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This story takes place in the Marauders' third year. This is the one-shot of how the giant squid was made. My idea, but characters belongs to JK Rowling.
"Is this a smart idea?"
"Shut up, Remus," a boy with curly long hair ordered. His gray eyes were sparkling mischievously. "Just get working."
Remus, who had light brown hair and amber eyes, frowned. "How come Peter and I have to do the squid catching, Sirius?" he protested. "It's cold. I don't want to go in the water."
"I don't know, either. How come Remus and Peter have to do it, James?" Sirius turned to the grinning boy with the messy black hair and hazel-eyes.
"Because I don't want to go in the water, and Sirius is supposed to get the container ready," James answered. He chuckled a bit nervously when Remus shot him a furious glare, but waved it away. "Get started, Rem, Pete."
Remus, grumbling, waved his wand over himself and cast a waterproofing charm over himself and Peter. He waded into the water, shivering a bit. He was waterproof, but he could still feel the water. Remus waited, eyes sweeping over the water. A flicker of movement caught his sharp eyes and he yelled, "Accio!"
Remus spluttered as a clump of seaweed splattered itself over its face. He ripped it off furiously and heard James and Sirius roaring with laughter. Even Peter was chuckling a bit. The small mousy boy had given up and he had been sitting beside James, watching Remus. Remus made a rude hand gesture at James, making him roar even harder. He took out his wand and bellowed, "Accio Squid!"
A slimy, disgusting squid sprang into his hands. "Eww!" Remus flung the small squid at James, who yelped. Sirius slammed the huge jar container down and captured the squid. Remus hurried forward, wiping squid slime over his trousers. He pointed his wand at the jar, filling it with water. Sirius, nodding with satisfaction, shrunk the jar and put it in his pocket.
"Let's get back. We're done here," James said. Remus glowered at James the entire way.
"All right. If everything goes as planned, the squid will squirt out its disgusting ink all over Malfoy and teach him a lesson," Remus announced.
"Pretty-boy Malfoy is going to get it tonight!" Sirius said, grinning.
Remus rolled his eyes. "If things go wrong, we'll most likely get splattered with ink and we'll be caught. Most likely Professor Minnie will catch us and then we'll get a month of detention."
"Or just act innocent," Peter suggested.
"That wouldn't work, it'd look suspicious-" Remus began.
"Peter! The Marauders are NEVER innocent!" James exclaimed. "We stir up trouble and we're proud of it."
"Not me," Remus mumbled.
"Well, then, we'll have to change that," Sirius put in, grinning. Remus' eyes widened a bit. "Tonight we're going to watch Malfoy get it! We'll hide under a Disillusion Charm and watch. That'll teach Remus the point that we are the Marauders, proud and strong."
"I don't want to see Malfoy naked," Peter protested.
"I don't want to get in trouble," Remus growled.
"Can't hear you, Remy!" Sirius sang. He and James sprang up and skipped away. Peter scurried after them, leaving Remus standing in the hall, eyes wide and face pale.
"Silver Wings," James whispered. The door to the Prefects' bathroom opened. "Engorgio!" The squid swelled up to double its normal size. James pointed his wand at one of the pipes where the soap came out. He cast a Disillusion Charm over the Marauders.
"Do we have to do this?" Remus pleaded. He was blending in with the background, but the other three could just imagine the begging look on his face.
"Yes," James answered. His eyes were fixed on the door. "Now shut up."
Just a second after he said that, Lucius Malfoy walked in. He undressed, making Remus blush and look away, before he walked into the water. Just as the Marauders hoped for, he turned on the soap pipes. Nothing came out, then came a rumble. Remus' eyes widened in horror. "The squid's ink and bigger body are interacting with the soap," he whispered into James' ear.
"Get out!" James hissed at the others. They scurried away, Sirius muttering the counter-charm to the Disillusion Charm, ignoring Malfoy's yelp. The squid's ink exploded. The Marauders froze, splattered with ink. Malfoy, face beet red, redressed himself and scrambled out. All five of them were splattered with disgusting sticky ink. The squid began to grow.
"Bloody hell!" Sirius spluttered as the squid swelled up more and more.
"What the hell did you four do?" Malfoy roared, eyes flashing furiously.
"Never mind that, we need to get out of here!" Peter wailed. The squid was now as tall as the ceiling and was clambering toward them. The Marauders and Malfoy burst out of the Prefect's bathroom. Passing students stopped and stared. The squid clambered over them. Remus shuddered as the tentacles brushed his entire body. Students screamed and ran out of the way.
"Confringo!" James bellowed, waving his wand.
Though most of the spell bounced off the squid's transparent body, it still blew the squid outside. Remus thought quickly. "Wingardium Leviosa!" He swished and flicked his wand. The squid rose into the air. Remus hovered the squid above the water and allowed it to drop, where it sank underwater, most likely to go find a new home.
"Wicked!" Sirius and James chorused.
"Disgusting," Remus grumbled, staring in distaste at his slimy school robes.
"Weird," Peter put in.
"Detention."
They turned around to see Professor McGonagall glowering at them.
Remus sighed and followed his friends to the Transfiguration teacher's office. Well, he should probably get used to it. There were still four years with the Marauders to go.
End of the Story of the Giant Squid.
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