Dorea laughed quietly. "We're Blacks, dear; therefore, things that are often
considered unacceptable, distressing, or uncomfortable come naturally to us. I personally
blame the inbreeding. Now, answer the question."
"No." Sirius exhaled. "Mia was different."
"As though perhaps some invisible cord connected you together?"
Sirius was awestruck at the words. He had felt it, but thought he was just caught up
in the moment. Something inside of his chest, like a string had tugged at him, pulling him
forward at the same time that Mia had risen up from the bed to meet him. Something
strong and pulsating with magic held them tightly together just before they came apart.
"How did you... ?" Sirius gaped.
Dorea smiled knowingly. "What do you know of Soul Bonds, Sirius?"
September 1st, 1976"I had sex with Sirius," Mia blabbed the moment she stepped into the compartment
on the Hogwarts Express that usually sat Lily, Alice, Mary, and Frank.
She had been in the back of the train, sitting with the boys for the first half of the
ride to Hogwarts. Though she and Sirius had gone on the rest of the summer as though
nothing happened, Mia felt like everything was different, and not just because of the sex.
Sirius continued to make jokes and laugh around everyone, but there would be quiet
moments when the two would make eye contact across the dinner table, and he would turn
away from her. She could see him warring internally with himself.
It had not been until they met up with their friends at King's Cross Station that
Sirius showed any genuine expression other than one of conflict.
Mia had seen Remus at a distance and ran into her best friend's open arms, eager
and hungry for the hugs that infused her with a sense of calm.
Remus, however, had grinned deviously. Instead of greeting her with a friendly hug,
he lifted her up into his arms and hoisted her body over his shoulder, laughing.
She had pretended to fume with embarrassment, but it was always pleasant to see
his jovial side; it made it obvious how much of a Marauder he genuinely was.