Laurali collapsed onto the overstuffed couch with a giant sigh, completely exhausted after her first week of school. "Well don't you look tired." James commented, as he too threw himself onto the couch.
"I feel tired." Laurali replied, letting her head sag onto James' shoulder, feeling her eyelids start to droop as well.
"Too tired to say…get caught in some mischief?" He asked carefully.
Sharply looking up Laurali could see James smiling evilly. Feeling the exact same smile start to spread across her own face, Laurali asked "What'd you have in mind?", knowing she was agreeing to trouble. And before now she had never been one for trouble. In fact she had been a perfect daughter always nice, kind, and polite. But something about James' smile was in infectious, everything about him fascinated her to no end. So much so that she was willing to get lost in trouble and mischief.
Grabbing her hand James pulled her toward the portrait hole, "I was hoping you would say that because Fred and I have a great prank planned that we could use your help with!"
Faltering Laurali pulled her hand from James' grasp reluctantly, "Never mind James I think I'm just going to bed actually." She said. While Laurali wanted nothing more than to help James with a prank, but she didn't want to hang out with Fred. Since the train ride the two hadn't spoken more than two words to each other. And for some reason Laurali felt as if Fred disliked her for some reason.
Giving her a confused look James stopped and turned back towards her, "What's the matter? You were fine two seconds ago?"
Not making eye contact Laurali fiddled with her hair for a second, "I get the feeling that Fred doesn't quite like me. And I don't want to go somewhere I'm not welcome." She said firmly.
Scrunching his eyebrows James asked, "Why the bloody hell would you think Fred doesn't like you?"
Shrugging Laurali sighed, "I don know, he won't talk to me and hasn't bothered to introduce himself to me. I just get the feeling that he's not very fond of me."
"Then I guess we'll just have to change that." He stated before grabbing Laurali's arm and dragging her out the portrait hole.
Surprised Laurali tried to resist "James Sirius Potter! You let me go right this instant!" she demanded.
Throwing his head back James laughed, "Ah the full name! Li you're starting to sound like my mum!"
Huffing indignantly, "She sounds like a very smart woman." Was Laurali's only reply. Following James now, rather than resisting, Laurali paid attention to every twist and turn they took trying to memorize the route.
Thinking back to the prank, "So what prank did you have in mind exactly?" Laurali asked curiosity lacing her words.
Turning back slightly, James' 100-watt grin spread across his face, "Ah but I thought you were tired Li." He commented in mock innocence.
Rolling her eyes, "That didn't seem to stop you from dragging to me down to dungeons now did it?" She retorted bitterly.
Stopping suddenly, James turned towards a magnificent tapestry that hung between two Knight's Armor. Almost running into James, Laurali tripped and fell straight into the tapestry. Expecting to collide with a solid wall, Laurali was surprised to fell that there was none.
"Oof!" Laurali finally made contact with floor, landing hard on her arse. Staying there a moment in utter shock, she finally rolled over and groaned. "I hate you James." She muttered darkly, continuing to stay on the ground.
"What the bloody hell is she doing here?" Fred asked, his annoyance evident.
Dusting herself off Laurali accepted James helping hand up, "I'm fine thanks for asking Fred." She grumbled.
Giving Fred a warning look, James explained, "I invited her. She seemed to enjoy our last prank so I thought I would include her in the next."
Rolling his eyes Fred turning around to the potion brewing behind him. "Well it's almost done. The only issue we still have is that we have to somehow get it into the Ravenclaw Common Room."
"Why Ravenclaw?" Laurali wondered, as she circled the potion.
James faced darkened slightly, "Because those gits ambushed us at the end of last year. So now it's payback." He finished smiling evilly.
Chuckling, "And what will this potion do to them?" Laurali questioned, very interested now.
Fred replied, "Turn them into bumbling idiots. The so called "Wise" ones in school reduced to babbling imbeciles." Nodding Laurali began to grin, "Why are you smiling?" Fred asked suspiciously.
"You said you didn't have a way to get it in right?" Both the boys nodded, "Well looks like you just found you just found your way into the Ravenclaw Common Room." She concluded beaming like a mad-women.
Fred turned James, "Is she scaring you as much as scaring me?" James only reply was a simple nod.
-o-O-o-
James watched as Laurali followed the first year Ravenclaw, Peter Cornish, out of the Great Hall. James watched as Laurali sped up and roughly bumped the chubby kid from behind. Rough enough so that she knocked his bag off his shoulder, spilling the contents of it across the floor. "Oh my gosh I'm so sorry! I wasn't paying atte-" Laurali started already kneeling down to start picking up his stuff, before the kid cut her off.
"Watch where you're going you stupid muggleborn!" Peter screamed indignantly. James lunged towards Peter as soon as the words left his mouth, if it weren't for Fred holding him back he probably would've have hexed that kid into to tomorrow.
"Mate calm down!" Fred warned, "Look she's fine she didn't even blink." Tearing his arm away from Fred, James continued to watch Laurali, and her superb acting.
Laurali groveled and if James hadn't been paying close attention he too would have missed her stealthily slip the potion into Peter's bag., "I know, I know I'm sorry. Here's your bag. Again I am so sorry." Without waiting for Peter to respond Laurali turned sharply on her heel and headed past James and Fred without so much as a glance.
Bloody hell. James thought in admiration as he watched the eleven-year-old girl stride down the corridor.
-o-O-o-
Laurali couldn't stop laughing. Their potion had set off right before breakfast this morning. Allowing everyone in the school to see the full effect of the potion. Thankfully no one suspected her or James.
Smiling at James Laurali couldn't help but feel happy that she had met this incredible boy. Who had somehow managed to tilt her world into a dizzying mess that she was more than willing to drown in.
Glancing over to Fred Laurali was surprised to see that he was actually smiling at her. "I have to admit, that was pretty incredible on your part Laurali. I know a good prankster when I see one and you are definitely one."
Smiling somewhat proudly Laurali nodded, "Thanks Fred." A prankster? Huh….I think I quite like that title. Laurali thought to herself.
-o-O-o-
Albus watched his brother from across the the room, positive that he was the reason behind the Ravenclaws. He had seen that cocky smile many times in his life, and it was always when James had pulled a successful prank. Fred wore the same smile….and so did Laurali.
Looking close Albus was positive that she too mirrored his brother's and cousin's expression. Feeling something shift uncomfortably in his gut Albus shook his head.
Turning to the boy next to him Albus didn't even register who he was introducing himself too, he just wanted to distract himself from this odd feeling. "Hullo! I'm Albus. Albus Potter."
"Malfoy. Scorpius Malfoy." Replied the blonde boy next to him.
