the_debt_of_time

"I'm going to say you're a bunch of slags, and I'm jealous, and I hate you all," Mary
insisted with a smirk, falling back down on her bed and throwing one arm above her head
jokingly, like a damsel. "Not only is Alice engaged and the two of you have secured the two
fittest wizards in school, but Mia probably ruined Lupin for the rest of the world, and now
no other witch will ever compare. What're the rest of us left with?"
Mia laughed. "Peter."
"You're cruel," Mary said with a miserable groan. "I'd rather marry a Hufflepuff."
Twenty minutes later, the girls made their way into the Great Hall and over to the
Gryffindor table, where James and Sirius were waiting for them. Both boys were wearing
their red and gold Quidditch robes, and Mia appreciated the well-worn attire as she sat
down across from Sirius.
"Look at these beautiful witches, Mr Padfoot." James grinned, standing up and
stepping over the table to sit beside Lily instead of walking around. Lily scolded him with
a silent look, rolling her eyes as he fell in place next to her. "Are we not the luckiest blokes
in the whole Wizarding world?"
"We are, indeed, Mr Prongs." Sirius winked across the table at Mia. "Luckiest in the
whole world in fact."
"Why, so lucky that I felt it was completely necessary to sneak into Hogsmeade last
night and purchase a gift for my beautiful witch," James said before reaching into his robes
and withdrawing a small package. With a flourish of his wand, the small box enlarged on
the table.
Lily smiled down at it, nodding appreciatively. "Good man, Potter. You know I love
Sugar Quills."
"Where's my gift?" Mia eyed Sirius teasingly, genuinely not expecting anything.
"Ah, I put a lot of thought into your prize, my lovely kitten," Sirius said. Following
James's prompt, he stepped over the table, much to the annoyance of Lily, who removed
the Sugar Quill from her mouth to frown at him. "Knowing you would find sweets and
flowers appalling and cliché," he pointed out, and Mia nodded in agreement, "I thought
long and hard about what you would love as a token of my affection above all else."
"And?"
She assumed he bought her a book. It was a fall-back gift that they were all aware
of, and she had grown to expect such from her family and friends. Remus knew her better,