"Quite frankly, neither did I," Remus agreed with a quiet sigh, pulling his hand back as he thought. "I need you to decide on what you'll do if it comes to that. Tonks... needs to talk to her mother and come to a decision on what she thinks about this situation. It wasn't what she was expecting, either."

He hesitated, then said softly, "no matter what, Draco... I'm going to make sure you're okay. That you'll have a place and be safe. Don't fear that you'll be without, one way or the other. The rest we can't predict, but this much I can be certain of."