Rettop and Kcalb didn't like that they got in trouble because of Severus again, they hated not being able to go to Hogsmeade and thought it wasn't fair that Severus got to go and he went with Lily
" Josh we got to do something about Potter, he and Lily keep hanging out together" Kcalb said
" I know Sam, but what can we do? We can't go to Hogsmeade and it would be perfect if we had some pranks or something" Rettop said
" Actually Josh" Kcalb said with a smirk, " I heard professor Potter talking to professor Malfoy the other day about the statue of the humpback witch"
" And?" Rettop asked
" He said it leads to Hogsmeade" Kcalb said smirking
Rettop smiled
" He also said something how he always used it during third year since he couldn't go to Hogsmeade and that he used his invisibility cloak and it was him who threw the snowballs " Kcalb said, " I don't know what that's about though"
" Well? What are we waiting for?" Rettop asked
Kcalb nodded and they hurried towards the humpbacked witch
Severus was so happy that he still got to go to Hogsmeade and even better yet Rettop and Kcalb were banned from Hogsmeade for the rest of the school year
He and Lily were heading over to the Shrieking Shack that they heard so much about from older students and from his parents and aunts and uncles
" That house looks really creepy" Lily said in awe
Severus smiled and nodded
" I wonder what it would be like if we went inside it" Lily said
" There's probably ghosts inside, in the old days there used to be something that would howl every month, dad said it was just Remus Lupin but still it's neat and not everybody knows about him being a werewolf" Severus said
" Where is Remus Lupin now?" Lily asked, " I haven't seen him for a while"
" He's working for the Order of the Phoenix" Severus whispered the last part, " He's helping the order because there are still Death Eaters"
Lily shivered and Severus didn't blame her, he would never forget that awful Halloween night and with Uncle Draco's dad nonetheless
" So when are we supposed to meet Marcus, Oliver and Wesley?" Lily asked
" They want to get a couple jokes from Zonkos" Severus said
" Why don't you get some?" Lily asked
Severus smirked, " I already have a trunk full of Weasley's Wizard Wheezes, I don't want to be a traitor to my family by buying from Zonkos" Severus pulled some out of his pocket, " I have some here with me"
" Can we light off a few firecrackers?" Lily asked excitedly
Severus smirked, " What would you like to blow off? I have a frog, spider, phoenix, snake, ooh and my favorite the dragon firecracker"
" I like the dragon" Lily said
Severus smiled, " Good choice" He handed her the dragon
" Well well well if it isn't Little Baby Sevy pooh" Rettop taunted
" I am so sick of that stupid nickname" Severus thought and he rolled his eyes
" What are you doing here?" Lily asked, " You two are banned from Hogsmeade for the rest of the school year"
" We snuck out" Kcalb said shrugging
" What are you going to do about it?" Rettop asked glaring, " Are you going to tell your daddy and uncle Little Baby Sevy pooh?"
Severus rolled his eyes again, " Come on Lily, the air just turned bad in this area"
Lily nodded and the two tried going back to the village but Rettop and Kcalb wouldn't let them through
" Where do you think you're going?" Rettop asked
" To the village, duh" Severus said, " Now out of our way"
" No, we have a bone to pick with you Potter" Rettop said pushing Severus in the chest
" Sam, Josh, leave us alone" Lily said with a glare
" Why are you hanging around this... snake?" Kcalb asked looking Severus up and down in disgust
" He is not a snake and Severus is my best friend, now leave us alone" Lily said taking out her wand and casting Flipendo at them, the bullies fell over and Severus and Lily ran for it while they were down
When the bullies got up they took their wands out and started chasing them while casting spells at them
It took Severus and Lily three minutes to get to the village and around people, it was easier to lose the two that way
" That was close, that stunner almost got you Sev" Lily said panting
Severus nodded and looked at the firecracker that Lily still had in her hand and he got a brilliant idea
" Hey Lil, you want to have some fun with these firecrackers? Shake Rettop and Kcalb a little?" Severus asked
" How?" Lily asked
" Scare the pants off of those two losers by using the dragon firecracker, my uncles Fred and George did that when they left school during their seventh year, they let me see the memory of that day and it looked awesome" Severus said
" Sev, you heard what your dad said, you need to think before you act, if we do this won't we get in a lot of trouble?" Lily asked
" He's talking about fighting, this isn't fighting, I didn't even cast a spell at them, but pranks... pranks are in the Potter and Weasley blood, my parents will understand" Severus said
" Sev, it sounds dangerous" Lily said
" Oh come on Lil, it'll be fun, we won't even do it in the village, we'll do it out by the Shrieking Shack" Severus said
" I don't know" Lily said
" Please Lil, you're my best friend and it'll be so cool" Severus said
Lily sighed, " Ok Sev, I'll do it with you"
" And if we do get in trouble, I'll take all the blame" Severus said
" We better not get in trouble" Lily said
The two got out of their hiding spots and headed back to the Shrieking Shack
Rettop and Kcalb saw them heading back and so they snuck away from the village and were following them
Severus heard the two following them and he smirked
" Almost ready" Severus said
" Sev, how do we know the village won't see this?" Lily asked
" We control it" Severus said
Lily looked worried
" I'll control it" Severus said
Lily nodded
" Come on, lets hide behind that tree and then release the dragon, we'll act like we're scared and watch them get scared" Severus said
Lily followed Severus behind the tree
" What are you two doing back there?" Rettop asked
" None of your business" Severus said and it really wasn't his business
" One... two... three" Severus said and he released the dragon firecracker and they ran out screaming with scared looks on their faces
" What are you screaming about?" Kcalb asked
" D...d...DRAGON" Severus yelled
" Yah right, you're lying" Rettop said, " What's really behind there?"
Rettop walked behind the tree and saw the dragon and screamed and the dragon roared
" RUN SAM, RUN" Rettop yelled running back to the others
" I TOLD YOU" Severus said scared
The dragon came out from behind the tree and roared and flew towards Rettop and Kcalb
" AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" Rettop and Kcalb screamed and they started running away towards the village
" This will teach them from sneaking out of the castle when they're not supposed to" Severus said to Lily
Lily smiled, it was funny seeing them run like that
" They're heading towards the village, you should bring the dragon back here" Lily said
" I'm trying" Severus said, " It won't stop following them"
" Well the dragon is heading towards the village" Lily said not smiling anymore
Severus wasn't happy either, he didn't know why he couldn't control the dragon
To their horror, the dragon entered the village and they heard a bunch of screams and a lot of spells aimed at the dragon
" Oh Sweet Merlin" Severus gasped, " I am so dead"
Severus and Lily ran towards the village to try and stop the firecracker and to explain that it was only a joke but nobody would listen to them
" IT WON'T LEAVE US ALONE" Rettop cried
" PLEASE GET RID OF IT" Kcalb cried
" NONE OF THE SPELLS ARE WORKING" A wizard said
All the teachers from the school came down to see what all the commotion was and Harry, Ginny and Draco recognized the dragon right away
Harry took out his wand and yelled, " FINITE INCANTATEM"
The dragon disappeared and the two cowering boys stopped crying
" Fred and George don't sell those fire crackers do they?" Harry asked
" Not the dragon ones" Ginny said, " Not after they left Hogwarts with a... bang"
Harry nodded and yelled in an angry voice" SEVERUS TOBIAS POTTER" The whole village was silent
" Uh-oh" Severus gasped
