Diaries of Hogwarts Past

This is the first recorded prank against Snape! Hope you like it!

Chapter 3 - 1st Year at Hogwarts

James' Diary, 7:42am 9th October 1971:

Ok I'm writing this at Gryffindor table during breakfast.

I'm being very careful so no one will see this.

I have to make sure I'm here, not missing, when the Great Hall will be filled with the sound of everyone laughing.

That's right, in about 40 seconds; the best prank in the world is going to be exposed.

In 30 seconds Snivellus Snape is going to be so embarrassed he's going to run away and never come back.

In 20 seconds Slytherin house will be publicly humiliated.

In 10… 9… 8… 7… 6… 5… 4… 3… 2… 1… YES!!!!

Snape is standing on a table in the middle of the Great Hall, singing opera at the top of his lungs.

Hmm, I wonder how THAT happened…

Ok, well maybe I had a LITTLE to do with it….

I took a vial of Singing potion from potions class and let it ferment for a day or two….

And tipped a bit into his goblet… And now Snape is…singing opera!

Oh this is gold. This is amazing this is-

Uh Oh. Dumbledore's cast a charm to counteract the potion.

I'd better go look innocent.

Later, James.

Lily's Diary, 11:21am 9th October 1971:

Ok, well maybe for ONCE James' prank was funny.

JUST once.

Of course, it was never proven it was him.

He was eating breakfast at the time, and he LOOKED surprised…

But I know it was him.

And his little 'gang', Sirius, Remus and Peter.

Well, Remus isn't as immature as them. He's really nice to me though.

But that's not the point.

This morning, at breakfast, Severus was singing opera at the top of his lungs.

I don't know how they did it, but I know it was them.

I just know.

Sev was pretty upset though, after Dumbledore took the spell or charm or whatever it was they used on him.

He went completely red. All his friends seemed to move away from him as if thinking 'I have NO IDEA who he is…'

They don't seem like very nice friends, but if Sev wants to hang out with them, he can.

I don't want him to get mad at me if I tell him his friends are evil.

Oh, that's bell. I have to hurry, Herbology is SO far away from the library, and I'm meeting Kelsey and Savannah on the way.

Until next time, Lily.

Severus' Diary, 2:32pm 9th October 1971:

GRRRRRRRR!

I HATE that Potter and his little friends, Black, Lupin and Pettigrew!

This morning, they made me sing opera in front of the whole school.

I think I know how.

We were making singing potions last Friday, and I'm SURE I saw Potter take a vial of some.

I told that to Professor Dumbledore, but he said there was no proof of that, but he had his eye on Potter.

He'd better.

I would never usually be writing now, but my friends seem to be avoiding me for today.

I guess they don't want to be seen around 'Singing Snape'.

That's right, I now have another nickname.

Complements of Potter and Black, of course.

Lily was the only person nice to me today.

She told me it wasn't that bad, and everyone would forget it.

Her eyes were sparkling though, so I think she found it funny.

At least she talked to me.

Usually she tries to avoid me when I'm with my friends, I was upset at first but she told me it was for me, she was thinking that I didn't want to be seen with a 'Mudblood'.

It was very nice of her.

Lily's my best friend.

Yes, I said it, even better then my other friends.

But I can't tell them that.

The grounds look really pretty in autumn.

Usually I don't see them, I'm in the dungeons with my group, but today I'm out and about.

Oh there they are. I'd better join them in cursing that Hufflepuff girl, so maybe they'll talk to me again.

Luckily we don't know very good curses yet. I hate to think what they'd make me do if we did.

Bye, Sev.

Kelsey's Diary, 9:47pm 9th October 1971:

Hi Diary,

This is my first time writing in my diary!

Lily gave you to me and one to Sav as well.

I think she gave one to that Snape guy as well.

Are they friends?

Lily doesn't deserve to be around him.

He and his group are so mean; they were cursing Lucy Mulch today.

She's a little Hufflepuff girl, and she's very nice.

Then they called Lily a Mudblood.

I can't believe it!

How dare they!

She's smarter than all of them put together!

I told them to go away, and they asked why they should listen to a stupid half-blood like me.

One of them was smiling at Sav though, I guess she was worthy of being smiled at. Even if she was in Gryffindor, she was still a full blood.

But she didn't smile back.

She poked her tongue out and told them to get lost.

Well, now that I think of it, Snape wasn't saying that too.

Actually, he was saying that we weren't worth it, and they should leave.

Normally I'd be offended, but I think he was trying to be nice.

Like, getting them to go away.

Well, I'll be keeping my eye on him.

Mark my words, I will.

Ha ha I sounds so serious when I say that.

Don't tell Sirius I said that, he'll be all, 'You can't be serious, I'M Sirius!'

He's so funny.

For some reason Lily doesn't like them.

Maybe because they're always picking on Snape?

Oh well.

Oh, I have to go to bed now, it's lights out.

See you soon, Kelsey.

Please review! And special thanks to Saphire at Dawn, for all the help she gave me.