the_debt_of_time

the aftermath of the event, very few remembered that Mia had performed magic even
before she had stepped foot inside a classroom.
When Remus joined his friends for class, looking the worse for wear even though
he had slept in, Mia smiled and quietly filled him in on what had happened at breakfast.
As they took their seats in Charms, the young Gryffindors silently encircled Sirius
with James and Mia on either side of him; Remus and Peter taking the seats in front and
behind him respectively. Sirius said nothing to his friends to let them know he was grateful,
but he did turn to Mia and offer a small smile.
Distracted by the unsavoury morning events and Sirius's smile, Mia was not paying
attention when Professor Flitwick asked the first question: "Can anyone tell me what the
differences are between a charm, hex, jinx, and a spell?"
Mia knew the answer. She had spent six years at Hogwarts and was known as the
brightest witch of her age. She had left her sixth year with top scores and received eleven
O.W.L.s. during her fifth year. However, she had not been fast enough on this first day of
Charms.
Lily Evans was faster.
Her hand shot up in the air in record speed, and she shook it desperately, sitting on
the edge of her seat.
James and Sirius chuckled at the scene, and Mia stared at the girl from behind,
horrified. Good God, is that what I look like? She quickly made the decision to relax and take
her time, lowering her hand.
Her over-eagerness to prove her talent and intellect was what got herself, Harry,
and Ron off to a rough start, and she was supposed to be enjoying this life. Mia nodded
quietly to herself, deciding she would lay low. While she still planned on performing to her
usual standards during lessons and exams, she knew she had nothing to prove to anyone
else.