Mary invites Remus to her daughter Rachel Marlene's christening in Croydon. Remus attends alone since Grant refuses to enter a church due to his traumatic religious upbringing. At the christening, Mary and Remus catch up and discuss how Snape got a teaching position at Hogwarts despite his Death Eater past, and they realize Harry Potter will be starting Hogwarts the following year. When Remus returns home, Grant expresses hurt that after nine years together, Remus still hasn't fully introduced him to his wizarding friends or brought him into that part of his life.