John didn’t want to celebrate his 8th birthday, because these last few months were horrible for his family. First, his dad was forced to sign a binding agreement with the DMLE, where he wasn’t allowed to talk about classified information, because he would be fired, if he revealed anything, and then, his own godfather, uncle Moony, was wanted dead by both the ministry and the werewolf pack. The only positive light was that this Maria woman was able to move into Moony’s residence and they were using the basement for his transformation.