He remembered the way it used to be. He remembered when they were all children, before Hogwarts, when the war was just something the adults talked about over tea that they never listened too. He remembered trips to the ocean and splashing in the water, Cissa shrieking when Bella purposefully got her in the face. He remembered sitting in Sirius's room and talking about everything brothers talk about. He remembered openness, no secrets between the best of friends who just happened to be related. He remembered an overprotective brother who stood up for him at their primary school, who never let anyone mess with him without suffering the consequences of an enraged Black. He remembered Bella and Andy and Cissa telling them about how wonderful Hogwarts was, how much they both would love it. He remembered everything good, so why did the others seem determined to only remember everything bad?