the_debt_of_time

Across the tower in the girls' dormitories, Lily, Alice, and Mary all sat on the edge
of Mary's bed staring at Mia, who was clad in a pair of purple lace knickers and an old well-
worn Black Sabbath t-shirt of Sirius's that hung past her hips. All three witches were staring
at her, heads tilted to the side.
"Oh my God." Lily gaped, her bright green eyes wide in shock and possibly horror.
Alice blushed. "It sure is high up."
"That is so sexy," Mary commented with a smirk. "Did it hurt?"
"Not that I remember." Mia laughed and slipped her jeans on before throwing her
House robes over her Muggle attire.
"You were drinking?" Alice chuckled. "Firewhisky?"
"Elf wine," Mia corrected.
Lily laughed, shaking her head. "The two of you have a drinking problem."
"I'd say their addictions are of a more carnal nature," Mary pointed out with a grin,
and the other girls laughed in response.
Mia smiled at her three friends, blissfully happy she had bonded with the witches
so well considering how she struggled to maintain female friendships besides Ginny in her
other timeline. She had always thought that Ginny was the exception to the rule, but after
becoming friends with Mary, Lily, Alice, and even Pandora, Mia wondered if maybe
Lavender and Parvati had been the problem all along.
"Did he really get one with your name?" Mary asked, her eyes alight with
anticipation.
Mia nodded, blushing a little. "On his chest."
She had to admit it was foolish and reckless, and the most spontaneous she had
ever been without putting her life in danger. All it had taken was Sirius saying he wanted
her name against his heart forever, and she had swooned like one of Lily's romance
heroines. After that, it was just a few well whispered words into her ear from Sirius before
she was agreeing to get one to match. Once she sobered up, she felt mildly embarrassed,
but when the mark healed, she noticed that Sirius had become a lot more sexually
aggressive at the sight of his name on her flesh—especially so close to one of his favourite
parts.
"That is so steamy." Mary giggled, snapping Mia out of her momentary daydream.
"It's insane," Lily countered.