the_debt_of_time

"He deserved it. I apologised later. His portrait and I are on decent speaking terms
for now."
"But the two of you knew?" Arthur asked, gesturing a hand to Sirius and Remus.
"Minerva spelled Hermione at the beginning of each school year so that those who
knew Mia would not be able to recognise her. That spell didn't affect Sirius or myself,"
Remus said. "We're... linked."
Arthur signalled his understanding, looking at Sirius and Mia. "Well, I'd imagine so.
Though, I'm not sure how you'd be.. ." he began to say, looking at Remus as though trying
to put the pieces together. To save him the trouble, Mia pulled her collar down to the side,
revealing the Pack Mark. Arthur gasped. "Oh!"
"It's not what you think," Mia assured him quietly.
At the same time, Sirius and Tonks both tugged at their collars, revealing the same
scar. Tonks's was shaped just slightly different, as Remus had bitten her directly, unlike
Sirius who earned his through the shared bond.
"Mate," Tonks said, pointing to herself, and then she gestured to Sirius and Mia.
"Pack."
Arthur slowly nodded. "I see. You really should write a book on werewolves,
Remus," he said with furrowed brows, returning his attention to Sirius and Mia. "So the
two of you are... are okay then? I mean, twenty years apart is a long time."
Mia smiled softly and reached for Sirius's hand, glad when he did not brush her
aside. "We're catching up quite well." She sighed in contentment when Sirius brought her
hand to his mouth, kissing her knuckles.
Arthur turned to Molly, who looked mildly put out at the sight of the affectionate
couple. "Molly, is this what you came home so upset about last night?"
"It's—he's just.. ." she said, gesturing her hand to Sirius and, catching Mia's eye,
looked down briefly, ashamed of whatever it had been that she had wanted to say. "I'd
always hoped for something different, is all. I always thought that Hermione and Ronald
would―"
"Absolutely not," Mia said before Molly had a chance to even finish her thought
aloud.
Ron scoffed at his mother. "Where'd you get a dumb idea like that?"
Molly narrowed her eyes at him. "Excuse me, young man?"