Remus finally opens the shoebox from Dumbledore containing his inheritance from St. Edmund's, discovering painful family history including his birth certificate, childhood photos, and a heartbreaking letter from his mother Hope explaining why she gave him up. The letter reveals she loved him deeply but felt unable to care for him after Lyall left and the werewolf attack changed everything. Meanwhile, Lily admits to Remus that she's developed feelings for James, and Sirius suffers under Emmeline's breakup hex that makes sad songs play whenever he enters a room.