"My brother's got one of them lined up. Arranged marriage. I was supposed to have one, but my family and I-- Well, you know. They think they kicked me out, I claim I walked out. Same end result." A much happier life, he'd say. He shrugged, knowing that it wasn't a rarity. In their community, it was rare that anyone was out and proud and had family support. Of course, his family would have never supported him no matter what anyway, but that was a different issue.

"I think it's rubbish. It's like Valentine's day, just a way to make a lot of money and sell flowers. If I want to give you flowers, I'll just steal some from the park." He looked Remus over, considering it. "You got a favourite flower?"