the_debt_of_time

Caught off guard by the words, Kingsley's mouth fell open.
Her story was, of course, false, but offering to take Veritaserum and undergo
Legilimency, however, was a bold move, and one that few would question.
"I seem to remember Albus telling me that you were quite the Occlumens,"
Kingsley commented with a grin.
"Am I?" Mia feigned ignorance. "What a lovely talent. I hope it will one day come
in handy."
"And the Veritaserum?"
Mia only smiled sweetly.
Kingsley let out a deep laugh. "Oh, you, Mia Potter, have been missed," he said with
a wide grin and looked over her shoulder where Sirius stood gathered together with
Narcissa, Draco, Andromeda, Tonks, Remus, and Harry. His deep-set eyes turned back to
the Mia, and he shook his head in amusement. "Should I be worried that the Black family
is regrouping?"
"I'll let you know when I decide," Mia answered.
Kingsley laughed again and turned around, shaking his head. He put a hand on
Percy's shoulder, directing him away from her, muttering something about writing up a
report on the "official inquisition" that just occurred and filing it away with his approval.
"Hermione?" Harry approached her. "I don't understand. How could you have
offered to take Veritaserum?"
"I've been using Occlumency for years to build up a resistance to Legilimency,
Truth Spells, and Veritaserum. Truth Serum was something one needed to learn to
overcome at Hogwarts," she said, side-eyeing Remus and Sirius.
"Since when?" Harry asked, shocked.
"Remus's sixteenth birthday party."
"How'd you get Veritaserum while still in Hogwarts?" Harry asked curiously, a grin
building at the corners of his mouth.
"I brewed it," Mia answered smugly.
"I bought it," Remus chimed in.
Sirius grinned. "I nicked it."