the_debt_of_time

"You would have gotten there." She smiled and cuddled gently into his side, trying
to be careful, knowing that he would have fresh wounds and deep bruises. "You had these
three prats to distract you from your brilliance. I was all on my own."
"Prats? You think Moony there is the only brilliant one?" Sirius handed her the map
and touched it with his wand. "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good."
"Appropriate password." She nodded her head with amusement, doing her best to
look as impressed as possible as the map came to life before her very eyes.
The map was just as it always had been, magical and brilliant and quite a bit less
worn than it was when Harry had it. She quietly sought out Gryffindor Tower, relieved
that her name showed Mia Potter and not Hermione Granger. She wondered briefly if James
had done a bit of concealing magic until she remembered that the Familial Bond being
sealed would have changed her name.
"Very clever," she said, doing her best not to be sad that her past self had somehow
vanished further into oblivion.
"Watch this. Mischief managed," Sirius said with a grin and the ink displaying the
map vanished before her very eyes, leaving behind blank parchment.
She chuckled at how very much like Fred and George they all looked in that
moment. "Is your mischief ever really managed, though?"
"That's not even the best part. You try to read it," he insisted, "but without the
password. You can use any other spell you want."
Mia rolled her eyes, knowing perfectly well what would happen when she tried to
break into it without the password, but she had to placate them now—especially Sirius,
who was so very eager to show off.
"Aparecium." She tapped her wand on the top of the map. Slowly, as though an
invisible hand were writing upon it, words appeared on the smooth surface of the
parchment she was holding. Chuckling softly at the sight, she read aloud:
"Mr Padfoot offers congratulations to Miss Potter for her noble attempt at sneaking into such a
brilliantly crafted magical object but offers his condolences over her failure. He understands she must feel
very envious over her lack of such a creation. He also offers compliments to Miss Potter on her very shapely
arse."
Remus and James each punched Sirius in the shoulder at the same time.
Mia laughed and continued reading as the words faded in and out of the parchment.