"Lily, my decision is final" Professor McLain said shaking her head. "You can't switch groups," She motioned to the list on the board. "It's the logical way of grouping you all, by Houses. You must see that?"
Lily glanced at the group assignments on the sheet on the notice board, shaking her head, "But Prof…."
"No means no Lily, I don't want to talk about it again. We have equal numbers of you in these groupings. You all know each other from your Houses, arguments will be minimal. It's always worked in the past, and it won't stop now." Professor McLain sighed.
"Arguments, minimal? James Potter keeping arguments minimal?" Lily snorted.
"Lily," the expression on the Professors face indicated that she drop the subject. "We've had people really bond over this exercise before. Who knows, maybe you will realise you've got James Potter all wrong," She suggested to Lily.
Lily cleared her throat, "I doubt it,"
"I assure you my girl. You will be fine. We have never lost a student on the course, I assure you, you will come out alive," Professor McLain laughed.
"Fine, but don't expect me to like it," she finished.
"That's my girl, remember, you'll have the upper hand here. Muggle-born's always do better in this exercise. Plus, it'll count towards your final mark," She reminded Lily.
Lily nodded in agreement and picked up her books and turned to exit the classroom. There was no point in arguing, she wasn't going to get anywhere. She'd have to face facts that for two weeks over the summer she was going to have to survive in the muggle world. It wasn't this that worried her. She was a muggle, she could pass this no problem, with her eyes shut even. The problem that she thought would get in the way was who she'd have to spend it with. Her friends Andrea and Autumn would be fine. It was Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and the infamous James Potter that she knew she'd have to contend with. They were hardly prepared for surviving without magic for two weeks, James Potter couldn't tie his shoelaces without his wand. Two weeks meant a lot of times his shoelaces would need to be tied, and Lily was well aware that she didn't intend to be the one doing the tying for him.
Lily shook her head as she left the classroom at Andrea, "No chance," she explained to her.
"I don't know why you're so uptight about this Lily," Andrea replied. "They are only 3 boys. Besides, Sirius is kinda cute,"
"Sirius Black is the most egotistical boy in Hogwarts" Lily exclaimed.
"I didn't say he wasn't," Andrea giggled, "But he can be anything he wants to be with a face like that,"
"Cute?" Lily sniggered, "You think?"
"I do," A deep voice bellowed behind her.
Lily swung around and rolled her eyes. "Less of the sneaking up on people Black,"
"So you've been talking about me?"
"Not at all," She answered swiftly.
"They've been talking about me," James interjected coming around the corner, he looked at the two girls, "We playing happy families already?"
"Hardly, I wont be happy until I'm leaving the house, assessment complete Potter," Lily shot back.
"But think of all the fun we'll have before then" James grinned putting his arm around Lily and planting a kiss on her cheek. "See you soon girls" he promised, winking as he made a quick exit.
Lily let out a sigh of exasperation shaking away his presence from her shoulder, shuddering. "See what we're going to have to put up with?"
"I just think he likes you Lily," Sirius laughed.
"Lets pray he doesn't," Lily muttered glancing at her watch. "We have literally five hours until we're leaving and I haven't even packed" She began stalking off towards Griffindor Tower mumbling about her the annoyance that she was going to be facing beginning that evening.
"Charming girl that one," Sirius commented.