Had it been anyone else Lily would have been mortified on their behalf, but she felt very little that was akin to empathy on behalf of vile Regulus Black. Instead, she like every other student in the Hall awkwardly sat there and listened to Regulus get the dressing down of the term.

She might have even smirked into her pumpkin juice when the matter of his broom came up. However funny Lily had found the howler she did not look at all amused when Regulus approached, staring in surprise at his casually spoken request.

No, not a request, a demand.

So she laughed at him. A loud, shocked laugh that was as awkward to hear as the letter he had gotten from his mother was.

Shaking her head slowly she didn't dignify what he said with a response, striding down the hallway and laughing again.