"Slowly. The girls will know where we've gone."
"Sirius, they already know about the plan."
"No, they think we're playing matchmaker. We're just trying to
keep them from killing each other."
"Right. Whose room?"
"Certainly not James's. But we need to change his alarm clock so
that he misses the morning announcements from Dumbledore."
"But who will change Lily's alarm clock, Sirius?"
"We'll get Arabella to do it. Girls always fall for romantical
junk. Remus, you want to handle that?"
"Sure. No, wait. Ronan should."
"Oh yeah, we're meeting in Rafe and Munguldus's room."
"We might as well see what her room is like.. Let's change it
ourselves."
Sirius and Remus tiptoed up the stairs to the attic room where
Lily was staying. James told them it was charming and cozy- But a girly room.
They opened the door quietly and the room was so dark Sirius had
to light his candle (Remus was holding his wand so that he wouldn't play any
pranks). The alarm clock was set for six in the morning. ("Remus, how can she
wake up so early?" "She's a girl, Sirius."). With a little tinkering, it
was set for nine-thirty.
On their way out, they spotted somebody under the moonlight.
"James." They whispered in unison. They stifled their laugh and headed
downstairs to Rafe's room.
"So, Sirius and Remus.. Lily's alarm clock changed?"
"Sir, yes, sir." The two Marauders chorused.
"What about James's?"
"Handled." Munguldus said.
"What about Dumbledore?"
"I've faked two sick notes for them." Ronan said.
"Excellent. I have handled the girls." Rafe said proudly.
"In Sirius's words, they always fall for romantical junk." Remus
said. The five boys chuckled quietly.
"James is up there now." Sirius said after a brief silence.
"Really?" Munguldus and Ronan chorused, emphasizing the y. Sirius
nodded with a smirk, but Remus gagged.
"Not like that.
Gross. Like they'd fall in love. I think Lily got drunk." Remus said
matter-of-factly.
"You ruin
all the fun, Remus." Sirius pouted.
"You keep
your mind in the gutter." Remus pointed out.
"So, what
exactly is he doing in there?" Rafe asked, getting into the mood.
Remus was not at all pleased.
"He's
sleeping." Remus said, then realizing that they would jump to more
conclusions. The other boys laughed.
"In the
chair, you idiots." He began, but wanted to clear up something.
"Clothed."
"Remus, you
are such a spoil-sport." Ronan pouted.
"Let's just
keep to the plan and remember that we might lose a Keeper if we
don't concentrate." He said. "Spoil-sport or not, we've
got a job to do."