Lily entered the common room and saw that James was already there, waiting for her. He was pacing up and down, looking preoccupied, which she found a bit odd. She was unused to seeing James anything but cocky and confident, without a care in the world, even though she had seen other sides of him as of late.
She cleared her throat, announcing her presence. "Guess we better get started if we're going to finish everything before dinner's over," she said, dropping her things onto the table and plopping down on the couch.