Chapter Four- A Taste of Their Own Medicine
Lily walked into the common room in a bit of a grumpy mood. She cheered noticeably when Jen reminded her that it was Saturday though. No classes. No James.
"So, what are we going to do today, girls?" asked Chloe, looking at them expectantly. "Something fun, I hope, I don't want to sit around here all day. The marauders are at it again, and we may end up being another one of their jokes." She gestured towards Sirius, James, Remus, and Peter, who were laughing hysterically at the look on a first year's face as they told the poor kid that the cookie they had just given him would make him sing everything he said for the next hour. That was an old trick of theirs, but it seemed that they never got sick of using it. James looked up and smiled at her, a warm smile that reached his deep chocolate eyes. She quickly looked away, realizing that she had been staring.
"Well, to start we could go for a walk around the grounds."
"Yeah, alright. We haven't done that in awhile. Could be fun." So the three of them got up and filed out past the Fat Lady. "Don't come back too late. I am leaving to have tea with a picture in the Charms corridor!" she called after them.
They spent the whole afternoon outdoors. They played some childish, but fun games. Such as tag. The best part was near the end of the afternoon when they somehow managed to all run into each other, becoming tangled and falling to the ground in a heap. Once they were free again, they got up and headed to the Great Hall for dinner, laughing on the way.
"You know, I think today was really fun. We should do things like that more often." Lily said. They had seated themselves near the end of the Gryffindor table, close to the Hufflepuffs.
"I totally agree." Chloe replied through a full mouth. Their eventful day had caused them to become very hungry. But Jennifer was just staring at Sirius. He looked quite pleased with himself, as did his three friends. They must have had a day full of pranks. Maybe they had even managed to get Snape.
Lily grinned suddenly. "We should play a little of their game, maybe they need a taste of their own medicine." She looked to her friends.
"That's an excellent idea! Oooh, how can we get them?" Jen looked absolutely delighted. They spent the next ten minutes in silence, eating and thinking of ways they could get the Marauders.
Finally they settled on stealing all of the clothes from their dorm in the middle of the night, so that they would be forced to run out in only their boxers (assuming that that's what they wore to bed), searching frantically for the lost clothing.
Once back in the common room, Chloe and Jennifer played a game of wizard chess while Lily tried brainstorming ideas for the winter carnival. So far she had come up with three game ideas. She hoped that James was trying to come up with ideas as well. They only had a few months to get everything put together.
He, James, was on the other side of the common room, talking to his friends in a low voice, his dark, disorderly hair falling into his eyes. Remus seemed to be the only sensible one in that group at times. He was a thin, tall seventeen year-old with short, auburn-colored hair and grayish eyes. He seemed deep in thought at that moment, though that was not unusual for him. Peter, however, was not one of those who were gifted with intelligence. He was a wimp in many ways, and followed the other three around like a stray puppy. He was small for his age, with blond hair and small, blue eyes. Sirius was handsome, Lily admitted. She realized what Jennifer saw in him. He had dark brown hair, which he kept short and a bit spiky. His hazel eyes were always full of mischief.
"Lily, are you coming? We're going upstairs." She realized that her friends were standing beside her, and had been for a little while.
"Oh, yeah, I'm coming. Hopefully they'll be going to bed soon. We need to get
their clothes without waking them." She smiled. This was going to be fun.
Around three hours later, they finally decided that it was safe to begin their little prank. As quietly as they could manage, they tip-toed out of the dorm and up the steps to the sleeping Marauders. Once there, they opened the door slowly, hoping it wouldn't creak. It didn't.
James was closest to the door, Sirius in the next bed, and then Remus and Peter. They were all sound asleep. Lily giggled almost silently. James snored and mumbled in his sleep. The other three just rolled over.
The girls moved quickly, and in almost no time they had transferred all of the boys' clothes (except for the ones they were wearing, of course) from their room to the common room. They spread the trunks and spare clothes around the room. This should be good. Now all they had to do was wake early and come down to the common room to wait for the boys.
"Okay then, it's all done. Time for bed." Chloe spoke to the other girls. The three of them headed back to their beds and sleep claimed them.
Hours later, Lily heard someone calling her name.
"Time to get up! It won't be too long until everyone else starts pouring into the common room. We have to get good seats for this show." Chloe smirked. They dressed quickly and plopped down onto the couch in the common room.
Sure enough, Gryffindors started streaming in, glancing at the boys' trunks and clothes, wondering what had happened. They found out soon enough. There was rustling coming from the boys' dorms, a few shouts, and them the four of them stood on the stairs, looking thoroughly disgruntled. But the best part was that all of them were in their boxers, which were pretty funny looking. James had orange quidditch ones, Sirius with purple dots, Remus wore blue stripes, and Peter had maroon and yellow plaid. They spotted their trunks and ran to them quickly, pulling on clothes. But not before everyone in the common room had seen them in only their boxers. There was an uproar of laughter, and someone had actually taken a quick photo. Lily, Chloe, and Jennifer were laughing the hardest of all. This was classic. The Marauders seemed to not find it very funny at first, but then they laughed with everyone else, though they were a bit red.
"Someone finally get you guys?" a sixth-year boy called out.
"Yeah! I wonder who actually played a prank on the Marauders!" another yelled. More laughter erupted.
The girls didn't admit that it was them, and nobody pointed a finger at them either. It was a great morning.
Lily had to admit that James had looked good in the boxers. Sirius and Remus too. She just hoped they never learned that she had had a part in all that; they would find a horrible way to get back at her, and the others.
The rest of the day was spent lounging around and talking. Lily finished her essay for History of Magic.
James Potter had been very surprised that morning to wake up and find his clothes gone. Oh no! he had thought, and quickly woke up the other guys. They searched the room, finally deciding that someone had taken them. They headed for the common room, praying their clothes would be there. They had been, along with plenty of people who seemed to think it was all very funny. He had never dressed as quickly as he did then. But once it was all over, James admitted that it was funny. And he had an idea of who could have done it.
Lily, Chloe, and Jen were sitting in one corner, seeming not at all surprised that the four boys had just run down in nothing but boxers. They were laughing hysterically. It must have been them, he thought. He shared his thoughts with the other guys. Those girls were going down. No one messed with the Marauders and got away with it…
Lily walked into the common room in a bit of a grumpy mood. She cheered noticeably when Jen reminded her that it was Saturday though. No classes. No James.
"So, what are we going to do today, girls?" asked Chloe, looking at them expectantly. "Something fun, I hope, I don't want to sit around here all day. The marauders are at it again, and we may end up being another one of their jokes." She gestured towards Sirius, James, Remus, and Peter, who were laughing hysterically at the look on a first year's face as they told the poor kid that the cookie they had just given him would make him sing everything he said for the next hour. That was an old trick of theirs, but it seemed that they never got sick of using it. James looked up and smiled at her, a warm smile that reached his deep chocolate eyes. She quickly looked away, realizing that she had been staring.
"Well, to start we could go for a walk around the grounds."
"Yeah, alright. We haven't done that in awhile. Could be fun." So the three of them got up and filed out past the Fat Lady. "Don't come back too late. I am leaving to have tea with a picture in the Charms corridor!" she called after them.
They spent the whole afternoon outdoors. They played some childish, but fun games. Such as tag. The best part was near the end of the afternoon when they somehow managed to all run into each other, becoming tangled and falling to the ground in a heap. Once they were free again, they got up and headed to the Great Hall for dinner, laughing on the way.
"You know, I think today was really fun. We should do things like that more often." Lily said. They had seated themselves near the end of the Gryffindor table, close to the Hufflepuffs.
"I totally agree." Chloe replied through a full mouth. Their eventful day had caused them to become very hungry. But Jennifer was just staring at Sirius. He looked quite pleased with himself, as did his three friends. They must have had a day full of pranks. Maybe they had even managed to get Snape.
Lily grinned suddenly. "We should play a little of their game, maybe they need a taste of their own medicine." She looked to her friends.
"That's an excellent idea! Oooh, how can we get them?" Jen looked absolutely delighted. They spent the next ten minutes in silence, eating and thinking of ways they could get the Marauders.
Finally they settled on stealing all of the clothes from their dorm in the middle of the night, so that they would be forced to run out in only their boxers (assuming that that's what they wore to bed), searching frantically for the lost clothing.
Once back in the common room, Chloe and Jennifer played a game of wizard chess while Lily tried brainstorming ideas for the winter carnival. So far she had come up with three game ideas. She hoped that James was trying to come up with ideas as well. They only had a few months to get everything put together.
He, James, was on the other side of the common room, talking to his friends in a low voice, his dark, disorderly hair falling into his eyes. Remus seemed to be the only sensible one in that group at times. He was a thin, tall seventeen year-old with short, auburn-colored hair and grayish eyes. He seemed deep in thought at that moment, though that was not unusual for him. Peter, however, was not one of those who were gifted with intelligence. He was a wimp in many ways, and followed the other three around like a stray puppy. He was small for his age, with blond hair and small, blue eyes. Sirius was handsome, Lily admitted. She realized what Jennifer saw in him. He had dark brown hair, which he kept short and a bit spiky. His hazel eyes were always full of mischief.
"Lily, are you coming? We're going upstairs." She realized that her friends were standing beside her, and had been for a little while.
"Oh, yeah, I'm coming. Hopefully they'll be going to bed soon. We need to get
their clothes without waking them." She smiled. This was going to be fun.
Around three hours later, they finally decided that it was safe to begin their little prank. As quietly as they could manage, they tip-toed out of the dorm and up the steps to the sleeping Marauders. Once there, they opened the door slowly, hoping it wouldn't creak. It didn't.
James was closest to the door, Sirius in the next bed, and then Remus and Peter. They were all sound asleep. Lily giggled almost silently. James snored and mumbled in his sleep. The other three just rolled over.
The girls moved quickly, and in almost no time they had transferred all of the boys' clothes (except for the ones they were wearing, of course) from their room to the common room. They spread the trunks and spare clothes around the room. This should be good. Now all they had to do was wake early and come down to the common room to wait for the boys.
"Okay then, it's all done. Time for bed." Chloe spoke to the other girls. The three of them headed back to their beds and sleep claimed them.
Hours later, Lily heard someone calling her name.
"Time to get up! It won't be too long until everyone else starts pouring into the common room. We have to get good seats for this show." Chloe smirked. They dressed quickly and plopped down onto the couch in the common room.
Sure enough, Gryffindors started streaming in, glancing at the boys' trunks and clothes, wondering what had happened. They found out soon enough. There was rustling coming from the boys' dorms, a few shouts, and them the four of them stood on the stairs, looking thoroughly disgruntled. But the best part was that all of them were in their boxers, which were pretty funny looking. James had orange quidditch ones, Sirius with purple dots, Remus wore blue stripes, and Peter had maroon and yellow plaid. They spotted their trunks and ran to them quickly, pulling on clothes. But not before everyone in the common room had seen them in only their boxers. There was an uproar of laughter, and someone had actually taken a quick photo. Lily, Chloe, and Jennifer were laughing the hardest of all. This was classic. The Marauders seemed to not find it very funny at first, but then they laughed with everyone else, though they were a bit red.
"Someone finally get you guys?" a sixth-year boy called out.
"Yeah! I wonder who actually played a prank on the Marauders!" another yelled. More laughter erupted.
The girls didn't admit that it was them, and nobody pointed a finger at them either. It was a great morning.
Lily had to admit that James had looked good in the boxers. Sirius and Remus too. She just hoped they never learned that she had had a part in all that; they would find a horrible way to get back at her, and the others.
The rest of the day was spent lounging around and talking. Lily finished her essay for History of Magic.
James Potter had been very surprised that morning to wake up and find his clothes gone. Oh no! he had thought, and quickly woke up the other guys. They searched the room, finally deciding that someone had taken them. They headed for the common room, praying their clothes would be there. They had been, along with plenty of people who seemed to think it was all very funny. He had never dressed as quickly as he did then. But once it was all over, James admitted that it was funny. And he had an idea of who could have done it.
Lily, Chloe, and Jen were sitting in one corner, seeming not at all surprised that the four boys had just run down in nothing but boxers. They were laughing hysterically. It must have been them, he thought. He shared his thoughts with the other guys. Those girls were going down. No one messed with the Marauders and got away with it…