The Perfect Prank
Chapter 1/2
by Amy Black
It was the morning of April 1, and Harry Potter and Ron Weasley were outside Zonko's Joke Shop, among its first customers of the day.
"Cockroach cluster?" Asked Ron Weasley, a scrap of parchment in his hand.
"Check," replied Harry Potter, who was rummaging through their bag of Zonko's purchases, which was filled to the brim.
"Screaming scarab eyes?" Ron asked again, checking off the cockroach clusters on their list.
"Erm," said Harry, peering inside the bag, "yep, got 'em." He pulled out a packet of what looked like tiny glittering black beads. Scarab eyes were a favorite of Fred and George Weasley's, "when you step on them and they screech, you don't know what's happening because you can't see them!" Is what they said about the tiny charcoal colored things.
"That's it then," said Ron, tucking the little piece of parchment inside his robes, "we're all set for Ap-"
"Hi Harry! Hey Ron!" said a familiar female voice. Harry turned around to see his best friend, Hermione Granger, along with her new boyfriend, Viktor Krum, jogging towards them. It was Easter break and Krum had come to visit Hermione at Hogwarts. Harry waved merrily and Ron scowled. He still wasn't totally comfortable with his best friend hanging around another boy besides himself and Harry.
"'Ello, 'Arry. Run," said Krum in his quirky Bulgarian accent. Harry was quite used to it though, since he had known him for almost a year.
"Pumpkin Pastie?" asked Hermione, who pulled out four packages from her knapsack. Harry said thanks and gratefully took the pastie and shoved it in his mouth, whilst Ron mumbled a no and looked at the ground. This didn't seem to phase Hermione.
"Vat 'ave you got in zee bag, 'Arry?" asked Krum, his brown eyes looking anxious.
"Oh, um, just some candy from Honeydukes, you know..." Harry trailed off.
"I see," said Krum, eyeing the Zonko's label on the bag suspiciously as Harry quickly hid it behind his back, looking nervous. Not that he didn't want Krum to know he had just bought 25 Galleons worth of pranks, but Harry and Ron wanted everything that those pranks were going to cause to be a surprise.
"Well, well, well, look who it is, the dream team," said and all too familiar voice. Strutting towards Harry and his friends were none other than Draco Malfoy and his two "friends" Crabbe and Goyle. Malfoy was smirking as usual, and Crabbe and Goyle were laughing stupidly.
"What do you want, Malfoy? Mocked Ron, wearing an expression of disgust on his face.
"Why, what do you have to offer Weasel, a couple Knuts?" sneered Malfoy, "Oh, no, I couldn't take that, its your life savings!" Ron's face went redder than his hair, and he clenched his fists, fighting the urge to kick Malfoy where it hurts. But he would pay. Crabbe and Goyle snickered.
"Malfoy, you leave Run alone," said Krum. Malfoy's eyes widened, he obviously hadn't seen Viktor standing behind the lamp post.
"Um, of course your Krumness, sir," said Malfoy, being the Quidditch fan he was. Draco was just as awed by Krum as anyone else in the school, and didn't want to make a bad impression on Krum, seeing the size of his muscles. With one last glare at Harry, Ron, and Hermione, Draco and his friends stalked away towards the Shrieking Shack. Viktor's standing up for Ron seemed to ease him up a bit.
"Shall we go to the Three Broomsticks for some cherry sodas?" suggested Ron cheerfully. Everyone agreed, and they walked off. Harry and Ron needed some energy for their perfect prank on Draco Malfoy. After all, it was April Fools day, and what was April Fools day without pranks?
A/N: Hope ya enjoyed! I'll have the next part up soon. Fluffiest fic I ever wrote, I think its kinda cute though. Hey don't tell me that they should be preparing for the fight against Voldie, not April Fool's Day, cuz didn't I just say it was fluffy? Yeah thought so! Ta ta!
Disclaimer: Everything you recognize in the Harry Potter books belongs to J.K. Rowling. Everything else belongs to me.
Chapter 1/2
by Amy Black
It was the morning of April 1, and Harry Potter and Ron Weasley were outside Zonko's Joke Shop, among its first customers of the day.
"Cockroach cluster?" Asked Ron Weasley, a scrap of parchment in his hand.
"Check," replied Harry Potter, who was rummaging through their bag of Zonko's purchases, which was filled to the brim.
"Screaming scarab eyes?" Ron asked again, checking off the cockroach clusters on their list.
"Erm," said Harry, peering inside the bag, "yep, got 'em." He pulled out a packet of what looked like tiny glittering black beads. Scarab eyes were a favorite of Fred and George Weasley's, "when you step on them and they screech, you don't know what's happening because you can't see them!" Is what they said about the tiny charcoal colored things.
"That's it then," said Ron, tucking the little piece of parchment inside his robes, "we're all set for Ap-"
"Hi Harry! Hey Ron!" said a familiar female voice. Harry turned around to see his best friend, Hermione Granger, along with her new boyfriend, Viktor Krum, jogging towards them. It was Easter break and Krum had come to visit Hermione at Hogwarts. Harry waved merrily and Ron scowled. He still wasn't totally comfortable with his best friend hanging around another boy besides himself and Harry.
"'Ello, 'Arry. Run," said Krum in his quirky Bulgarian accent. Harry was quite used to it though, since he had known him for almost a year.
"Pumpkin Pastie?" asked Hermione, who pulled out four packages from her knapsack. Harry said thanks and gratefully took the pastie and shoved it in his mouth, whilst Ron mumbled a no and looked at the ground. This didn't seem to phase Hermione.
"Vat 'ave you got in zee bag, 'Arry?" asked Krum, his brown eyes looking anxious.
"Oh, um, just some candy from Honeydukes, you know..." Harry trailed off.
"I see," said Krum, eyeing the Zonko's label on the bag suspiciously as Harry quickly hid it behind his back, looking nervous. Not that he didn't want Krum to know he had just bought 25 Galleons worth of pranks, but Harry and Ron wanted everything that those pranks were going to cause to be a surprise.
"Well, well, well, look who it is, the dream team," said and all too familiar voice. Strutting towards Harry and his friends were none other than Draco Malfoy and his two "friends" Crabbe and Goyle. Malfoy was smirking as usual, and Crabbe and Goyle were laughing stupidly.
"What do you want, Malfoy? Mocked Ron, wearing an expression of disgust on his face.
"Why, what do you have to offer Weasel, a couple Knuts?" sneered Malfoy, "Oh, no, I couldn't take that, its your life savings!" Ron's face went redder than his hair, and he clenched his fists, fighting the urge to kick Malfoy where it hurts. But he would pay. Crabbe and Goyle snickered.
"Malfoy, you leave Run alone," said Krum. Malfoy's eyes widened, he obviously hadn't seen Viktor standing behind the lamp post.
"Um, of course your Krumness, sir," said Malfoy, being the Quidditch fan he was. Draco was just as awed by Krum as anyone else in the school, and didn't want to make a bad impression on Krum, seeing the size of his muscles. With one last glare at Harry, Ron, and Hermione, Draco and his friends stalked away towards the Shrieking Shack. Viktor's standing up for Ron seemed to ease him up a bit.
"Shall we go to the Three Broomsticks for some cherry sodas?" suggested Ron cheerfully. Everyone agreed, and they walked off. Harry and Ron needed some energy for their perfect prank on Draco Malfoy. After all, it was April Fools day, and what was April Fools day without pranks?
A/N: Hope ya enjoyed! I'll have the next part up soon. Fluffiest fic I ever wrote, I think its kinda cute though. Hey don't tell me that they should be preparing for the fight against Voldie, not April Fool's Day, cuz didn't I just say it was fluffy? Yeah thought so! Ta ta!
Disclaimer: Everything you recognize in the Harry Potter books belongs to J.K. Rowling. Everything else belongs to me.