“Remus Lupin.” He stated his name as though it were a fact of life, and needed no other words to go with it. His hand clutched the book tightly.

The little redheaded girl smiled at him warmly. Her green eyes lit up as she said, “Lupin, as in Lupine, like the flower? I'm named after a flower, too - Lily. Lily Evans. Nice to meet you.”

As the food was passed out, Darlene laughed a bit to herself. “We're not...used to having dinner guests. I suppose meals at our house are a bit unusual. So we've tried to be a bit more...mundane. For your sake.”

Remus turned scarlet, and coughed politely into his napkin. The whole affair flew right over Lily's head, and she just smiled. “I think it's lovely."

“I loved it, Remus, it was amazing. Tunie wanted to read it but I didn't let her because it's your book and you loaned it to me – is that okay? Do you mind?”

Remus sighed – he usually didn't promote the rivalry between the two sisters but there was nothing he could do to stop Lily. “No, that's okay,” he said, slowly, thinking.