The Marauding Five : Year Three

AN: Aw… April seems some time away, but I'm not gonna care!! Anyhow, I seem to be doing loads of seasons or celebrations these days, don't you think so? Halloween, x'mas, and now April Fool. What is this world coming to? I don't know o_o I think I'll make this year quite short, since my schedule's crammed and this year had really, really long chapters. I mean, isn't 100 over KB long? And you'll get bored if I keep you in one year for long with boring, rambling chapters.

How did I write these boring stories up to 100KB? I am clueless myself… anyone to help?

I'll try posting weekly, that is, if time permits ^^ I'd love to write more. Blame whatever I blamed in later's AN. And yes, the school's mean, tuitions, exams blablabla… I hate them all!!! And you'll die without my story? I think that's the first *sob* I'm so touched! And put Remus on me? As werewolf? Cool! I wouldn't miss anything, since my friends seem to hate me, so I shan't miss anything.

L/J… let's see… I think it's somewhere at Year Four. Yep! I had the first part all planned, but I need to think about the number of chapters this year :P

What's a 'muy bonito-a'? and I'm THANKFUL that you don't want little Pettigrew as the fifth Marauder!

bunny chan

Disclaimer: La di dum ~ everything's mine!!!!! Mine, mine, mine!!!!! … Actually, it's opposite.

The Marauding Five : Year Three

Chapter 5: April's Fool!

A week after Christmas, the Marauders received a Howler concerning Petunia's being. Of course, just as they being the Marauders' parents, they sent a white paper-like howler to the four teenagers. Remus gulped, throwing the letter open.

'How dare you snowball Petunia with stones!!!! Don't you know that she can be having a concussion? Worst, go into a coma? And what is it there were DIAMONDS among the snow? Don't tell me you planted those in there?'

'Why else are they there?' James muttered, still crouching under the High Tables.

'Get out of those High Tables!!!!!!!! And I mean now!!!!!!'

'She must show it, musn't she?' Lily asked, rolling her eyes at her mother's voice.

'And what disgrace! We had to send you home on CHRISTMAS!'

'If you don't, you wouldn't be disgraced. Why did you?' Sirius said, pushing more cotton into his ears.

'And your work isn't done yet! I bet those professors are really mad by now!!!!'

'You want them to celebrate?' Remus said. The last word came with all their parents and Gram shouting;

'GROW UP!!!!!!!!'

'Hey!' the four Marauders cried at the same time. 'You're sounding like Tally and Dan!!!'

The Howler didn't reply. It just burst into a huge flames, scaring half the school (which are only a dozen students left and the professors not included) for they fear the fire burning the whole castle down. James scoffed at that before brushing the soots up.

'Old trick,' he muttered. Lily held out a plastic bag and he poured the remainders of the Howlers into it.

'Show-offs,' Sirius added.

'They lectured already,' Remus said with a fake sniff.

'They want everyone to know,' Lily concluded, turning the plastic into air, since burning will cause toxic and suffocate the whole school. 'May we help you?'

Hurriedly, everyone turned back, interested in their food, some muttering things to another.

'I hate these students. All gossips and nothing else,' Sirius scowled at his cereal, which looked innocently back at him, wondering what on earth had it done to cause him scowl at it for no reason at all.

'I think your cereal's wondering why're you scowling at it,' Remus said teasingly.

'Since when can you tell?' Sirius snapped.

'Hey, cool it! We'll get Filch later, so eat up!' James said, pushing his bowl to Sirius. The Howler had put him off-food. It almost seemed like they had added a curse on it on purpose, since the Marauders were at their growing stage now and needed more food than they usually did.

'I'm not all that hungry either. I bet they used a curse on that Howler,' Remus groaned, pushing his bowl away.

'Ditto. They did put a curse on it. No counter, don't ask,' Lily said, slumping down on the table.

'I feel only like eating one bowl,' Sirius moaned.

'That's good enough!' the other three said, envying him.

'But I need five!'

'Live with it. They used that curse and I can't remember a counter if there's one.'

'I bet they add a memory charm…'

'I can't help there! It's uncurable!'

'Not even a cure?'

'Not even a single one.'

'Argh!!!!'

'I'm not in despair? You're not the only one!'

'Yeah, we all need our food!'

'Then think of a counter charm!'

'How can I? There's none!'

'How would you know? Maybe there is!'

'Hey, it's not even in the book!'

'Books aren't everything.'

'I know, that's why! We need serious help here if we wanna eat.'

'I feel a lump in my throat…'

'I feel sick, I think.'

'I need food…'

'Their tricks and pranks – even if it isn't – I hate them!'

'They need to get outta that habit. They're adults!'

'Zonko's manager's an adult…'

'Oh yeah. But does he play tricks?'

James hit the goblet with his wand and a picture swirled into view, showing an old wizard in pale lavender robes, carefully planting a mouse-trap on a secretary chair. Soon after, a young witch in swirling green robes walked in briskly, files in hand. She sat on the chair and yelped in pain. Remus looked in disbelief.

'See?'

'Okay, I believe it now…'

'Weird as it may seem, it's true.'

'I said I believe it!'

'Okay. Who's in favour on using it – that wonderful prank our Zonko's manager just did – on Minnie?'

'ME!!!!'

**

Tally sat up in bed, cackling silently to herself. She was really ready this time, and she will never let Lily lived through this, after all she had down in the previous two years. The pranks, jokes, stories and all that Lily and the Marauders had played; she is going to get back at them at the very same date it had been done on. First April.

Tally slipped her hand under her pillow to look for the thing she had hidden in there the night before. She had got it from their last visit in Hogsmeade, and Zonko's had promised that it will work perfectly well; no flaws.

The blonde's face turned blue suddenly, an awful color to go with blonde hair. She bit her lip hard. Tally pulled out her hand and came face to face with a small crab with menacing pincers.

'AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!' Tally screamed, shaking the whole castle.

Immediately, her curtains were drawed open and four girls stood outside her bed. One of them, a redhead, is grinning broadly. Another was holding out her wand and the last two held out their boots and looked ready to brandish anyone, maybe even Voldemort

'What happened, Tally?' Pertsy asked, holding her wand before her before looking around for the murderer or whatever is it that made Tally screamed so loudly.

Mutely, Tally held out her hand. The mini crab was still dangling on her finger, which is turning purple-blue without any blood flowing to that finger. Pertsy gave a sigh before waving her wand. The crab fell off, petrified.

'Lily! Why in Merlin's name are you doing that?' Tally scolded, once gaining back her use of voice.

'April's fool, Tally!' Lily greeted cheerfully before bouncing out of the room, fully dressed.

'I hate April's fools day!!! Why must I always be the fool! That's so unfair!!' Tally wailed.

'Hey, it's not like you are the only one,' Sita said quietly, pointing at her bed. Large holes were showing out and a few Grub-Winkies were eating more of the curtain.

'Same here,' Nina said, holding out her blankets, which were infested with spiders. Nina looked white.

'Hah! She didn't get me! I'm too careful!' Pertsy announced proudly, laughing maniacally at her success of Lily not being able to get her for the day.

'Um, Pertsy?' Tally started, trying to not laugh.

'What?'

'Have you looked into the mirror?' Sita asked.

'I just woke up, thanks to Tally's scream.'

'I suggest you look at one now,' Nina stammered.

Pertsy turned to a nearby mirror before staring at her reflection.

'Dear, dear, what made you turn out this way? You look like a circus clown!' the mirror commented in shock.

Indeed, Pertsy did look like a clown. Lily had powdered her face white, gave her an abnormally large red nose and made lines near her eyes. Her cheeks were painted bright red and instead of her pink nightgown, she is wearing a clown suit (the one with large spots) and a matching hat. Shoes much too big for her were fitted neatly into her feet.

Pertsy screamed.

'Looks like she'd found out,' Lily grinned to the boys at the Gryffindor's table.

'Found out? What did you do to her?' James asked, eating some bacons.

'I made her into a clown.'

'Guess what we did to Dan and Thomas?' Sirius grinned.

'Idiot, it isn't much! The real thing comes later!' Remus said, hitting Sirius so hard that his hat fell off.

'Ow!'

'What did you do?' Lily asked curiously.

'Oh, we gave them scorpians,' James said.

'You should hear them yell.'

'And their noses! It's almost as big as Snape's!'

'What's for later?'

'Let's see… oh, we have an appointment with Snape. We'll get those Bouncing Powder later. We'll turn McGonagall into a what? Squirrel? Okay, James can do that. Boggarts for Filch – easily fixed – and then a few poisonous mice for Mrs Norris – greedy cat. Should be thankful,' Lily said, writing down into a parchment. She added a couple more victims and some random pranks and tricks before the Hall's doors burst open.

'Lily Evans! Put me back to normal!!!' Pertsy stomped in, still in her clown suit, clown make-up and clown hat.

'Just what are you doing in that?' McGonagall asked, amazed. 'Detention! See me tonight at eight, in the office!'

'But Professor-'

'No buts, or I'll turn you into a goat if you but anymore.'

Pertsy glared sulkily at her before heading to where the Marauders were feasting on their breakfast. Lily was laughing and dropping on the floor with an uncurable fits of giggles, James was grinning very broadly (it took up his whole face), Sirius joined Lily and Remus on the floor, rolling and rolling with laughter.

'Put me back!!!!!'

Lily held out a packet of powder before laughing even harder.

'Should I take it?' Pertsy asked.

'Knowing Lily, maybe,' Tally said cautiously. Pertsy gulped, took a deep breath and poured the packet of powder over her head. This time, not only the Marauders were rolling helplessly on the floor. The whole school was, even the Slytherins. The Hall roared with laughter.

Pertsy wondered what was wrong, to make everyone laugh that loud. She began to try and question Tally. Tally looked quite tall all of a sudden and Pertsy felt green…

'Pertsy, you're an iguana!' Sita pointed out in despair. 'A pink one with red polka dots!'

I'm a what?

'Oh, Pertsy, for goodness sake get a mirror!!' Nina said, thrushing a mirror into her hands. Wait. It's not hands. Maybe it's a claw? Or was it webbed leg? Pertsy had no idea, but when she saw herself, she fainted with fright.

'Oh, good job, Lily!!! Good job!!' James congratulated, patting her hard. Lily just laughed even harder.

'Happy April Fool, Pertsy!!!' Lily called as the three third-year Gryffindors carried the unconcious iguana out.

**

The Marauders were on their way to North Tower for their Divination class, Tally, Dan and Thomas running after them. The four were skipping happily on their way up, and the three third-years running after them were seriously wondering about their sanity. Why was it that when they usually slump up to the tower, and today, they were practicalled jumping with happiness all the way?

Lily popped her head up from the trap door, grinning at the glittering insect at the other end of the room. James' came soon after, followed by Remus' and Sirius', hopping and cartwheeling into the room. Everyone laughed, but Anna merely sniffed at that.

'You're here to study,' Anna said sniffily.

'Well, in case you're in a wrong mood, we studied already,' Remus said.

'Oh, unless you forgot, Divination is not one subject to study!' Lily said as all the Marauders burst out laughing for no reason at all.

'What sort of sugar did you eat this morning? Brown? White? Black?' Tally asked.

'Maybe you're sick?' Dan suggested.

'Nope,' Thomas said, checking their temperature.

'Well, "Divination is a fine world of art, beauty and glory",' Anna said snappily.

'Oh no! Never in a million years!' Lily said, shaking it off.

'You gabbled that out of the book, didn't you?' James said, shaking his head.

'No can do,' Sirius said solemnly.

'Huh?' Remus said. Anna was at her wits' end.

'Wait, you forgot a little word; it's "Divination is a fine world of art, mystic fog, beauty and glory". Wrong word there,' Lily said, correcting her. If possible, Anna was angrier than ever.

'Hey, you should copy this; "Dear, you'd chosen Divination, the hardest of all magic". Well I said that History of Magic is the hardest! You need a hard time keeping awake in Binns' lecturing drones,' James said, sending everyone, including the Slytherins, into fits of laughter.

'And I quote Sybil Trelawney, "Dear, dear! You have the Grim!! The Grim, dear! Oh, such poor fate to drop over such a young and sober soul sob" unquote,' Sirius said, doing a little scene in the middle of the classroom. Everyone burst into peals of laughter and Anna just looked furious.

'Studies should not be played like that,' Anna said haughtily.

'Um, where's Professor Trelawney?' Gereld, one of Anna's fellow Ravenclaw, asked, looking around for her.

'That insect? She's not coming today,' Remus said, grinning broadly.

'How come?' Tally asked curiously.

'Happy April Fool, Sybil!!!' Lily exclaimed, proudly brandishing a jar from James' bag.

'What? Where's she?' Dan asked, looking around.

'Right in this attic,' James replied. This is not a classroom, so it's an attic.

'Sorry? Come again?' Thomas said.

'Let's see… last night – twelve midnight, to be exact – we found her turning into a dragonfly under a moonbeam,' Sirius grinned.

Shocked, half the class peered into the jar Lily was holding. True enough, a dragonfly – cladded with a few mini-rings and silks – sat in there, looking absolutely horrified at what is being happened around her. She – the Trelawney dragonfly – was crowded by her third-year students. How is it that she couldn't "see" this coming?

'You're probably wondering why she didn't escape earlier or when is she turning back,' Lily said, voicing everyone's thoughts.

They nodded eagerly.

'The reason she didn't escape earlier is because Lily used her p-' Sirius' mouth was clamped tightly shut by Remus, whom, sensing his friend breaking Lily's secret, was quick enough to react.

'Sorry?'

'I stun her,' Remus answered shortly. Lily had used her psychic powers to cause havoc in Trelawney's head, acquired a newly-learnt skill and James had frightened the woman badly when they wanted to play their April's Fool trick on her. Sirius, getting a new idea, transfigured the Divination teacher into a dragonfly so they wouldn't have to take Divination the very next day.

'And she'll turn back into human tonight, midnight,' James concluded the last question. Everyone cheered.

Anna looked at them with displeasure and anger. Firstly, they had stolen all her limelight in each an every class they took. She was the smartest of all the Ravenclaws, even for her age, but all four Marauders, out of talent or not (she suspected talent, since they didn't even touch a book), beat her and her fellow Ravenclaw friend flat with their rich knowledge and their ways of holding tight to a phrase "All work and no play makes whomever a dull boy and whomever a dull girl." She don't know what the name is, but who cares?

Second, Trelawney had first chose her as the gifted one. After Dumbledore's visit in their second week, Anna lost all of the light from her friends. Now Lily was the gifted one – a very powerful one, at that – and half the school went to her for help.

Thirdly, they were making fun of her.

Fourth, her family had been Ravenclaws ever since one could imagine, and all were the cleverest of their age and wisdom beyond words could describe. Ravenclaw's downfall in her year had been most unpleasant and her brothers and sisters were shunning her far. She had disgraced the Hopkins in her year and had received much scoldings and lectures in the holidays.

Fifth; she knew she had a good head and she knew how to use it well. How is it that one that never even touches a book, nor listen to the professor's talking, nor pay much for the price of studying gets to beat her, Anna Hopkins?

Anna glared sulkily at them with hatred. She hate them. For stealing her limelight, for taking her much obtained attention, for being smarter than her without even studying. Most of all, she hated them for their cleverness.

Lily, sensing Anna's thoughts with a sharp prick, turned to the girl, who was reading hard at her Arithmancy book. Snape loathed them, but that was fun since he's a Slytherin and they're Gryffindors, so it's house vs house, a whole load of fun. But in Anna's case, she meant it really hard. So hard that it'll stab into a soul. Lily shivered.

'What? Cold?' James asked.

'No. Anna,' Lily said. 'What're we gonna do for Rivers? Any ideas?'

'Let's see… we could fool her. You know, bring her a computer and say it's a super-latest muggle work sent from our parents. We can – I mean, Remus can since he's better at electronics – change some cables and all. When she tried operating it with magic – poof! She'll be charcoal!' Sirius grinned, waltzing over.

'That's a good one!' Remus said, running over to them. 'I'm bored, by the way. We are spending two hours here like this? Fifteen minutes hadn't even passed!!!'

Lily pulled out her crystal ball from her bag.

'I got a new one. Mom just sent me one, saying that one that costs only five sickles isn't worth much to tell a long future. She should've sent it earlier,' Lily said to them, holding the new orb proudly. It was fairly small, pocket-size but it emitted a radiant light the old one didn't. It shined and gleamed and sparkle so brightly that the class was now crowding over Lily, Anna included. Snape, however, was suffering in the Infirmary because his friend had accidentally placed a Jelly-Legs at him.

'Wow,' Tally managed to say.

'Lovely, isn't it? Mom says it's her old one. Should've given it to me when I was training so I won't have that lines under my eyes to say that I've been straining them,' Lily said.

'So what're you gonna do with it?' Dan asked.

'She'll read into it, just for fun, to see what will happen to her,' James said.

'She told us ours. And some random people. Pretty interesting,' Sirius commented.

'Hey Lily! Maybe you can read mine?' Tally said.

'Sure, why not? I don't need this stupid orb, actually. It's ridiculous and I look so much more of a fortune teller,' Lily said.

'You are a fortune teller,' Remus said, and the Marauders burst with laughter again. This time, everyone was really wondering their sanity. Not Anna, of course. She'd rather them go crazy.

'Sorry Anna, we're never going to go crazy. None of us. Not when we are sent to Azkaban,' Lily flashed angrily at her. Anna just snorted.

'We'll see how you last, then, Evans,' Anna said.

'Whatever,' Lily muttered, looking into the orb. Suddenly, she gave a gasped of delight and dropped into laughters, frightening everyone.

'What?' James asked.

'Oh, I couldn't believe it!! Hey, are you playing an April Fool trick on me?' Lily asked to crystal ball. To everyone's surpise, fright and some, delight, the ball turned deep blue.

'Thank you,' Sirius said. 'We can't have Lily tickled to death everytime she looks into you today.'

'What?' Tally asked blankly. Lily burst out laughing all over again.

'The orb says it wasn't,' Remus answered simply. Suddenly, Lily's laughing voice can be heard not only by ears, but also by mind, connecting to all the Marauders. Remus heard Sirius scowling hard at Lily, whose mind is still laughing.

What's up, Lily? Remus asked.

Oh, it's so funny!!! Lily laughed again.

Tell already! James demanded.

I never thought they'd really get on!!!

What? Sirius' confused mind said.

T- T-

Lily never finished. She broke down into fits of laughter and cut off the mind-link that very instant.

'Tell!!' James demanded.

'Tell what?' Dan asked.

Lily just broke into fits of giggles this time.

'She's losing her sanity,' Anna said hopefully. Lily suddenly straightened out and a number of sharp daggers were seen flying towards the brunette, pinning her hard and high onto the classroom – ahem, sorry, attic – wall.

'Never insult me,' Lily said warningly.

'Need help, Anna?' Gereld asked.

'What does it look like?' Anna said, slumping down. She stood up straight again, for fear tearing her robes.

Gereld tried pulling out a dagger which is pinning the brunette's left shoe sharply, but failed utterly. It was thrown too deep into the wall. Gereld shook her head sadly.

'It's too deep, Anna. I can't get it out.'

Anna just sighed.

'Y'know, you shouldn't insult any of us,' Remus said, walking past her. He stopped before her.

'Oh, why shouldn't I, Death Eaters?' Anna said sourly.

'If Lily is here, she'll make sure a chinese sword will be placed under your throat,' Sirius warned.

'And we're not Death Eaters,' James added.

'Lily has a temper, and you wouldn't want to know it at all. Trust me,' Remus said.

'Who cares? All redhead idiots all have tempers,' Anna said sharply.

'You take that back, Anna Hopkins. I don't enjoy my red hair very much,' Lily said coldly, appearing suddenly.

'I very well will not!' Anna answered haughtily.

'Very well. You'll stay that way,' Lily said, drawing suddenly a chinese sword out of nowhere. Anna gulped. What is she, a magician? And was she really having that put under her throat.

Remus shook his head. 'Told you not to mess with her temper.'

'Ciao!' James and Sirius said, turning to handle the audiences. 'Alright! Five knuts!' Sirius called.

Anna waited for the worst as Lily turned to throw the sword. It didn't come, since Lily suddenly broke down into peals of shrill laughters. Anna opened her eyes slowly, only to see a mid-floating Lily, laughing hard at her.

'What?'

'You really thought I'd get you, didn't you?' Lily said, floating a little.

'Y- y- you're floating! Aaah!!!!!' Anna screamed, drawing attentions from all the audiences below, who, were being shooed from James, Sirius and Remus. True enough, Lily was floating a little as she reached out to pull a dagger from Anna's sleeves. It came off easily, much to the girl's amazement.

'But Gereld couldn't even pull it out! And she's one of the strongest!' Anna yelped.

'Shut up. If you want to get down, you have to keep calm. Else,' Lily said, holding the dagger warningly.

'Lily, come down! It's too dangerous!' James said. Lily sighed before floating down gently. Her another newly obtained psychic power, which will make you float up into the air. She is determined to not let her mother know how well she is progressing in both Psychic and Seer parts.

'Hey!! Get me down!!!' Anna screamed. Gereld went over to try and pull a dagger, standing on a table to reach her sleeve. However, even with Anna's help, it just wouldn't budge at all. Remus nudged Lily and she shot a glance at Anna which freezed her bones sharply. Suddenly, Lily was holding five daggers and Anna was free. Both she and Gereld tumbled down clumsily.

'Happy April Fool, Anna!' Sirius wished before they bounced out of the class and into their Potions' dungeon, just as the bell rang. This year was potions with the Ravenclaws, much to Anna's resentment. She mentally added to her list. Number six; I hate Lily Evans for pinning me to that wall! And she can float without any wand!! It's black! Dark arts! I'll hate her to the world's end.

The four sat in their seats, patiently waiting for Professor Halley to march in. The class was filling up, and all the Gryffindors were crowding over the Marauders with amazement at what happened during Divination. News had gone all around like a flaming fire, but not one reached a teacher. No, not one. Some Ravenclaws find Anna too smart and dislike her for that, but others are plain angry with the Marauders. However, since the Marauders helped so much in annoying Slytherins – something the three houses were glad of – they let them go easily. The prefects didn't bother, but laughed silently to themselves about it, for a photo of Anna pinned by daggers had been duplicated and passed all around.

Anna was red with embarassment and anger.

Potions passed perfectly well, except for a few April Fool tricks. Dan tried one on Thomas, which ended up melting the boy's cauldron so badly that it was only a huge lump once it stopped dissolving. Dan had actually meant to add in a few spiders that will jump up, but it went straight into the potion and melted the cauldron. The floor was covered with sizzlingly orange liquid, melting almost everything all the way.

Anna tried her get back on Lily, which results in Anna herself getting the very trick she had tried on Lily; cucumber green hair with a few orange, brown and red stripes.

'Hah! You should've gotten a better trick than that!' Lily laughed, when Anna's charms was countered by the alert girl. Anna's shoulder-length of brown hair had turned into an awful green, orange, brown and red stripes. It certainly didn't clash well with her sandy brown hair, and Anna's freckles on her face was multiplied by ten.

'Put me back!!'

'I didn't do it to you, so I shan't bother.'

Another one of the tricks on the Potions class was when Halley tried to frigten Sita. Being the hysterics girl as she is, she screamed loudly, shattering the professor's glasses. After that, Sita began to sob and cry in upset.

'Looks like Halley's into April Fool, huh?' James whispered to Lily. The redhead nodded, and helped Remus counter a prank Gereld was trying to get on him without him noticing it.

'You sharpen your defenses and reflects already,' Sirius pointed out.

'Yep! I had to, since my um, whatever,' Lily said, catching Anna listening intently, clinging to each one of her words tightly.

'Can you stop eavesdropping?' Remus said in an exasperated voice. Anna, realizing that she was caught, turned away to throw in a few bat's wings into the potion.

'Stupid girl,' James muttered, stirring the potion swiftly.

'Brainless feather,' Sirius added, and he accidentally turned to fire bigger. 'Ow! Hot hot hot hot hot!'

'Idiot git,' Lily murmured, throwing in four lizard's intestines, referring to Anna, not Sirius.

'Stupid eavesdropper,' Remus concluded, pouring his potion into Anna's mouth, which he forced open. Soon, the girl was scowling and floating up high, inflating like a very huge balloon in the middle of the class. Halley looked pleased.

'Look! Mr Lupin had done it! Five points to Gryffindor!'

The Gryffindors cheered loudly and Remus burst with pride. For the first time – okay, not exactly the first – he had done his potion correctly and it worked. Anna and the Ravenclaws scowled at the noisy Gryffindors.

**

Transfiguration followed after the potions class. If potions was eventful, Transfiguration must have been more than eventful. Half the pranks and almost all of the jokes took places in the class. Probably it was because of McGonagall's absence that day. The professor had to go back home for a few family problems and Transfiguration was free. The replacement teacher was just a dreamer and couldn't care less of what the class did.

'I read this joke in a book, wanna hear it?' Sirius said eagerly to the class. The nine nodded eagerly. It goes like this:-

'Three sages were meditating from their house across the lake. After some time, one of the sage got up and announced, "I had forgotten to hang out our clothes. We will have no clothes to wear if I don't hang it now."

'With that, the sage walked to the lake. He walked across the lake, just like that, floating on the surface of the lake. He walked calmly to the other side of the lake, hung the three sages' clothes and walked back to their meditation spot, just by the same way.'

'What sorta joke is that?' Thomas asked, annoyed.

'Hey! I hadn't even finished! Let me finish! And Lily, if you wanna try, go ahead and lose the fun,' Sirius said.

'Don't worry, I won't,' Lily promised. Six of them wondered what on earth Sirius meant by that (they don't know about Lily's Psychic powers), but Sirius only nodded in approvement.

'Now, where was I already? Oh yeah, I remembered. Then they went on with their meditation. The second one got up soon after that and announced to the other two, "I had forgotten to stop the fire. If I don't go and stop it now, our food may be burnt to crisp until it is black and hard. The worst that may happen is that our house will be burnt down if we aren't careful."

'They excused him and he went to the house, just the same way the first one had done. He walked calmly across the huge lake, not rushingly. Just calmly and slowly, taking his own sweet time and once in a while, stood in the middle of the lake to let his eyes linger over the beautiful scenary. He then went into the house, stop the fire, and came back, exactly the same way. All this went unescaped by the third sage.'

'What happens now?' Dan asked.

'I said, let me finish!' Sirius said.

'You were lingering the time yourself. See, you were describing it so beautifully and all,' James said, stiffling a little laugh.

'Very unlike you,' Remus said gravely.

'Really?'

'Really. I don't think that's in the book anyway. They wouldn't let us wait,' Lily said.

'Get on! I'm hooked!' Pertsy urged.

'Okay okay. Now, the third sage was watching everything, right? When the second one came back, he said to the two, "I refuse to believe that you are much holier than I am, but as brothers, I trust you to not lie to me. Please tell me how to walk on the lake without support."

'The other two just stared blankly at him. The third sage said again, "If my meditation is not enough, I shall meditate more, but we had all three meditated together for long. It may be true that you are holier than I am, but I request teachings from my brothers."

'They still looked blankly at him, not understanding a word he said. Finally, he had given up that they will actually tell him how to walk across the deep lake, unsupported. He went the a bank and gingerly put a foot firmly into the green water, falling straight down. Spirits not dampened, he climbed out and tried again. And again, and again, and again.

'The first sage turned to the second sage and said gravely; "Brother, do you think that we should tell him where the stone steps are?"' Sirius finished, letting all the laughters he'd tried to contain throughout the last part.

'What? But the third sage asked them to tell him!' Tally said.

'But he said to tell him how to walk on the water unsupportable,' Lily laughed, tears rolling down her eyes.

The joke finally dawning to her, Tally laughed uncontrollably, rolling on the floor with all the rest of the third-years. The thing with seeing ten thirteen-year-olds laughing and rolling onto the floor may be quite awkward, but who cares? No one.

'CLASS!!!!'

Um, maybe there's someone who does care. The ten laughing teenagers looked up, only to come face to face with a different person. James, Lily, Sirius and Remus gulped in deeply as their legs turned jelly. Who should be standing above them but Rose Evans and Yvonne Potter?

'Hi mom,' Lily and James both greeted weakly.

Tally stared on. From her holidays with the Marauders, not once had she seen Lily or James or Remus' mother. Melissa Black, she had seen once, but never the others. Rose Evans, she noted, is exactly like Lily in almost all. Almost. The bright red hair that went just past her shoulders (Lily's is past her ankles) and deep, brilliant green eyes that shone brightly. Yvonne Potter had soft but firm brown eyes. Her features were gentle and caring. The eyes had mischief in them, but not one in which each of the Marauders had. Her jet-black hair went as far as Rose's, just a little past the shoulders.

'Lily Evans! I should expect you to do better!' Rose cried.

'James! You should be much disciplined!' Yvonned cried after.

Sirius and Remus sighed in relief that their mothers weren't there. Just then, the door slammed open, and in march Melissa Black and Anne Lupin, determination in their features. Tally saw that Remus and his mom shared almost the same features; light shaded hair, the deep, mysterious eyes and steady brow. Melissa seemed to have passed down her dark black hair to Sirius, only that her's is wavy and soft, unlike Sirius' straight one.

'Mom!' the two exclaimed at the same time.

'Rolling on the floor?' Anne cried in disbelief.

'And playing in class?' Melissa cried.

'WHEN ARE YOU ALL EVER GOING TO LEARN?' the four women boomed.

Tally, Pertsy, Nina, Sita, Dan and Thomas watched on, horrified by the sudden appearances of the Marauders' mothers. Wait, did I just say their mothers? Scratch that! Their parents are here! Dan said mentally to himself.

The door had slammed open again and four men marched in, all with bright, glowing faces, twinkling eyes and a weird aura about them which made them feel more like schoolboys than adult, which, probably is.

'DAD!' the four exclaimed. Their mother's appearances were already a shock to them, but their fathers? Weren't they supposed to be at the Ministry of Magic?

'We're here for buisiness,' Anne said.

'What sort?' Lily asked.

'Voldemort.'

'Oh.'

Orion turned to the watching six.

'Hiya!'

Mutely, they raised their hands in response. Orion, Edward, William and Romulus looked at them in interest before coming to their conclusion. They threw a dungbomb and set fireworks at them, in which they got hit by.

With that, the Marauders' parents waltzed out. Lily was slumped onto her chair tiredly. Her mother had tried to burst into her mind, wanting to find out how much her daughter had learnt, but failed, since Lily had fought it off strongly.

'That your parents?' Pertsy asked, still dazed.

'What else are they, our grandparents?' Remus moaned.

'Typical to come to Hogwarts when we're having the fun of our lifetime,' Sirius groaned.

'Lily, you okay?' James asked.

'Guess so,' Lily replied, still tired after the mental battle in her head.

'Good. Next stop; Muggle Studies!' Sirius cheered as they rushed out of the room as fast as they could to get a computer and change it so that it will bomb Professor Rivers if she meddles with it, even a little bit.

'Their parents are interesting, aren't they?' Tally asked, still shaken.

'Very interesting,' Dan agreed, staring at nothing in particular.

**

The four teenagers ran their way to the Muggle Studies class, carrying two computers between them. Remus' sharp ears heard some sounds from an unused classroom and it pricked up, picking the voices. Their parents, Dumbledore and other people he don't know.

'Ssh! I think I hear something,' Remus whispered. Together, they huddled close to the door and Sirius produced a glass, so they can hear everything clearly.

'You-Know-Who is at his height of powers! If we don't stop him now, we'll be cherished! We should let the Aurors use the Unforgiveables and let them catch those Death Eaters; killed, if it must!' a man's voice said.

'Barty Crouch! You should've known better than do that!' William's voice cut.

'I am true to my choice, William, so don't stop me!' Barty Crouch replied.

'Crouch, I'm surprised! We should catch them quick and easy! No one is to be killed!' Anne protested.

'I can't say she's right,' Dumbledore's firm tone rang. 'We should make them confess and-'

'Crouch! That is never a way! We catch 'em, put 'em in Azkaban and be done!' a gruff voice said.

'Now, Alastor,' Rose began.

'CONSTANT VIGILANCE!' it boomed. The Marauders felt shaken as they pressed their ears harder.

'Moody! Stop saying this!' Crouch stormed.

'I have my tongue and I will speak, nonetheless. We are NOT to kill anyone!' Moody said loudly.

Suddenly a gasp was heard and Lily realized the very worst. But before she could even react, the door had slammed open and Rose Evans tower over the four, who smiled sheepishly. Inside, they saw a fairly large group of people, most of them Ministers. The Ministry of Magic were all gathered there, along with Dumbledore.

'Er, hi?' James said weakly. His hands suddenly felt cold, sweaty and he was sure that blood must've drained from it, since it was as white as a dracula's.

'Were you eavesdropping?' Dumbledore asked, seeing that their parents were all too white with anger to speak to the shivering four before them.

Quickly, they shook their heads.

'No, we heard someone saying "NOT to kill anyone" so we decided to see what was up,' Lily answered, seeing that everyone was tongue-tied. Again, Lily felt her head aching, since her mother is trying to invade into her mind again. She fought against it, determined to not let her in and find out everything. Lily herself will be in great danger if her mother found out Voldemort is after their – the Marauders' – hide.

'Ah, that was Alastor Moody. Bless him,' Dumbledore said kindly. The four saw a wizard in dark swirling robed with an alert eye standing left to Dumbledore. That, they assumed, was Alastor Moody.

'Um, I think we'd better go for class,' Remus said, holding the computer tightly.

'What's that?' a familiar voice asked eagerly. The Marauders recognised him as Arthur Weasley, who was about two years older than they were.

'It's a computer. I told you not to bring it!' Melissa said sternly to Sirius.

'It's for Muggle Studies!!!' Sirius protested.

'Can I see it?' Arthur said, taking one from them without a word before inspecting it thoroughly. He prodded it with his wand and the string broke.

BOOM!

'Weird. Muggle devices – called computer – explode when you prod it with your wand,' Arthur said, interested, as he wrote it on his parchment. He was black in face and his red hair was standing all on it's ends and in all direction, just as half the people in the classroom's.

'Arthur! Stop messing with these things! Look what had they done?' Molly cried, gingerly brushing soots off her yellow robes.

'Okay, okay. Thanks!' Arthur grinned.

The Marauders stared open-mouthed. Had Arthur turned this silly after he left Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? They refused to believe it.

'Go. Now,' Yvonne said severely. Without another word, they marched off to the Muggle Studies. Lily used a charm on them and it cleaned them throughly before they entered the Muggle Studies class, where Professor Rivers was waiting patiently for them. They gave her the computer ('It's a present, Professor,' Lily said sweetly).

Needless to say, the curious teacher began inspecting everything just as Arthur had before taking notes all about it. Right at the end of her inspection, she did the usual thing she always did with electronic devices. She turned it magic and test it. However, this time, she hadn't got to test it. She came with a conclusion that the computer explodes when you meddle it with magic.

AN: Yay!! I'm oddly full of weird thinkings when I wrote this o_o blame school. Blame everything that meddled with me [that's it!! My schoolmates! They wanna come after me!!] including tuitions, piano classes and all. I might come to writing one per week if time permits. So, how d'you find this? Hope it's fine, cause I'm pretty tired now. Review, please? Please please please? With fifteen floating cherries on top along with a mini-umbrella? And little dainty fairies dancing on them? Please?