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do with that outfit." He gestured to his sister with the same look he reserved for drinking
Skele-Gro. "That's all Padfoot and Remus."
"You do look amazing in that skirt," Lily told Mia, ignoring James but looking
amused at his brotherly displeasure.
Mia knew that she had spent far too many years during her original timeline silently
harbouring self-esteem issues in regard to her looks; this time she was surrounded by boys
who fancied her, a boyfriend who could not get enough of her, and girlfriends—actual
friendly girls—who did not constantly put her down like Lavender and Parvati had.
"Then why aren't you wearing a leather skirt to match?"
Lily laughed wholeheartedly. "First, because you have the hips for it, and I don't,"
she said, counting on her fingers matter-of-factly. "Second, because I saw the tag on the
back before you put it on. I couldn't afford that designer if I emptied out my Gringotts
vault."
"When you marry me, Lily, I'll buy you all the skirts your heart desire—Ow! Fucking
hell, Evans!" James winced and rubbed his collarbone where she had decided to pinch him.
Lily had a knack for attacking the sensitive parts, not just punching a shoulder like
Mia. She was ruthless when she wanted to be. James was lucky he decided to forego the
open waistcoat and low neck shirt that he had thought about wearing; the top would have
revealed a portion of his tattoo.
"Don't count your doxy eggs before they're hatched, Potter."
"Is anyone going to comment on the fact that Sirius and Remus have joined forces
to somehow get Mia into a leather skirt?" Peter pointed out. He was doing his best to keep
up with the rest of them as they rushed through back alleys and side streets of London, all
following Sirius as if they actually believed he knew where he was going.
Remus grinned. "I've convinced myself I'm gaining the benefit of Padfoot's
fashionable eye."
"And Padfoot gets... ?" Peter prompted.
"Hey, just because I'm not allowed to climb to the top of the mountain doesn't
mean I can't enjoy the view from the bottom," Sirius said with a laugh before taking a sharp
left turn, looking down at his wand and muttering a quiet Point Me Charm.