Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans

by laccio.da.scarpa

What if the Marauders weren't the best prankers in Hogwarts? Maybe they were bested in their last year a few times, and they'll be through disastrous situations to prove themselves as the best ... on everything? Only that there might be other plans.

1. Acid

Chapter 1: Acid

-We need to make a really good prank this time. People are starting to forgive us! They say we are finally growing up! THIS IS AN EMERGENCY!- said Sirius Black in a maniac manner

-Come on Padfoot, we are in our last year.- said Remus Lupin not even bothering to look up from his book.

-EXACTLY! That is my point! We have work all this years for losing our reputation at last?- Sirius shouted manically looking completely mad and having a tick in his left eye

James was putting half attention but the last sentence make him burst out laughing –You're right! You ARE losing it.- said he between laughs

Remus looked from his book to James and Sirius. And he couldn't help it, and started to laugh too.

Meanwhile Peter was through a gigantic bag of sweets and hadn't really realized what was happening but the sound of laughter caught his attention and decided to look up toward his friends.

As always the Marauders had claimed an entire compartment for themselves, Peter Pettigrew looked around and looked at Sirius standing in the middle of the compartment in front of the window growing red, Remus was siting by the window with a book closed in one of his hand and the other grasping the bench, trying to find support because he was about to fall for laughing so much, James was laughing in the other compartment's bench, he was lying in it and not leaving room for anyone else. Peter was sitting with James but he decided to go to buy some candy and when he returned he found his friends' rearrangements and just decided to lie in the floor with all his candies which were all the ones of the trolley.

Suddenly James fell from the bench for laughing so much and not even Sirius could resist laughing at his friend because his face had hit some kind of Peter´s candies and his head was all covered in a poop-liked substance. Peter thought that it wasn´t fun to mess with his candies but even though he smiled and laugh a little.

-Peter have you bought all the trolley?- asked Remus smiling while James's and Sirius's laughs died out.

-Yes! There are all the candies of the trolley.- said Sirius

-Well, yes is all that was left from the trolley.- said Peter – We are almost the last compartment and I couldn't choose a candy and decided to buy it all, since is our last trip to Hogwarts, I thought "What the hell!"; that and I had James' money.- he added with a smile

-Wow! This is great all the floor is cover in candy.- said James

-Yes Prongs I think that that soften your fall but ruined your clothes. -said Remus starting to laugh again.

-Yes and you look as if a dog had pooped on your head.- said Sirius laughing –I think it even smells funny!-

They all started to laugh again Sirius sat in the now empty bench to avoid falling to the candy sea in the floor.

Suddenly the compartment´s door flew open and James immediately stop laughing but all the others started to laugh, harder after seeing who it was and the look in James's face.

-YOU LOOK LIKE A POOPED TOMATO!- shouted Sirius between hysterical laughs

His shout made more faces to show up in the door.

-What the hell.- said Anne Troscop a tall girl with beautiful tanned skin an long brownish straight hair, and big light brown eyes.

-We should have known.- said Isa Soln a slim strong girl with dark olive small Chinese like eyes and brown curly hair over her shoulders.

-Hi, girls.- said Sirius confidently when he stopped laughing and the girls continued gaping at them as if they were mad.

They seemed to come back to reality.

-Hi.- said Lily the first and the shortest girl with long straight red hair, incredible almond shaped emerald eyes and a smile covering the surprise. Her friends following her lead decided to stop gaping and adopted a smile and a straight face and say hi too.

-So what brings you here?- said Remus

-Well, we were waiting for the trolley.- started Isa –Because Lily haven´t eat since yesterday and she is really hungry, but the trolley never came and when we went to ask they said us this compartment bought all.-

-Yes. But why does James has poop on his head, and face, and, well, everywhere?- said Anne with a disgusted expression.

James was still on the floor iced with shame. And his friends couldn´t help to laugh a little more.

-Oh. Don´t mind that.- said Sirius –So Lily you still hungry? You can have anything you choose that James hadn´t ruined already.-

Lily looked at James. In the floor and couldn´t help but laugh, a little. Even Anne and Isa were trying their best not to laugh but after hearing Lily they couldn´t help it.

-Seriously?- said Anne

-Yes. Why not? She´s hungry right?- said Remus

-We will even help you find what you want.- said Sirius

-Yes, and Anne and Isa can choose too.- said Peter from the floor looking intently at Anne

James wasn't moving yet.

-I want a pasty.- said Lily picking up one

-I just want a sugar quill.- said Anne

-No thanks I'm waiting for the feast.- said Isa

-Can I take those.- said Lily biting her lip and pointing to James

-James?- asked Sirius surprised

-No moron the beans near Potter´s neck.-

-Here.- said Sirius handing them

She took them and smiled.

-Well bye.- said Anne opening the door and going out followed by Isa

Lily went out but stuck her head out.

-Thanks guys.- said she while conjugating a camera from thin air and snapping a photo at James which was getting scarlet at this point. –And Sirius,-she said with a pause- you´re losing it.- and added a wave to her wand.

And the moment the door shut close a greenish liquid fell from nowhere and covered the Marauders in a stinky green substance.

-Shit!- cried Sirius trying to get cleaned

-What was that about?- asked Peter looking at the gross liquid in his hands

-It was supposed to cover THEM when they opened the box.- said Sirius

-Really?- said Remus confused attempting to clean his book –I don´t even noticed when you cursed the box.-

-You're right.- said Sirius suddenly amazed –How did she noticed?-

-Well now James isn't the only one smelling funny.- said Peter angry

They remembered their frozen friend and looked at him.

-JAMES!- Sirius called

-What?- said he clueless

-How odd.- said Sirius looking at the substance in his clothes trying to know how does Lily found out.

-Yes.- said Remus looking puzzled

-Yes, she hates those beans.- said James looking at the door.

-What?- said Sirius –What are you talking about?

-James attention!- said Remus –Lily Evans had just beat us with our prank, she discovered Sirius's curse!-

-Oh!- said James –That. –

-Of course idiot! That!- said Sirius exasperated

The Marauders spend the rest of the trip in silence trying to get cleaned and figure out how Lily fired back without being even hit.

-How did you know?- asked Anne back in their compartment

-Yes, I didn´t even looked his wand.- said Isa

-I dunno.- said Lily munching her pasty –Just kind of feel it.-

-Well that was great.- said Isa

-Yes, a great start to our last year.- said Anne

-Of course!- said Isa excited –As this is our last year we are going to enjoy it hugely.-

-I'm not sure.-said Lily swallowing her pasty. –I'm the head girl after all. And I don´t even know who is the head boy and this year might-

-Exactly!- interrupted Anne –We, especially you, have always been the angel students, not doing anything but get good grades. –

-Yes.- said Isa –And besides we are all so very excited about this. And we can't do it without you. You're the genius in this, we´re amateurs.-

-Hey! I'm not a professional pranker or anything.- said Lily smiling

-Yes you are, you´re only out of shape.- said Anne

-I should have never invited you to my house this vacations.- said Lily looking at the half eaten pasty

-Of course you ought to do it!- said Anne –How else are we were going to find out that you almost fail muggle third grade for being a pro.-

-Yes, I didn't quite liked your sister but she gave us our prank leader.- said Isa

-Ok. Now you are taking things way too far.- said Lily munching a little more pasty.

-And besides what has just happened is a sign of your talent, why didn´t you do that before.- said Isa

-Because is wrong.- said Lily

-Of course not!- said Anne –But Isa is right you could at least warned us of a lot of pranks.-

-And yourself too.- said Isa doubtful -What DID happened Lily?-she said while staring at Lily. Isa was famous for her stares nobody could lie or ignore her when she used them.

-Don´t do that.- said Lily tying to ignore her but Isa continued to look at her –Ok. Fine.-

-Ha. Beat you.- said Isa triumphantly

-I don´t know exactly guess you guys kind of turned on again that switch over the summer. Just wish I don´t get stupid again.-

-Of course not.- said Anne –I don´t even know what you did to pass that curse to themselves, and it was pretty impressive to conjugate a useful camera out of thin air. Have you got the photo?-

-Of course, I got two.-

-Two?- asked Anne

-Yes I got the spell from the cameras and put it on the door so when the door closed the camera shoot, I thought that the glow of the curse covered the flash.-

-Is that even possible?- asked Isa

-Of course. It's magic!- said Lily excitingly, handing them the two moving photos. One with James´s face growing redder and redder under the hideous poop-liked substance while gaping at the camera and the other were the four of them getting splashed in the greenish stinky liquid.

They looked at them and started laughing.

-Wow. You´re certainly good.- said Anne –This is going to be like the best year ever.-

-Yes. Just wait till Lori arrives!- said Isa excitedly

-Oh. This is so wrong.- cried Lily

-What!- said Isa –Of course not, we are only pranking the Marauders for all his years of treachery against all and specially us! Remember before fifth grade!-

-Yes.- continued Anne –And after that Potter stalks you. And made your life a living hell, and after what he did to Thomas last winter ball no boy will get near you.-

-And the cruel things that they did to everyone! Remember when they stick that first year boy to the roof the first day during sorting. There's not even a roof in the great hall!-

-And when they flooded our room.-

-And when they grew carrots in your head instead of hair.-

-And when that Ravenclaw got jinxed for a month.-

-And-

-Ok!- interrupted Lily –I got it.-

-So, you're in, right?- asked Anne nervously

-Of course. You have said it you are amateurs, you will never prank the Marauders alone.-

-We need a name too.-said Isa

-Yes!- said Anne excitedly

-What about shadows?- said Lily

-No.- said Anne simply –Too manly we are girls, what about pinkers?-

-No. I think we have to say we are better than them we won´t only prank them we are going to sabotage their plans.- said Lily who didn't liked the idea of a name

-I got it!- said Isa –Howlers!-

-Like the post ones?- asked Lily

-Yes, think about it they are strong, ingenious, and almost always punish the Marauders.-

-Perfect.- said Anne

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