Lily had, in fact, watched the council meeting. She had borrowed James" cloak to remain hidden and had witnessed the whole thing. Though she was disappointed when they began to speak on parseltongue a language she had never been able to understand. She remained, however, for the duration, trying to gleam what was happening by reading facial expressions and body language. It was clear the snake whisperers were more nervous than usual. She decided she would double the dosage of the potions so they would be more relaxed. One year she had overdone it, and they had come fully inebriated and had caused a ruckus, much to Albus" dismay.