L/J - The Prankster War Begins - L/J
Chapter One-- Intro to the War
"I hate Valentine's Day." I muttered through my jacket that I had sitting over my head. I pulled it down and straightened it looking at Will Pauley. Will Pauley was the Gryffindor chaser and the hottest guy in the school, according to me of course. With his rusty colored hair that came to his green eyes and that electric smile he likes to flash at all the girls drives me crazy.
"Yeah well you're not the only one." Lizzy Schubert rolled her hazel eyes at me and sighed.
"Yeah we've all felt the torment of it." Erayn Parker put her head in her hands that were propped up on the table.
"It's just not fair though, I mean its torture!" I whined pulling my jacket over my head again.
"Hey you need to quit complaining you have a guy." Lizzy glared at me over the table. At the very mention of my boyfriend Lucius Malfoy made me shiver, he was getting on my nerves.
"Yeah well not the one I want." I looked out of my jacket to the other end of the table where Will sat with Sirius Black waiting for the rest of their buddies.
"Then break up with him!" Lily Evans said with her bright red hair falling around her green eyes made it seem that she was very upset on this matter.
"Boys are so mean." Erayn pulled a thought out of the blue as she fixed her bandana that was tied behind her black hair that hung just below her shoulders.
"I can't, and Erayn you are absolutely right!" I pulled my jacket down and kept it there.
"How are they mean Erayn, I like them." Lizzy smiled a dream-like smile.
"Well the way they go around looking so hot and yet they just love to toy with your mind." I piped in before Erayn could respond, Lizzy looked at me as if I was crazy, but then again I just might be, "you wouldn't understand you have Peter." I finished so she would stop looking at me like that.
"Really it's true." Erayn let her grey eyes wander back over to Sirius and sighed again, "Athletes are the worst at it though because all they think about is Quidditch and they don't see the hints at all." I just nodded and hated myself for being in love with an athlete. I watched, actually we all watched as the boys got up grabbing their bags, evidently they had decided that their friends were already at the Quidditch pitch. Our seats were at the end of the table and just happened to be closest to the doors which the boys had to go right past and surprising us all Sirius sat down beside us, while Will stood next to him.
"Hey Erayn, are we doing the extended lessons today?" Sirius smiled at the group turning his attention to Erayn.
"Umm, yeah sure!" Erayn smiled and nodded.
"Ty; you get that levitation spell down yet?" Will smiled in my direction.
"Umm not quite." I felt my face turning red.
"Hey then just come with Erayn to Professor Sarver's class after regular lessons and I'll help ya'." He motioned toward the glowing Erayn. Just then people started getting up making the group realize it was time for classes. I bent over to get my bag as Will asked,
"So you have Professor Zimmin's class next right?"
"Yeah," I smiled as I stood up straight.
"Well then I'll walk you to it, I have-"
"Quidditch practice I know." I blushed, "Thanks."
"See you in class Ty!" Lizzy called back as she and the rest of the group walked ahead.
"Alright." I called back waving, "So when do we get to start going to Hogsmead?" I looked out a window letting the thought run across my mind out loud.
"3rd year, next year for me."
"That's not fair" I playfully whined.
"Hey I'll bring you back something special would that help make things fair?" He smiled over at me
"Umm yeah that could help." I was going to continue on asking about what all was there when an adult's voice rang out.
"Miss Tyson!" I rolled my eyes and we stopped, slowly turning to see a man walking toward us, his black robes swishing around his ankles.
"Halo ah I need to talk to you." A nerdy looking Professor named Jarves came up and put a hand on my shoulder. I shrugged it off.
"Professor, I asked you not to call me that; Tyson or Ty not Halo! Hey Will I'll catch up with you after lessons I gotta go with him." I rolled my eyes at the last bit and Will chuckled but bid me good-bye and left.
"Come with me Halo," He turned and walked off expecting me to follow him.
"IT'S TY!" I screamed after him, waited a moment then marched after him when he didn't respond. Once we had arrived in his office he took a seat behind his desk, offering me a seat across from him.
"Hal- Tyson... why do you like to be called by your last name?" I glared at him as I pulled one leg to my chest so I could sit sideways.
"To annoy the crap out of people like you."
"But you just annoy yourself when I don't call you by it." He wiped his eyes and put his glasses back on.
"Is this what you wanted me for?" I stared out the window pointlessly.
"No it's not, your right, let's get down to business. Yesterday during lunch, the third floor girl's bathroom was vandalized." He crossed his arms and leaned back propping his feet up on his desk. It really was pathetic, the way he tried to look cool but was failing miserably at it.
"And what does this have to do with me?" I turned back to him surprised that he would accuse me of something I didn't do. In one quick movement he pulled his legs back under him and sat straight up glaring at me as if he thought that he did it good enough I would vanish. No such luck.
"Because even though you've only been here less then a year every time something bad happens you and your friends are behind it!" I sat there looking at him wishing he would vanish. I was about to comment on how I'm not always behind it but I stopped myself and thought. Yes, yes we were, he had a point. But still I didn't do it, at least not this time, oh if one of my friends did it and I'm getting in trouble….. I left it at that.
"Yeah well I didn't do it!" I too sat up straight.
"I'd like to beg to differ." He smiled as if he had already won.
"Yeah how?" I leaned forward and put my elbows on my knees.
"We have evidence." Evidence?!?!?! How could they have evidence to something I didn't do? I played it cool even though my mind was racing with a million questions and assumptions.
"Evidence huh? I find that unlikely." I leaned back and let my right ankle rest on my left knee.
"Why do you find that unlikely?" He leaned across his desk pretending to be interested in what I had to say.
"Because how can you have evidence on an innocent person?" I inquired.
"Easy, you're not innocent!" He stood up almost knocking his chair over. We just glared at each other; he bent down and was leaning over his desk. As the minute ticked away another first year student sent by Professor Bayns came in and leaned against the doorway.
"Professor Jarves, Headmaster Dumbledor (I don't no if this is right) would like to speak to Tyson."
"He can in a minute!" Professor Jarves practically yelled, the scared first year whimpered a small 'yes sir' and scampered out of the room. He moved from behind his desk to the front of it, only a foot or two away from me, and leaned against it with his arms crossed.
"You might as well give a full confession now before you get into anymore trouble!" An evil smile played across his lips. As I heard this I got all hot and defensive.
"How can I be in trouble to begin with? I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING!" I stood up screaming. He just moved forward and I sat back down. He leaned over me and got in my face grabbing the arms of the chair, probably so he wouldn't strangle me.
"Plus you're a Wizard for Christ's sake just zap it off." I've been in this school for about 6 months and he already hated me enough to want me gone.
"Halo that is not the point! I know you did this and I will get you! I am personally going to see to it that you are expelled by the end of this year! The only way you will come back next year is over my dead body, never less graduate." He growled at me as I stared at him with pure hatred. The only people that know what I am going through would be Sirius, James, Peter, and maybe just maybe Daemeon, who have all been in enough trouble to blow up any teacher.
"Is that a threat, Professor?" I asked through gritted teeth.
"No Halo, a promise." He sat up straight and went to the door opening it and motioned for me out.
"At least the kid got my name right!" I glared at him as I walked out. Once outside I decided I had better go to Dumbledore's office. On the way there I wondered to myself why in the world would they have the head of Slytherin talk to me about all this, why not Professor Bayns'? He's the head of my house. Just then I saw the kid that told me Dumbledore wanted to see me.
"Oh good Tyson, Professor Bayns said that he was going to talk to you instead of Head master since Dumbledore just left. I just raised an eyebrow and nodded then turned to walk the direction of Professor Bayns' classroom and office. As soon as I got there the door opened and I heard the professor call me in.
"Ahh Miss Tyson have a seat." Professor Bayns' office was dark brown and seemed more comforting then Professor Jarves' did. The walls were lined with books and seemed spacious compared to Professor Jarves' dark green office filled with things that they used in his DADA class. I walked over to the middle of the office and sat in one of the two chairs, "I assume you know about the vandalism that happened yesterday afternoon?" Professor Bayns had a soft smile that made you feel like he really cared but I knew it was fake he just did that to make his victims talk.
"You shouldn't assume anything but yes I do know about it." I immediately became aggressive, "It makes an ass out of you and me." He looked at me puzzled so I explained,
"Spell assume, you get a-s-s-u-m-e, which sounds like your saying ass, you and me…." I just stopped when the puzzled face turned into a frown.
"Halo, there is no need for that kind of language."
"And there is no need for to call me that!" I got angry… again.
"Then what would you prefer?" He pretended to care. All the professors were out to get me, even my head of house, it really was sad.
"Uh, I don't know maybe the name all my friends and family call me?"
"And what might that be?"
"Maybe Tyson? Wait yes I have told you that before, like a gazillion times!"
"Well then Miss Tyson, calm down we just need to talk." He pulled out a folder and opened it on his desk.
"Can we make it quick I need to get to my class?"
"Oh yes you would hate to miss potions. The great troublemaker Tyson loves potions class." He smirked. I hate sarcasm… well I hate it when others do it to me!
"I prefer the term prankster, and its better then this dump!" I hinted to the cozy office, he just frowned.
"Do you-" He didn't finish, a popping noise can from the lit fireplace then Professor Jarves' voice came through so Professor Bayns excused himself and swirled around in his chair to face the fire, which was cut off from my view.
"Hello Professor. No there is no need to yell I can hear you just fine." Professor Jarves' knew I was here and he didn't want me to hear so he must have a spell on him to where only Professor Bayns can hear him because I heard nothing.
"Your angry yes I understand, but at who? Tyson, but why? Ah I see yes I will keep that in mind. No only what is fair, think about it she maybe innocent if she says she is." It was then that I had a new respect for Professor Bayns with just that statement, but he continued, "I don't know, I haven't talked to her yet. Yes she is right here." At this point I rolled my eyes and got comfortable, "No, no Professor that is uncalled for! Yes I will get back to you later though!" There was a loud popping noise and Professor Bayns swirled back around and looked at me with a forced smile.
"He has it in for me!" I folded my arms and raised an eyebrow.
"Now why do you think that?" I just looked at him as if he too were crazy, "Okay, about this thing did you do it?"
"No" I said with all the seriousness I could muster, but then again I'm a know prankster, I don't get serious much.
"Professor Jarves seems to think other wise."
"I already told you he has it in for me." I started to whine about how he threatened me and told me that it was a promise and all, he seemed to be taking my side but I knew better.
"Did the Professor show you the 'evidence' we supposedly have?" He looked at me as if he had a great concern for my well being.
"No but it can't be anything since I didn't do it!"
"Would you come with me?" He got up and walked to the door.
"Not if we're not going to my class." I remained seated.
"Tyson get up." He opened the door and walked out; I had no choice but to follow him, I grabbed my bag and we left.
We went up three sets of stairs and into the girl's restroom, Professor Bayns motioned for me to go in first.
"I told Mr. Filch not to clean it off until you saw it again" He said as we turned into the main part of the restroom. My eyes got as big as saucers and my mouth dropped open at the sight of it. I quickly recovered and found a smart remark to throw at him.
"I wondered why this bathroom was closed yesterday." I walked over to the wall to try and see what was on it…paint… maybe. The whole room was covered in it. It was used to write with on the walls, mirrors, stalls, and even the floor. It was all in purple and blue; and as everyone knew; those were my favorite colors. It said some vulgar stuff, stuff even I wouldn't write, some of it was stupid made up words. It said all kinds of things but I saw something that I had made the mistake in saying earlier. Not ten minutes ago I told Professor Bayns that I preferred the term Prankster not troublemaker, big mistake. In the biggest font on the main mirror said, "Pranksters vs. Tagz, the war has begun" What war? I didn't know of any war! Then the professor basically gave me my death certificate by bringing my attention to something smaller, much smaller. There in little letters was my signature, no mistaking it.
I pounded on my potion teacher's door with all my strength and muttered how I hate the fact that they keep all the doors locked. He pulled it open and I stormed inside slamming down in my chair next my friends, all of which were starring at me.
"Tyson-" He started to lecture me on disturbing his class,
"Professor, don't start with me today!" He glared at me for a moment but went back up to the front to try and get the kids attention again. Once things had settled down the whole gang got as close to me as they could which included; Erayn, Lily, Lizzy, Sirius , James Potter, Peter Pettigrew(sp), Remus Lupin, Rory Bacon, Lindzi Milian, Sophie Brewster, Lindsay Greene, Whitney Taylor, Charlotte Woodsen, Aerith Gainbrough, and Rielly Richards.
"What's up where've ya' been?" Everyone looked at me as Lizzy who was closest leaned over and whispered. Lily glanced at the professor to make sure he wasn't looking.
"Did you guys hear about the third floor girl's restroom?" They all nodded and Sophie spoke up,
"Yeah I heard it was bad, something about a war, everyone is talking about it." I frowned and got off subject,
"How come they weren't talking about it this morning at breakfast?"
"No one knew about it they just thought the bathroom was closed for cleaning or something. But ten minutes before classes started a professor let it spill to a student and you know how fast news can travel in this school!" Sophie whispered back.
"Tyson, Brewster! Is there something you'd like to share?" Professor Zimmin asked and everyone sat up straight pretending to be paying attention.
"No" we both retorted.
"Stop interrupting my class Tyson or you're out of here." He glared at me again but went on with the lesson. After a minute or two the rest of the kids turned back around and everyone huddled back together.
"But anyways the professors think me or one of you guys did it, though they think it was mostly me. You guys didn't do it did you?" When everyone shook their heads I went on, "They don't even suspect anyone other than me really, but I didn't do it this time, I swear!" I frowned and bit my lip.
"We believe you, but why do they think it was you more than anyone else, we all do that kind of stuff." James looked at me then the rest of the gang, who all nodded in agreement.
"Man you guys, you call tell this isn't my work. It said some pretty bad stuff with words I never even knew existed! And somehow my sig. is on it!"
"Your signature? How'd they get that?" Char's eyes got big.
"Not my name signature, my prankster one, you know the one I leave on everything I do?"
"Oh yeah the one with the triangle and circle inside each other then the letters; M.W.H.?" She nodded as it all came back to her.
"Yeah that one."
"So they think you did it, are you in trouble?" Char asked as she ran her tongue across her lips.
"They said I'm allowed in school until they can really prove it was me, then as soon as they do I'm out, until then all my 'privileges' are gone. I can't do anything."
"I told you leaving a signature would get you in trouble." Peter looked at me with one of those I-told-you-so smiles; Lizzy looked surprised at him and softly hit him in the shoulder. All he did was smile at her sweetly; she just rolled her eyes playfully and leaned back over to listen to me.
"How come they just now told you about it?" Erayn asked as she rolled her eyes at the playful couple to her right.
"They said it took awhile to find my signature. But get this; in the biggest letters said the pranksters and Tagz were at war. Since when have we been at war?" I inquired as everyone shrugged; Aerith looked puzzled but tried to cover it up,
"Hey, I'm losing my mind remind me again what a Tagz is." She tried to smile as if she really had forgotten what it meant; I looked at her and shook my head,
"It's what the professors call troublemakers. You know Daemeon Taglen right?" she nodded, "Remember on the train ride at the beginning of this year he started a group of troublemakers and called em' Tagz?"
"Oh yeah," She blushed, "But why are you at war?"
"My best bet is that it's cause when he started the group me and the guys wouldn't join. He knew from that incident in Diagon Alley that me and the guys were the best of the best pranksters, so he got jealous. Remember? I mean it was less then 6 months ago. But anyways some good news is that Will said he'd help me with the levitation charm today in extended lessons."
"You already have the levitation charm down!" Sirius looked at me through his dark hair that fell over his eyes.
"I know that, but he doesn't"
"Whatever Ty," the boys rolled their eyes and went to talking to themselves about Quidditch leaving us girls alone, but me being me I had to get in the last word.
"That way I can hang out with him for a reason and not just tag along with Erayn when she gets hers from you!" I smiled forgetting all about the threat of expulsion, everyone turned back to the lesson except Aerith who leaned as close to me as she could from her seat.
"She gets extended lessons from Sirius?" Her mouth dropped open.
"Oh sorry, I forgot you liked him too."
"Too? I liked him first and for much longer!"
"Okay but still I'm sorry."
"That is so cheating!" Aerith murmured under her breath as she sat up straight, eyes glaring at Erayn as Lily and Lizzy leaned over.
"She okay?" Lizzy motioned to Aerith.
"Yeah I'll explain later." They nodded and sat up. I just looked at Aerith as if she was crazy but then again, like me, she could very well be.
After class let out I burst out into the hall and collided with none other than Daemeon Taglen, the Tagz leader.
"Sorry, oh it's you. I take back what I just said." He looked up from the book he was trying to read, his piercing blue eyes glared at me.
"Already did!" I glared right back at him, "Now Daemeon why in the world would you be holding a book, everyone knows you can't read!" I heard snickers behind me which meant my buds were right behind me to back me up.
"Shut-up diphead."
"Diphead huh? Nice choice of a word…. wait a min!" for once I was actually thinking hard on something other than a prank, "That was one of the words on the restroom wall, one of the ones I said were made up! Wait!" I whispered to myself but heard a murmur from my friends as the information set in and assumptions were made. By the time I realized what happened, Daemeon was already almost all the way down the hall now holding the book casually at his side looking straight a head, "Get back here!" I ran after him and when I caught up to him I grabbed his robes and swung him around almost making him trip, "YOU DID IT!" I screamed in his face. His eyes were about ready to explode from holding in laughter.
"Did what?" He acted astonished.
"You did that to the girl's bathroom and put my signature on it to get me in trouble for it!" I said a little bit quieter, through gritted teeth. He smiled as he slightly rocked oh his heels, I saw my friends coming toward us out of the corner of my eye.
"So what if I did, what are ya' going to do about it." I was about to hex him but Lily's voice popped into my head for some reason, it said, "Halo you need to control your temper, don't get back at someone through a hex, get back at them mentally, its more fun" So I took the advise and I didn't hex him but told him,
"I'm going to give you what you want… a war. An I'm going to cream you at it so bad you'll wish you never messed with me or my friends. Guys The Wars On!"