Written for The Golden Snitch Scavenger Hunt (Easter), Team Castelobruxo
585 words without Author's note and title
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Annual Marauder's Easter
It was 11:59 pm in Hogwarts, and all was silent. Most everyone was asleep, except a group of four boys who were commonly referred to as Marauders. The group were absolutely still, each watching as the seconds ticked by, sitting on Sirius's bed.
As soon as midnight struck, the room exploded with light and confetti.
"Alright, men!" James announced, slamming a notebook onto the bed between them, "Are you ready to make this the best Marauder's Easter that any has ever seen?"
"You bet!" Sirius exclaimed as Peter cheered and Remus smiled.
"Our esteemed comrade Moony has compiled a list of activities for us to chose from. Wormtail, would you do the honors of choosing the Great Prank of Easter?" James asked, suddenly turning solemn as he slid the notebook to Wormtail. Peter, attempting to be equally solemn but failing to completely hide his smile, opened the notebook. The instant it was open, everyone averted their gaze, including Peter. The smallest boy's finger hovered over the first page, before it finally touched down.
"Got it." Peter announced. Everyone looked back to the page to see what he'd chosen.
"Good one, Wormtail." Sirius said, leaning forward to read the words.
James dramatically proclaimed, "The Annual Easter Prank has been chosen! Now, Padfoot? How shall the school celebrate?"
Peter carefully handed the notebook to Sirius, who flipped to the next page. Everyone once again closed their eyes as Sirius's finger traveled in loops around the page, finally coming to a stop.
Sirius uncovered his eyes, before grinning, "Yes!"
The others opened their eyes, leaning over to see what had been chosen.
"I was hoping we'd do the scavenger hunt." Remus commented.
"And now it's my turn!" James said, taking it from Sirius.
Sirius clapped him on the shoulder, "Come on, James, get a good one! You better not get the flower theme this time, it felt way too girly, even if it is Easter."
"The flowers were very nice, excuse you. And they weren't nearly as distracting as the year we did rabbits. That was a nightmare. We're never bringing in live rabbits again." Remus replied.
Peter piped up, "Come on, Moony, it wasn't that bad."
"You weren't the one who had to find them all again. And clean up after them." Remus sniffed, crossing his arms.
"Don't be like that, Moony." Sirius whined, "We gave you loads of chocolate as repayment. Really, it was all in good fun, and the girls totally loved it."
"Stop arguing, guys." James said, "Close your eyes now."
They did as James turned the page, quickly choosing the theme for decorations this year. "Alright, got it."
Everyone opened their eyes.
"Thank Merlin, no flowers! Those things made me sneeze." Sirius commented, "But I'm good with those decorative egg things and the baby chickens. And no, Remus, we won't make you collect the live animals afterwards. James can do it."
"Hey, I didn't agree-"
"Yeah, yeah." Sirius said, waving him off, "Maybe we could add something where the eggs fall onto people's heads when they walk through a door or something. Into the Great Hall? And instead of dumping egg yolk and all that stuff on them, it dumps glitter and grass bits."
"Sounds good." James replied. "Let's get Marauder's Easter started, men! Don't forget to keep track of time and when to take those potions, otherwise you'll be falling asleep and missing all of the fun."
And so, the Marauders began preparing for the holiday, eager to see the results.