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ON WITHT TEH FIC!

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"No, no! I'm telling you this'll work! Just sprinkle some of that into the bowls before they send everything out and it will all work out! Seriously!"

James Potter's voice came in a hushed whisper as he explained his latest scheme to his best friend Sirius Black.

"I don't know, Prongs. It may not work out as well as you think. Remember the monkey? Yeah, not pretty."

"Now, see, I got my shots. Everything worked out in the end!"

"Yeah, but you bloody well scarred Wormtail for life."

"No, no, no, Wormtail's fine. That twitch will disappear by next year, promise."

"All right, whatever. So, are you sure about this?"

"Totally, we'll tell everyone else in the morning. Night Pads."

"Right then. 'Night Prongs.

"So basically, you're proposing that we try to get as many points taken from our house as possible?"

Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew had been walking through the common room when James and Sirius came rushing down from the dorms. They slammed the two onto the nearest couch, and told them a plan for their next prank. The boys were currently sitting, totally bewildered, across from Padfoot and Prongs

"Nooo... not exactly. C'mon Moony! Don't be such a party pooper!" James said.

"I'm not being a party pooper," Remus exclaimed. "I just don't want this to end up like the last one..."

"With the monkey?" Peter interrupted nervously, "Yeah. I still twitch whenever I see a lamp shade..."

"You'll be fine...after some therapy, anyway...," James said quickly, "it shouldn't be that hard to pull it off. Are you guys in?"

"Of course they're in!" Sirius quipped, reaching over and wrapping his arm around Remus. "It wouldn't be a true Marauder prank if they weren't in!"

"I don't know. I do not want to be the laughing stock of the school again," Peter said slowly.

"Hello! Earth to Wormtail! That's the whole bloomin' point!" James said, waving a hand in his face, "Besides, they'll never catch us!"

"That's what you said last time," Peter said quietly.

"And the time before that...," continued Remus.

"And the time before that," Sirius said, "Ya' know, James I'm starting to think Remus and Peter are right. I don't know about this one. It just doesn't seem to have the same sort of... potential as the last few."

Sirius finished the sentence with as much caution and care as possible, as not to bruise James' delicate ego. James' jaw dropped and his eyes grew wide.

"No way! You cannot back out on this now! Not when we're so excited!"

"No James," Remus pointed out, "you're the one who's the most excited about it."

"Oh come oonnn," James whined. "Please!" James whimpered innocently. He opened his eyes wider and pouted his bottom lip.

"There is no way that's going to work on us, Prongs. It may work on Lily, but it doesn't work on us. Remus was the one who taught you that anyway!"

"C'mon guys. This'll rock! Please!" James pounded his fist on the table.

"Augh...you know what? Fine, why not," Sirius said desperately, "As long as you stop whining."

"Brilliant! Okay, what about you two?"

"Well... " Peter began, "why not...," he said, waving a hand toward Sirius.

"Et tu, Remus?"

"Don't use that on me Sirius," Remus said looking down at the book he was holding. "It's starting to get old. Plus, it's not like one little sentence is going to'….," Remus paused as he looked up at Sirius. He had imitated the look James used earlier, though this had a different effect on Remus. A tingle shot up and down Remus' spine. "I…um…but…oh... sure," he said finally. "Why not?"

"Awesome! We strike at dawn tomorrow... Actually dinner... in about a week... I'll keep you updated, 'kay?"

"Whatever you say James. Now get shut up before you reveal too much. Lily won't approve of this you know..."

"Speak of the Devil," Sirius said loudly. Lily had just walked through the portrait door and, spotting the boys in the corner, started walking toward them.

"Oh, ha ha ha," she said sarcastically. She reached down and smacked Sirius in the back of the head.

"Ouch! What the bloody hell did I do to deserve that!"

"What do you think, you stupid prat?"

Exasperated, she dropped herself on top of James, wrapping her arms around him.

"You know dear, you really should get rid of those friends. There're just holding you back."

"You know what? That sounds like a good idea."

"Hey!" Peter and Sirius shouted in unison. Remus just sat there, smiling at all of them quietly. Suddenly, Lily grabbed James and pulled him into a deep kiss.

"Ewww," Sirius moaned.

"Seriously, could you do that somewhere else?" Peter agreed.

The couple broke their kiss and Lily looked over at Peter with one her eyebrows raised.

"Oh, come on now. You're all just jealous. Lets go some were more 'private'." She grabbed James by the wrist and dragged him off to another corner. James looked over his shoulder and raised both his eyebrows. Sirius rolled his eyes and Peter pretended to gag himself while Remus smiled and waved after them.

"Honestly, why do they have to go around snogging everywhere," Sirius glanced over his shoulder, where, sure enough, James and Lily where making out. Remus smirked and looked at Sirius.

"I think Lily was right, you're just jealous."

"Me? Jealous? Hardly. In case you didn't notice, I could get any girl I want, whenever I want. I am a Hogwarts God."

Sirius turned around and saw a group of 5th years staring at him. He smiled and winked at them and they dissolved into a fit of giggles.

"See what I mean?" he said laughing. "It works on anyone! Watch."

He smiled handsomely at Remus, who blushed slightly. Remus gave a small squeak and slapped his hand over his mouth. Peter blinked in awe and Sirius threw his head back, roaring with laughter.

"Told ya'," he said smiling broadly. "No one in school can do that other than me. It's my gift and my curse."

"Curse?" Peter repeated. "I would hardly call it a curse."

"Yeah, me neither, really, but it sounds so angst-ee. The girls love it, drives 'em nuts."

"That as so not fair," Peter whined.

"C'est la vie," Remus said.

"Too true, my friend, too true," Sirius commented.

"What does that mean…?" Peter asked quietly.

"Well, good luck with that Wormtail. By the way, how's that Care of Magical Creatures homework going?"

Peter's eyes grew wide and his mouth flew open.

"Wha-wha-what homework!" he asked hysterically.

'The Care of Magical Creatures homework that's due in 3 days…the homework that we've supposed to be working on for about 2 week…?" Sirius asked slowly.

"Oh damn!" Peter ran quickly up the stairs to the dorm, while Sirius and Remus sat in the common room, laughing.

"Speaking of, have you finished that homework yet?" Remus asked. He turned on the couch and looked at Sirius with his eyebrows raised.

"Ha! No! There's no Care of Magical Creatures homework. Or at least I don't think so…"

"Well, you might want to check on that. I'm going to go to bed, so I guess I'll see you later…" Remus stood up and stretched his arms over his head as far as he could. His shirt crept up a little revealing a thin line of tan skin. Sirius couldn't help but glance at Remus' abdomen. He shivered slightly, but regained his composure before Remus finished stretching.

"Good night, Pads."

As Remus walked up to the dorm, Sirius gave a short sigh and muttered something under his breath inaudibly.

"Night, Moony. And sweet dreams."

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