At the sudden interjection, Remus startled, momentarily overcome with the embarrassment of being caught talking behind someone’s back. It flashed across his expression as he turned to the stranger, a mortification rooted in social norms and politeness, before it dissipated, feeling it was perfectly reasonable for him to question such a claim.<br/>“You’ll have to excuse me,” Remus tried, still caught in the expected politeness of having guests in his house.<br/>James was right, though. While the stranger appeared human, there was still something distinctly odd about him - something that was apparently amplified now that he had dressed in Remus’ too-human clothes. Remus, however, knew there were plenty of non-human beings around these woods. And still, a star felt like an impossibility.<br/>“But I’m finding that hard to believe.”