Remus laughed, a warm rolling sound that only his friends were ever gifted with hearing. "I'm sure you have plenty of secrets I can't suss out with nose or simple observation. That was just not one of them. But, whatever the reason, I'm glad you know the truth of your own feelings, now. It's better for you, in the long run, no matter the reasons it might have never worked with Harry."
After thinking about Draco's own observation for a moment, he nodded. "War, tragedy, dire circumstances...people become their truest selves when faced with adversity, I think. Some will let that drive for ambition or power pull them into doing things they might not otherwise if they had to keep to the usual layers of social acceptance. Others will pull together and work for what they know is right, or to protect their families. You see who a person is most clearly when you see their reaction to fear, too, I think."
He started to shake his head, but then reconsidered. "I don't know that we can say for sure what would have happened with the prophecy. It could have been either Harry or Alice and Frank's son. In the end, it was Voldemort who made the choice by going after the Potters. But, if they'd left as soon as they heard the prophecy, would he have gone after the Longbottoms? They didn't leave, either." He wasn't sure how to explain the difference to Draco, why Narcissa Malfoy's actions in protecting Draco and leaving were correct, but his own in leaving would have been. "It's not ideal. But, sometimes, yes, I think so. Nearly everyone who fought in that last battle, from what I could see in the pieces I was given, had children. Many of them at that school. IF they'd all taken their children and gone into hiding, what would they have accomplished? They'd be safe for the moment wherever they were. But, Voldemort would have well and truly won. Even Harry couldn't have survived on his own against him and all his followers. Not even with two friends helping. Voldemort would have won and how long would he have been satisfied with just controlling Britain? How long before he took his madness to other countries? There comes a point where you have to stand, have to risk your child growing up without you, to make sure they have a chance to grow up at all, to grow up in a world where they can walk freely and have a hope for peace."
Huffing softly, he did shake his head now. "I don't know that there's much to talk about. I saw the moment I agreed to be with her and it was very clear that it wasn't my choice. I let myself be bullied by 'friends' into believing she was my only chance at love and a family. Even after the war, I don't think I've ever felt as low as I seemed to in that vision. I think I'd just given up. I've never thought a family was possible, not until that first discussion you and I had about Teddy. So, I think I just gave up and accepted that was better than I deserved."