With what little interactions they’d had, Sirius couldn’t help but grin at Remus’ sudden interest, feeling content that he had unlocked the secret to his flatmate’s interest. It felt a little bit like cheating, having to use confidential information that he had, but he figured that it was no harm done as long as he kept it as vague as possible.<br/>“Majorly,” he confided, looking up at Remus again, grin still on his lips.<br/>It wasn’t a lie either, Sirius knew better than anyone just how much the other now phd students were struggling with their thesis, making him feel confident that most of them weren’t going to make it through the first semester, much less the entire dissertation.<br/>“Again, I’m technically not supposed to tell you anything, but Mulligan is always relieved when you come in, because what you say at least makes sense,” Sirius admitted, maybe exaggerating a bit, but more or less just telling Remus what Mulligan confides in him.