Nurse student Lily Evans starts her practical training at St Mungo's Psychiatric Hospital's adolescent ward. Here, she meets a handful of troubled teenagers who get under her skin – especially the mysterious Remus and the quiet ex-cult member Regulus. Non-magical AU.

"She still thinks he is a Good Boy. She still loves him, even though his joints ache and cause him pain. She still loves him, even though his ears do not hear like they used to, and even though he cannot run as long or as far. She still loves him, even though he is old and weary." An exploration of coping with old age and mortality from the perspective of Kael, Meran's Mabari.

COMPLETE:: In the aftermath of the Willow Incident Sirius Black, facing hostility from his friends, returns to his family home for Christmas. Once there his situation swiftly goes from bad to worse as unpleasant discoveries are made. Rated for violence.