`` i 'm not totally helpless in this matter , you know , '' he said , still holding his ground . `` but you managed a spell that got a dying man to perform one last time for her ? '' i shoved my sunglasses to the top of my head and forced myself to look directly into those pale eyes without once glancing at that wicked scar . `` remember the demons , '' he says , and turns the book around so that i can see the face in the photo . 