July 31st, 1977Dorea's funeral had been one of celebration. Charlus insisted she would be
incredibly cross if she knew they were mourning her passing rather than shouting her
accomplishments.
Somehow, after the funeral, things began to go back to normal; the lingering sadness
in the air lessened day by day.
Lily stayed at the manor for a few weeks to help before she felt she needed to return
home. She had not been there for more than two days before Petunia's new husband was
informed about having a witch in the family, and he proceeded to burst at the seams with
disgust. Lily's parents had uncomfortably suggested that perhaps it was time for Petunia
and Vernon to leave, but Lily insisted that she would depart Cokeworth, opting for Potter
Manor—of all places—to find refuge away from her torn family.
Everyone fell into a comfortable routine leading up to the second full moon in July.
Charlus and James spent a lot of their time dealing with official things at Gringotts,
where father began teaching son the family trusts and holdings. They set up an individual
account for Mia, put money aside for Sirius—despite his refusal—and James was also given
access to the vault the Potters had previously set up in Remus's name, to which they secretly
continued adding an allowance without telling him. Knowing Remus's pride, James
promised Mia that he would not overflow it with Galleons, but instead, add just enough to
ensure Remus got through school without everything he owned being hand-me-downs.
Sirius spent most of his time restoring the motorbike he wrecked, usually denying
the help offered by James, Remus, and Peter. Instead, he opted either for time alone or
conversation with Lily, and he happily absorbed her knowledge of the Muggle world while
he tried—and failed—to introduce her to the pleasures of good firewhisky and motorbikes.
She did, however, admit to a slight preference for his musical tastes, and the two would
often spend late afternoons debating over the best Muggle and Wizarding bands.
Mia spent her days and nights taking care of Remus. In addition to the second full
moon that month, Remus had been denied entry to his own mother's funeral. Not only