As Remus prepares the food, Sirius asks him about his day at work. It’s new, still, and Remus is excited about it in a way Sirius can only tell because he has long since memorised that glint in his eye when Remus is talking about something but doesn’t want to get his hopes up about it. It’s in the almost constant reminders—to himself, more than to Sirius—that he is just starting his job, that it might not last, that it might not be a good fit, that his coworkers and boss may not stay so friendly; even though the work is only minimally menial, fits Remus’ disposition and general love of books and libraries, and his coworkers and boss have been perfectly friendly thus far.