the_debt_of_time

"I know you're not the boy's parents, but... you say the other two teenagers are
yours?"
"Yes," Charlus said, "but Sirius is―"
"I'm sorry sir, I can't give you any information on Mr Black. That being said, we do
require your assistance." The Healer cleared his throat. "Your son and daughter brought
Mr Black in a half hour ago. The Healers rushed him to a room to clean his wounds, but
when your children were asked to leave—they refused, and things got... unpleasant."
Mia huffed. That man had tried to separate her from Sirius's side. If he tried again,
he would see just how unpleasant she could get.
"Take us to them," Charlus demanded.
Mia heard footsteps and a door opening, and she moved back toward the window,
feeling defensive magic glide over her skin like armour. She watched from the corner
window as her parents likely saw the crew outside the door. Last she counted, there were
five Healers, two Aurors, and another wizard in long brown robes that Mia was certain was
a Curse-Breaker.
Wainscott turned to Charlus and Dorea. "When my staff tried to physically remove
your children from Mr Black's room, they were attacked."
Charlus's eyes narrowed. "Our children were attacked?"
Audibly seething, Wainscott shook his head. "No, sir. Your children attacked my
staff."
Charlus looked aghast. Dorea looked proud.
"Then your daughter warded the room against everyone, saying that they would not
be separated. We had to call in a Curse-Breaker to try and get in." He gestured to the wizard
in the long brown robes who looked utterly frustrated. He made the mistake of making eye
contact with Mia through the window, and she bared her teeth at him.
Dorea moved swiftly to the window, pulling Mia's gaze away from the Curse-
Breaker.
Somehow, her defensive magic receded, and Mia turned around, moving back to
Sirius's bed where James sat. Ignoring the talking outside of the room, she went back to
tending to Sirius's wounds. She did not want to see her mother's face. She knew what they
all looked like, clothes and skin stained with Sirius's blood.