the_debt_of_time

"I'll be fine," he assured her. The dark look in his eyes said headaches were not the
current pre-moon symptom he was suffering from. "Still a week off, and I already took my
potion tonight. It should help with the noise. Besides," he said as he leant in close and
breathed against her ear, "if it gets too much, you and I can leave early."
Mia shivered at the contact and grinned up at him. "We can leave early even if
it doesn't get to be too much."
He kissed her neck. "Minx."
"Fox," she corrected with a grin.
"Public!" James snapped at the both of them, looking happy when the pair appeared
put out at being parted.
"I'm going to go get us some drinks," Sirius announced, gesturing to a large bar on
the left side of the room. "Firewhisky? Firewhisky? Firewhisky? Firewhisky?" he asked,
pointing individually to each member of the group and smiling when they all nodded until
his eyes fell on Lily.
She shook her head. "Absolutely not."
He eyed Lily with a smirk. "All right, so that's five firewhiskies and a water for
the Hufflepuff who has only been pretending to be a Gryffindor."
Her eyes flashed with fury. "Excuse me, Black?"
"I call them like I see them, Evans."
"Potter!" She did not even look when James immediately came to her side. "Get me
a firewhisky," she demanded, giving Sirius an "I'll show you" expression before dragging
James toward the bar.
"Good, and get drinks for the rest of us!" Sirius called after her, pushing the chore.
He laughed as he walked over to Remus and Mia. "She's so easy to provoke. I almost feel
bad."
Mia shook her head at his nerve. "So you've kept it a big secret all night; who are
we here to see?"
Sirius grinned brightly, bouncing on the balls of his feet like an eleven-year-old
brought to Ollivander's for the first time. "Black Sabbath!"
"What?" Mia blinked in confusion. Certainly, her musical tastes varied, and though
she had never been quite the type to indulge in rock music, she was well educated about