Moony shrugged dismissively, knowing it had been a whole ordeal. He had had to walk himself home, facing the combined worry and wrath of his parents. And more presently, the his mother's dismay when his nose didn't heal straight; Moony himself didn't seem to mind, but his mother's heartbroken glances stung regardless.<br/>"'swas alright," Moony downplayed it, self-conciously brushing the back of his wrist against his nose even barely having mentioned it. He eventually crossed the remaining distance, stepping through new growth in his way, adding to his already scratched up legs. "Busted up my nose real good, but it didn't hurt that bad."<br/>Finally at an arms reach of Sirius, it suddenly became apparent that Moony had gained an inch over Sirius over the last few months. It made his stomach knot up, but he couldn't quite placer why.<br/>Trying to regain the courage to engage in this conversation, he carried on, restlessly kicking his own calf to relief the sting of a nettle. "Ma says its must've hurt bad 'cause it looks even worse, but it didn't."