Eventually, he found that he wasn’t staring at the fire anymore, but at Sirius instead. Dorcas, who hadn’t drank much at all, had decided to take Marlene home, so she was no longer taking up Sirius’ lap. Remus is sure his two friends had told him goodbye at some point. And he vaguely remembers Lily asking how Sirius became so close to them, but couldn’t remember what the response was. He was too busy watching the flames change the colours of Sirius’ face. 