the_debt_of_time

As Harry clearly realised that Draco was essentially holding his life debt hostage in
exchange for his own, he looked up at Mia with a pleading stare.
Mia smirked at them both. "Not a chance."
"If I may," Percy said as he cleared his throat and stepped forward to stand beside
Kingsley. "I don't mean to cause a problem, but according to Ministerial Decree Forty-two
of 1899, unapproved use of Time-Turners is expressly forbidden."
"I didn't send myself into the past," Mia said innocently.
"Then how did you get there?" Kingsley asked.
"Is this a formal inquisition, Minister?"
"Well, no." Kingsley sighed, scratching his head. "But, Percy's right. This isn't just
a personal matter or an Order matter, Time-Turners are supposed to be monitored by the
Department of Mysteries. It falls under Ministry law, and we'll need to look into it."
"There's no need," Mia said simply. "I can tell you exactly what happened. A Death
Eater named Antonin Dolohov stole a Time-Turner from the Department of Mysteries,
presumably when we were all attacked there at the end of fifth year. He's the Death Eater
that tried to kill me then. I suppose he had a grudge against me for surviving."
All eyes were on her with rapt attention as she told the tale. Those who knew the
truth, Remus especially, were staring at her with intensity.
"How did he do it?" Kingsley asked curiously.
"He had the Time-Turner planted among my belongings, though I'm not
certain how he did it or how long the Time-Turner had been there," she answered simply,
showing no emotion on her face. "He left a letter; that's how I know it was him.
Unfortunately, the letter was destroyed in 1971 upon my arrival, and the Time-Turner was
broken when I returned here to the present."
"Shame," Kingsley noted. "We could have potentially tracked the magical signatures
on it."
Mia nodded in agreement. "Shame."
"Dolohov. He's one of the ones that died, isn't that right?"
"I killed him," Sirius spoke up. "Godric's Hollow, last year at Christmas."
"Convenient," Kingsley said with a sly glance, his attention turning back to Mia.
Mia smiled politely. "I thought so. If there's any question about my testimony, I'd
be happy to undergo Legilimency and Veritaserum."