[Remus nods against her shoulder, taking several moments to collect himself some more before pulling back to look into her eyes] They know, you know. About... [God, he couldn't even say it aloud] They've known since second year. And...Lily, the things they've done for me... I know that you might only see them as troublemakers, but. They're so much more. Peter, and James, and...and Sirius. [He tries very hard not to make the last name sound any different than the first, but doesn't really succeed.] I don't know how I would've managed, without friends like them. Friends like you...