the_debt_of_time

"Oh, all right." Nymphadora smiled, clearly amused. "Who is she?"
Remus frowned and looked away from her.
"Remus?" The amusement was gone from her tone, and he wondered just how
broken he looked. He felt when she stood up, placing her hand on his arm. "It's not like
I'm going to be jealous. I've read enough about werewolf mates to know how the fidelity
works, and you're a good man. I don't think you'd just run off with one of your ex-
girlfriends. I'm not a jealous witch. The past is the past. I don't expect you to go running
off on a crazy killing spree chasing after Charlie Weasley or Donaghan Tremlett."
"It's not that, I.. ." he began but then turned and stared at her with furrowed
brows. "Wait, Donaghan Tremlett? The bass player for The Weird Sisters?"
"Yeah. He was a year ahead of me at Hogwarts. We dated for a few months. I read
he's getting married this autumn."
Remus was highly unamused by her casual tone. Nothing ever seemed to phase her.
"You dated a rock star and a Dragon Tamer," he muttered, the words hanging heavily in
the air between them.
"And a werewolf," she said with a smirk, poking him playfully in the chest. "I've got
some interesting tastes in men, wouldn't you say? Especially since I prefer the wolf despite
the fact that he's a bit of a prude."
"I.. ." Remus winced, taken aback. "Nymphadora―"
"Do not call me Nymphadora, Remus." She pointed a finger in his face, the famous
Black family traits never more obvious than when she was either angry or annoyed.
Sighing, he cleared his throat. "Dora?"
She thought about it for a moment and nodded in approval. "Now, tell me about
this ex-girlfriend, who is apparently very complicated."
"Mia Potter," Remus blurted out.
"Mia... Wasn't that Sirius's—?" Dora raised a questioning eyebrow. "Wait, Potter?
Potter as in Harry Potter?"
Remus nodded. "She's his—was—his aunt. Sort of."
"How come I don't remember her? I remember Sirius's girlfriend, of course, sort
of. I remember he had a girlfriend. I know I met her, but it's a bit hazy. I was just a kid at
the time. But the Potters were famous." Her features suddenly softened, and her hair