the_debt_of_time

obvious looks of horror they each started to wear during the last year she spent in the
castle, when the war really took a turn for the worse.
"Who would?" he asked, sneering down at his arm that was now a blistering red
surrounding the slightly fading Dark Mark. "I only did it because... because Snape said
that I could.. ."
"You're likely the only Death Eater in the history of time that joined the cause in
order to take it down," she said proudly. "Not even Snape could say that, and he was a spy
for twenty years. I didn't like Snape growing up. He was mean to my friends, though they
were mean to him as well. But despite being as cold as he was, he was good at his core.
"We don't get to choose who we are born to. I was lucky enough to get two sets of
parents, and I loved them both equally. I don't think of Charlus and Dorea Potter any less
than I do of Richard and Helen Granger. In a way, I got to choose who my parents were.
If you want my opinion," she offered, grinning at the way he rolled his eyes at her. "And I
know you rarely do... You were raised by a wonderful mother, and a very devoted
godfather," she said, leaving it at that. "Snape set a good example for you, and I happen to
think it was very brave, what you did."
He scowled at her.
"Dare I say... very Gryffin―"
"Watch it," Draco warned.
Mia laughed.
The door at the top of the stairs opened, and Ron rushed down the stairs wearing
his Auror training robes and carrying a book in his hand. "There you are, 'Mione," he said
with relief, his blue eyes looking at Draco and glowering. "Oh, you're here."
"What's wrong?" Mia asked as she stood up, moving in front of Draco to obscure
Ron's view of his red and blistered forearm. "Is everything okay?"
"What?" Ron asked. "Yeah, I was just―"
"Because I asked to be left alone with Draco for the next hour," she said, using as
polite a tone as she could manage. "So if it can wait―"
"Well, I was just... I've got a concealment exam with Savage tomorrow morning,
y'see, and just thought that you'd be able to show me how to do a few things. I've got a list
here I'm supposed to―"