Sirius had known that Remus would likely be in the room when he got in, but it still made him smile pleasantly to actually see his flatmate.<br/>“Hullo,” he said as he made his way towards his desk, gingerly placing the many volumes there and turning to properly face his flatmate. Sirius could definitely remember the immense pressure of the first year of his dissertation, having felt that a lot of the pressure had eased as he had gotten further into the process and gotten more secure in his topic.<br/>“Hard at work I see,” he commented, hoping to lighten Remus’ mood a little. He desperately wanted to be able to help his flatmate, remembering how lonely and soul crushing it had been, especially because your only costudents were supposed to be your competition. Sirius knew that had he not had James to pull him through, he likely would have made it.<br/>“The first year is always the worst, but I am sure that you will get the hang of it soon enough.”