52. November 3, 1971

All that Sirius gets for his birthday is a letter from Reg, not that he expected more.

After classes end for the day, James hands him what turns out to be a repurposed care package that he received from his own parents. It's full of candy and warm clothes, and Sirius loves it. Peter sneaks a slice of cake up to the dormitory and they all pretend that there's candles. Remus has knitted Sirius a darling little scarf, and it's not very well-done, but it's a shade of purple that Sirius decides is the most beautiful color he's ever seen.