the_debt_of_time

"So, has your second chance been for nothing?"
"When—If I ever get back home.. ." Mia ignored Hermione's question as a deep
frown set into her jaw, and worry crossed her features. "Back to 1998... Harry will hate
me."
Hermione shook her head firmly. "Harry could never hate you."
"Sirius and Remus will―"
"They will understand," Hermione said quickly. "Sometime between now and 1998,
Sirius and Remus come to terms with Lily and James's deaths and your role in their lives.
You think they're stupid enough not to have recognised you? God, Sirius called me 'Mia'
the moment I brought him back from the veil. It was the first thing he'd said."
Mia's eyes widened in shock, and she took in a sharp breath. "I'd forgotten about
that."
"He knew who you were. Remus knew who you were. And did they hate you? Did
Remus throw you out of his house? Did Sirius abandon you at first chance? No, they stood
by your side. Sirius protected you, killed Bellatrix for you. They love you." Hermione smiled
sadly. "Focus on that; focus on living and enjoying your life. Enjoy James and Lily's lives
while you still have a chance to."
Mia sighed. "What do I tell Remus?"
"Well, an apology might go a long way, considering how he left you."
"I meant about the scar." Mia narrowed her eyes at Hermione's judgemental tone.
"He's going to ask."
Hermione exhaled. "Then tell him the truth."
"I can't! Dumbledore made it so―"
"Professor Dumbledore."
Mia's jaw tightened, and she briefly wondered what would happen to her if she
attacked her own hallucination. "Professor Dumbledore," she said through clenched teeth,
"spelled me so that I can't say any truth about the future."
"No, Professor Dumbledore spelled you so that you can't intentionally confess
secrets about the future with the purpose of changing the future," Hermione corrected her,
ignoring the murderous look Mia was giving her. "Remus believes that you're spying on
suspicious Slytherins. Tell him where you got that scar. From a duel at the hands of a
suspicious Slytherin. It's the truth, isn't it?"