A/N: This is basically a tiny filler chapter. The story starts about three weeks into the 2014/2015 school year.
Chapter One:
Teddy Lupin POV
"Ok, here's the plan. Fred and I will distract Mrs. Norris, while James goes into his office to get the Marauder's Map back. Roxanne, distract Filch by throwing...er... dungbombs or something at him then run away in the direction opposite of his office. Got it?"
"Easy enough."
"Brilliant plan."
"What if we get caught?"
"You've already been caught," I say as I walk towards James, Fred, Amelia, and Roxanne.
"Why did you have to be made prefect?" groaned James.
"Because I'm awesome. And because I follow the rules unlike you three," I replied.
"For a sixteen year old, you sure don't know how to count. There are four of us. One, two, three, four," said Amelia as if she were talking to a toddler.
"Just for that, detention. One for all of you plus an extra for Amelia. Also, I know you guys blackmail Roxanne into helping you."
"You're so mean to my friends, Teddy. You give us detention and accuse us of blackmail all in one minute," pouted James.
"Look, your dad made me promise to give you detentions if you deserve them and to make sure you don't cross the line like your namesakes," I explained.
"What about us?" complained Fred while pointing at Roxanne, Amelia, and himself.
"I can't just give James detention without his best friends."
"I'm not his friend! He pays me to think of evil plans," lied Amelia.
"Liar," I said.
"Fine! He doesn't pay me."
"Ok, that was fun. By the way, don't bother sneaking into Filch's office. I already stole the map back," I said throwing it to Roxanne,"Roxanne, you're the only one that won't lose the map, so you're in charge of it."
I start walking to the Hufflepuff Common room, and something happened to me that I didn't expect. Victoire came up to me a gave me a kiss on the cheek.
"Er...um...what...uh...what?" I... said?
"I'm playing truth or dare with Dom," she explained.
"Oh... that makes sense," I said, feeling slightly disappointed because I've had a crush on Victoire since third year.
"I better get back. If Dom asks, I kissed you on the lips. She would be pissed at me if she found out that I found a loop hole. She is crazy about truth or dare."
"Like how James, Fred, Amelia, Louis, and Roxanne feel about pranks?" I asked.
"Worse," she answered.
"Is that possible?" I asked in mock bewilderment.
"I'm afraid so," she said as she ran back up the stairs she came down.
My life sucks. I have an annoying godbrother, a crush who considers me as her best friend and only that, and my girlfriend broke up with me! Sure I don't have feelings for her anymore, but it still hurts! As I enter the Hufflepuff common room, I realize that I was speaking out loud and my male best friend heard me.
"My life rocks. I have no siblings, an extremely beautiful girlfriend, and we've been together for two years," bragged Luke.
"Shut up," I say as I head up to my dorm.
Fred's POV
"We're still sneaking into his office, right?" I asked.
"Of course! I am not letting a perfect plan go down the drain. I also need my Extendable Ears back," Amelia replied.
"I need my Box 'O' Rockets," added James.
"I need my Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder," stated Roxanne.
"Wow. Teddy thinks we blackmail you, and you're the one who got the best pranking device taken away," I said.
"That is kinda odd. Roxanne, unlock the Marauders Map," instructed James.
"I solemnly swear I am up to no good," said Roxanne with an evil smile on her face.
"It looks like Filch is by the Charms classroom and Mrs. Norris is following Peeves to the dungeons," I said.
"We have the map back,so we need a better plan. Fred, grab your dungbombs and annoy the hell out of Filch. James, get your dad's cloak and go to Filch's office. Roxanne, stay here and watch where everyone is on the map and interfere if you have to. I'll go after Mrs. Norris and keep her away from Filch," instructed Amelia,"Does everyone get the plan?"
"Yep!"
"Yeah."
"I want my Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder back."
"Good enough. Roll out."
An hour later...
"I hate you James."
"So do I."
"Me too."
"I'm sorry that I messed up, but it was a small mistake!" he defended.
"How the bloody hell is going into the Great Hall instead of Filch's office a small mistake?' asked Roxanne.
"And you didn't even have your cloak!" screamed Amelia,"I got cat scratches all over my arms and Fred got detention and twenty point taken away from Gryffindor for nothing!"
"You're lucky that I saw what you were doing and got our stuff back for you," said Roxanne.
"Guys, I say that we forbid James from doing anything by himself," I suggested,"Who's with me?"
"I am."
"So am I."
"I'm not that helpless!" whined James.
"You are," we responded in synchronization.
We were silent for a while until James broke it, like he does with everything.
"We need a name."
"What," asked Roxanne.
"A name for our group. Like The Marauders, The Weasley Twins, The Golden Trio, etc," said James.
"You said something that strikes my creativity, good job. The only other thing that does that is pranks," said Amelia with her weird, and slightly creepy, thinking face.
"Weasley's Weasels," I suggested.
"No."
"What about Gryffindor Gremlins?" asked Roxanne.
"Good, but we need to be great," responded James.
"I got it! Hogwarts Hellions," said Amelia.
"What the hell is a hellion?" I asked.
"A troublemaker," she responded.
"I think it should just be Hellions. The Marauders weren't called blah blah blah Marauders, they were just called Marauders," said James.
"I guess."
"Why do we have to do everything your way?"
"My idea was picked so I don't really care."
