"I'm not completely useless, Georgie." She knew it was him and not his twin. Years together with the twins, you learn to catch the faint differences between them. Not so much with their physical appearances, because they're identical, but actually with their personalities. Fred behaves more like an older brother towards Cynthia and becomes very protective when she's ill. George, on the other hand, is more likely to tease her playfully and try to make her smile. Cynthia does not favor one brother over the other, but feels safe and secure with George in a way that she doesn't around Fred.
"Escort a lady back to bed?" Cynthia giggled, reaching weakly for George's hands and gently pulled him into the room. Although wanting to listen in to the twin's broadcast their radio show, Cynthia's current condition would not allow her to walk down the stairs. "I'm sorry." She always hates feeling so pathetic. It's rather annoying. Even though she's been suffering from her immune weakness for years, the pain never fades. Cynthia continued to tug George inside and finally sat down on her bedding, still holding onto his hands.
"Can you place a cooling spell on my forehead, please?" Her skin was set aflame from a fever and she began feeling lightheaded from dizziness.
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Lillian is not normal. Sharing his age, but she seemed to be comfortable around the Dark Lord and that was enough to make him suspicious. Her words of caution made sense, but following the orders of such a disgusting man made Draco's skin crawl in sin. He knew it's wrong to cause Muggles pain and discomfort, and yet, he had no other choice. When the Dark Lord finally left the room to his Death Eaters, Draco was the first to vacate the area. The scent of decaying flesh making him nauseous. He hurried past Lillian, brushing their shoulders as he quickly retreated up the staircase to his room. The last thing he wanted was to loose him composure in front of everyone.
Standing across the room, a panicked mother fought to keep herself from screaming out in anger. Seeing her son being exposed to such horror is incredibly painful. Narcissia approached Lillian, while Snape was busy tending to something. The elder woman gently dropped a hand on Lillian's shoulder and whispered quietly beside her ear. "Draco is in danger. I know the Dark Lord is beginning to seriously doubt his loyalty." Narcissia would do anything for her son's safety. Even if protecting him meant putting herself at risk.
"Can you help him adjust here? Show him how to carry and present himself the same as you do?" It would keep him safe, at least for now.