"Shhh, Gabby, keep your voice down."  Lily glanced nervously at Proffesor Hollyhop, hoping she wouldn't notice how loud they were talking.  "Yes, I do have a date.  I wish you wouldn't act so surprised.  Is it really that hard to believe?"
"No, no." Gabby shook her head.  "It just seems to me that Potter wouldn't--"
"Do not mention that name around me.  I never want to waste a thought on that inferior deliquent whose only pleasure in life seems to be pranking and trying to be as arrogant as King Henry the 8th."
"Okay, okay.  You're right."  Gabby looked down at the saturnus hornet trap, and tried to feed it.  "How am I supposed--"
"I'll do that for ya."  Remus Lupin walked up and helped her.  Lily rolled her eyes, and prepared to hear Potter's voice--but as Potter entered, he didn't even give her a second look.  A sigh of relief came to her lungs.  "I'm sorry I'm late, Professor."  Potter stumbled to a seat in the greenhouse.
Lily couldn't believe what she was hearing.  Was that Potter apologizing?  She snapped out of it.  What did she care?