It was extremely awkward for Lily to make her appearance at this dance, especially without James. She was really wishing for his presence when she realized exactly how many of the Purebloods had shown up. She felt very alone in the world at the current time. In the scheme of things, this seemed very insignificant to everything else going on in her life. Where were Sirius and Remus when you needed them? At least then the outsiders could stick together.