aren't a coward. I didn't tell anyone about my mother for...well, until I met you, and even then it was painful to tell. I just didn't have anyone to help me, and you were the first one to actually listen." It was true. She had been left at her relative's place almost immediately after she was taken from her home, and they wouldn't have cared. Melanie had waited, of course, until a while into her first year to tell Evan about anything, but the subject of families eventually came up. To have someone there to listen, to support you, and to help you was the best thing a kid could have.