the_debt_of_time

Sirius and Remus looked at her and rolled their eyes. They had seen that smile on
her face many times before, though not in many, many years. They called it her Daughter of
Dorea Black smile. Her Slytherin smile. Her Serpent Playing with a Mouse smile.
"But you did know that he'd grow up to be your professor, right?" Harry asked. "I
mean, you didn't lose your memory, did you?"
She rolled her eyes. "No, I did not lose my memory. I knew exactly how
they'd both turn out," she said, gesturing to Sirius and Remus.
Sirius looked at her accusingly. "What the hell does that mean?"
"It means I knew that Remus would grow up to be a brilliant professor, and you'd
grow up to be a giant pain in my fucking arse," she snapped at him, her eyes hard but her
mouth turned up slightly, not wanting to give away too easily that she was enjoying the
moment.
Ginny was still giggling.
Mia thought Harry and Ron were long overdue for a lesson in minding their
business and perhaps a change in the conservative, double-standard thoughts that they
carried when it came to her. She knew that her past with Remus did not bother Sirius one
bit, but the man in question was standing by uncomfortably.
"Oh, sit your arse down," she said to Remus with a smile. "Show the boys how nice
you two play."
Sirius laughed as Remus retook the seat beside him.
A quiet fell over the room again, and everyone turned to look at Harry, gauging his
reaction. After a while, he glanced at Ginny who was staring at him incredulously, and Mia
smiled as though she could hear the silent conversation that the young couple were having
where Harry was being scolded for his behaviour and very likely threatened with abstinence
if he failed to get over himself. After a few more seconds, he broke eye contact with Ginny,
looked up at Remus, and offered an apologetic smile.
"Hermione swears a lot now," Ron commented quietly to break the silence.
"Smokes, swears, shags." Harry laughed awkwardly. "What else should we know?"
"She has a tattoo of my name on her thigh," Sirius offered.
Mia hit him again on the chest.
Harry paled. "What?"
Ron raised a brow. "Really?"