the_debt_of_time

"It should," both Narcissa and Molly said aloud at the same time. There was a quiet
bout of laughter that filled the room, and each witch looked mildly abashed, refusing to
make eye contact with the other and acknowledge their shared viewpoint.
"I didn't do it to make sure Narcissa had any child," Mia said pointedly. "I needed
to make sure she had you, specifically you, Draco." Her eyes turned to Neville and Harry,
neither of which had completely figured it out. "I dropped a shrivelfig in the Contraceptive
Potion that Lily was brewing for herself and Alice. I couldn't risk the two of you not being
born."
Neville processed the information faster than Harry and stepped forward slowly to
stand beside Draco. He hesitated but then smiled softly and did his best to hold his head a
little higher. "I owe you a life debt, Hermione Gra—er—Mia... Potter?"
The way his nose crinkled in embarrassment the same way Frank's did plucked at
her heartstrings, causing her to smile. "Call me whatever you'd like, Neville."
Sirius turned to Harry and patted him on the shoulder.
Slowly, Harry stepped forward to stand next to Neville and smiled at Mia.
"Hermione, it's no secret that I owe you plenty of life debts. You've saved me more times
than I can even count. But this... I owe you a life debt, Mia Potter," he said her name and
smiled at her the same way his father would have.
Mia smiled back, doing her best not to cry.
All eyes in the room fell on Draco.
The Slytherin pursed his lips stubbornly and looked back to meet the gaze of his
mother once more before turning to face Mia. He narrowed his eyes over the fact that she
suddenly looked much less humble to receive him than she had been for Harry and Neville.
Still, he was a proper pureblood and had been raised knowing all the appropriate customs
that needed to be observed.
"Mia Potter," he said reaching out and taking her right hand in his, a hawthorn wand
gripped in his palm. His voice and words were formal, likely a way to prove that the other
two had not done this correctly. "I, Draco Malfoy, owe you a life debt and am, therefore,
in your service." He bowed his head ever so slightly to her. When he raised it again and
released her hand, he smirked. "And I would be very grateful if you released me of my debt
in exchange for the one that he owes me," he said, gesturing toward Harry.