"Oh," Remus looked taken aback for a moment. "I just thought that... nevermind... let’s see. Teddy is unlike both me and Sirius. One day, he ran up to me with a hurt cat that he had found in the forest, and nursed it back to health. When the cat left us, he cried for the whole day. That is who he is, and I do appreciate you giving him another chance. You do know, firsthand, what rumors can do to a person."