"And congratulations on yesterday. It was a great game."

Which had, unfortunately, been followed by having to take the ever hapless Elinor Perks to the hospital wing after she'd broken out in spots that she was convinced were dragon pox and which turned out to be an allergic reaction to the bubotuber pus she was using on her pimples.

So Lily had missed most of the resulting celebrations in Gryffindor Tower.