the_debt_of_time

accepting as the rest of them, and everyone knew that Remus was a sore spot when it came
to Mia.
"Why shouldn't they let him into Hogwarts, Peter? Should they have cast him out? Maybe even
locked him up? Like an animal?! Who would be next, Peter? Round up all the Muggle-borns?!"
Merlin, she was dramatic when it came to protecting Remus, and he was not as
perfect as she always thought he was.
"Sirius found a secret passageway into Hogsmeade last year. He wants us to go looking for more
while we're down there today."
"Oi! That was a Marauder secret! Remus, you're the worst secret keeper ever!"
"He is not!" Mia had snapped at him. "In fact, Remus should always be your secret keeper."
Maybe James was right, Sirius wondered. Maybe Mia was right. Maybe Remus should have
been the Secret-Keeper. Of course, Mia had not known about it at the time. She'd had no idea
what would have happened. Or had she? They had always joked about her being a Seer.
She always knew about things before they happened.
"Leave it to Remus to bail on his mates and tell all our secrets to his bloody girlfriend."
"Remus didn't tell me anything; you should always trust Remus, Sirius. If your secrets aren't being
properly kept, maybe you have a rat in your midst. I've told you repeatedly, Peter's a terrible
secret keeper."
Sirius could feel as the colour began draining from his face as the memories flooded
back. No... It couldn't be. That was years ago, and she... She just had a grudge. That
was all. That had to be it. Mia had a grudge against Peter. With good reason, of course. He
had spied on her having sex with Remus.
"He's been spying on our conversations. It's been months since I've slept with either of you. That
means he's had this information for a while and has just been sitting on it until it became useful for some
reason."
"I don't think Pete would purposely―"
"Stop trusting Wormtail!"
Sirius felt his chest tighten painfully. "No."
"Maybe you should talk to Dumbledore," Mia had said to Peter. "He can help you. Keep your
family safe."
"You don't understand, Mia."