"Speeches are overrated anyway. I bet the ones you come up with on your own are way more fun than anything the Ministry writes for you."
Harry always seemed to think so little of himself. Sirius knew there had to be a lot more going on than just Harry following his friends and pointing his wand.
"I don't think you're giving yourself enough credit. But if it works it works. But I've seen you take charge around here, and you don't seem like just the muscle to me."
Sirius made a dramatically horrified face at the mention of dating Snape, but it was a lot more for show than it would have been before the memory swap. He didn't fancy Snape or anything disgusting like that, but he had a lot more empathy for him now.
"Bite your tongue! Me and Snape, ugh. But I'm glad. I'm glad things are going well for you and Draco. I'm glad you're happy. If I've learned anything from being here and learning about the future it's that there isn't any time to waste."