"Shouldn't be too hard..."

"You could get them from your father, couldn't you Sirius?"

Sirius's face blackened briefly at the mention of his family, "should
be able to, Peter." 

* * *

"Remus!  Where are you!"

The search party was getting closer, but the boy had no fear any more.
His new friends had frightened off the big dog, and were standing
watch over him. 

* * *

"Lupin, Remus"

A confident figure strode up to the dias, well aware that all eyes
were on him.  He sat poised as the Hat was placed on his head, and the
pronouncement was no surprise to him.

"Ravenclaw!"