It was breakfast of April 1st in Hogwarts, and the students and staff were all on edge while having breakfast in the Great Hall. This was THE week. Those four hooligans would be at each others throats for a week for their annual prank war. And then they came in.
Remus Lupin walked with a book under his arm and a half asleep face. "Morning."
Sirius Black sauntered in, waving his wand around and loudly exclaimed "WHAT'S UP, HOGWARTS?!"
James Potter walked in with Peter Pettigrew sort of being his shadow. They both said "Hey" and all four took their seats simulateonsly.
And then Dumbledore walked in and took to the main podium. The Marauders all looked at each other.
"Hey, what's Big Beard doing here?!" Sirius joked, earning a few snickers from his companions.
"Attention! This is the last moment of peace for a week in Hogwarts. Today marks the beginning of the annual Marauders Prank War. Gentlemen, if you will come forward."
"Shit! They never announced it before!"
"Moony, chill out."
Peter, James, Remus, and Sirius all hesitantly got up and walked to the front of the Great Hall and stood in a row, holding their hands behind their backs or fiddling with their wands.
"At the end of the week, one of them shall be crowned the victor and receive the Marauders Cup. Each prank that is used and succeeds on the others shall count as one point. The winner shall be decided by the amount of points recieved. Now then, the rules."
All of the Marauders groan except for Remus, who stares them all down with a look that says "shut it".
"Rule 1: Anything LEGAL goes. No using any magic illegal by Wizard law. No using the unforgivable curses.
Rule 2: Nothing too deadly. We all know what happened last year with the spiders and the tea party. Speaking of which, the forest is STILL forbidden!"
The Marauders all look around and whistle or murmur something about how they were nowhere near the forest.
"Rule 3: No outside help. Any magic you use or prank you pull must be of your own creation. No other student is allowed to assist you.
Rule 4: No involving anyone else. All pranks must directed at the other three and not any other students or staff. However, pranks are allowed during classes as long as there is minimal destruction.
Rule 5: If you concede at any time, you are not allowed to be crowned victor, however, you may still be the target. You may be seated, gentlemen."
The four headed back to their seats and continued eating, worried about what will happen now.
"Now, wagering is open until lunch of day seven. At dinner of day seven, the winner will be announced. Mr Pettigrew, as the winner of last year, please do the honors."
Peter pulled out a giant bell and looked around excitedly.
"IT'S GAME ON!"
He rang the bell and everyone ran out of the room, dropping everything and scrambling over each other. After this chaos is over, the Marauders run out one by one.
Sirius: Good luck, boys. You'll need it!
Remus: It's my turn to finally win!
James: You'll all suffer!
Peter: Oh, this is gonna be fun.