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After Sirius's death, while finally standing up for his and his fellow creatures' rights, Remus needs to come to terms with his past.

This is the last summer when Remus has still not unlearnt to dream.

At Christmas 1993 both Remus and Luna take comfort in looking for what is hard to find, and just where it’s hardest to find it. (Teacher/student love, but no sexual acts.)

In December 1978 celebrating solstice according to Lily’s idea means waiting for the sunrise and more.

In December 1995 Remus rests in Sirius’s arms at the setting of the full moon. He draws new sketches, and trusts that there is still life waiting for the two of them.

In July 1993 Remus flies to see a friend he once left behind. (Includes ambiguous relationships between Remus and a couple of original male characters, as well as a subtle reference to RL/SB.)

Six years after losing his friends Remus Lupin is recovering from another solitary transformation, when he is found by someone who is looking for a teacher. Can the two of them possibly trust each other? (Only a possibility to interpret as implied RL/SB, with Sirius obviously absent.)

December 1979 has defeated Remus to the point of taking up quarters at Sirius's, whom he can't expect back from an Order mission yet.

Peter has been convinced it is important to join.

In March 1981 Sirius and Remus are trying to get back home.

Nursing baby Harry makes it hard for Lily to pay attention to Remus.

A week before the full moon in December 1986 Remus Lupin is not drifting. Someone is leading him through the streets of Thessalonica.

When Sirius Black must move back to his parents' house, Remus Lupin comes to live with him.

In January 1983 Remus Lupin pursues advanced studies of goblin rebellions and practises not to dream.

Sirius Black has hurt his paws. Remus Lupin needs to wash some dishes, while his goblin landlady wants to get her money and to see the famous fugitive. A story inspired by Dumbledore’s legendary words at the end of GoF – “Lie low at Lupin’s” – this time without a cottage. Implied SB/RL slash.

Sirius Black has come to “lie low at Lupin’s”. By the time he decides to offer number twelve, Grimmauld Place to the Order of the Phoenix, he has settled in the routines of sharing a room with his old friend. But what can he do with memories – if he manages to reach any? This story follows shortly after the current time of “I Decided to Surprise Remus”, but it can be read separately. Implied SB/RL slash.

Four years after losing all his best friends, Remus Lupin is saved by another friend. Can he only submit to being condemned to life and for whose benefit? Or will he gradually become reconciled with his survival and start accepting the simple gifts implied in being alive? The short story, narrated from two alternating perspectives, is set in Paris of 1984 – 1986.

Forced to stay in Remus’s room on a hot day during the first week after Voldemort has risen again, and after Dumbledore has ordered the old crowd to be alerted (at the end of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), Sirius remembers a winter night when he came to visit his friend. That night may have been a turning point for both Sirius and Remus in coming to terms with what they had endured during the past thirteen years. The portrayals of the two characters and the description of their relationship, as well as the wider view of the state of the wizard world, leave space for different interpretations.