the_debt_of_time

With a raised brow, Sirius stood and slowly made his way through the tables,
stopping to say hello and smile at the groups of witches who grinned up at him as if they
really knew him. Some had, years earlier, and it was those who tended to avoid his gaze,
save for a few who had lied about recent encounters when Sirius rejected their requests for
a repeat of a one night stand.
It took him a full forty minutes to get through each table, considering most of the
young witches wanted him to stop and sit down—some physically forcing him to join them
for a few moments' time.
"Attending to your fan club?" James inquired as he and Lily walked into the Great
Hall. They took their new seats next to one another across from Mia and Remus. Still ever
the doting pair, he fixed her morning breakfast while she poured his pumpkin juice.
Sirius rolled his eyes at them and sat down beside Lily. "Don't ask me. Mia gave me
a potion and made me go say hello to every girl in the school."
Forks and knives dropped with a loud clank all the way down the table as wide,
worried eyes looked upward into the innocently concealed face of the brunette. Mia turned
her gaze up toward Lily, who looked to be on the verge of a complete panic attack. Sirius
wondered if Mia would be able to get Lily to the same level of frustration James used to.
"Calm down," Mia said, appearing unconcerned. "They deserve it. It's not
dangerous or permanent."
"Am I going to have to give you more detention?" Lily asked, looking burdened.
"Mia, I cannot afford to lose a prefect right now."
Mia turned to Sirius. "Have you complained about the problems the girls have been
giving you?"
He slowly nodded and rolled his eyes. "McGonagall said I was causing a
disturbance, and when I denied doing anything and told her the girls were all lying, she said
that, unfortunately, there was no way to prove it without using Veritaserum." He sighed,
recalling the look in the professor's eyes. The woman had a way of making him feel both
scolded and protected all at once, which was a bit disconcerting. "At least she believed that
I was telling the truth."
"See?" Mia said. "All we need is proof."