"Let's try for this weekend, then. Saturday night? I'm heading back up to the tower and can give Pads the word." Feinting a pass off to give the quaffle back to James, he pulled it back at the last second with a grin. "That is, if you think you can manage without Lily for a couple hours," he teased, relenting in the next moment and passing the quaffle back now that James could see properly again. Some day, there'd be four of them again. He was sure of that. The bonds between them had been too strong, despite the problems that had come with them as well. But, for now, there was nothing to be gained by pushing James too hard.
It'd be enough to have all of his friends with him at the Full again the next week.
"Your granddaughter is very enthusiastic. She reminds me you and Sirius, all boundless energy. But, so far so good. She's definitely more patient with the paperwork involved than her ancestry would lead one to believe," he added with a wink. It was no secret that of the four of them Remus and Peter were most likely to get lost in a pile of books while James and Sirius were most likely to skate through exams on pure talent. "So, was rain-drenched flying for fun or work training?"