"I assumed you'd be inseparable," she agreed dryly, giving him a shrug as though it were some great mystery. "You could stand to be less dreadful to him Sirius, it's really very childish of you," Lily knew Severus would loathe her, sticking up for him like this, but she didn't care that much about his temporary dismay when it came to speaking up.

Rolling her eyes at his description of Binn's class Lily forgot herself long enough to stick her foot out and lightly kick his leg beneath the table. "It isn't droning, it's," her bright eyes narrowed as she searched her mind for the right word. "A well-seasoned retelling."