Christmas had left both Remus and Sirius in a somber mood. Tonks and Andromeda had stopped by the day before, and while it was nice to be in their company, they weren’t the company that either man had been craving. The snow outside was falling in earnest and Remus asked Sirius if he’d like to take a walk around the property. Sirius took this as an opportunity to quickly transform into Padfoot and rushed out the door, Remus chuckled at his friend's antics and almost missed Harry's snowy owl as she approached the cottage. 