the_debt_of_time

Mia's biggest issue with being in the current timeline was always Peter. Had she
been given the opportunity, she would have prevented Pettigrew from ever meeting James,
Remus, and Sirius, and yet it was she who first came to Peter's aid on that first train ride.
She thought of how difficult it had been to control her rage when face-to-face with the
traitor—especially during the first night in the Shrieking Shack—and wondered if perhaps
her bitterness toward him would be what eventually pushed him to become an
irredeemable man.
There was also the more recent issue of Snape.
"I think I'm the reason last night happened, sir," Mia revealed. "There was an
altercation in class between myself and Severus. Sirius took it personally. I think Sirius did
what he did in retribution. It's my fault."
"The Chudley Cannons are in last place in the league right now; is this also your
fault, Miss Potter?" Dumbledore questioned. "It rained last week; is this your fault as well?
It has been some years since I've read your letter, but may I ask what it says in regards to
blame?"
"'Do not put blame on yourself over the future,'" Mia quoted the letter word for
word with a sigh, understanding Dumbledore's point. She knew the words perfectly. She
still read the letter often, as it connected her to the future. "'What is meant to happen will
happen, regardless of how it comes to be.' I understand, sir."
He smiled. "Good. Now, while I have always tried to follow my own instincts when
it came to your knowledge of the future, and avoid asking too many questions, I would like
to request your advice on the matter at hand."
"What can I help with, sir?" she asked dutifully.
"I am struggling with how to handle the situation. Mr Lupin's secret will be kept;
I've taken proper measures with young Mr Snape to assure that. However, I feel it would
be irrational of me to look the other way when one student knowingly put the life of
another in jeopardy." He frowned; the disappearance of his smile was unsettling. "I would
like you to tell me a little of what you know about Mr Black's character."
Mia sighed. Why did it always come down to Sirius?
"I can't lie and say that I'm not biased. Sirius and I... There are complications.
But.. ." She thought of her original third year and what happened in the hospital wing
before she and Harry took the Time-Turner to save Sirius.