Hm. I hate it when I get an idea. It just refused to go away. I came up
with the title a few months ago, planning to use it in a story (that has
never been written). And I was bored and wrote something and then I got the
idea for this.
But you probably don't care about how the story came to be. If you really want to know I'll tell you, but otherwise...
DISCLAIMER: I own not much. Lyra, the book, some other things.
The Marauder's Guide to Marauding at Hogwarts
By: The Aussie Slytherin
The Beginning: Setting the Scene in the Bookshop
Harry Potter and Ron Weasley followed their close friend Hermione Granger into the bookstore in Diagon Alley with some trepidation.
Both boys knew that Hermione hadn't been into this particular store in over a year, and due to the fact that Hermione is what most people call a bookworm, the boys were rightfully anxious.
As she stepped inside, an expression of absolute bliss settled on her face and she ran to the nearest shelf, beginning her search for a book to buy.
Harry and Ron briefly contemplated making a getaway, but as though reading their minds, Hermione gave them her rather menacing 'If you leave I'll cut out your tongues and hex you all the way to Egypt, now be good boys and go find a book to buy' look.
They knew better than to argue with that look and wandered further inside, loitering behind a shelf.
"Er, Harry," Ron said suddenly, disrupting his friend from his 'absent' state of mind.
"Yes Ron?"
"We're kind of, well, we're in the romance section."
"Oh. Ron?"
"Yes Harry?"
"Do you know where we could find the prank books?"
As Ron shook his head, a witch in her mid-thirties with brown hair appeared beside them. Literally.
"Hi boys! I'm Lyra, I work here, and, do you two need any help?" She looked around in surprise. "Are you buying a present for someone?"
Ron blushed a bit/ "Well, not really, you see - "
"Oh! Are you buying for yourselves?" She frowned. "I don't want to insult you, but most boys aren't interested in romance novels, are you looking for somewhere else?"
Harry nodded. "We're looking for books to help us play pranks at school, to give us ideas and stuff."
Lyra squealed excitedly. "Oh! I know the perfect book!" She vanished.
Ron and Harry quickly left the romance section, finding themselves in the Quidditch section instead. That caused them both to sigh in relief.
A second later Lyra reappeared by their side, not seeming to notice that they were in a completely different area to before. "Here you are, this book used to be really popular and thew pranks in here are top quality. Really good, I don't know why people don't buy it any more. It might have something to do with the authors, I knew them you know. Well, what do you think?"
Harry took the book from her and read the title. Then he grinned. "It's exactly what I want."
***********************
That night, Ron and Harry placed the book on the Weasley's kitchen table, sat down, and prepared to read.
Harry opened the book to the title page.
But you probably don't care about how the story came to be. If you really want to know I'll tell you, but otherwise...
DISCLAIMER: I own not much. Lyra, the book, some other things.
The Marauder's Guide to Marauding at Hogwarts
By: The Aussie Slytherin
The Beginning: Setting the Scene in the Bookshop
Harry Potter and Ron Weasley followed their close friend Hermione Granger into the bookstore in Diagon Alley with some trepidation.
Both boys knew that Hermione hadn't been into this particular store in over a year, and due to the fact that Hermione is what most people call a bookworm, the boys were rightfully anxious.
As she stepped inside, an expression of absolute bliss settled on her face and she ran to the nearest shelf, beginning her search for a book to buy.
Harry and Ron briefly contemplated making a getaway, but as though reading their minds, Hermione gave them her rather menacing 'If you leave I'll cut out your tongues and hex you all the way to Egypt, now be good boys and go find a book to buy' look.
They knew better than to argue with that look and wandered further inside, loitering behind a shelf.
"Er, Harry," Ron said suddenly, disrupting his friend from his 'absent' state of mind.
"Yes Ron?"
"We're kind of, well, we're in the romance section."
"Oh. Ron?"
"Yes Harry?"
"Do you know where we could find the prank books?"
As Ron shook his head, a witch in her mid-thirties with brown hair appeared beside them. Literally.
"Hi boys! I'm Lyra, I work here, and, do you two need any help?" She looked around in surprise. "Are you buying a present for someone?"
Ron blushed a bit/ "Well, not really, you see - "
"Oh! Are you buying for yourselves?" She frowned. "I don't want to insult you, but most boys aren't interested in romance novels, are you looking for somewhere else?"
Harry nodded. "We're looking for books to help us play pranks at school, to give us ideas and stuff."
Lyra squealed excitedly. "Oh! I know the perfect book!" She vanished.
Ron and Harry quickly left the romance section, finding themselves in the Quidditch section instead. That caused them both to sigh in relief.
A second later Lyra reappeared by their side, not seeming to notice that they were in a completely different area to before. "Here you are, this book used to be really popular and thew pranks in here are top quality. Really good, I don't know why people don't buy it any more. It might have something to do with the authors, I knew them you know. Well, what do you think?"
Harry took the book from her and read the title. Then he grinned. "It's exactly what I want."
***********************
That night, Ron and Harry placed the book on the Weasley's kitchen table, sat down, and prepared to read.
Harry opened the book to the title page.