377,476 Grains of Sand Left"Because I don't bloody want to!"
Mia stepped out of the fireplace, having used Pandora's Floo to get home to the
flat, where she walked in on her wizard and her best friend staring one another down in
the middle of their living room. Sirius looked confused and annoyed. Remus looked
irritable and desperate. She surveyed the situation, taking note that each of them turned to
look at her, Remus seeming suddenly embarrassed at the intrusion.
Sirius, on the other hand, was clearly delighted to see her and rushed to her side,
pulling her into a searing kiss that caught her off guard. When he finally broke their lip
lock, he smiled down at her. "Kitten, tell Remus he's a boring sod and should come
celebrate the New Year with us."
"Remus, you're a boring sod, and you should come celebrate the New Year with
us," she said with a smirk. "What are we doing by the way? I thought you had a plan that
involved starting 1979, the same way you wanted to end it. Your shopping list included
chocolate syrup, whipped cream, and oil."
"It was actually motor oil for the bike," Sirius admitted with a smirk. "Unless―"
"Sirius," she said, taking his face into her hands. "Try to focus."
"Right. Prongs and Lily are doing that fancy party over at Frank and Alice's.. ." he
reminded her.
Mia nodded thoughtfully, remembering the invitations that Alice had sent out weeks
ago for a proper dinner party for couples only. She would have agreed to attend until Sirius
discovered it was dress robes attire and decided to complain for a good hour before she
agreed that they could do something else for New Years.
"So I was looking around for something for the three of us to do," Sirius said,
gesturing to Remus, who scowled at him.
"Which is unnecessary. I'm not a child who needs you to set up a play date."
Mia frowned at the bitter look on Remus's face—not to mention his tone, which
she did not appreciate at all—wondering what on earth could have gotten him into such a
mood. The full moon was not for another fortnight.