"About as likely as a Gryffindor who would betray his best friends to Voldemort or a Slytherin who would sacrifice himself to save the world." The houses served their purpose, Remus would grant. But he'd also seen ample evidence that the rest of the Wizarding World put too much stock in house affiliations far too long into adulthood.
"No, it's not hiding. Some people need space and time apart in order to really process the rest of their life. It sounds like you're that way, like I am. Doesn't mean you don't love your family or want to be with them. Just means you need a bit of time to yourself sometimes." Movement on the make-shift pitch showed the teams coming down from the first game. Remus wasn't sure who'd won as he'd been much more interested in the conversation he'd been having with Alex. "People who don't need the same time we do don't get it, sometimes. It's hard for them because it's not the way they are.
"And that's why they're all up on that platform and you and I are up in a tree by ourselves." Remus grinned, stretching out a bit on the branch, counting on his innate balance from the wolf to keep him in the tree. "However, I will let you retreat back into your head now and just sit over here with my journal, how's that? Companionable silence work for you?"