"Did he not say?" Andromeda frowned, looking uncomfortable, as though she were
now imposing on Mia's day. "It's been much too long since we've had a visit, and he
mentioned he was living in Diagon Alley."
"Yes." Mia gestured down the street. "It's just down the way. He didn't mention
anything. I'll walk with you both if you don't mind. It'll give me a chance to slip into the
flat and make sure it's company appropriate. Living with two wizards can make cleaning a
little difficult."
Andromeda relaxed and let out a small laugh. "I can imagine."
Mia burst through the front door of the flat, pulling the bag of treats away from
Sirius as he dove for them. "Your cousin is downstairs!"
"Oh, shit. I forgot Dromeda was stopping by today."
"Yes, a little warning would have been nice," she hissed and pulled out the Cauldron
Cakes for Sirius, leaving them on the table so he would be forced to share with Dora if the
little girl requested.
"It'll be fine," he said casually as he moved to open the door. "The place looks
great."
Mia rolled her eyes and tossed him one of his plain white t-shirts that was hanging
over the back of a chair. The shirt fell midway between them, but she was too panicked to
be concerned about picking it up and left that to Sirius. "At least put on a shirt before you
let your family in. I need to go and check on Remus."
"He's still in the bath," Sirius said as she made her way quickly down the hall.
"Yes, well, better me see him than him accidentally walking out here naked
like you have a habit of doing!"
She burst through her bedroom door and shut it behind her, setting strong Locking
and Silencing Charms. Throwing the bag of treats onto her and Sirius's bed, she stormed
toward the bathroom, ready to break down the door just to get as much of a head start on
this problem as possible. She really regretted not telling Andromeda that today would be a
bad day to visit, but the truth was, she sorely missed Tonks. She also knew that Sirius could
use what little of his family deigned to speak to him.