In the moments after hearing him say that, Sirius had moved as though in a trance, somehow finding himself back in the dining room without really knowing how he got there. But when Remus emerged from the kitchen a few minutes later, his expression didn’t betray anything odd or strange. He and Mrs. Bagshot had merely rejoined the party at the dining room table while Mrs. Smith served coffee and tea. Remus sat down next to Sirius, slung an arm across the back of Sirius’s chair, and launched into a conversation with Mrs. Prewett about Teddy’s favorite foods.