Mischief Managed
A/N: This is a story about how Fred and George swipe the Marauder's map. It tells of why they were in Filch's office and how the chance of stealing it came about. I want to do this story and I have another story in mind about Luna Lovegood and a couple others about Fred and George.
First years Fred and George Weasley were playing their latest prank. The Gryffindors were known pranksters and had ideas for a new prank nearly every week. But if they had to they duplicated old ideas if the were having a bad week of no plans. Today they were planting dungbombs in the corridors (unoriginal but c'mon they are only first years).
While bent over setting bombs down, they heard the tap of a walking stick on the floor heading down the hall. Mr. Filch. The twins started sprinting in the opposite direction only to have their path intercepted by Mrs. Norris, the cat. They would be caught. There were no escape routes.
"Come with me," Filch said from behind them. They turned and walked off with him.
In Filch's office they sat in filthy moth eaten chairs. The odd thing was that they were grinning. Smiling because Filch had not collected the bombs they had set and the prank would still go as planned. Except the getting caught part.
Filch sat down behind his desk and started stroking his cat. "Why were you troublemakers putting dungbombs in the hallway?" he asked gruffly.
The ginger- headed twins put quizzical looks on their faces. Then George answered, "I believe we were putting our latest joke in action. What do you think Fred?"
"I don't know because we're not known to do stuff like this since our first day," said Fred.
"True, true," George agreed.
"There is no tolerance for sarcasm," Filch half shouted. Mrs. Norris leaped off his lap and prowled out the door.
After about five or so more minutes of questions with obvious answers, Mrs. Filch ran into the office and meowed loudly. Filch got up and started to follow her out the door but turned back and said, "Stay put!" then ran off.
"I believe it is time to leave," Fred said with a mischievous smile.
"Wait," George told him, "That drawer is labeled as confiscated items. There could be years of pranking material in it."
"Well then let's check it out."
They jerked open the drawer and shuffled through the old things taken from students. There was old-fashioned Filibuster's fire works and other things their brother, Charlie, told them was sold at Zonko's joke shop in Hogsmeade.
Near the middle of the pile there was a piece of folded parchment with a smaller piece of parchment stuck to it with a sticking charm that read,
To reveal tap once and say, I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.
To disclose tap once and say, Mischief managed.
The looked up at each other and Fred pulled out his wand and did as the instructions said. "Messrs. Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs present the Marauder's Map," George read. Fred unfolded it to show a full map of Hogwarts. There were dots to show teachers and students walking around complete with name labels for all of them.
"Wicked," the twins said in unison.
They glanced at the map again to see Filch coming back and Fred closed it. Shut the drawer of confiscated items and they rushed back to their chairs. Filch walked back in mumbling to him self about rude students. "Leave. You will be let off this time."
The twins ran out of the office and raced up to the common room to explore their new discovery. The Marauder's Map.
A/n: Not my best but I kind of like it. It's also incredibly short. Review please.