"You must be joking." Lilith watched as Alexander raised an eyebrow at her as he placed the box in front of her. "I can assure you, I am quite serious. It is of the appropriate size, composition and magical conductivity. It will do as a focus for your prosthetic eye." Lilith pinched the bridge of her nose. "You want me to have the Resurrection Stone as the core to my new eye? Are you insane!?
Do you understand what you are saying? You are placing one of the Peverell artefacts, which you yourself said were among the most dangerous in the whole of Magical Britain, back into circulation. Then what was the point in me recovering it in the first place?" Alexander shrugged. "True, it's a risk. On the upside, no one in their right mind will look for the Resurrection Stone in someone's eye socket. It also comes with plenty of benefits as the core to the eye, as Healer Hardew can explain." Lilith grumbled. "Of course it does. And it's Chief Healer Hardew." The female goblin chuckled. "Don't fret, young warrior. Lord Peverell is not being disrespectful to me. Now then. The suggested focus will work perfectly as the core for the artificial eye. This eye will allow you to see through low density objects and enchantments of low effect, with the benefit of letting you see what objects are magically charged. You should also be able to see creatures who inherently conceal their presences around wand wavers, such as elves and fairies, and identify other magical means of concealment."
Alexander chimed in. "The artefact itself is also likely to allow you to perceive a layer of the natural world that intersects with magic on a fundamental level, but only when you focus accordingly. This second sight has its drawbacks, though, as anyone interacting with this realm of reality may draw… unwanted attention from its denizens, so keep your vision grounded in the material plane as much as possible." The Healer nodded, turning a page. "There is a good chance that the prosthetic will be overwhelming to use in deeply magical areas, such as Gringotts or Hogwarts, so you will need to learn to control this effect to better function prior to your return to the Castle. Other than that, the eye will function exactly as your natural eye, with the exception that it won't have deteriorating vision over time and some possible cosmetic differences that we simply can't replicate, but are only noticeable by the excessively acute. As part of the treatment, we will be using a potion and magic to get your eyesight on your natural eye to the same level, so as to prevent any issues with overlapping fields of view and depth perception. It is recommended that you check in over a period of months to determine if your natural eyesight is deteriorating and for corrections to be made to either."
Lilith sighed, not seeing much trouble with any of that. Snape himself had assisted her with her diminishing eyesight back in her life as Lillian via the use of a potion, otherwise she would have been in need of glasses to read by the beginning of her second year, with her vision having already been terrible at long distances. Not that it mattered back before Hogwarts, when the only things she was seeing with her eyes were the inside of an Orphanage. Snape's concoction had repaired Lillian's eyesight completely, and Lilith herself had taken a corrective potion prior to entering Hogwarts in the first place, just in case. She looked over at Alexander. "Why are you doing this? This has to be more than about keeping the Stone safe, as I am sure the Peverell Vaults here at Gringotts would be safer than on my person, as evident by the damage I already took." Alexander smiled softly, feeling a bit proud that Lilith was able to see that there was more to his decision than simply concealing the stone. "You are aware of the legends of the Hallows as I explained them. Part of their effectiveness as magical objects comes from the Peverell blood, in your case your soul, but another restriction is in their proximity to one another. Having both the Stone and the Cloak will allow you to be concealed better by the cloak from spells, not to mention being able to perceive ghosts and other corporeal and non-corporeal entities in your surroundings that are hidden from view. Believe me, the changes may seem minimal, but they do amount to something. Lastly… having access to the dead might be a benefit that you can't continue to ignore."
Feeling her cheeks reddening, Lilith growled. "I am not summoning the von Schwarzwald family members!" Alexander stared back at her, not entirely believing Lilith's statement, but allowing it to pass for now. "Perhaps not, but I am not talking about you. Your Dark Lord in potentia could benefit from interacting with certain deceased family members, let alone others who may need to be placated." Lilith froze. Alexander wasn't wrong. While neither Marvolo nor Morfin would do well to be called back, the young Merope could potentially help Tom with his feelings. Lilith could tell from her days back after the duel that he was acting decisively overprotective of her. It was quite endearing, until she looked back and remembered the fear in his eyes when she mentioned challenging Valerio to a Duel to the Death. She remembered seeing that same fear in her own eyes after Sirius said he had rejoined the Order of the Phoenix. The fear of being left alone once more. Meeting his mother might ease some of the traumas that accumulated on Tom as an orphan, though it wouldn't be easy, especially when he would have to say goodbye. Still, she couldn't deny Tom the chance that was now impossible to Lillian's soul. Magic could overcome Death to a degree, but it couldn't restore souls and memories from a time now made nonexistent. She turned to the Goblin Healer and nodded begrudgingly. "Ok. You can start whenever you are ready."