the_debt_of_time

Mia grinned lasciviously. "Don't ask questions you don't want to know the answers
to."
"Is it that bad?"
"Ginny would want to know every detail," she replied with a knowing grin.
Harry grimaced, holding out his hands in supplication. "Understood."
"I want to move back," Mia said, changing the subject and bowing her head.
"Immediately. I don't think I ever want to step foot in Grimmauld Place again."
"I should probably tell you, then, that when you said you were going to take a walk
around the orchards, Sirius and Remus were transfiguring boxes so they could go and pack
everything up. Dobby went with them. I still don't know how I feel about owning a house-
elf."
"I don't think Dobby has given you much choice. Cherish him and the bond. I can't
tell you how happy I am to know that Tilly survived."
"Mistress call for Tilly?" the house-elf said as she popped into the orchards between
Mia and Harry.
Mia chuckled affectionately. "No, Tilly, you're fine. Why don't you take a few days
off?"
Tilly glared at her, offended. "Mistress thinks she's very funny. Tilly has... has
something for Mistress. Young Master can see if he wishes," she said, glancing up at Harry,
anxiously tugging on the end of one ear as she removed a sealed envelope from out of thin
air and slowly handed it up toward Mia.
Mia recognised the handwriting on the envelope immediately, and her heart caught
in her throat. "What is this?"
"Mistress Lily leaves it," Tilly whispered and then Disapparated away.
"My mum left you a letter?" Harry asked, his brows furrowed.
The writing on the envelope had Mia Potter addressed on the front in crimson script.
The back had been sealed with gold wax with the sigil of the House of Potter. Mia broke
the seal immediately and, hands shaking, removed a folded piece of parchment, opening it
to reveal more of Lily's handwriting.
"Mother of Merlin.. ." she whispered in awe, cleared her throat, and began reading
aloud:
"My dearest Mia, sister, sister-in-law, and favourite Marauder wrangler,