Remus finds himself navigating complicated friendships and family expectations. While helping Lily with a potion, he has an unexpected moment of collaboration with Severus Snape, which leads to a revealing conversation about loyalties and assumptions. Later, Lily and Remus discuss Sirius’s unwanted engagement, giving Remus new perspective on family bonds and emotional hurt. Meanwhile, James invites Remus to spend Christmas at the Potters’, while Sirius quietly plans to defy his family altogether