"It's really very simple. All it takes is a simple levitation spell!"

"That's not the part I'm worried about. It the maneuvering through the castle part that has me concerned."

"Hm, I see what you mean… could we lower them through the window?"

"Are you kidding! One stupid move and they're falling twenty stories to the ground! We want to prank them, not kill them."

"Hmmmm…." The pretty red-headed Gryffindor stroked her chin in thought. She was currently holding a meeting with several other Gryffindors along with one Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin student. It was two days before the last day of school, and this year, it was the Marauders who would be pranked. She'd make sure of it.

One of the younger Gryffindors raised their hand. "Could we make a portkey of some kind?"

Lily shook her head. "No, I'm pretty sure that's illegal or something…"

This time the Hufflepuff spoke up. "Well, we could just do it after lunch. You know, we could slip a sleeping potion into their drinks or something. Then we only have to move them from the great hall."

There was a general buzz of agreement at this plan. Lily nodded and began speaking again. "Alright, that will work. So we'll need to work out the number of students needed to do the actual moving, I'd prefer higher year students be put on that job. I'll take care of acquiring a sleeping potion. Everyone else will be assigned to place locking charms on all doors and windows."

"How are we even going to do that? Do you have any idea how many windows this place has!"

"I know. But with the number of students we'll have it shouldn't be too bad. We'll just start from the ground up. If we miss a few near the top it wont matter because they wont be able to reach them anyway."

This seemed to satisfy the group. They were just getting ready to disperse when someone spoke up.

"What about Filch?"

A mild panic spread quickly, most ready to call off the whole thing. However, Lily quickly raised her hands for silence. "Don't worry, I've already taken care of it. He's given us the okay."

"What!" Apparently most of the room had trouble believing her.

Lily nodded. "Uh huh. I just said it was to prank the Marauders and he was all for it. Even offered to help if we needed it."

There were a few shrugs as people began filtering out of the room. The Ravenclaw, Slytherin, and Hufflepuff representatives headed out to begin relaying the plan to their respective houses. Soon, the classroom they had gathered in was empty once more. As she made her way back to her room, a certain red-head smiled evilly…

Two days later, at lunch...

If Dumbledore had know that revenge against the Marauders would be the thing that united the students of Hogwarts, he would have told the staff not to give them detention as much. It was really quite amazing to watch them work. The seats next to Lily Evans were left open, knowing that one James Potter would not be able to resist sitting next to the object of his affections. The sleeping potion, which had been stealthily added to the drinks before the Marauders' arrival, were consumed without question. Judging by the amount of potion added to the drinks, Dumbledore would guess it would last roughly two hours.

After a few minutes, all four boys were face down on the table. Immediately, the students of the school set to work. Eight seventh year students, two from each house, were assigned to moving the Marauders. For each Marauder, there would be one student to move them using a levitation spell, and one to supervise in case they needed help opening doors or anything. The rest of the school set out to charm as many doors and windows as they could. The four troublemakers would be trapped outside and unable to wreak havoc on the people of Hogwarts for their annual "end of the year prank".

The old headmaster chuckled as the Great Hall quickly emptied. Well, if this prank managed to to bring together four feuding houses, who was he to stop it?

Lily sighed in happiness as the students around her cheered, the sound of butterbeer glasses clinking together filling her ears. They had done it! Soon, the Marauders would awaken to find themselves trapped outside of the castle with no way of attending the feast or pranking their classmates. Everywhere in the school people were celebrating. The Marauders had finally been defeated!

...

…Or so they thought…

The time had finally come for the end of the year feast. The Lily chatted with her friends as they made their way down to the Great Hall. However, when they arrived, they found half the school in angry confusion. One student shouted to the incoming students.

"Everything's GONE!"

"What?"

Running into the room, the entire school found that the room was indeed, empty. There was nothing, no feast, no plates, heck no tables. Teachers and students alike glanced around, as if the contents of the room were simply hidden.

"Hey, what's this?"

A Hufflepuff first year had noticed a single plate in the center of the room with a small piece of paper placed on it. The girl reached down to pick it up. Lily's eyes widened.

"NO!"

But it was too late. As soon as the girl's fingers brushed the paper, every person in the room was sent flying into the air. It was a peculiar sensation, Lily decided. After a certain height, it was as if gravity had shifted. All of a sudden, they weren't flying up, they were falling down.

There were many groans as the people of Hogwarts landed harshly, some on top of each other. Lily rubbed her head as she sat up and looked up. Or, down. Or, well, she wasn't quiet sure what direction it was at the moment. All she knew was that she was looking up at the floor. She didn't understand. What just happened?

"Lily!"

The red-head looked over and saw one of her friend gesturing her over to one of the windows. She noticed that many students were standing and glaring out the windows. Making her way over, she soon found out why.

Though it was strange due to everything being upside-down, she could still see, outside on the lawn in clear view of the Great Hall windows, the Marauders. But not just the Marauders, oh no. All four tables, the entire feast, and even Gryffindor banners (held up by some spell) were outside. The four boys were laughing madly as they ate their food (and everyone else's).

Lily screeched in indignation as she pounded at the windows. James shouted back at her, voice slightly muffled from distance and the window, but still clearly. "Find a better place for your meetings, love!"

If it hadn't been the last day of school, McGonagall might have had to give Lily a detention for some of the words leaving her mouth.

"What the heck does this even mean?"

Lily turned and saw the young girl from earlier still holding the paper that had caused all their trouble. Apparently there was something written on it. Rushing over, Lily snatched the paper from the girl, reading the small message.

49.) Trying to prank the MASTERS!

"So what does it mean?" Another student asked.

Lily narrowed her eyes. "I don't know…" She glanced back out at the laughing Marauders. "…but I may have to kill them before I find out!"

*stands before chirping crickets* Hello. I would like to take this moment to express my deepest apologies and explain myself. First, I am extremely sorry for the lack of updates. However, I do have my reasons. In the last *cringes at sight of calander* two months since the last chapter, my best friend was injured and ended up needed surgery, I had a relative pass away, I had to turn in an 11 page documented critical essay and a 17 page psychology research paper in the same week, I had some issues with college applications, and then to top it all off, I was hit with the dreaded writer's block.

And so, I want to thank all of you who are still willing to read this story despite my inconsistancy, and I hope that you are still able to find it enjoyable. And please believe me when I say I am trying to update more often.

You're all amazing and thank you sooo much for reading! ~BFMS