A/N - Happy Sunday! Albus may just have got into something he shouldn't have...
Albus at 10:00pm
"I have an idea." Anna said as they were all sitting under the night sky, her eyes gleaming in the moonlight. They had found a space where two of the gently sloping roofs met, creating a small, balcony-like space with one large window to the tower for access, craftily concealed by a tapestry on the inside. This had become their meeting place – high above everyone else, private and almost impossible to find if you didn't know exactly what you were looking for.
And now they were sitting sprawled across old rugs and cushions around a blue flame conjured by one of the boys, as Anna held court. She sat straight, her robes discarded and a colourful shawl thrown around her shoulders, the gold threads reflecting the flickering light of the fire. "An idea" she continued "that will make our name in this school."
"Anna, why do we need to make a name for ourselves?" drawled a lean, elegant boy who was stretched out beside her, idly playing with the tassel on a cushion. "It's not as if we're the underdogs here." This elicited a quiet laugh from the group, edged with a sinister meaning that slipped past Albus just too fast to take hold.
Anna tossed her hair back, ignoring him, and carried on. "No" she insisted "this will make us famous,"
"Infamous, more like." Tanya interjected sharply, lounging against Albus, her blonde hair spread out on the throw.
"Well, does it matter? As long as we're remembered! And think of the fun we'd have watching all the chaos…"
"You've not actually told us the idea yet. Anna." Albus reminded her gently, a little apprehensive. Anna bridled.
"I would have, but I was interrupted." She smiled wickedly, quirking up the side of her mouth as she looked around the group. "I want us to cast a spell over the entire school that will make them tell the absolute truth for an entire day. Excepting ourselves, of course. We'll walk around as usual, watching the silly little people embarrass themselves."
"That does sound amusing…" Tanya sat up, eyes alert, considering this plan. "But how would we get the spell over the whole school?"
"I don't know yet." Anna replied quickly, her mind fizzing with possibilities "Does anyone have any ideas?"
Tanya nudged Albus with her pale elbow, looking up at him with expectant eyes. "Mr Potter, what wisdom do you have to add?"
"Well, when is the first time that the whole school is together?"
"Breakfast." A boy replied acidly "but we're not going to spike the pumpkin juice. That has no style."
"I wasn't thinking that." Albus retorted "But we could get above the tables and spread a sort of web of spells to fall down on them, with ourselves out of harm's way – what do you think of that?"
Tanya grinned widely, her sharp teeth reflecting the starlight. "It's genius. But now we need a spell – I assume you've thought of that, Anna?"
"I found one in my grandfather's books over the holidays, before I visited you. It's in Spanish, but I can easily teach it to you."
"Wonderful." The blonde girl smiled menacingly "and it will be brilliant to see all those dumb, stuck up idiots making fools of themselves all day. Serves them right for thinking they're so good – especially when we're so much better than they are."
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