Disclaimer in Chapter One.

Chapter Five

Remus walked into the appartment Sirius and he had been given by the Headmaster to use at Hogwarts. It had been extremely crazy since Harry went missing. He and everyone else were terribly worried about Harry. Once inside the living room he could see Sirius sitting on the couch looking into the fire. It was summer, but the part of the castle they were in would sometimes get drafty.

Sirius seemed to be in his own world. His eyes were unfocused, and he didn't seen aware of his surroundings.

Remus sat down next to Sirius. The movement on the couch, caused by Remus sitting next to him, aroused Sirius from his thoughts. He looked over to find his best friend staring at him in concern.

"You okay Padfoot?"

Sirius sighed. "Yeah, just worried out of my mind."

Remus nodded.

"Do you think he's okay, Mooney?"

Remus hesitated. "I don't know Padfoot. I hope he is okay. But unfortunatly its possible he's not."

Sirius nodded and rubbed his eyes.

"Do you think we'll find him?"

"I don't know. I can only hope. We're doing all we can to find him." Remus said slowly.

"That was nice, what his friends did, with the letters."

"Yes it was." Remus agreed.

"Remus, I can't lose him."

"I know, Sirius. I know. I feel the same way."

"If... When... he is found... do you think he will be okay?"

"I hope he will be okay, Padfoot."

"When he comes home. I can't even take care of him. I'm still an escaped convict. I can't give him what he deserves. A nice house. A pet. A family... however weird the family we may be."

"Sirius... We will find Peter. And you will be able to take care of Harry. Its just a matter of when."

"How can you be so sure of that, Mooney?" Sirius asked.

"I have to, Padfoot."

"What was he like when you taught him in class, Mooney?"

Remus sighed. He smiled slightly as he thought about it. "I first met Harry on the train. He and Ron and Hermione came into the same compartment as I slept. The Dementers showed up. I got them to go away, and Harry woke up. I saw his eyes. Lily's green eyes. That's how I recognised him. In class, he was very bright. He seemed to enjoy Defence Against the Dark Arts. And he worked hard at what he couldn't get. He asked me how to preform the Expecto Petonum spell. After him asking several times I agreed to help him learn. He worked hard at it, and eventually did the spell correctly. He doesn't trust redily. He's a true friend, and close to those he befriends."

Sirius nodded.

They spoke for about an hour before going to bed. There was nothing more they could do tonight.