One night, when it was dark and quiet and there really was no one about, Remus crept forward and silently added his own contribution, aware of how ridiculous he looked. (He had just finished with a rather rude client, who had demanded to pay and be left alone so he wouldn't be robbed.)

He hummed a snatch of Tchaikovsky's "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" from the Nutcracker as he hung the little toy soldier that still had a worn Padfoot written on it. It was Remus' first gift from Sirius, hidden under all the chocolate and other sweets Sirius had seen fit to bestow on his pale and sickly friend during their first Christmas at Hogwarts. He cherished it, but he'd rather see it celebrated than in his dusty old briefcase anyhow.

And then he bent to his real task, his first task. He'd brought a gift for Adam - silly of him, but he wasn't very wealthy and the boy looked openminded to such things - a few, actually. Magical Creatures and Where to Find Them dominated the stack of wrapped books, with a book of Quidditch and another of wizard photography, and yet one more about Quidditch, albeit this one was more bloody than the first. He felt it possible that Adam could share them amongst his friends, if they weren't quite to the boy's liking.

Remus used his wand to add a nice, tidy bow, and wandered back into the night.