[ he must keep forgetting how lily is involved with this, because every time it works out in his head it's always just him. him, trying to save them all, and if he can't then it's just him and-

but it's not. it's lily too, and he flinches when he hears her name. ]

What d'you suppose we do then, Remus? Blame Peter for something he hasn't even done? It's our life, yeah, but it's our life whether we can change it or not. I don't- [ he doesn't want to think about it. doesn't want to think about his ticking clock or the storm-cloud hanging over their heads. ] We can change it. We can, and then none of this will happen at all.