A/N: More plot! Those penguins are really taking over… I had to change the genre to drama! Once I got through with chapter three I was really on a roll, and couldn't stop! Oh, and any suggestions, comments, or advice are welcome. I might not use what you give me, but I'll listen. :^__^ R&R please!! Need reviews… Oh and this chapter is kinda short…
Disclaimer: Yep. Mmmm hmmm. Yup. *chugs Dr. Pepper* What? What's that you say, Mr. Evil Penguin Overlord? Oh yeah… alas, but Io not own any characters that you recognize.
Chapter 4: Family Secrets.
When everyone was finished eating dinner, Fred rose, and asked if he could walk Lilith and Rory to their room. They agreed, much to Lilith's dismay. She had been having quite a nice conversation with George about Quidditch. As Fred led them away, she looked disappointedly back at George, and mouthed, "I'm sorry," leaving him turning red from head to toe… well redder…
"Can I do anything else for you ladies, " Fred asked when they reached the girls' room, hoping to be invited in.
"No thanks, goodnight," Rory said, rushing him back down the stairs.
"Thank goodness he's out of our hair," Rory said once they were inside. "He's obviously nothing but a hormone-crazed lust monkey."
"Yes, I do believe hormone-crazed lust monkey fits him. I think Lee is still suspicious of us, but George…" replied Lilith, trailing off.
"George is a sweetie," Rory said, putting the words in her sister's mouth.
"Yes, he's a sweetie. He's shy and quiet… and even though he and Fred are identical, I find him to be the cuter of the two. He's absolutely adorable," Lilith said, resembling a thirteen-year-old girl whom has just discovered boys.
"He's darling. You fancy him, don't you?" Rory asked.
"F-f-fancy him? W-well I don't know about f-f-fancy…" Lilith stammered. "I hardly know him."
Rory searched her with those dark, knowing eyes of hers.
"Okay, okay, I fancy the pants off him, to put it quite bluntly. But I'd really rather not discuss my schoolgirl crush at the moment. I believe there are more pressing matters at hand," Lilith said with a sigh.
"You mean about Voldemort, the war, and this 'Order of Phoenix?'" Rory asked.
"Yes. Fred is right, you know. That conversation was the only time all day that he wasn't reeking testosterone," replied Lilith, as she sat down at the vanity and began running a brush through her long ebony locks.
"Lilith… we can't let ourselves become involved in this war. Neither can Mum. Daddy is involved enough for all of us. He's a spy amongst the Dark Lord's ranks, for Merlin's sake!" Rory whispered tensely.
"Yes, Daddy is constantly in quite a bit of danger. But the Light needs us. You heard Fred. You saw what's going on. We can't just sit on the sidelines and watch our world be turned upside down. Even if Dumbledore doesn't ask us to join his order, we must do something!" Lilith protested.
"Oh yes, we'll do something, and then world will know exactly WHY we 'glow with power', as Fred put it. What about when the Muggles find out? We'll but hunted down like wild animals! We'll be destroyed! We've already exposed too much of ourselves as it is. I say we watch at wait. We drift into the background, and use it to our advantage. We can't just go about announcing who and what we are even though we are Light. We can't be brave to the point of insanity," Rory said, beginning to raise her voice.
"Sis, I feel your fear. Believe me, I'm scared too. I'd rather people just keep thinking we're strange with our ancient Celtic clothing fashions, and the weird aura we put off, without knowing why. However, if we just sit back and watch, what happens when Voldemort becomes Lord of this World? He'll find us out eventually and even if he doesn't, we'll be destroyed along with the rest of the world. We have a better chance for survival if we help fight this war. And even if you don't help us, or Mum doesn't, or Daddy forbids it, I'll fight for the Light anyway," Lilith said quietly, but earnestly.
"And if Mum forbids it? Will you go back on her ruling?" Rory asked, obviously making a point.
"Yes, if that's what it takes, I will," Lilith replied, growing even quieter.
"Dear sister, you are as brave as you are quiet,. But you are also as stubborn as you are meek. However, I believe your bravery and thick head are all of a sudden dominating your quietness and meekness. You only care that Light prevails don't you? And you're willing to go by any means to ensure that it does… I admire that in you, I really do, even though I don't share those qualities. I'd much rather step down and do things the underhanded way. And sometimes that's just what you have to do. You can't always be the hero," Rory said, before blowing out the candle beside her bed and laying down to go to sleep.
Lilith, however, could not go to sleep. Would her family really betray her if she stood by what she knew to be right? Yet, there was nothing else she could do. She couldn't stand by and do nothing while a dark wizard wrought devastation on the only world she knew! Rory did have her reasons, of course. Their kind had been hunted for ages, until there were very few of them left. The one person in the wizarding world who knew their secret was Albus Dumbledore, and they were reluctant to let anyone else find out. However, Albus had kept their secret hidden this long, undoubtedly saving their lives countless times. If anything, they were in debt to him, and had no choice but to fight in the war. Mankind might not be something Lilith often trusted in, but now was definitely a time when it needed all the help it could get.