THE HOGWARTS ROUGES
CHAPTER SEVEN
April 12th 1994
The rouges sat in the enclave munching on the victory feast the elves sent up for them. The Weasley twins had managed to secure two summer internships, one with Danielle mother Susanne and one with Zonkos. Both had agreed that separate internships would help out their dreams of their own joke shop in the long run although both came with the provisos that the twins received outstandings on the required OWLS they were to take later this year. The twins drive to succeed in their quest drove the twins to work three times as hard as they normally would and as such had spent the last term receiving outstandings in every subject apart form potions which were acceptables. Snape hated everyone not in silver and green so the twins weren't too bothered, the detentions continued due to teachers being wary of them but that still fell in the rouges favour so no-one really cared.
Everyone in the rouges felt it was overdue that the Weasley twins were to be celebrated for actually doing good night so called on the elves to throw a feast worthy of them. So for the past two hours the rouges merely ate, laughed and conversed with each other at ease.
"So what pranks should we play on the teachers over the next two months and what end of year prank should happen?" Fred asked with a grin as he settled down his glass of Pumpkin juice a little hastily
"I say we prank them by making them like the animals their similar to or their Animagus form" Daphne said offering copies of her notes "I have three different ways to do it a potion we can either put on their chairs, we can do a charm over their cutlery and plates or we can transfigure a few pebbles and stones into animals with transferable charms attached to them"
"This is a pretty extensive prank and decently researched Daph" Luna chirped from her hammock in the corner reading the notes Daphne had handed to her.
"Rather envelope pushing I'd say" Neville said with a chuckle
"Is pranking the teachers a wise assumption?" Hermione asked nervously "We are going into Exam season after all"
"I suggest their set on a timer of sorts" Blaise suggested pulling out his own pen and writing a few notes himself "And alternate teachers so it lasts longer, it doesn't happen at once and no-one teacher is singled out"
"How about putting them in food?" Fred asked with a tilt of his head as he read the detailed notes
"And have them somewhat themed...like Canary Cremes or Parrot Pops" George added scribbling a few notes down the side of his copy of notes.
"I think you and George should focus on your OWLS and leave the teachers to us" Cedric said piling more food on his plate "Save your ideas for the end of term prank"
"That is wise" Harry announced pretty much nailing the door shut to the Weasley twins slipping back in their ways somewhat.
"Fair enough" George said with a grin "Best get to working out our own schedule for that Fred"
"I quite agree" Fred added grinning a similar grin to his twin as he pulled out his own notebook and a pen to scribble a few ideas
"So we have the prank for the teachers locked in?" Daphne asked with a hopeful glint in her eye...not all of her prank ideas were accepted without some form of tweaking or some rewrite.
"Lockdown on the teacher prank people" Harry said with a click of his fingers and a grin "Well done Daph"
"Want help distributing the work Daphne? Padma?" Danielle asked offering her help to charm the pebbles and stones whilst Blaise offered to make the potions that would be used to cover the cutlery and plates.
"Whilst that's being sorted we should work out what the end of term prank should be?" Harry asked with a raised eyebrow and enquired look.
"I have an Idea" Luna said hopping out of her hammock and placing an open book on the table for everyone to see "Well its both Neville and mine...here it is"
It took a moment to share it around the group and copy the notes but afterwards several people had the same Cheshire Cat grin on their faces as they eagerly looked between Harry, Luna and Neville hoping beyond hope that it would be used.
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May 2nd 1994
"Did your mum manage to get Sirius's trial records?" Harry asked Danielle as they walked along the Black Lake during a rare moment away from their friends.
"No" Daniele replied sadly pulling out something from her inner cloak pocket "Although she's made progress with the goblins and managed to get them to open your parents will we'll find out the finer details when we go there after the school year ends if not earlier but it does state Black did do the Godfather ritual with you as well as an adoption ritual...here it's all there in mums letter"
Harry took the offered letter from his friend and began to read climbing to sit on some of the rocks part-way through. He frowned as he read page after page of details only people with an agenda would want to hide. Harry anded back the letter before he could tear it apart
"It doesn't help no-one knows where Black is right now" Danielle added sitting next to her friend and pseudo brother after pocketing the letter "If he does turn up here we all know what to do"
Harry took her hand and gave it a grateful squeeze whilst they watched the giant squid ideally floating across the lakes surface sending a wave back to the younger students further along the lake bank.
