SunnyGirlTheSunster, the prank will be the next chapter. I promise you. It is almost done!

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ALERT: Animal cruelty in this fic. But it's only Mrs Norris. And I always thought she was an Animagus for some reason. Really, I did.

It's another Remus-y centred fic. I wrote this just to keep the story going while I work on the prank on Dumbledore.

Anyway, enjoy!

Remus Breaks the Rules

There was a loud snore, a squeaky wince and a strangled choke. James, Peter and Remus all shoved the pillows off their faces and glared at Sirius, who was grinning back at them.

"It's one in the morning," said James angrily through gritted teeth.

"It isn't even a proper time," said Peter, pelting the pillow back at Sirius, who punched it away carelessly.

"I'm sleep deprived!" said Remus incredulously.

Sirius just laughed and began rummaging through James's trunk looking for something.

"Oi!" siad James, pushing back the covers and getting out of bed. "Get out of my trunk! What do you think you're doing, Padfoot?"

"Invisibility Cloak," Sirius said simply.

"And why do you need my Cloak?" asked James, crossing his arms.

"Well, we're going out aren't we?" said Sirius, now folding the silvery Cloak over his arm.

"When did we decide on this?" asked Peter grumpily.

"Didn't," said Sirius, now checking the drawers of all their bedside tables. "Which one of you's had the Map?"

"Me," said Remus, "it's in the top drawer. And why are we going out, Sirius?"

"Because I'm hungry," said Sirius, sorting through the neatly arranged top drawer of Remus's bedside table.

"At this hour?" said Remus, hopping out of bed to help find the Map so Sirius didn't mess up his drawer. "I think we should cut the house elves some slack. They need sleep too you know."

"We aren't going to the kitchens," said Sirius, who had just found the Marauder's Map. "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good," he recited, tapping the Map with his wand.

"Then where the hell are we going?" asked Peter.

"Honeyduke's," said Sirius, checking out the Map.

"But we can't take their food," said Remus, appalled by the idea. "It's stealing!"

"I'll leave money," said Sirius, jangling a bag of coins in his hand.

"Well," said James, "I know it's early, but I'm coming. Sounds like fun. We haven't been out in a while."

"Yeah, me too," said Peter, jumping out of bed and wrapping himself in a jacket. "Since I'm already awake... I'm kind of hungry too..."

"Great!" said Sirius, clapping his hands. "And what about you, Moony?" he asked, turning to face Remus.

A little crease formed between Remus's eyebrows.

"I'm a prefect," he said, "I can't go sneaking out of the castle at this hour. And technically I shouldn't be letting you three either."

"Oh lighten up, Moony," said Peter, "it'll be fun."

The crease between Remus's eyebrows eased a little. Sirius grinned.

"Can I tempt you with a chocolate bar? Come on, Moony, we know how much you love Honeyduke's dark chocolate," said Sirius innocently.

"'K I'm in," said Remus instantly, grinning back.

"That's the spirit mate," said Sirius, clapping Remus on the back.

"Pete," said James, "the Cloak isn't big enough for the four of us so you're gonna have to transform."

"Ok," said Peter, turning into a rat. James picked him up and put him in his pocket.

Sirius threw the Cloak over the three of them and Peter the rat, and tapped the Map so it cleared itself. They walked out of the Gyffindor Tower and made their way to the statue of the One-Eyed Witch. Two big yellow eyes appeared at the end of the corridor.

"Mrs Norris," hissed James. Peter gave a little squirm in his pocket.

"Damnit," hissed Sirius.

"Bloody hell," breather Remus as the cat stalked up the hall towards them.

"Merlin, I want to kick her to Australia," whispered James.

"Same here," muttered Sirius.

"I normally hate cruelty to animals," whispered Remus, "but this cat has almost gotten all of us suspended atleast fifty time, I swear."

"Oh you never swear," James muttered under his breath, the other two didn't hear him.

The cat came closer, almost glaring at them as if daring them to move.

"Please let me kick her," James begged.

Sirius had to resist the urge to laugh out loud, but he held James back.

"Well if you're not going to," muttered Remus. He swung his leg back and aimed a kick at Mrs Norris. The cat flew back a few inches, hissed and ran off to look for Filch.

"Gosh, Mr Prefect," said Sirius as the two books turned to look at Remus under the Cloak in complete surprise.

"Well she deserved it," said Remus. "Plus, that chocolate bar was looking mighty fine and there was no way I was letting some stupid cat get in the way when I've already gotten out of bed and started lurking about the castle."

All three of them laughed as they made their way into Honeydukes.

NEXT CHAPTER: Happy Birthday Dumbledore!