the_debt_of_time

Mia laughed loudly, causing everyone in the room to turn and look at their table.
She blushed and cleared her throat as she looked down, filling her phials with the
completed Amortentia without bothering to smell it.
"No, he just thinks that, well, you know the whole werewolf mate thing?" she
whispered discreetly, and Lily nodded. "Sirius thinks Remus and I used it as an excuse to
break up."
"Did you?"
Mia shrugged. "Yes and no. It feels wrong of me to be with Remus when I know
he'll eventually find his mate. Plus, I don't want to hurt Sirius."
"Is it wrong to not be with Remus over something he can't even control?" Lily
challenged. "Or to lead Sirius on without him knowing for certain that you're not in love
with his best friend?"
Mia glared at the redhead. "Have you been talking to Sirius?"
"No, but apparently it's obvious enough for even Black to pick up on. No one
understood why you and Remus split. I don't think either of you were fair to one another
over the breakup, and if Sirius is willing to let you go, then you shouldn't feel guilty about
it. You're a good person, Mia, and I know you love them both."
Sighing, Mia corked the last phial and set it aside with the others so she could rest
her arms on the table. "Isn't that the problem?"
"Yes, so fix it." Lily licked her thumb and adjusted the label on one of her phials,
squinting as she repositioned it before gently tapping it once with her wand to keep it in
place. "Pick one and put your all into it. Then, if it doesn't work out, you'll have no doubts.
I'd suggest picking Remus since it was Sirius who brought the whole thing up to begin
with."
Mia smirked knowingly at her friend. "I think you just want more details of my
private life."
Lily straightened her shoulders and lifted her chin. She waved her wand over her
cauldron, vanishing the rest of the potion. "I will not acknowledge that accusation. Nor
will I admit to borrowing one of Mary's non-Muggle romance novels where the main heart-
throb happens to be a werewolf."
"Liar," Mia said with a chuckle and began cleaning up her own station.