So, my first thing posted here. I have posted some of these one-shots elsewhere, so do not be alarmed if you see them somewhere else. I hope you like my elaboration on the retrieval of the Maurader's Map. Review and I'll give you a virtual hug? :)
"Come on Fred, do it!" George urged Fred to toss the dungbomb in the path of Filch, the Hogwarts caretaker, as he passed by. The smell hit Filch's nose and he began to cough. He then covered his nose and began looking around for the perpetrators. The red-headed, freckled twins froze and tried to run away to escape punishment, but once they turned around, they were met with the piercing eyes of Professor Severus Snape. He sneered and grabbed the pair of them by their robes.
"Where do you two think you're going?" Snape laughed at their futile attempt to escape. The boys sighed, knowing they couldn't get out of trouble this time, as they were caught by the two people in the school that hated them the most. Filch had pushed himself off the ground, huffing and walked briskly over to where Snape and the twins were.
With an evil grin of triumph Filch said, "Caught 'em did ya Professor? Little brats threw a dungbomb at me then tried to get away! They'll pay for this!" Filch's cat, Mrs. Norris hissed in agreement as Filch finished his speech of vengeance.
"I assume you can take care of this disciplinary issue in your office Filch?" Snape barked with arrogance and supposed superiority at his co-worker. Filch nodded eagerly and took the boys from Snape's grip and pulled them towards the small room that was Filch's office. The boys tripped over their own feet as Filch dragged them quickly through the halls of Hogwarts.
"Thought you could pull a prank on me huh? Well it came back to haunt ya didn't it? I bet you wish you hadn't done it," Filch laughed, near manically. George rolled his eyes at the crazy squib's antics. Fred, however, wasn't as good at holding his tongue and came back with a retort of, "We don't regret it, you squib. I'd gladly do it again."
Filch's face got angrier and he pulled the boys faster towards his office, grumbling. He flung the door open and threw the boys in towards the hard, wooden chairs in his office. Fred was flung harder and ran into the wall with a grunt. George, normally more easy-going than Fred, bristled at this and stomped towards Filch, raising his wand and blasting him into the wall. Filch got up, face red, more from anger than pain, and snarled, "I'll be back you brats, but first I have to find out if corporal punishment can be used when disciplining someone who attacked an employee of the school."
Filch stormed out of the room, banging the door shut and locking it. Only when George couldn't hear Filch's echoing footsteps did he turn to his brother. Fred was leaning up against the wall, rubbing his forehead where a bump had appeared and he looked at George with anger, confusion and a little triumph from irritating Filch in his eyes.
"You okay Freddie?" George asked, voice laced with concern. Fred just nodded and looked around the room. As this was only the 2nd month of their first year at Hogwarts, Fred and George had never been in Filch's office.
"George," Fred began, a grin rapidly spreading across his face, "Look at this!" Fred pointed to a drawer, clearly labeled: Confiscated and Highly Dangerous. An identical grin appeared on George's face.
"Well?" George asked, "What are we waiting for?" The twins turned back towards the drawer and whipped it open, dying to see its contents. A few Zonko's products. Some Muggle items here and there. Nothing too interesting. The twins were about to give up when George saw an old piece of parchment sticking up. He grabbed and pulled it out of the drawer, expecting to see the Unforgivable Curses or something written on there, but there was nothing.
"Man I wonder what this was. Or is. But I solemnly swear to you that if I could figure it out, we would probably we up to no good," Fred laughed. That was when the lines and words began to stretch across the parchment.
THE END... for now
Note- I know that the distraction is different, but this is fan fiction, as in I do not own this! Just the plot. I hope this wasn't stupid. :)