the_debt_of_time

"My turn," Sirius snickered and sent the same jinx the moment Snape regained his
footing. The boy fell forward once more, this time landing with a loud thud and a slew of
mumbled swears.
Lily furrowed her brow. "Sev?"
"I'm fine, Lily!" Snape snapped at her angrily, and she took a step back from him,
appearing hurt by his tone.
"I've got a good one. Locomotor Mortis," James whispered, flicking his wand just so.
Snape's legs snapped shut together. His eyes went wide at the sensation, and he
bunny-hopped forward twice, trying to hold his balance before he tumbled forward into a
line of Hufflepuffs, knocking them down like a row of dominoes.
James and Sirius burst into hysterical laughter.
Lily descended upon them.
Sirius jumped out of her way, having seen the kind of damage that she could do
with magic when she was actually trying. The last thing he wanted was to be caught in the
wake of an accidental outburst.
She poked a slender finger at James's chest, bright green eyes narrowing as her fury
was aimed at him. "You!"
James smiled innocently. "Me?"
"Him?" Sirius also feigned ignorance.
"You ridiculously stupid, ignorant.. ." Her hair began to spark like Mia's often did,
and Sirius braced for impact. "Toerag!"
Her scream gained the attention of every other student in the entrance hall, Snape
and the tumbled Hufflepuffs included. Before James could say another word, Lily propelled
the flat of her hand to the round shape of his cheek. The sound of her slap echoed off of
the walls as she turned on her heels and stormed out of the castle.
Sirius stared at the scene, completely gobsmacked.
"Did Lily Evans just smack you?!" Remus demanded, eyes wide at the sight of James
holding a hand to the side of his face.
"What?!" Mia shouted as she ran down behind Remus. She turned and glared at
Sirius. "What the hell happened? What did you do?"