She hadn't expected her heart to soar when he did not let go of her hand. This was the happiest she had felt in a long time. She held her breath as they neared her previous study spot, but there was no sign of the boys anywhere. Good, perhaps they had gone to dinner. She breathed a small sigh of relief and continued leading him, and they reached the inside of the castle.
She knew she had missed Severus terribly since the horrible day they had stopped speaking, but she was a little scared of how happy this was making her. What would she do if something else happened, and he left her forever? Leave me? Lily asked herself inwardly. I'm thinking like we're a couple or something. No, she decided she was being too silly. She mustn't think in those terms.
She allowed herself one short, sideways glance at him as they walked, wishing she could hear at least some of his thoughts.