"Ah," Lily said, hedging a little. "It's ... it's mostly Muggles. There are a few other magical sorts that fell through, but not our sort. We ... there was a meeting, a couple of weeks ago. I went, but didn't really participate. It was just after Sirius had shown up and I ... he told me ... what happened to me and James. I wasn't really in a good frame of mind just then."
Lily exhaled before glancing almost apologetically to the woman. "You'll have to ... find some sort of Muggle job. I'm ... working as a secretary. Remus is at the library. Sirius found a place to play with cars and bikes, and Gin managed to get something at least close to what she'd been doing at home.
"I'm not sure ..." Lily trailed off before she shrugged helplessly. "I'm sure you'll find something." She was equally sure the woman would find it distasteful, but what really was to be done about it? She'd have to work to afford things -- or marry someone who was willing to pay for her.