.Lupin.knelt.down.too,.looking.very.concerned...Are.you.all.right?.Do.you.need.help?..
.No,..said.Harry,..it.s.nothing.like.that….I.just.wanted.to.talk….about.my.dad...
They.exchanged.a.look.of.great.surprise,.but.Harry.did.not.have.time.to.feel.awkward.or.embarrassed;.his.knees.were.becoming.sorer.by.the.second.and.he.guessed.five.minutes.had.already.passed.from.the.start.of.the.diversion;.George.had.only.guaranteed.him.twenty..He.therefore.plunged.immediately.into.the.story.of.what.he.had.seen.in.the.Pensieve..
When.he.had.finished,.neither.Sirius.nor.Lupin.spoke.for.a.moment..Then.Lupin.said.quietly,..I.wouldn.t.like.you.to.judge.your.father.on.what.you.saw.there,
.Harry..He.was.only.fifteen.‐..
.I.m.fifteen!..said.Harry.heatedly..
.Look,.Harry..said.Sirius.placatingly,..James.and.Snape.hated.each.other.from.the.moment.they.set.eyes.on.each.other,.it.was.just.one.of.those.things,.you.can.understand.that,.can.t.you?.I.think.James.was.everything.Snape.wanted.to.be.‐.he.was.popular,.he.was.good.at.Quidditch.‐.good.at.pretty.much.everything..And.Snape.was.just.this.little.oddball.who.was.up.to.his.eyes.in.the.Dark.Arts,.and.James.‐.whatever.else.he.may.have.appeared.to.you,.Harry.‐.always.hated.the.Dark.Arts...
.Yeah,..said.Harry,..but.he.just.attacked.Snape.for.no.good.reason,.just.because.‐
.well,.just.because.you.said.you.were.bored,..he.finished,.with.a.slightly.apologetic.note.in.his.voice..
.I.m.not.proud.of.it,..said.Sirius.quickly..
Lupin.looked.sideways.at.Sirius,.then.said,..Look,.Harry,.what.you.ve.got.to.understand.is.that.your.father.and.Sirius.were.the.best.in.the.school.at.whatever.
they.did.‐.everyone.thought.they.were.the.height.of.cool.‐.if.they.sometimes.got.a.bit.carried.away.‐..
.If.we.were.sometimes.arrogant.little.berks,.you.mean,..said.Sirius..
Lupin.smiled..
.He.kept.messing.up.his.hair,..said.Harry.in.a.pained.voice..
Sirius.and.Lupin.laughed..
.I.d.forgotten.he.used.to.do.that,..said.Sirius.affectionately..
.Was.he.playing.with.the.Snitch?..said.Lupin.eagerly..
.Yeah,..said.Harry,.watching.uncomprehendingly.as.Sirius.and.Lupin.beamed.reminiscently...Well….I.thought.he.was.a.bit.of.an.idiot...
.Of.course.he.was.a.bit.of.an.idiot!..said.Sirius.bracingly,..we.were.all.idiots!.Well.‐.not.Moony.so.much,..he.said.fairly,.looking.at.Lupin..
But.Lupin.shook.his.head...Did.I.ever.tell.you.to.lay.off.Snape?..he.said...Did.I.ever.have.the.guts.to.tell.you.I.thought.you.were.out.of.order?..
.Yeah,.well,..said.Sirius,..you.made.us.feel.ashamed.of.ourselves.sometimes…
.that.was.something…..
.And,..said.Harry.doggedly,.determined.to.say.everything.that.was.on.his.mind.now.he.was.here,..he.kept.looking.over.at.the.girls.by.the.lake,.hoping.they.were.watching.him!..
.Oh,.well,.he.always.made.a.fool.of.himself.whenever.Lily.was.around,..said.Sirius,.shrugging,..he.couldn.t.stop.himself.showing.off.whenever.he.got.near.her...
.How.come.she.married.him?..Harry.asked.miserably...She.hated.him!..
.Nah,.she.didn.t,..said.Sirius..