the_debt_of_time

Lily rolled her eyes, pulling her hair over her shoulder to secure it in a long plait.
"Don't tell him that. His head is big enough as is. Mia, how come you never told us you
liked Sirius?"
Mia watched as Lily wrapped her arms around her own pink, one-piece swimming
costume. She knew her friend was feeling awkward and uncomfortable considering James
had already been staring at her that morning, and that was before she had so much exposed
skin—though not nearly as much as Mary. Mia had needed to send several owls back and
forth to Lily to convince her to come, all with the promise that she would be able to keep
James under control.
"I didn't say anything because there's nothing to say." Mia walked into her
bathroom, leaving the door cracked a touch as she fumbled her way into her solid black
swimming costume. She glared at herself in the mirror, frustrated that, just when she
thought she had gotten over her awkward stage of life, she had been thrown back in time
to relive the experience. Her hips were bony, her stomach still held a tiny bit of baby fat,
and her breasts were in an awkward in-between sizes stage that made her hate every shirt
that she owned.
"We're young and shouldn't be concentrating on boys right now," she said with a
glower as she walked out of the room, pushing the door open for Alice, who entered it to
change.
Mary shrugged, fixing her blond hair up into a high ponytail. "Why not? They look
at us all the time. I say it's only fair that we look right back."
"They look at you," Mia corrected.
"Oh, they look at you too, lovely. I caught Adrian Abbott trying to look down your
blouse last year in Potions."
Mia's eyes widened. "That's disgusting. He's a Slytherin!"
Mary's smile remained in place. "He's also fit."
Lily rolled her eyes. "You think everyone's fit."
"I appreciate beauty," Mary said with a sigh, as though she were reflecting on the
great wonders of the world. Mia met Lily's eyes, and they shared a laugh. "So fine, you
don't fancy Sirius. That means you wouldn't mind if I snogged him today?"