the_debt_of_time

She thought of Future Remus and how broken and terrified he had been that night
at Grimmauld Place during the war, having run out on Tonks in a panic after discovering
her pregnancy. Mia had felt sympathetic at the time, but now she was as irritated as Sirius
had been, and she kind of wanted to hit him for it.
Holding her composure and putting a star next to Fix Remus on her list of things to
do, she smiled at her mother. "I'm pretty sure James will eventually be more than up to the
challenge of providing an heir."
"Morning, Mum," Sirius said on a groan as he walked into the dining room still
wearing the clothes he had passed out in. He leant down and kissed Dorea's cheek in
greeting.
She cringed at the smell of him. "Darling, firewhisky is not the only drink available
to you. You're drinking nothing but water today," she ordered. "And you're to bathe
immediately after breakfast. I'll not have the entire manor smelling like the Leaky
Cauldron."
James laughed at Sirius before kissing his mother's cheek. "Morning, Mum."
"Oh, my sweet boy, you don't look well." She felt James's forehead as though she
did not already know what was ailing him. She called for Tilly, who appeared immediately,
staring disappointedly up into James's face. "Can you bring down some Hangover Potion
for the boys? The clear phial in my nightstand."
"Yes, Mistress. Tilly gets it."
"Thanks, Mum." James smiled with a look of great relief. He reached across the
table for the pitcher of water just as Tilly reappeared, holding out a small clear phial to
Dorea.
"Tilly brings the potion for the young Masters."
"Thank you, Tilly." James reached for the phial in his mother's hands.
"No, no," Dorea said softly, pulling the potion back from her son. "Let's not be
hasty. Honestly, who drinks a Hangover Potion first thing in the morning?"
"Hungover people?" Sirius offered incredulously.
"Perhaps," Dorea said thoughtfully, tapping the top of the phial against her chin as
though she were thinking of what to do. "However, it's been years since I've had to take
one of these myself. I don't know the protocols. Should you eat first? Does it need to be
taken with a glass of pumpkin juice? Hmm... no," she eventually decided, shaking her