Remus stretched languidly as the early morning fog of his mind slowly cleared. He turned slowly on his side only to be faced with the other half of the bed to be revealed as cold, empty, and thoroughly unslept in. Remus searched the room pointlessly; the one person he had hoped to see laying next to him would never be there again.
He padded towards the kitchen and paused for a moment in the bare living room A lone chair stood in the corner as a single testament to what used to be there. Sirius had taken everything else when he moved out despite Remus explicit instructions to leave it alone. He had agreed to pay the difference to keep the furniture but in Sirius' attempt to hurt him, Sirius took it anyway. Of course left- no- abandoned him while Remus had been off at work so as not have to deal with any arguments over their belongings.
Remus sat down with notebook and pen in hand, slowly remembering items he needed to rebuy over the next few days. So many household items were gone and Remus could hardly think straight for long enough to remember half of them. He was sure that he would still be finding stuff gone for the next few weeks and the money issue only stressed his already frail mind further to the breaking point.
"Furniture, china, bookcase, hamper, and towels," Remus ticked off quickly. "Knife set, scale, tissues, toilet paper, photo albums, and paper towels." He sniffled in an attempt to hold back the tears that threatened to spill over in his sadness. A pair of hands landed on his shoulders causing him to be jolted him from his thoughts. A pair of bright green eyes peered down at him and a small smile soothed his frayed nerves some.
"You will survive this, Remus. Eventually, you will be normal again," Harry offered. He sat a cup of coffee in front of Remus and spread the paper out on the table. "I am going shopping with you when you decide to go. No use in you loosing in what is left of your mind."
"Thanks, Harry. I need someone to help me to keep going," Remus replied, reaching for the stack of coupon books. "I think I may need all the help that I can get right now."
A/N: This was actually inspired by the actual events of my life after my father left us with an empty living room and bedroom after I left for work one day. We just got furniture back into the house just the other day so it actually looks like someone lives here again.