Lily and her guardians were still working out the school option since she wasn't sure she wanted to attend Hogwarts here. She hadn't had options back home and now she wanted to explore them. Especially knowing that she wasn't actually missing or anything back home. And people apparently forgot about being here when they went home from what she'd seen on the Network so it wouldn't affect anything back home if she went somewhere else right? Plus Ron and Hermione had both finished Hogwarts so it wasn't as if they couldn't answer any questions she had about magic or teach her things.
Today she had on a one piece swimsuit under a pair of shorts with a bag of everything she'd need for a day hanging out by the pool - including several bottles of water for the girls - and left her red hair loose to give her neck that little extra coverage from the sun. Notorious for hating redheads as it was didn't make her love it any less.
She had gotten there a little early, fear of getting lost going places still making her leave the house earlier than she absolutely had to, so she was of to the side watching the gate and grinning as she waved, calling out to her friend. "Over here Kara!"