"You have years of grief to catch up on," Hope replies, "I cry for my husband during the most random times. Sometimes I go weeks without thinking about him, then days when all I can think about is his absence. And I cry for James and Lily too, sometimes." Hope and Lily had been especially close, Sirius remembers, both connecting over the culture shock of living in the wizarding world. When Lily had Harry, she had even written to Hope about ways to balance a muggle and magical childhood, not wanting her son to lose such an important part of his roots just because Lily could perform magic.