the_debt_of_time

"You hexed your own sister?" Remus teasingly glared at James. "Vermillious duo!"
Red sparks emitted from the end of his wand toward James, but then diverged midstream
like a fork in the road, one spark hitting James in the leg, the other one hitting Sirius in the
back.
"Ow! I didn't hex Mia!" Sirius shouted.
Remus laughed. "No, but you had that coming anyway."
Mia stomped her foot. "This is ridiculous! It's not even a hex, it's a charm. You
three knock it off!"
"Not until you admit that Remus is just as bad as we are!" James grinned and moved
around the room with the other two boys, each constantly throwing the same charm over
and over, snapping the others repeatedly.
Mia folded her arms in a huff. "I will do no such thing."
"He's attacking us right in front of you!" Sirius pointed out, and Mia only smirked
in reply.
"I happen to think you deserve it."
"Oh, just because you're in love with him―" Sirius began with a roll of his eyes but
was unable to finish that sentence.
"Vermillious trio!" Mia said loudly, and the sparks flew out of her wand with an
incredible strength, separating into three distinct paths, each headed for a boy's backside,
snapping them hard and loud like a whip. They all yelped, turning wide eyes back at Mia.
"Whoa," James muttered.
Sirius gaped at her. "That was.. ."
Remus grinned. "Impressive. Vermillious!" A small spark flew at her, and Remus
chuckled when she yelped as the snap hit her on the nose. He smiled at her with mischief
in his eyes. "I don't know, maybe they have a point about me."
"What is going on in here?" Professor McGonagall demanded as she appeared in
the doorway.
"Nothing, Professor."
They all looked down, avoiding the gaze of the intimidating witch. When she
seethed and turned on her heels to leave the room, Remus, standing next to Mia, looked
up. Their gazes connected, and when gold met brown, they both grinned, blushing.