"She's Pack now. I mean, sort of," Remus said with a confused look as he sat down
by Lily. "I feel much more protective than before. This is amazing. I wonder if this means
that anyone else that's either born or marries into the family becomes a part of this."
Remus thoughtfully looked up at Mia who smiled, knowing that he was referring to
Harry.
"I'm a part of your Pack?" Lily smiled, emotions surfacing. "And your family?"
It was clear that she felt both sadness and relief. She had lost her own family that
very day, only to be officially welcomed into another so quickly.
"You always have been," Mia promised. "Magic just happens to agree with us now."
Lily laughed and let out a relieved sigh, smiling through her tears. "I love magic."
April 1st, 1978"What do you mean you lost the map?!"
Mia had not seen her brother this panicked since he thought he had accidentally
misplaced his Invisibility Cloak their third year. She had walked into the boys' room to see
all four Marauders tearing the place apart. The beds were practically dismantled as they
searched in vain for the family heirloom. James practically crumpled to the floor in defeat,
muttering, "Dad's going to Avada me," over and over again until Mia reminded him that
he had let her borrow the cloak the day before to slip down to the kitchens in order to see
if the elves would prepare something special for Sirius's birthday.
But the map had not been lent out to Mia. It had been taken by Peter, who was now
cowering in front of two of his friends, all of them grateful that Sirius was not there to take
part in the scene.
"I didn't mean to!" Peter insisted, looking terrified.
"What the hell were you doing, Wormtail?" James demanded, eyes wide. "Why'd
you even need it? We had no plans, no pranks, and we haven't had a reason to use the
Cloak in forever since we know all the secret passageways!"
"I-I was s-sneaking out to... to... to see my g-girlfriend," Peter nervously
stuttered his way through a poor explanation.