One man wasn't acting shocked, or even surprised. In fact, he seemed rather laid back and stared up at the sky almost lazily. Accepting that you were mad did take the edge off things.

Well, he might as well go along with it. It was better than curling up in a ball and trying to ignore everything. That would just be boring.

Sirius pointed his wand in the air and said: "Immobulus." He didn't wait to see if the spell would work or not before walking over to Mellie. He snapped his fingers in front of her face.

"Hey, this is my hallucination. I'm the only one allowed to go catatonic." He didn't say it harshly. While it was largely in a matter of fact tone there was some concern there.