Dear Remus,
I've noticed some weird things about you. You'll disappear once a month and
come back all haggard and pale, and you were really quiet when we were
studying werewolves in DADA. Is something wrong? And what's with those silly
nicknames you and your friends have? Also, yesterday in Charms I saw a bit of
light-colored fur sticking to the back of your robe, and it's definitely not
dog hair.
Explain, Lily
….
Dear Lily,
I have no idea what you're talking about. That makes me sound like some kind of werewolf or something.
And we all know that's not accurate…
Zip it!
Lily, are you sure I've only been gone once a month? I'm sure that's just a coincidence. My mother has been very sick, see, and I visit her as often as I can. It always has a bad effect on me, seeing her like that, and for a few days I feel a bit out of it. I never knew I was pale, though.
You look like heck, mate. Siriusly.
That joke gets old really, really fast, Padfoot.
I'm trying to write, so shhh.
Lily, I wasn't feeling well when we were studying werewolves. I had a huge headache. Didn't I tell you? I guess not. There really isn't anything wrong with me besides the usual human ailments.
The nicknames are just fun between friends. We came up with those at the start of first year. We thought they sounded cool, so we each picked one and they've stuck ever since.
As for the fur...I was out in the forest helping prepare our next Care of Magical Creatures Lesson. The fur must have come from one of the animals there.
Love, Remus