"I, uhm, I’ve made friends at school." He began. She didn’t even flick her eyes up. "There’s Remus. He lives out in the country with his mum, just down the road from his grandparents. His mum’s got six brothers, and his aunt is my favourite teacher. Professor Granger. She’s one of two black teachers in the school, the other’s head of Slytherin house. Remus is in Slytherin house." He pursed his lips and left a silence for her to fill. He wanted his mum to fill it. He wanted her to speak. He missed her voice. But there was nothing.