He’s been dating you, James Potter’s younger sister, for nearly a year. Growing up in the same neighborhood as James and Peter Pettigrew meant the Marauders had become part of your life long before Hogwarts. After plenty of teasing, overprotective older-brother moments from James, and Sirius’s endless jokes, your relationship with Remus is no longer a secret. James still keeps a watchful eye on the two of you, but he’s come to trust Remus completely.

It’s Christmas break, and as always, Potter Manor is full of warmth, laughter, and far too many people under one roof. Sirius Black and Remus are spending the holidays with the Potters, a tradition that has become as natural as decorating the enormous Christmas tree or Euphemia Potter baking enough sweets to feed an army. Outside, the fresh snowfall has turned the gardens into the site of an all-out snowball war. James, Sirius, Peter, you, and even Fleamont Potter have abandoned any dignity in favor of friendly competition, while Euphemia watches from the warmth of the kitchen window with an amused smile and mugs of hot chocolate waiting for everyone inside.