"Oh fuck," Sirius muttered and turned, cringing to see Mia scowling at him from
the bottom of the staircase. "You're an arsehole, Prongs."
"Lovely way to start off our date," Mia said scathingly as she stormed past both of
them, shoving Sirius in the shoulder as she moved. Lily, just behind her, gave James a
burning glare as she pushed her way through the door, linking her arm with Amos
Diggory's as she reached him.
"Fan-fucking-tastic," Sirius groaned, patting James on the back. "Thanks for that,
mate."
"Well, I didn't want her upset," James murmured under his breath.
"I know, I know," Sirius said. Then, with his friend distracted, he slapped James in
the dick with the back of his hand, sending him groaning to the ground while Sirius darted
off after Mia.
"Mia!" He called after her, but she was not stopping. "Mia—Fuck!" He slipped, his
dragonhide boots not having much purchase in the snow. "Kitten, will you wait up?"
"Careful." She turned and glared at him. "Don't get too close. Wouldn't want you
to accidentally touch me."
"You know that was because of your bloody brother," Sirius rolled his eyes as he
used a nearby Hufflepuff to help regain his balance. Smiling gratefully, he scooted off after
Mia before she had a chance to outrun him. "I'm apparently good enough to be his best
friend, but a far cry from being worthy enough to even hold your bloody hand."
"Do you really think Jamie is capable of just forgetting your reputation?" she asked
him sharply.
"Considering how often he asks me for details, I'm pretty certain it's impossible.
Unless you know how to Obliviate him for me," Sirius suggested with a smirk. "Look, you
don't want this to be a real date, you let me know right now, kitten."
Mia said nothing.
"Why'd you and Remus break up?" he asked, splitting the silence between them that
had lasted the whole walk down to Hogsmeade. High Street was flooded with other
students, mostly couples rushing off to Honeydukes or Madam Puddifoot's. Mia rolled her