the_debt_of_time

Potter. The worries about the future war and Death Eaters and James and Lily. He wanted
to tell her that he had forgiven her.
"My boggart would have been the two of you telling me how much you hated me."
"That's.. ." Sirius began.
"Impossible," Remus finished. "Mia, you're my best friend. I could never hate you. I actually can't
think of a single thing you could do to ever make me hate you."
"He's right. Why the hell would you be afraid of something so... stupid?" Sirius asked.
"Because you're that important to me. Because... I'm terrified to think that in twenty years you'll
both be gone, everything will have changed, and you'll just... hate me."
Sirius stared into her chocolate brown eyes, reaching up one last time to touch her
shoulder-length bushy brown hair. I could never hate you.
"Sirius, I don't under―"
"Nope, no more talking until tomorrow. Now, open Remus's gift. He's been fussing
about it forever." Sirius stepped away from her, though his gaze never left her face, trying
to commit his last moment with Hermione Granger to memory. He smiled at her, feeling
bittersweet.
With that, he forced himself to move toward the double doors, taking one final look
at her before slipping out of the room.
Once in the hallway, he met Remus, who was pacing back and forth. The two men
stared at one another, eyes wide as they quietly waited—Remus chewing the inside of his
cheek; Sirius nervously bouncing his leg. When a blue light from the library behind them
pierced the hallway, reflecting on the walls for a split second before vanishing again, both
men exhaled at the same time.
"You look," Sirius said quietly, eyes closed.
Remus acquiesced and walked back into the library, returning after a brief moment.
"She's gone."
"Oh fuck," Sirius whispered, leaning forward. He put his hands on his knees and
took several deep gulps of air. "Fuck, fuck, fuck."
"It'll be fine," Tonks reassured him quietly as she approached, Teddy sleeping in
her arms. "I'm going to take Teddy to Mum's. Do you want me to come back here?"
"I'll send you a Patronus when―"