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"ALBUS!"

James Potter was not a angry person. Not in anyway. As a matter of fact he was probably the most easy going member of the Potter-Weasley clan.

There were only three things that could get his blood boiling; People messing with his family, losing a Quidditch match, and his younger brother.

However this time, the source of James' anger was not caused by his black-haired, green-eyed brother. But it would cause him a great amount of amusement.

"What?" Albus asked calmly looking up from his potions homework, the last of the essay that needed to be written before school started again.

"What did you do?" James demanded looking thoroughly flustered.

Albus frowned at him confused, "Do you mean in general or just today?" he asked dryly.

"Don't play dumb. You know what I'm talking about"

Rolling his eyes Al turned back to his essay, "As hard as this is for you to comprehend James, I am not all knowing. There are many times where things happen without my notice." he finished off the paragraph "If you're looking for someone with all-knowing powers I suggest you ask Molly." he looked up at his brother while he rolled up the parchment "I have no idea what you're talking about."

James growled "Ass." his eyes were blazing so much that had Albus been anyone else he might have been afraid "Where is my Captains Badge?" he demanded.

It took Albus a few minutes to get it and when he did he broke into a wide grin "Someone stole your Captains Badge?"

James could tell his younger brother was only seconds away from laughing "You did" he hissed "Don't deny it."

"Well I will, because as much as I wish I had thought of it first, it wasn't me." Albus told him finding it very hard to keep a straight face.

It was at that moment that Teddy decided to apparate right in the middle of the room "Hey" he said cheerfully. After a moment of silence and taking in the scene he frowned slightly "What's going on?"

"Someone" James glared at his brother "Stole my captains badge" he hissed anger leaking from every pore.

That was it, Al couldn't hold it in any longer and burst out laughing.

"Oh... well it wasn't Al" said Ted, looking a little bewildered.

That made James pause and turn to look at his god brother, "Um, what?"

Ted looked at him and then finally realized that he probably should have stayed quite "...nothing."

"Liar." James accused advancing on him. "Who?"

"Not a chance." Ted replied staring the younger boy down, but after a moment he decided that it couldn't hurt. "Lily."

James, for the first time that night laughed. "Yeah, sure" it wouldn't be Lily. Of course not Lily, if she wanted to get back at him for something she would throw something at him -or hex him if they were in school- not this. This was kind of prank was more in tune with something...Louis!

"I'm gonna kill him!" James growled before disapparating out of the room leaving behind a laughing Albus and an amused ted.

"What happened?" Lily asked walking into the house followed by Hugo and Louis, all three wore Cheshire grins on their faces.

Al looked at them and laughed even harder "You three are brilliant!" he told them through laughs.

"Oh" Hugo said gleefully "It gets better."

"How?" Al and Ted asked simultaneously.

The three pranksters shared a grin and then Louis replied "Just wait to find out where it turns up."