Remus recovers in the hospital wing after a difficult transformation, where Madam Pomfrey informs him she’ll apparate to St. Edmund’s over the summer to help care for him. James, Sirius, and Peter visit, filling the ward with their usual mischief, which leads to Peter suggesting the nickname “Moony” — and it sticks, marking the start of the Marauders’ famous names. Later, Sirius notices Remus reading The Epic of Gilgamesh, and their discussion about the story subtly mirrors themes of friendship, mortality, and identity within their own group.