Chapter 2: Marauder Pirate Day
Regulus thought to himself, as the Gryffindor table burst into song, he really should have known better. He should have known better than to let Remus get the guys together to watch Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl. Why? Well... "Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of RUM!" sang Peter, who was dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow and dancing with James, who was dressed as Will Turner.
"I'm surrounded by idiots," Regulus drawled glumly to himself. Severus thumped down on the bench beside him, an equally glum look on his face, though that was pretty much how he always looked.
"How old are they again?" the potions protege asked dryly.
"Not old enough," Regulus grumbled, pulling the hood of his robe over his face. He didn't know who had first thought to have hoods on the school robes - what was the point if they were required to have a pointed hat? - but he was glad of it then. And really, no-one wore the hat. It was a dorky hat. Then again, 'dorky' seemed to be the word of the day.
"Oi! Sirius! What do you think you're doing?!" Severus yelled, starling Regulus out of his thoughts, which really weren't going anywhere. Sirius was dressed in a Halloween pirate costume and chugging butterbeer. Regulus groaned and face-palmed.
"What next? Lily dressed as Elizabeth? Remus dressed as that skinny pirate with the wooden eye? Singing suits of armor charmed to look like the zombie crew?" he asked, mostly sarcastic. Severus groaned and the younger Black's head shot up
"You had to ask, didn't you?" the potioneer drawled.
"Yes. Yes I did. And now? Now I'm going pirate hunting," Regulus said, suddenly dressed as an English Naval Officer. It was Severus' turn to face-palm.
"Oi! Officer! Nice hat!" James cried.
"Oh aye, it's a fine hat. But ye really shouldn't be a'givin' the lawmen no ideas. He did say he was a'comin' for ye's," Marlene said. Lily stepped up, wearing Elizabeth's fighting clothes and holding a wooden sword, and said,
"If you want my Will, you'll have to come through me!" Severus sighed, then smirked.
"Aye, but he won't be rushing you lot alone," he said as he stood, somehow wearing a matching uniform. Together, Regulus and Severus drew their wooden swords and engaged the crew of the Black Griffin in deadly combat. Combat that was ended when the professors shot body binds at them, causing the fighters to fall to the ground. Once promises had been extracted, the Marauders and Friends were allowed up, but they didn't get rid of their costumes. Rather, they turned it into a day long prank, playing out their characters in over the top ways. They never came to blows, but the Pirates and the Marines narrated battles in the halls all day. It was rather amusing, but everyone was rather happy when they were back to what was considered normal for them in the morning. However, stories would be told about Marauder Pirate Day for years to come. It might even have it's own entry in Hogwarts: A History, 1980 edition.
