Lily could think of hundreds of things she wanted to say to Sirius as she left, none of them nice. Lily forced herself to return Remus's smile, trying to communicate wordlessly that she was sorry for snapping at him. She walked at Severus's side, silent until they were out of earshot of the others.
"Sorry," she said to him, unable to help apologizing as if the whole thing were her fault. "I don't know why they can't leave me alone. I guess some people can't handle rejection so they have to send their friends out to advocate for them." Lily rolled her eyes.