It was nice that the four of them could have gotten together, but Remus wished it could have been a more light-hearted occasion, one where they could have laughed and teased each other. But, it was still good to have this little respite from everything.
Shifting Regulus' hand from one of his own to the other, he propped his head up with the newly freed hand on the back of the couch and turned slightly to better see them all, watching Sirius and James with obvious concern. He hated how things had gone the day before.
"Well, if this is going to be a decent break from worries for you," he said in an attempt to help them all forget for just a while, as that seemed to be what his friends needed most. "We should find something else to talk about, or I'll be forced to start sharing embarrassing tales from first year just to lighten the mood."