Lily could sense there was a deeper meaning to his words. "That could be it, yours could be like the tides," she agreed. Her inclination was to probe a little deeper...but she had never been the type to push people into revealing their secrets if they didn't choose to. Whatever he might be hiding from her, she liked to think he would let her in when and if he decided she could be privy to that part of his life.
"We could even up the ante by trying to figure out if it's something James would say, or something Sirius would." They both were prone to saying the most unbelievable things.
It was quite difficult to be annoyed when he exuded empathy with his logic. "There you go, coming up with rational reasons to make me feel silly for whinging," she pouted briefly. He was right, and she accepted that in this instance he probably had a better understanding of James than she did. "You make such fair and valid points that it's hard for me stay grumpy over people wanting to keep me safe in light of the strange happenings going on. I swear, next time I find myself with a head of steam over something, I should come find you since you're so adept at talking me down."