Moony,

( Two letters: one begun and failed, the other sent a day later. )

Dear Captain Black,

( Moony attempts to cheer up Padfoot. )

( Because he was too angry to even go out and buy a Howler. )

Dear Padfoot,

( A very, very brief note. )

First Mate Moony,

( Delivered mid-afternoon, and spattered with water spots and bits of clingy dog hair. )

Dear Captain Black,

( Remus was unsure whether to roll his eyes, fester in his twinges of jealousy, or attempt defending his nickname stance. He chose the latter, wrote the letter, and then sent the owl on its way, with a letter and a preface, something which Remus has had to do many times, but denies that a preface usually accompanies his owls these days. )

REMUS J. LUPIN, since nicknames are apparently socially unacceptable things:

( Dropped on his desk by a rather messy owl sometime during the night. )

Padfoot, please tell me you're...

( Moony wrote a response almost entirely too furiously; Padfoot opens the parchment to find chocolate smudgings and ink splatters. )

Moony,

( The handwriting is smudged and uneven, and the letter is part of a small parcel delivered courtesy a rather ratty old barn owl. )

Dear Padfoot,

( Remus, on Sirius's reaction, with an included sketch preview of their maiden cartographer's voyage. )