Transforming Hogwarts
~ Practical Jokers

Sari found herself excited to be heading to her first class the next day. The first thing she did was to get up and get ready to head to class. She pulled on her school uniform and then hurried down the stairs to get to the Great Hall for breakfast. The school uniform wasn't something she was really interested in, particularly when her previous classes had in fact not had the need for a uniform. She figured that was one thing her old school had over Hogwarts.

Her eyes took in the different ways the stairs moved and she arrived at the big hall and took a deep breath. This wasn't much different than the moving streets back home, and yet this was achieved through magic and not technology. She wondered why the wizards kept such things away from normal people for so long. Perhaps the witch trials might explain it, and yet she also thought that maybe someone became drunk with power.

She had noticed the ghosts the night before and had noticed the lady who always went around their dorm area reading a book. Some of the other girls noticed that the ghosts didn't faze her one bit and she moved over to where the other Ravenclaws were sitting. Sitting down she saw a ghost in pinstripes suddenly come out. She was really not wanting to interact with them, as their idea of intelligence didn't involve any form of technology.

"Got your konk!" The being roared causing one of the first year girls from Slytherin to cry. A few of the other students laughed, saying as a Slytherin that she deserved it. It was funny how people said Slytherins were the bullies, and yet everyone was bullies to the Slytherins. She told herself she would not be that way, but she also hoped that they wouldn't think her odd, as she was technically a Muggle, something she heard Slytherins didn't like. In reality, she was sure if she could really do magic, or if she simply had an effect on magic with her special ability.

There was a laugh and he suddenly disappeared and went to tormenting the students as they came into the hall by dropping things on their heads. Sari found herself laughing out loud after having a sad attempt at curtailing her laughter. After breakfast she found herself stopped by two older students with red hair.

"You thought Peeves was funny?"

"Do you like practical jokes?"

Pulling pranks of course wasn't bullying, and was something that everybody could laugh at, if one could only learn to laugh at themselves. It was why she got along with the bots so well, because she actually found that they had – for the most part – a sense of humor.

Sari nodded her head. "Playing pranks is some of the best fun ever! It's one of the ways to make life a lot less boring."

"Looks like we have someone we can work with." The one boy nodded at his twin. "I am Fred Weasly and this is my brother George."

"Are you sure you aren't George and he isn't Fred?" Sari's joke caused both to laugh.

"Could you go and place this on the potion's teacher's desk while no one is looking?"

"You've got to make sure that no one is looking other wise you'll end up in a world of trouble."

"Think of it as a mission."

"Particularly since you don't want to get caught by Snape."

"You'll get the worst punishment ever."

"Sounds like fun. I was starting to get bored anyways."

Sari hurried off to Potions class and set the device on the desk before anyone got there and then slipped back out. It was early enough in the morning that students wouldn't be arriving early and there was also the fact that the first year Ravenclaws had nothing yet to study so they weren't in class early preparing. She hurried off to use the restroom before coming back and sitting down.

The class was comprised of Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff first years and Sari found herself sitting with Parvati. Nothing at first happened but then a Hufflepuff student walked up to the front of the desk. "Touch me..."

A finger reached out and touched the box on the desk and it suddenly went off in an explosion just as the Professor came hurtling in. "What do you think you're doing?"

"It isn't my fault. I just touched the box on the desk." The girl looked like she was going to cry.

"Who gave you permission to touch my things?" Snape snapped the words out.

"The box said touch me..."

"Why were you even out of your seat looking at my desk?" The man muttered going and picking up the charred box.

"Because there was a pretty paper weight. I like paper weights..." The girl stated. "I promise I won't do it again. It really did say touch me."

Snape pointed to the desk and the girl hurried off to go and sit. "I will give you fair warning that there is a pair of pranksters in this school who will leave this kind of thing laying around. Be forewarned if you fall for one of their pranks I will not be lenient again and I will remove points."

A Ravenclaw hand suddenly raised up. When called upon they spoke up. "Why not just take the points from them?"

"That would be due to the fact I can't prove it was them." The man tossed the box into a trash can before going into a long and boring lecture. He then asked Sari a question she didn't hear.

"I didn't hear you sir. I was thinking about the fact you told us those interesting things that potions can do and I got lost in thought about what other things potions can do." Sari lied.

"You'll do well to pay attention in class. Potions is a very delicate process and can be dangerous." The man stated.