On the very long mental list of things that annoyed her about Sirius Black, at the very top, was that ridiculous smile of his. It was, perhaps, the worst thing she had ever seen, and she went to great lengths to avoid the sight of it. Usually, it was a simple matter of staying away from him and his terrible friends. It wasn't as though she didn't want to avoid James Potter at all costs, and with avoiding James came avoiding Sirius, which suited her quite nicely.

However sometimes, when you're seventeen, stupid choices present themselves, and there no other option than to take them. She wouldn't admit it to him, but she knew he was right - this was probably something that people their age did.

Still looking incredibly obstinate about the entire thing Lily shuffled over to the exit from the tower, waiting for him. "Alright, but we have to be quick. No dawdling." Even as she said it Lily had a sneaky suspicion there would be quite a bit of dawdling.