the_debt_of_time

Just as the doors closed, there was the sound of scuffling in the corner of the room.
Mia jumped from her chair, wand aimed forward. "Who's there?" She narrowed her
eyes but saw nothing. When no one responded, Mia took a deep breath and whispered.
"Expelliarmus!"
Suddenly, there was a shimmer of silver as three wands shot toward her, pulling the
Invisibility Cloak with them. The wands filled her hand, the cloak falling to the floor at her
feet, and she looked up to see a hunched over James, clumped together with Sirius and
Peter, all looking shocked and terrified.
"Jamie! How long have you all been there?"
James ignored her as he stepped forward, snatching up his cloak from the floor
before moving to the bedside and staring down at his sleeping friend. "Is Remus all right?"
"Bloody hell... Look at him." Sirius's wide eyes moved over Remus's body.
Mia cursed under her breath for not changing the blood-stained sheets that clung
around Remus's waist, revealing his bare chest that was covered with the fresh wounds
from the night before.
Peter gaped at the sight. "Looks like he got chewed up by something."
"Jamie." Mia turned on her brother, panic in her voice. "How long have you been
there?"
"I don't know." James shook his head and then glared up at her. "How long has my
best friend been a werewolf?"
"Mia, is he okay?" Sirius inquired, still staring down at his friend, looking sick at the
sight.
"He's fine right now," Mia whispered, ignoring James's outburst and favouring
Sirius's concern. "He needs rest."
"Is he... Merlin, they let him into Hogwarts." Peter grimaced, and before he had a
chance to blink away the look of disgust on his face, Mia had him at wand point, a look of
absolute loathing in her eyes.
"Mia!" James shouted.
"Why shouldn't they let him into Hogwarts, Peter? Should they have cast him out?
Maybe even locked him up? Like an animal?!" She growled, standing at the foot of Remus's
bed, effectively separating Peter from the rest of them. "Who would be next, Peter? Round
up all the Muggle-borns?"