the_debt_of_time

"Never have I ever wanted to marry Sirius Black." Lily eyed Mia daringly.
Her nose twitched, and Mia sighed, slowly bringing the glass of wine to her lips. She
flinched at the high-pitched squeal that both of her friends made in response. Mia smiled
slightly at their reactions. They wanted to be excited about the prospect of another wedding
on the horizon. It was what girls did, looking to the future where they were all happily
married with families and careers. And as much as she wished she could do that, Mia knew
that it was not in her future. At least not for a long time. She did want to marry Sirius, but
it was not in the plans. She would never see this younger Sirius in dress robes waiting for her
in a charmed ceremonial circle. No, this Sirius had nothing in his future but heartache and
dementors.
To wash the thought from her mind, Mia threw back the entire glass of wine,
ignoring the concerned looks on Lily and Alice's faces. Curse Remus and his high-handed
ways.
"Never have I ever had sex in the Heads Room at Hogwarts," Alice said, taking her
turn and watching with amusement as Lily blushed and then drank from her glass.
The game went on innocently for another twenty minutes until Mia ran out of things
that she had never done, and Lily and Alice each took turns widening their eyes as they
took to challenging one another to see how risqué they could be whilst questioning Mia's
history.
At the end of the hour, both had discovered more than they ever wanted to know
about Remus and Sirius, the Room of Requirement, several broom cupboards at Hogwarts,
the orchards of Potter Manor, blindfolds, Sticking Charms, and strawberry ice cream.
Late into the night, Lily brought up the bracelet again, and Mia smiled at her friend.
Knowing that for some reason it was important to her, Mia reached out and took Lily's
wrist and tapped her wand over the bracelet, muttering, "Geminio." An exact duplicate
appeared in her hand.
"There," she said proudly, "now we each have one."