"Not the future... not the future," Mia mumbled over and over. "Maybe the
past.. ." she whispered to herself and then turned with a bit of hope in her eyes. "Sirius,
the Shrieking Shack. The first time we were there. Instincts. Trust your instincts."
"My instincts are telling me I need some fresh air," Sirius growled, shrugging her
hands off of him as he reached for his leather jacket.
"No!" Mia screamed desperately. "Then trust my instincts!"
"I'm having a little trouble trusting anything about you right now, Mia."
"Sirius don't leave, don't leave... Please!" she yelled after him as he opened the
door to the flat. "Sirius, don't leave me!"
"I'll be back in an hour or two, Mia. I need to... Fuck. I need some time to think."
"Sirius!" Mia cried as he Disapparated at the foot of the stairs.
She sobbed and rushed back up the stairs in search of her wand. The moment the
vinewood was wrapped in one fist, the Time-Turner in the other, Mia shouted, "Expecto
Patronum!" and watched as a silver fox emerged from her wand, turned, and waited for
instruction. "Remus! Help!" was all she yelled before the little fox-shaped Patronus darted
away.
10 Grains of Sand LeftRemus Apparated at the foot of the stairs and hastened up to the flat as fast as
possible. He had not even bothered to grab his recent purchases at the apothecary when
the little fox Patronus darted through the door of the shop, opened its mouth and
screamed, "Remus! Help!" He had vanished on instinct, leaving his things behind.
When he practically kicked through the front door, expecting the worst, he found
Mia kneeling on the ground trembling, her eyes red.
"Mia?"
She turned her head up and, at the sight of him, burst into a fresh set of sobs before
rushing into his arms. "Remus, he's gone."
"What?" he asked, pulling her away from him. "Who's gone? What happened?"