we have the same view in life

Shadow Lilinan Macnair was sitting in the Slytherin Common drowned in her homework she been trying to work on, but so far no luck what so ever. Closing her Charms book she looked and let out a sigh. She knew she had to get her homework done, but maybe taking alittle break wouldn't hurt. Deciding to go to the lake she ran up to the girls' dorm to put her books up before running out the dorm and out of the Slytherin Tower towards the lake. Going down the long steeping stairs, Shadow finally reached the Entrance Hall and pushed opened the doors as the cool breeze hit her face.

Skipping happily down the sloping lawn of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardly she headed pass the courtyard down towards the lake. Shadow didn't know why she was so happy, but she just was. She guess it was because she was finally going outside after not being out for awhile due to homework and the weather. Finally reaching the lake, she sat underneath the willow tree and looked at the lake and smiled. As a cool breeze blew through Shadow wrapped her jacket a black jacket around her and her Slytherin scarf closer to her neck.

Looking at the frozen lake, Shadow decided to go ice skating on the lake. Shadow loved ice skating and did it alot at the muggle park by there house without her parents knowing. Shadow kept alot of things from her parents for she knew they would disapprove of her doing muggle things. She honestly didn't know what was so wrong about muggles, they were just like them but just not magical. But what Shadow didn't get was why they hated halfboods and muggleborns they were wizards to just not pureblooded but still magical. Shaking her head she changed her boots to black skates before gliding across the frozen ice.

Penny was among her usual group of pureblood manic Slytherin clones, milling outside as they traded the usual gossip. Penny was bottom of the totem pole but she did understand that to be on the social ladder at all meant she would not be drowning in the pit of fire that was the social slums of unpopularity. Not that Penny was popular, but she kept her image up enough to blend in and be easily forgotten by those who could potentially mess with her. She was safe.

Everyone was laughing about the usual - stupid girls trying to get the attention of boys, stupid teachers trying to garner respect from their students, stupid boys who were not brave enough to man up enough for a duel - all the subjects that were inherently not funny, and yet they all laughed.

"Hey, look over there. Someone's ice skating."

"Damn, really? GET A BROOM! Ice skating..."

Penny turned and froze. That was her sister....

She looked at the group. "I heard there's hot chocolate in the Great Hall!"

They all briefly stared, surprised to hear her speak up for once. They seemed to enjoy the notion, however, so they all began to make their way to the Great Hall. Penny, however, turned and took off towards the lake, stopping at its edge.

"Shadow!" she hissed, looking terrified. "Shadow! Come here!"

Shadow was enjoying ice skating on the frozen lake that was underneath her feet, apparently the giant squid and her sister didn't. Hearing her sister calling her she rolled her sapphire blue eyes at her sister, she was always a worry wart. Shaking her head she skated over towards her big sister. "Hello sis, fancy to joy in me in skating? it's rather fun although the giant squid doesn't think so."said Shadow laughing. Although she knew that her sister wouldn't think it was funny, she was always the serious sibling.

The had the same views in life, and they sure didn't want to follow there parents ways at lease Shadow didn't. She did alot of muggle things without her parents knowing like ice skating and hanging with muggle friends. Of course Penny knew, but they basically kept each others secrets safe. They were sisters, and grew up to be very close due to there parents not letting them do anything that was pureblood standards. After awhile Shadow broke free from her parents grasp without them knowing of course, and started doing her own things.

Shadow was very independent and care free, she didn't like to be to babied around like a four year old. Although she didn't mind her sister protecting her, she sometimes wish she would let her have some fun.

Shadow skated nearer to Penny and the older sister quickly glanced behind her, turning once in a jerky, tight circle, her head swiveling to try and see if there was any danger of being spotted or recognized. The closest group of students was a small pack of Hufflepuff first years of no consequence, sitting far enough away that Penny was certain she and rebellious sister must looked like blobs against the blank canvass clear skies and of banks of snow. Still, knowing they were quite secluded did not relax the brunette. She turned back to her sister.

She out a hand out, reaching for her sister's hand in an attempt to pull her off the ice. Shadow spoke with mirth in her voice and ignorance in her attitude. "No, I do not want to skate!" Penny hissed, enunciating each word to highlight the insanity of her sister's posed question. "Get back here right now! Stop, Shadow, this isn't funny." True concern and fear had clouded Penny's countenance, her teeth nibbling on her bottom lip as her eyebrows upturned in worry.

Shadow would never get it. Though Penny shared the same secret doubts that Shadow was so open to reveal, she would never say them, hoping to give her sister a proper example to follow. Girls that spoke their minds never prospered.

Shadow rolled her eyes at her sister and shook her head. "Oh come on Penny, lighten up for once and have some fun!"said Shadow. Penny was always trying to make sure there secrets were safe, Shadow on the other hand didn't care what people thought about her. "Why are you so against me doing this Penny, aren't we on the same side?"Shadow asked her as she skated over towards a clear rock and took her skates off and putting her black boots back on. She didn't her sister at times, they had the same views but she always refer to keep them hidden. Shadow honestly didn't know why, in her opinion it was preteneding to be something she wasn't.

Fixing her hair Shadow looked at her sister with disappointment in her sapphire blue eyes. "Mum and dad wrote me a letter today, did you get one as well?"Shadow asked her. It was always the same thing, asking her if she found a wealthy Slytherin boy to marry if not they were going to arrange someone for her to marry. Shadow didn't want a arrange marriage, she wanted to marry who she wanted to not who her parents wanted. Although there was no way around that, it was a pureblood tradition that went on for years.

Shadow was so incredibly ignorant to the implications of her actions. She thought that because she had certain morals, the best thing to do was to flaunt them. What the silly little girl did not realize, was that if people caught on, she was ruined. She would be forced into a life so strongly against what she believed, her own morals would soon escape her cursed life. She would live dependent on everyone, in the hands of a pureblood man allowed to do as he would to her, with no chance to pursue anything she wished. Penny had dreams, too, but she would not accomplish any of them by shaming her family and the code they lived by. She planned on surviving, though Shadow seemed to have a death wish.

"I can have fun in better ways," Penny hissed. Shadow continued on, making a bold claim. Penny had never said to anyone her own doubts about her parent's policies. She had never seemed anything but a pureblood conformist. She paled, instantly, and said in a hollow voice, "I don't know what you're talking ab- Just get over here!"

Shadow obeyed, and immediately spoke of trivial matters. Penny had received her letter the day before, as her parents typically wrote her longer letters of their disapproval at her being so old and so single, so well supported and so plain, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. But Penny was too angry to respond to her sister about trivial things. In a quiet voice, she said, "I can't believe you, Shadow. You're a fool, you know that? I catch you, risking everything, and you want to comment on a letter from our mother and father. You're ridiculous!"

Shadow rolled her eyes at her comment. "Hm... right of course, it's just not to where people can see you."Shadow stated. Shadow looked at her sister and crossed her arms. "Yeah right Penny, you can try to hide it from everyone else but you can't hide it from me!"said Shadow. Walking over towards her sister she shook her head. "I can't believe you Penny, I know you do muggle stuff so don't deny it I saw you but once I do it wrong?"Shadow asked her. "Yeah, yeah I know you don't want to disgrace the family and the family name but who cares? I obviously don't seeing how there so busy running our lives for us!"Shadow hissed at her.

"A fool am I? at lease I'm not pretending to be something I'm not!"Shadow whispered back at her angrily. "Besides, I was trying to make a conversation with you that doesn't include bickering and fighting for once!"Shadow hissed at her. "I'm no more ridiculous then you are!"said Shadow crossing her arms in disapproval. "I'm tried of pretending Penny, I'm tried of living by what our family wants I'm breaking free!"said Shadow honestly. She didn't care what Penny did, but she was breaking free from her parents gasp they had on her and live her life the way she wanted.

"I would never do anything of that sort!" Penny hissed furiously, her cheeks flushing with indignation. She had never done anything out of the ordinary, her violations permitted only in thought, and never in action. To be accused of all she had forcibly abstained herself from doing was more than she thought she could bear. She knew Shadow was hot-headed, but she had no idea the pain that the accusation caused her elder sister. the only sin she could be accused of committing was her forbidden friendship to Allison and Chester - neither of whom Shadow had ever met, nor seen.

"You have crossed a line," Penny said, her voice trembling with emotion she would not allow to fully manifest. She took a deep breath, reminding herself that she was the elder sister, the sister that had the right and the duty to protect and be responsible for her younger sister. "If you wish to break free, you sacrifice everything we have. You have no money without our parents. On holidays, you will have no home. You will not have money for clothes, let alone books and school equipment. Young girls who go against their parents wishes become destitute - they drop out of school, they live in poverty, they live unhappily, and they die too soon. They do not get to do as they please. You are fortunate - you get everything you could ever want, you are protected, and you are well taken care of. All you must do is respect your parents wishes - wished from parents kind enough to take care of you. Is it so hard to ask, that for two more years of your life, you respect our parents?"