the_debt_of_time

Mia laughed softly. "Poor Jamie."
Sirius scoffed. "Poor Remus."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean Evans clearly fancies him. And even if he's got it back for her, he's got the
Marauder's Code to follow. Don't touch another bloke's girl," he said with a tone of finality.
Mia's mouth dropped open, and her eyes widened in anger. "No, I'm not saying all girls
should be in the Pussy Cat Club, Mia. You're strong and independent and can snog
whoever you want, whenever you want, okay?"
"I am not snogging anyone!" she hissed. "And neither is Remus."
Sirius raised a brow. "What's that now? Oh." His eyes widened and he laughed,
grinning brightly. "So, that look on your face isn't about us making up rules about dating
birds, it's about Remus? You fancy Lupin?"
"Shut up. I do not," Mia growled, her heart racing. "One more word, Sirius Black,
and I will march right out of these dungeons, and this prank is over."
She had no claim to any boy—certainly not Remus. She knew that for a fact. Tonks
was his mate, though she was not even a month old in this time—a fact that caused Mia to
shake her head a little—but at the same time, her three boys were just that: hers. And while
she was more than okay knowing Lily Evans would someday marry her brother, she was
absolutely not okay with the girl taking a fancy to her werewolf.
No, wait, not her werewolf.
"Fine, fine," Sirius agreed, pulling her out of her crisis. "But I reserve the right to
make fun of you both if I ever catch him eating your face."
"Shut up, and let me concentrate," Mia said and then turned her wand on the wall
in front of her, waving it back and forth as what looked like heat waves poured out of the
tip, painting the wall with an invisible barrier in front of them. "There. That should do it.
Of course, we won't be able to tell until some Slytherins come back."
Sirius tossed the cloak over the both of them, and they slipped back into the
shadows, hiding in a dark alcove that faced the blank wall at an angle. They sat down,
pressing their backs against the stones and crossing their legs so as not to accidentally
knock over the suit of armour that stood in front of their guarded safe space.
"You going to tell me exactly what we're waiting for yet?" Sirius whispered.
Mia just grinned at him.