Remus Lupin sat in his favourite (yet very tatty) armchair, enjoying the heat from a modest fireplace. These were the types of evenings he relished; quietly tucked away with a good book and a strong brew of tea. It was just as he reached the chapter on the use of buck antlers in bone regeneration that he unthinkingly looked up to the photograph that held pride of place on the centre of the mantelpiece. That particular photograph brought a particular fond memory to mind, of the summer he and his friends had spent camping in the Lake District. Those had been some of the happiest weeks of the now tired man's life, that much was clear from the look on his much younger face in the photograph. Remus smiled and let out a deep sigh, recalling simpler times when his biggest concern was studying for NEWTs, or rather, thinking of new ways to cause trouble in school. It was with that thought - and a slight chuckle - that he had an interesting idea.
He placed the book down and jumped up from his chair, but then stopped dead in his tracks. He again looked at that beloved photograph, before his eyes wandered to the small, ornate oval frame next to it, which contained the only picture Remus had of a boy who, in another life, would have called him "uncle". He picked up the frame, looking at the child who was so obviously Lily and James'. Seeing the date scribbled on the bottom right of the photo, Lupin again felt himself smile. He carefully placed the picture back on the mantel, and then rushed over to the heavy black trunk at the other end of the room. Sifting through old school books and letters from old friends, he opened the hidden compartment and removed its contents. He held the familiar object in his hands, its soft fabric bringing back a thousand memories. He stood up slowly, and then gently placed the object down on his desk. Picking up a quill and a small square of parchment, he neatly printed: "Your father left this cloak in my possession before he died. It is time it was returned to you." He paused, before adding "Use it well."