I Have Not Failed, I've Just Found 10,000 Ways That Won't Work

-Thomas Edison. If Sirius had ever heard of this quote, or even Thomas Edison, he undoubtedly would have brought it up, not that it would have helped. As it were, all he has to comfort a frustrated Severus are some useless platitudes, a listening ear, and the ability to turn into a dog. A look at what it would have been like had Severus been friends with the Marauders.