He smiled a bit at that, because no, Remus didn't. "I never thought I'd be a father, always knew I'd be crap at it and I didn't want to do that to a child," he said. "I tried my best, but I see people like Harry and- I can't even begin to measure up."
He smiled a bit. "I hope so. And no, I haven't given up hope, not now that Professor Snape is working on it, but- He's so weak, they both are. So much more than they're letting on at day. When they have their attacks, screaming in pain or bleeding out... It's hard then to believe that they're going to live."