"I'm not going to say anything I don't believe in," Lily said, figuring she might as well be upfront. "But I do think it's important that we have someone here who understands what people are going through, who can give a personal perspective. Like I said in my application, when I was in the Order of the Pheonix - " Still strange to be able to say that out loud - "my main role was getting word to Muggles to get them out of danger without breaching the Statute; it's obviously not exactly the same thing, but I have experience speaking to people who are scared and confused."