"Never mind me," he said, waving a hand dismissively, utterly unconcerned with himself. He had been going through this for at least two thirds of his life now. It was more than a pain, but at least it was familiar. "I'm fine. This is normal."
Making a decision, he pushed off from the tree and came closer to Sirius, hands slipping loosely into his pockets, feeling less hesitant than he might do normally. "It's good that you mention hate might be a bit of a strong word," he said casually. "Because I think I may have done something recently to annoy and probably aggravate you a bit...worse than that."