"Hey, I can appreciate a pretty girl as much as anyone," Sirius protested. "It's the stupidity I can do without. And you were at least armed with a wand--and you know how to use it. That girl has nothing."
He absently began to stroke her hair. Now her problem became a little clearer to him. "I missed Regulus when I left. I can understand how you miss Ella." A sudden thought occured to him. "She's your twin, too, which I'm sure makes it even more difficult. Maybe--" He wondered if Remus would kill him for his next suggestion. "Maybe you could send her a note of some sort? A birthday card? I mean, she might not accept it, or she might throw it away, kiddo, but at least you'll have made the effort."