Even if Sirius was desperate to get to help Remus out, he also knew that it had to be on Remus’ own terms if it was going to do any good. So rather than push Remus to accept the help that he clearly needed, Sirius just smiled warmly at him as he reached out for one of his books.<br/>“It’s easy to do that,” he said in a kind voice, feeling so deeply for Remus that he almost couldn’t bear it.<br/>There was no doubt in his mind that Remus was going to make it through this, knowing that he was far ahead from his peers and in a far better place.<br/>“At least you are in a position to be ahead,” he added, wanting Remus to know too that he wasn’t at lost as he maybe thought.<br/>“I had a brief meeting with Dubois last week, and I’m not supposed to say anything, but let me just tell you that you are in a good place.”