Flopping down on one of the couches in her common room, Lily curled up by the fire roaring in the fireplace and simply watched the flames lick the brick wall. There was a lot on her mind already and it was only after the opening feast of the term, but ironically OWLs were the furthest thing from her mind. Seeing how Severus, her best friend, was interacting with his Death Eater friends was alarming. More than alarming...it was frightening.

"Such a serious face, thinking about me and my offer?"

"Shut up James," she sighed before retreating to her room.