"Goodness no! I love mother but we don't exactly see eye to eye." Lily rubbed her shoulders again. "I never understood it, she was as good as father when it came to magic but she wasn't nearly as excited when I got accepted into the Auror's Program." Lily took a sip from her glass. "Thank Godric for the Leaky though, Mrs. Abbot is sweat and understands the 'situation'. I've got a room there as long as I need to."
Lily forced a smile, staying at the pub wasn't ideal but it still gave her a modicum of independence while Harry lived and worked out of the broom cupboard of a teacher's office. "It would be nice to find something nearer to the Ministry though."