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James stared at the ceiling, utterly bored. He, Sirius, and Peter were sitting in detention for hexing Snape. James was quite proud actually. Sirius had intentionally started a fight with Snivellus to distract him. Meanwhile, James and Peter had come behind him and hexed him to speak gibberish right as he was casting a spell at Sirius. Once he realized he couldn't cast any spells, he had turned to physically attacking Sirius which then led to Peter and James stepping in and joining the brawl. The best part had come when Professor McGonagall had stepped in and, not trusting the Marauders side of the story, had asked Snape what had happened only to receive his angry gibberish as an answer.
Which brings us back to the present. Where the three Marauders were being forced to sit in silence for the next hour and a half. While James still thought it was worth it, it didn't change the fact that he was utterly bored. He glanced around the room. Peter was being a good student and studying for the potions test they had the next day, though he had a bored look on his face. Sirius was alternating between looking out the window with a bored look on his face and doodling on his papers with a bored look on his face. He looked up front and even McGonagall had a bored look on her face.
James sighed and put his head down on his desk. Normally, he would pass notes or use some form on communication with his fellow pranksters, but the Professor had been smart enough to put them on separate sides of the room. Now he had nothing to do but let his mind wander…
He really should be studying for that potions exam like Peter. Wow. James Potter even considering studying? Wait… James potter considering acting like PETER!? That's messed up…
Oh well, he'd study last minute and manage to scrape by, as usual. This left him more time to contemplate how to get Lilly Evans to date him. Why did she hate him so much? Sure he and his friends pranked Snivellus and others on a practically daily basis, but still… Couldn't she see they'd be great together? Yes, he'd just have to find a way to convince her.
He found his thoughts straying again as he looked back up at the teacher. Was she even awake? Her eyes were open, but only a little. And James wouldn't put it past her to develop a way to sleep with her eyes open. Merlin, it was so quiet! He hated when it was so silent. He wondered what his parents would say if they saw him sitting so quietly, even if it was in detention. Heh, they'd probably interrogate him and test him for any spells to prove he was an imposter. He chuckled at the thought.
Sirius looked over at him, wondering why he had chuckled. He looked so…. Serious. Hehe, serious Sirius. James chuckled a little harder. Now Sirius was really confused. Perhaps it was the boredom, or the awkward silence finally got to him, but for some reason James found the look on Sirius' face simply hilarious.
He couldn't stop himself. He full out laughed. He tried to stop, but every time he did, he could feel Sirius, Peter and McGonagall looking at him, which just made him laugh harder. McGonagall (apparently awake now) stood at her desk.
"Might I ask what is so funny Mr. Potter?" But James only laughed harder. By now he had his face down on the desk, trying to control his breathing.
After a few minutes and a bit of yelling on the Professor's part, he finally managed to stop laughing. Wow, he thought. That was pretty weird. I wonder what the others thought of that? He looked over at Peter, who still looked confused. He probably figured it was something that only he didn't get and was trying to figure it out. Sirius, on the other hand, had a positively smug look on his face. It took James a moment to figure out why.
Oh no….
Sure enough, as soon as they were back in their rooms, Sirius made a beeline for the parchment on the wall.
"No wait! You have to let me explain!"
"Nope."
"But it was just cause I was thinking and-"
"Sure, Prongs. Sure."
"No really! I just-"
"Give up. You're not getting out of this one."
Sirius walked away and James looked up at the newest addition to the list.
6.) Laughing for absolutely no reason. None.
"But I HAD a reason! See-"
"Prongs, forget it. You're not gonna win." Sirius gave him a pat on the shoulder and a wink before walking out of the room, smirking. James groaned and put his face in his hands. He then glanced up and glared at the offending piece of paper.
"Stupid list…"
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