the_debt_of_time

"If you'd like, I could pick a fight with someone and spend detention with you,"
Remus offered with a mischievous look as he slipped a consoling arm around Mia, who
finally let a smile break through her scowling exterior.
"Don't you dare," Lily snapped at Remus, her eyes blazing. "I've been Head Girl
for less than twenty-four hours and already two of my prefects have been issued detention
for fighting. I will not have a third go down, especially from my own House!"
"Can I spend detention with her?" Sirius asked with a grin.
Lily sighed in defeat. "As if I could stop you."
"I'm really sorry, Mia, but you know I had to do it." James frowned at her, and she
finally looked up at him and smiled, offering silent forgiveness. Had most of their antics
not been a life or death situation, she figured that she might have given Harry and Ron
detention once or twice back in her original time. "At least your punishment isn't until next
Friday; you can still come to the party tonight."
"What party?" Lily looked up anxiously. "I don't recall giving permission for any
party."
Sirius grinned. "Head Boy gave permission."
Lily narrowed her eyes at James, who smiled innocently at her. "What's this about?"
"It's nothing big, Lily," Remus promised her. "Since James is Head Boy now and
will be officially leaving Gryffindor Tower, we wanted to give him a proper send-off."
"It's more of a celebration for us, though, now that we don't have to put up with
his snoring," Sirius admitted as he patted James on the back.
James turned and glared at him. "I don't snore."
Lily scoffed. "Yes, you do." Suddenly, all eyes turned on her with interest. She
flushed, apparently realising the implications of what she had said aloud.
"What was that?" Mary smirked and scooted down the table to sit on the other side
of the red-haired witch. "Lily, dear, how would you know if James snores? Did the two of
you get a head start sharing living space?"
"For your information, I did actually spend quite a bit of time at Potter Manor this
summer," Lily freely admitted. "I've spent time there over the holidays before and... and
I happened to witness him... napping. That's all. Nothing as sordid as you're making it
out to be."