"He's afraid," Lily said. "So is she."
"What're we supposed to do about it?" Peter chimed in.
Lily smirked.
Remus winced at the sight. "How many rules are we going to break?"
"None," Lily promised, turning to look at Peter. "Not all of us are going to get
caught."
Peter shifted nervously under her gaze.
Later that night, Mia walked through the dark corridors of the large castle. She
slipped casually down the staircase from Gryffindor Tower, making her way to the third
floor—down the long stretch of hallway that lead to the portrait of a knight sitting outside
of the Heads' Rooms.
Removing a large book from her bag, she casually muttered the password to the
knight, barely taking notice as the door opened in front of her and she stepped through.
"Lily, I brought the old Arithmancy book." She threw her bag down on the floor,
eyes still glued to the textbook in her hands as she made her way into the shared common
room. "I know you don't think it'll be on the N.E.W.T., but I don't see why we shouldn't―"
A clearing throat stopped her in the middle of her sentence, and she looked up. She
blinked, her gaze meeting those of her friends and brother sitting around a large table.
Sirius was trapped between Remus and James; both had their hands holding him in place,
and the latter had a hand covering his mouth.
She raised a suspicious eyebrow. "What's going on in here?"
"Run! It's a trap!" Sirius shouted after breaking away from James's grip for a
moment, only to be silenced by Lily's wand a split second later.
Lily smirked at him as he fixed her with narrowed eyes. "Shut up, Sirius. Sit down,
Mia."
Mia shook her head and took a step backward. "No. You've got the same look in
your eyes you usually reserve for hexing Jamie."