Author's Note: Now this is more like it. Double the word count! Enjoy
All student knew that the teachers had their own corridors, but they didn't know where. Several students had attempted to find it but few students succeed. However, years and years ago, two fourth years had succeed. James Potter and Sirius Black, the original Marauders spent their whole fourth year dedicated to finding out where they teachers escaped to, along with many other secrets. They promised each other that no other students would hear of their discovery, included it on the Marauder's Map and snuck out many nights after that to rave havoc on the teachers they didn't like. Of course teachers wondered how they knew of this but because Sirius Black and James Potter aren't messy pranksters, there was never any evidence that pointed to them.
Several years later and the next generation of Marauders would be looking at the same Map.
"We have to find a way to get them back," James sighed.
Sirius nodded, "I can't believe they made Suits smack us. Isn't that child abuse?"
Harry closed his book and threw it across the couch, "No, I don't think so. There has to be something we can do."
Bella walked in laughing, "I just talk to mum and she said that someone sent dad a dead toad. Who does that? But the funny thing is, that dad freaked out and threw it at Uncle Sirius and Grandpa. I don't think they like toads very much. It was a good mental picture."
"Toads?" Sirius asked.
Bella nodded, "Yeah. The Boy Who Lived, The Chosen One is scared of toads? What a baby."
"And you're scared of spiders," Sirius pointed out.
Bella stuck her tongue out, "No one asked you." She walked away.
"What is that?" Harry asked, pointed to a place on the Map.
Sirius took it, "I've never seen this before. What is it?"
James shrugged his shoulders, "I don't know. It just appeared. Look! It's their corridor! That's where dad is staying while he's here."
Sirius chuckled, "Is it weird that they're all staying in the same room? Shouldn't Prongs be with Grandma?"
"We all share a room," Harry pointed out. "It's not weird."
"Go get the cloak," James smiled. "I have an idea."
Marauders…
Harry James Potter was asleep in his bed, in the corridor. The sounds of his dad, Godfather and Uncle snoring all around him. He was having a peaceful sleep until the snores of his family around him started to sound like frogs and toads croaking. He ignored it; Thinking it was only Sirius messing with him. It wasn't that Harry was frightened of the amphibians, he didn't like how the croaked, or how incredibly slimy they were.
Harry twitched a little. The sounds were becoming increasing louder with every passing second. He tried to ignore it but he couldn't.
"Will you shut up?" All four voices could be heard and each of their heads appeared from the curtains of their four-poster beds. Each mouth fell open.
Frogs hopped all over the corridor but because there were so many frogs, there was hardly any space for any to jump without hitting another one.
Sirius' high pitched scream was bounced off the walls and ricocheted off, as a frog jumped up almost hitting him in the face. Sirius grabbed his wand and started hexing the frogs, but with every frog that disappeared, two more appeared.
"Stop!" James yelled. "Padfoot stop!" James had to literally tackled Sirius on his bed to get him to stop screaming and hexing the frogs, "Stop, Padfoot. You're only making the situation worse! Stop hexing the stupid frogs."
"Moony, how do we get rid of them?" Sirius asked.
Lupin sat on his bed, looking at the moving green floor. He took his wand and did a couple spells but nothing worked. Only more frogs appeared, "I don't know. This seems a little advanced for them. We might just have to let the spell wear off."
"How long?" Sirius asked.
Lupin rubbed the back of his neck, "A couple hours."
James and Harry looked at each other, "Remember that day at my house when that mouse appeared and the boys just about fainted?"
James laughed, "Yes. I do. I think it's time they get over their fear of mice."
Harry charmed off the door of their corridor as they ran out, trying not to step on any of the frogs.
"Do you really want these frogs roaming the castle?" Lupin asked. "Because without a door, they're going to get out."
"Good," Harry smiled. "Let them. We have a little prank to pull."
Next Generation of Marauders
Sirius sat up in his bed, laughing, "I would pay to see the look on their faces when they woke up today."
"My dad probably had a heart attack," James laughed.
Harry smiled, "I don't think they will be showing up to classes today. They'll be to afraid to step on the frogs."
Sirius ran his hand through his hair, "Priceless."
"Let's go down to breakfast. I'm hungry," James swung his legs over his bed and grabbed his cloak. "I wonder if-" Sirius had been standing next to him at the time and wasn't ready for James to scream high pitched and jump on him, causing them both to fall to the ground. James however, kicked Sirius off of him and ran onto the nearest bed, pushing it occupant off.
Harry rubbed his head, "What the heck, James?"
"Mouse," James pointed near the furnace, his hand shaking.
Sirius rolled his eyes and looked under the furnace, "What are you-" Another high pitched scream and Sirius was on the nearest dresser he could find.
Harry didn't take a chance. He stayed on his bed, "Curse it!" Harry yelled as he watched it scurry across the floor.
Sirius' spell hit it. James stayed on the dresser, Sirius and Harry standing on Harry's bed.
"Someone go check it," Harry whispered.
They just looked at each other, hoping someone would step up to the plate.
"Together," The three boys nodded and all took a step off the furniture and a step closer to the mouse.
It was lying there, unmoving. The three teenage boys took soft steps, as if they were scared their footsteps would wake it up. The boys stepped up to the mouse from all sides, as if blocking it in.
"Is it dead?" Harry whispered.
They stood there, looking at the mouse, waiting for it to move or twitch. Nothing happened. Than, unexpectantly, the mouse jumped up and duplicated itself causing three girl-ish high pitched screams to be heard and left the three boys running for something high off the ground.
"Kill it!" Sirius yelled from his bed. "Someone kill the stupid thing!"
James was standing on a chair with his wand out, "I'm trying! Harry, do something!"
Harry was sitting on the his dresser, "What do you want me to do?"
"Stun them! Stun them!" Sirius yelled.
"We're trying-what the-no don't stun them!" Harry yelled.
With every stun, a mouse duplicated itself.
"Sirius, stop!" James yelled. "Sirius, knock it off! Sirius!" James momentarily forgot how strong he really was and when he went to tackle Sirius, they both fell to the ground.
It was if time stopped. Sirius and James were lying on the floor of their dormitory, starring at the mice. As if the mice smelled the fear, the mice stopped scurrying around and turned to face the two teenage boys that were on the floor.
"Don't move," Harry whispered. "Don't move. Let me think!"
"Think faster, Harry! Think faster," James said. "I don't know how long-"
Sirius screamed and threw James across the floor and just like that the mice snapped out of their trance and ran at the two boys who were on the floor.
Books, pillows, anything the three boys could find were thrown at the mice. But nothing worked. Now the mice were duplicating themselves every minute.
"The door! Open the door and have them run out!" Sirius shouted.
Harry tried to use his wand but the door just wasn't opening. "I can't. It's stuck or something."
Sirius with so much fright in him, conjured a chair and banged it against the door. It still didn't open. Object after object was thrown at the door but nothing dented or scratched it.
Bella was sitting in the Common Room when she first heard the first scream. She did jump and look towards the staircase but after a second she didn't think anything of it. The Prank War was going on and it was probably nothing. Than she heard more screams. Than it got really quiet.
The Common Room was empty because most of the students had already gone down to have breakfast. She jumped, causing the book on her lap to fall to the floor. Someone screamed and it sounded as if someone was dying. She stood up and took a step towards the staircase. Once again, it got really quiet. She took a couple more steps towards the boys' staircase. She jumped when more screams were heard, clear as day and extremely high pitched.
Bella ran up the staircase and heard laughter first. She stopped when she saw her dad, grandfather, and two uncle sitting outside the door. They each smiled. She rolled her eyes before setting back down the stairs to the Great Hall.
She was playing with her hair when someone blocked her path, causing them to collide, "Oh I'm sorry I-Draco? What are you doing here?"
"I'm looking for Harry. Have you seen him?" Draco asked.
"Common Room teasing my brothers," Bella replied. "Where's Scor?"
"Haven't seen-"
"Wait, what are you doing here?" Bell asked. "You're suppose to be at the Ministry."
"Your mum is taking over," Draco replied. "But since I've got you here, I wanted to let you know that I'll be staying here as well. Harry and I have a lot of business to talk about it's easier if I'm here with him."
Bella nodded, "Well he's a little occupied right now but good luck. I'm going to go find your son now."
Bella met up with Scor outside the Great Hall and started to tell him about this mornings adventure, "I kept hearing them scream and when I ran up there dad was there." She stopped and thought for a second, "Than I ran into your dad." She noticed Hermione, Ron, Neville and Luna walked out of the Great Hall. "Scor, is it just me or does it seem like the DA members are taking over Hogwarts?"
"DA members?" Scor asked. "I don't know what you're-"
Bella smiled, "I forgot. Draco wasn't-but the point is that I think something's going on. Something dad's trying to keep something from us. That's what Sirius was saying."
Scor wrapped his arm around her shoulders, "I think you're looking to deeply into his."
Bella smiled, "Yeah, I guess. Hey, Aunt Hermione!"
"Hi Bella. Have you seen your father?" Hermione asked.
"Tormenting the boys in the Tower," Bella chuckled.
"Thank you," Hermione smiled before they took off.
"You said my father was looking for Uncle Harry as well?" Scor asked.
Bella nodded.
Scor took a breath, "Maybe there is something going on."
Kiley walked up to Bella, "Look, Bella, you need to get your dad out of the castle. I don't want my father here as well. It's annoying."
"Seamus is here also?" Bell asked. "Who's else is here?"
Kiley sighed, "Dean, Fred, George, Katie, Angelina, Hermione, Ron, Luna, Neville. They're taking over Hogwarts and it's because your dad is here. Do something about it."
"I'm trying," Bella stated. "Just ignore them."
"There she is!"
Someone came up from behind Bella and picked her up. "My favorite niece!"
"Uncle Charlie!" Bella hugged him. "What are you doing here and you better not let the others hear you say that."
"I'm looking for-"
"Dad right?" Bella rolled her eyes. "What's going on?"
Charlie looked skeptical, "Nothing. Why? It's just so happens that Gringotts is getting a shipment and I need the Minister's approval. Where is Harry?"
"Tower with the boys," Bella replied, slowly.
"Have fun at school today," Charlie kissed her forehead before departing.
"I need to talk to my brothers," Bella whispered.
