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Namesake
James and Freddie stood in the middle of the Charms classroom hunched over the Marauders Map James had snuck from his dad's desk before his first year.
"Ok," the young Potter said to his cousin. He pointed to the dot of the prefect patrolling in the area. "Francine should be passing by soon and then we can slip out."
Freddie nodded and threw the invisibility cloak, also stolen/borrowed from Harry, over the both of them. They took one last look at their handy work and cast a spell to conceal it until the proper time. They then exited the classroom as they saw the black dot belonging to the Ravenclaw sixth year prefect pass the room they were in and continue down the hall in the opposite direction of Gryffindor tower. They made it back in record time, not running into any prefects, teachers, or nosy cats.
The fourth year Gryffindors had charms first thing in the morning with the Hufflepuffs. James and Freddie arrived a little early, the familiar anticipation bubbling up inside both. Their friend and fellow Gryffindor Michael Hammersmith joined them at the shared desk.
"You two are early this morning. Since when have you ever been on time for an eight o'clock class?"
Freddie feigned a hurt look. "Charms happens to be our favorite class. We wouldn't dare miss any of the excitement."
Michael scoffed. "What excitement. Likely we'll just be practicing again today."
"Good morning class," tiny Professor Flitwick greeted from on top of his pile of books. There was a low murmur of return greeting. "Today we will continue practicing our summoning charms so please pair up." There was a general scrape and scuffle of chairs as the students complied and moved to the center of the room to practice with the pillows from the week previous.
James and Fred grinned as they stood across from each other, prepared for what was about to come. Soon the class was filled with shouts of Accio and flying cushions. After a few minutes, the room was filled with something much less pleasant. About five minutes had passed when the room filled with rancid smoke. Girls began to squeal and cry, students were climbing over desks and each other, pushing toward the only door. Some students had pulled their shirts over their noses to attempt to block out the smell. The Potter and Weasley cousins stood in the middle of the room, seemingly unaffected by the smell, and falling over each other in laughter. Professor Flitwick waved his wand dramatically and cleared the room of the smoke.
He sighed when he saw the only remaining students. "Weasley and Potter!" he squeaked. "I should have known. McGonagall's office now."
James and Freddie looked at each other. They had expected detentions for sure but a trip to the Headmistress was more than they anticipated. Professor Flitwick shoved the boys out the door and herded them to the griffin statue leading to the Headmistress's office. He knocked hard with his tiny hand, unable to reach the brass door knocker.
"Enter," a stern voice called from inside. Professor Flitwick ushered the boys in. Professor McGonagall looked up from her desk as they entered. She heaved a great sigh and rubbed her temples. "Potter and Weasley. I should have known. You two have been too quiet for too long. What was it this time Filius?"
"Dungbombs, Headmistress," he squeaked.
McGonagall closed her eyes and said, "Thank you, Filius, I'll take it from here." She waited until Professor Flitwick left before addressing the boys in front of her.
"What am I going to do with you two?" she sighed.
"How about a biscuit, Minnie?" James smiled devilishly.
"Just like your namesakes, the pair of you. Whatever where your parents thinking?" She shook her head. "Well, how did you do it?"
"We're innocent," Fred said, looking at her through his lashes.
"Likely. Now one of you better start talking before I assign extra detention in addition to the weeks' worth you'll receive for this lovely stunt."
James spoke up. "We planted dungbombs throughout the room and cast disillusionment charms on them and charmed them to go off after the word Accio had been said one hundred times."
McGonagall muttered something about namesakes again, but there was a hint of amazement in her voice. She dismissed the two after discussing the details of their detentions.
They descended the stairs from the office and stopped at the bottom.
"Only a week of detention?" Fred high-fived his cousin. "Old Minnie must be getting soft in her age."
James laughed and the two headed toward the Entrance Hall to make their way to the grounds for Care of Magical Creatures.
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3.2- Charms Classroom
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