Oh! The Possibilities!
Chapter 2: Let The Games Begin.
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Here is the second chapter! Hope you like it!
-GG xox
"Today is the day! Today is the day!" James, Remus and Peter awoke to Sirius's lovely, shrill chant.
"Today is the day! Today is the day! Today is the day! Today is the day! Today is the day! Today is the-" Sirius was cut off by James's pillow to his head.
"Hey!" He screamed. "What was that for?"
"For you being an idiot," Replied Remus, rubbing his eyes and sitting up. As soon as he did this, however, he regretted it. Sirius was jumping up and down on his bed completely naked. He quickly covered his eyes, chucking a pillow of his own at Sirius.
"And what was that for?!" Sirius screamed again, climbing back on to his bed, rubbing his bottom.
"For scarring me for life, you fool." Remus responded, eyes still covered by the pillow he had been holding. "Put some clothes on!"
Grumbling as he reached for his robe, Sirius obliged.
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Finally, after an hour of James trying to get his hair perfectly messy, Sirius making faces at himself in the mirror, Peter trying on every identical piece of clothing he owned, and Remus trying to hurry the lot of them up, the marauders proudly made their was down the stair case from the boys dormitories, through the Gryffindor common room, out the portrait hole, and down to the great hall for breakfast.
Upon their arrival, Sirius promptly forgot about their purpose that breakfast, which he had been so excited for that morning, focusing on nothing but the mounds of food that lay before him.
"Sirius! Let's get down to business," James said, nudging him in the ribs, and interrupting his maple syrup drinking. "We have to ask the girls if they'll meet us tonight in the common room for truth or dare."
"I'm sure they won't agree," persisted Remus.
"We'll make them agree," Peter answered firmly.
"Alrightly then," Sirius said. "Here come our victims." All four marauders' eyes turned towards the entrance of the great hall, as Lily Evans appeared with her friend Alice Keen, and Alice's boyfriend, Frank Longbottom. Slightly behind them walked Eve Johnson, a dark haired girl, pretty with sharp features and braided hair, who played beater for Gryffindor house team, and her close friend Danielle Pool, a washed out looking, curly haired blond with a never-fading far away look in her sparking blue eyes, who was known for being more that a little off her rocker and preferred to be called Elle.
"Oy! You there!" James called, waving to the five students. "Over here!"
Much to their delight, Lily, Alice, Frank, Eve and Elle began walking towards them and took the unoccupied seats opposite Sirius, James, Peter and Remus.
"Having a good morning?" Remus greeted them cheerfully.
"Good?" Lily said, it sounded like a question. "It's a Monday, we have a charms lesson due this afternoon that I haven't finished, and I just got an owl announcing that my awful excuse for a sister, who hates me by the way, is getting married and I'm to be the maid of honour!" Lily paused for a breath. "You should have asked yesterday."
Peter chuckled as he bit into another pancake. "We didn't exactly have the best wake up call either."
This remark earned him a smack on the head from Sirius, who shot him an angry look.
Changing the subject, James brought the conversation back on track. "Would you five like to play a game this evening?" He asked, politely including the other two nameless girls.
"What kind of game, Potter?" Eve asked her captain.
"Er," James faltered. "You know… the fun kind?"
"The fun kind?" Lily responded, confused and annoyed. "Thanks for that remarkably clear description."
"What he meant to say," interrupted Remus, "was, would you three like to partake in a game of truth or dare, tonight, in the common room?"
"Truth or dare?" Alice asked, confused.
"It's a game where you have to either do a dare or tell a truth." Supplied Sirius.
"It's a stupid muggle game," added Lily. "Why would we want to play with you?"
"It is not stupid." Asserted Peter indignantly, "It's a win-win situation."
"Beg your pardon?" Lily asked, not able to see her win.
"Er… nothing." Peter murmured.
"You get the chance to kiss me! I would throw myself in front of an angry hippogriff for a chance like that! Gosh, I would up in my bathroom primping for hours!" Sirius answered dramatically, without a hint of a joke in his voice.
The others merely raised their eyebrows. Was it even possible for one person to be so cocky? Apparently so.
"Of course Sirius. Who could resist you, with your overwhelming modesty?" Responded Eve warily.
"Thanks love. What's modesty again Remus?" He asked turning to his friend "Does it have something to do with my winning smile?"
Rolling his eyes at his friend's stupidity Remus responded, "I'll explain it again later. It may take a while."
After a few minutes of deliberation, Frank announced, "Well, It sounds fun to me," Grinning at his girlfriend he asked, "You in, Alice?"
"I'm in if you're in," added Alice smiling happily, and clasping Frank's hand in excitement.
"I'm up for it." Eve exclaimed. "You in Elle?"
"Sure," She replied.
"You can't be serious!" Cried an exasperated Lily.
"Of course we are!" Sirius replied. "I'm always serious."
Everyone but Sirius who emitted a bark of laughter groaned at his pun. They were far past laughing at Sirius's 'serious' jokes.
"And that was seriously not funny," James replied, and turned to his crush. "Why Evans?" He asked. "Are you chicken?"
"N-no." Lily responded. "Of course not! I just don't want to join! It's a stupid game!"
"Is itty bitty head girl Lily Evans afwaid of a widdle game?" Sirius joined in.
"No! I'm not afraid, I just-"
"You're chiiiiicken." Peter added, as the three of them proceeded to make clucking noises as they flapped their arms as wings.
"I'm not!"
"PROVE IT!" They bellowed.
"I will!" Lily replied.
"And how exactly do you plan on doing that itty bitty head girl?" Sirius taunted, enjoying himself.
"I'm going to play your stupid game, and make you all wish you had never wanted me to play!" Lily cried. With that, she turned on her heels and headed out of the great hall.
"Phase one, partially complete." Remus announced to his fellow marauders.
That night the marauders, Eve, Frank, Alice and a steaming Lily gathered in the Gryffindor common room to commence the game. Elle soon wandered in, claiming that a wrackspurt must have gotten her, as the meeting had slipped her mind. James began the meeting by reading the rules of the game aloud.
"Truth or Dare is a commonly played muggle game, however, in the wizarding world, a twist has been added to its simplicity. Muggles are often able to get out of telling the truth or doing their dares. You however will not. Brewing and drinking the following potion will guarantee this fact."
"What potion?" Lily snapped. "I didn't agree to this!"
"Are you going to back down?" Asked Sirius.
"No! Just keep reading."
"Alright, well, the potion is pretty basic, and Peter nicked all of the ingredients this morning, and moony brewed it at lunch."
"And you didn't even bring me any food," muttered Remus under his breath.
"I was wondering who caused that explosion! It was your distraction, wasn't it? Slughorn was livid!" Frank interrupted.
"Yes," Sirius responded a glassy look in his eyes. "It was one of my better distractions. Snape was completely covered in that advanced enlargement potion! His nose swelled to the size of a balloon!"
The other marauders howled with laughter.
"It was amazing! I can't believe we had never though of it before!" James exclaimed.
"I thought it was rather juvenile, actually," Lily sniffed.
"Er, me too." James said quickly. The others snickered.
"Can we just get this game over with?" Remus whined.
"Sure, sure," James replied. "We just have to figure out a cruel enough punishment for those stupid enough to try and resist completing their dares or telling the complete truth."
"What about the one from last nigh, eh? Naked Quidditch!" Sirius suggested.
"Urm, I don't think that would work," Lily said, rolling her eyes. "Seeing as only two of us play Quidditch."
"Er, right," Sirius replied.
"So what else could the punishment be?" Lily asked, trying to steer the conversation back on track.
"Well, you could have to jump in the lake?" Suggested Alice.
"Not nearly cruel enough," Remus laughed. "James and Sirius do that for fun."
"But what about the giant squid?" Asked Elle ernestly.
"Well, what do you think makes it fun?" Supplied Peter, grinning.
Everyone burst out laughing.
"Ok," James interjected once he had caught his breath. "I still say you have to kiss McGonagall,"
"How about Snape?" Suggested Frank.
"Yuck. Never! You wouldn't do that me, would you Frank? I wouldn't be able to survive something like that!" Sirius shrieked, "No woman would ever want to kiss these perfect lips again! They would be covered in Snape grease!"
Eve laughed, "And you would rather kiss McGonagall?"
"Of course!" Sirius replied, "See, the boys and I have this theory about her and old Dumbledore. If she's good enough for the old bag, she's good enough for me! Plus who knows what's going on under those robes?"
"Oy!" Yelled Remus, chucking the pillow he had been leaning on at Sirius's head.
Sirius cried outraged, "That was the second time today!"
"Yes," Remus replied. "And the second time you deserved it!"
"What for?" Sirius inquired.
"For painting horrible mental images in my head."
"Bloody hell, he's right" James replied chucking another pillow, but missing. "Thanks for that mate."
"Any time." Sirius replied, smiling.
"So that's it?" Alice inquired, "If we lie or don't follow through in our dare we have to kiss professor McGonagall?
"Yes, I think so." Lily replied sighing. She hadn't wanted to agree, but also didn't want to be called a chicken again.
"Alright then!" James said, "Let's get this going then." He quickly murmured the incantation and their decided punishment as he sprinkled the final ingredients into the bubbling electric blue coloured potion.
"Let the games begin," Remus sighed to himself.
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