The Elevator of Doom
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter
It's based on those lists of 'how to annoy people in a [insert everyday place here]'
This was written so long ago. I had it on my account on a different site which I completely forgot about until a few days ago. I thought I'd post it here too. I was thirteen when I wrote this! I apologise in advance for any rubbish mistakes or general badness! It's very short too :/ I'm not selling this story very well am I?
Lily Potter decided it was high time James and Sirius learned about living in the muggle world. She took them like two excited toddlers to the shopping centre.
James and Sirius begged and begged Lily to let them go off on their own. After a while Lily got annoyed and let them go while she sat in the cafe having a cup of coffee. James and Sirius soon found their first obstacle - a muggle elevator...
"Do you think it's the same as magical ones, Prongs?" asked Sirius in a very concerned voice. James shrugged.
"There's only one way to find out…" the two fully grown men walked cautiously towards the elevator. If it was like a magical elevator the doors would open automatically.
"I don't think they open on their own… do you think we should help them? They're probably stuck!" exclaimed James panicking.
Together they tried to pull the doors open. Struggling with all their might they managed to open it wide enough to see that the lift wasn't there… A little old lady walked over and pressed a small button at the side. James and Sirius shrugged. What was that crazy old bat doing?
Suddenly the doors opened on their own to reveal at least 6 muggles. The two men screamed at the shock of it all and Sirius almost fainted. Three of the rather insulted muggles got out and
walked away bemused.
The old lady trotted in and James and Sirius followed nervously. James almost got stuck in the doors as they closed but Sirius heroically grabbed him and pulled him inside. The old lady went to push another button on a panel next to the door.
"Third floor please." James commanded to thin air – usually elevators could understand basic commands but apparently muggle ones couldn't. The muggles turned to look at him. James smiled and waved nervously. Sirius moved over to the old lady curiously.
"Um, excuse me but, can I press the buttons?" he asked enthusiastically. The old lady stepped aside and he edged cautiously closer to the panel. He pushed the number 3 and the lift felt as though it moved down. "NO! I want to go up!" Sirius screamed frantically pressing the buttons panicked. The muggles seemed to be panicking too – apparently pressing more than one button was bad.
James, meanwhile, had fallen on to the floor when the elevator had begun to move. They stared at him too.
"The elevators I usually go on are much gentler than this…" he explained running a hand through his messy hair embarrassed. People tried to stop Sirius from pressing the buttons but he wanted to work it out for himself. After a while it started to bug him that they were all waving hands in front of him when he was attempting to concentrate. Every time someone tried to press a button he slapped their hand away and at one point he remembered growling and biting in an outburst of canine instincts. The poor muggles were scared to death!
Finally, the old lady managed to hit Sirius over the head with her handbag. She pressed the number 3 and waited quietly. Sirius rubbed his head moaning.
For a few moments James and Sirius stood in the corner of the lift watching the other passengers, as though they might be attacked by more old ladies with handbags. Sirius soon got excited again and took out a muggle camera provided by Lily. He took pictures of the muggles and the control panel with the flashy buttons. James stopped him as muggles backed away defensively covering their
private areas.
For the rest of the journey they cheered every time someone successfully got into the elevator. After missing the third floor twice they walked cockily into the mall leaving four nervous, chatting muggles behind them.
"So where to next Prongs?" asked Sirius playfully.
