A/N: I'm a bad person, I know...I haven't updated this story in forever... please don't kill me!
Remus
I walked into the great hall, my nose still deeply in my Defense Against the Dark Arts book, only to be hit by the nagging sensation that something was off. Lowering the book, I realized what it was, immediately. All the tables were floating ten feet off the ground, as were the benches. There were any number of disgruntled students standing around, wondering how they were going to get dinner. I turned to look at James and Sirius in suspicion, but they were gaping in astonishment.
"How come we never thought of something like this?"
"Dunno, but it makes me feel dumb to miss something that obvious." I snorted. They would be more concerned about a possible pranking rival, than the fact that we weren't going to get dinner. It was two days till the full moon, and par for the course, I was ravenous. Lily and Anna came into the hall, taking animatedly, only to stop just behind us, and take in the scene.
"Lily, how often do those blasted Marauders strike?" Anni sighed, in exasperation, making Prongs and Padfoot stiffen in indignation at being described as 'blasted'. Lily frowned.
"Usually once every couple weeks, they need the time to make it flashy. I don't think this was them, though. They always sign their work, and so far, I don't see it. They're too arrogant to not take credit." I hid a smirk, as James and Padfoot looked ready to burst, wanting to declare that they were the Marauders, at least the flamboyant half of them.
"Well, I don't know about you, Lily, but I'm hungry. No idiot prankster is going to stop me from getting my dinner." There was something, almost like a hidden smirk in Anni's voice as she said that. Could she know who it was that pulled the prank? The two petite females strode past us, and as they did so, I caught a strong puff of scent off of Anni. It was stronger, and somehow wilder than before. It called Moony to the front of my mind, something that didn't pass unnoticed by my friends.
"Mate, you alright?" Prongs asked, breaking through my preoccupation.
"Your eyes went all gold like they do when you're Moony." Sirius informed me in an undertone, face unwontedly grave. Even in my thoughts, I avoided the word 'serious' around him; traumatized by too many bad puns over the years.
"I'm fine now," I said, giving myself a shake-like a dog. NO, that way lies madness- and looked at the girls, wondering how they would solve the height problem between them, and the table and benches. There was a decidedly mischievous expression on Anni's face, and she put a hand out to stop Lily from conjuring a ladder.
"Lily, think outside the box, girl. Someone obviously went to a lot of work to make this spectacular. The least we can do for them is getting up in the most flamboyant manner possible." Was it just me, or was she pitching her voice a bit loudly, as if to attract attention? "You're muggleborn; did you ever do gymnastics?"
"Yes, but-OH! Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" I think James fell in love with Lily all over again at the wicked smirk that sprouted on the redhead's face. Anni waved her wand, and suddenly a long, rectangular trampoline stood in front of them. I, and all the muggleborns and halfbloods began to laugh as we saw what was happening, leaving the purebloods to their bewilderment.
"After you, milady Lily." Anni said in a mock-posh voice, bowing.
"Why, thank you, good ma'am." With a bounce, first Lily, then Anni were on the tramp, gaining a significant amount of height with each bounce. Suddenly, Anni crouched, and with a huff of effort, grabbed Lily around the waist, and tossed her lightly up, to where the girl could grab the bench and climb on. I think James was very disappointed to find that Lily was wearing a pair of shorts under her robes. With a smirk and a bounce, Anni did a flip midair, and on the rebound bounce, managed to latch her hands onto the bench, and with a casual display of upper-body strength, pulled herself smoothly up. Half the hall burst into spontaneous applause, of which, we Marauders were the loudest. We may like being the center of attention, but we enjoy a good show as much as anyone.
"Thank you, thank you, we'll be here all week. Well, for the rest of the term, actually, but it doesn't sound as catchy." Anni laughed, standing on the bench and bowing theatrically, before Lily carefully tugged her down, and they started dishing up their food.
"Padfoot, levitate me up, would you?" I said, casually, seeing no need to expend the effort involved in getting myself up there, this close to the full moon. As soon as my hand touched the bench, glowing words appeared under the teachers' table.
To the Marauders, self-proclaimed Masters of mayhem:
The Queens of Chaos hereby challenge you to a Prank War.
The pranks must be school wide, no individuals,
Follow the Pranksters' Code, and you must take turns with us.
Failure to comply strips you of all titles and rights.
You will be targeted, as we know who you are,
Monsieurs Moony, Padfoot, Prongs and Wormtail.
Below it, frolicked a wolf, a horse, a tiger and a pixie, made out of silver sparks. Sirius, James, Peter and I exchanged glances with varying amounts of alarm, delight, confusion and mild offense. There was no doubt in my mind, that we would be accepting the 'Queens of Chaos' challenge. We'd been getting bored, since no one seemed to know that 'The Marauders' were the four of us, and no one else ever seemed to pull any pranks, either.
Pretty soon, the other students had followed my example, as had the teachers, and taken turns levitating themselves up onto the benches. A collective groan had come from the teachers upon reading the message, while the teens had all started whispering excitedly together, wondering what our response would be. They knew we wouldn't turn the opportunity down, so the betting was on how we would show our acceptance…,
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