the_debt_of_time

Once Lily had time to comprehend, Mia told her everything that happened during
fifth year with Fenrir Greyback. She explained how, when Remus mentioned his pack, he
was not being facetious but was instead referencing a magical bond shared between himself,
Sirius, Mia, and James. Sirius then did his best to reiterate what Dorea had told him the
previous summer about the bond he shared with Mia.
Lily paled once they had all finished speaking. "You fought Fenrir Greyback?"
"They tried to fight. I was the one who actually kicked his arse," James insisted
smugly.
"And you're all animals," Lily mumbled, more to herself than anyone else.
"Some more than others." Sirius winked and received a punch to the shoulder from
James in response.
"And Sirius and Mia have a bond, but so do the four of you?" Lily asked, pointing
at each of the others as she spoke.
Remus nodded. "Werewolves tend to form packs under an Alpha. By defeating
Greyback, an established Alpha, I was able to stand as my own and create a pack." A glow
of pride enveloped him, and Mia smiled at the sight. "Members of a pack share a bond."
Lily raised a brow. "What about Peter?"
Mia did her best not to audibly growl.
"Peter wasn't there when we formed the Pack; the bond doesn't affect him," Remus
explained.
"But it's not finished? The bond?" Lily asked, turning to look at Mia.
Mia shook her head. "No."
"Because.. ." Lily began, her green eyes blinking rapidly. "Because you have to
have sex and then bite each other?"
Sirius burst into laughter. Remus also smiled a little at the blunt and simple way that
Lily put it. Mia was smirking, nearing laughter herself. Only James looked uncomfortable.
"Technically, it just has to be one of us," Mia explained. "If Remus marks one of
us, it'll essentially mark all of us, because we're linked."
"While having sex," Lily clarified with wide eyes. She turned to stare at Remus, as
though suddenly the main character of the werewolf-centered romance novels she had long
ago borrowed from Mary burst forth from the pages and was now sitting in the middle of