Does it really need to be said, I do not own the books.

Takes place directly after Remus and Sirius talked to Harry in the fireplace;

Harry's suddenly panicked face retracted out of the fire, causing the pair of us to exchange almost amused looks as I asked, "He didn't happen to mention where in the castle he was talking to us from?"

"No," Remus responded, a very old smirk appearing on his face. "I don't believe he did. I can't imagine Harry would do that without consent though." His tone implied the exact opposite, causing a bark-like laughter to erupt from me.

It had been too long since Remus and I had exchanged anything resembling a pleasant conversation like this; clearly the two of us and Harry needed to fix that this summer.

I got to my feet and began stretching, making my way back towards the stairs at once, and wiping the smile from my friends face just as fast. "Back to your sulking then."

I froze and scowled down at him, as he made his way in much more normal means to his own feet. "What does that mean?"

"Exactly what I said," he huffed, "you hardly ever leave that room, are you silently trying to tell me Buckbeak's replaced me?"

"That's not true and you know it," I muttered, turning shamefaced away. Truth be told, he was right, I had been avoiding him and everyone who walked in and out of this house. Taking my own outrage at being cooped up in this pitiful place on anyone who dared come up there. Sucking in a deep breath, and determined not to completely lose the good mood seeing Harry again had given me, I turned back around and planted one of the friendliest looks I'd had on my face in ages and said, "Plus, you know I can't do anything silently."

A small smile reappeared on his face at once, making me feel even more guilty than before. I was beyond lucky Remus had been able to get away from those nasty werewolf's he'd been living with just to come over and see me, and here I had been treating him like a leper. Rerouting my path and making a beeline for the kitchen table instead, I scooped up the paper and gave a derisive snort at the front page, but it gave me reason to start a long overdue conversation with my old friend.

Still a Marauders based one, I know, but at least this one followed the original idea of this story. Hope you guys are enjoying.