God, I love your foreshadowing, it makes things seem much more tragic than they really are. (OMG the Merlin story)

“I’m not flirting,” Sirius protested.

“Aren’t you?” Remus said, and slipped away.

That just stole my breath away, and Nym was incredibly sweet and lovely as usual. I'd missed her! Again, your Ted and Alice feel like real people, and the discusion and the negative view of the Order... wow.