For Mor. A very belated gift for her. Happy birthday, love. :3

If you stood them
s i d e b y s i d e
there's no doubt that you'd choose
Sirius.

He's the pretty one,
the funny one,
and the charming one.

Sure,
he's a bit rude,
spiteful, even,
and above all,
he'll always be a Black.

...but he's practically a god, so why should any of that rubbish matter?

Remus, you ask?

He's the secretive one,
the untrusting one,
and the anti-social one.

Suppose,
he's the gentle one,
the clever one,
and the organised one.

...but remember, he's a monster, so why should any of that rubbish matter?

There's no reason to choose Remus.
Loony Loony Lupin.
Who would want that?
For Merlin's sake,
he's not even human.

In short:
Sirius was alway so much better.

But somehow,
Sirius always brings himself
d
o
w
n
and lowers himself just a little more.

...he's a flea-bitten mutt, you know? Disowned, too.

And Remus
tries so hard...too hard,
to pull himself
u
p
with his hands out wide and reaching.

...he's a Prefect, you know? Witty, too.

And sometimes, just sometimes,
perfection and imperfection
c o l l i d e.

And most times,
if you stood them
s i d e b y s i d e
there's no doubt that you
couldn't tear them apart if you tried.