Rose looked around the room. Tonight was the last night she would be sleeping here. Tomorrow she and Lily were departing for Hogwarts. Seventh year had time gone that fast? (A/N In my story it did.) She couldn't wait to see the Marauders, and Sirius. Well he was one of the Marauders, but she wanted to se him specially.
She shook her head to banish the thought. Whenever she was thinking of something that was a secret, she always had this crazy feeling that Lily or Petunia could read her thoughts. Rose wondered if she could read her triplets' thoughts. Rose tried really hard, but nothing happened. She shrugged. She figured she must be really bored to be trying to read thoughts.
Rose thought back to last year. Sixth year had been a good year. In the back of her mind she realized the group really hadn't included Lily that often in their activities. She made a mental note to make sure her sister would be kept up this year. Then again, Lily was Head Girl this year. She would be busy.
Who is Head Boy? Rose wondered. Maybe Lily knew. She would have to ask when she found the strength to get off this bed. That would be very hard. It was so comfortable.
The war was still going on, when would those bloody Yanks ever mind their own business? If they were so scared of communism spreading, then they should have done something earlier or not gotten involved at all. When would they use their heads?
Soon she would be eighteen. Scary, that was an adult. Would she register to vote for the muggle world as well as the wizarding one? Would she keep up with events in both? Vietnam seemed like a big deal and was certainly a daunting view of the future, but wasn't Voldemort a more serious, more fearful enemy? The Viennese were just a group of people fighting for what they believed in, whether was good or not, Voldemort and his followers were just evil. This was too big for her head, but today was August 31st and within seven months, she would have to make these decisions.
"What you thinking about?" Lily asked as she came into the room.
"Life, the universe and everything," Rose replied.
"Good stuff to think about. I hope none of those peace rallies that have been taking place get violent," Lily said. Rose wondered if Lily could really read minds.
"I went to one last year with the guys and Rachel. Those reporters only show the violence, a lot of it is really peaceful," Rose told her.
"Cool," Lily said. Rose felt a bit bad that she had forgot to tell her sister about the impromptu decision to go to a peace rally last year.
"So what do you want to start out the year with?" Rose asked. "I think the Marauders' egos have gotten too big." Lily smiled.
"Well first of all, we'll need the map," Lily announced.
"I just got an idea. You know how they call it the Marauders' map? Let's change it so when they try to activate it, it will insult them and won't show them the map."
"We could change the password. It shouldn't be too hard since we know the original one," Lily told her.
"Miss Pride would like to say that you are a very swore loser," Rose chuckled.
"It's perfect, all we'll have to do is steal it and redo the password," Lily said.
"We need to make sure we both get into the compartment on the train. Then one of us will have to distract all of them while the other steals the map."
"How you distract them while I find the map and change it. All we need is the password change spell and the insult one combined with a few extra things added in so it says our names," Lily told her.
"What should I do to distract them?"
"Bring in one of your potions that you are famous for. Try to 'accidentally' spill it on all of them."
"Which one? How about the hair color one I have that washes out with water? Then they'll have to go out to the bathroom leaving the compartment empty."
"Works for me," Lily said. "Tomorrow is the big day and if you enchant my badge to read anything except Head Girl I will kill you."
"Rose! Get up!" Lily shouted into her sister's ear.
"Shut up!" Rose yelled back.
"Come on, we're going to be late for the train," Lily told her.
"Heaven forbid you can't go back to that freak school," Petunia sneered. She stood in the doorway of the room that her two sisters shared.
"Morning Pet," Lily greeted her cheerfully. "When does your school start?"
"September seventh," Petunia replied curtly.
"Lucky, you get six more days of freedom," Lily told her. Petunia looked a little confused. Rose hid a grin. Lily was always able to divert Petunia's insults with endless chatter. "Well we better get going? Can you tell Mum that we're almost ready?" Petunia stalked out of the room. "Up!" Lily yelled like a drill sargent.
"Yes, yes," Rose told her. She dragged herself off the bed. She heard Lily singing Arethra Franklin's Respect softly. Rose began to sing the harmony, letting Lily take the melody.
"R-E-S-P-E-C-T," the two of them came in together, "find out what it means to me!"
"I can't believe we're singing that song," Rose laughed. "How long ago was that popular? Five?"
"It came out in 1967 so yes, it was five years ago," Lily confirmed.
"Hurry up girls!" their father yelled up the stairs. The two sisters looked at each other and burst out laughing.
"We're coming!" they yelled back. They made their way down the stairs; their trunks had been taken down last night. The whole family made their way downstairs.
"Let's take a picture!" Chris Evans said.
"Let's not and say we didn't," Petunia commented.
"We do this every year, we don't look any different," Lily complained.
"Come on! I want a picture of my girls on their last year of school. Violet, I want you to stand right at the end of the window. Then Petunia next to her, then Lily and finally Rose."
"We stand this way every year Dad, you don't have to tell us," Rose informed him.
"It's a tradition," he replied. He quickly snapped the picture. "Everyone into the car!" The whole family piled into the large family car. They barely fit, as they barely did every year. Rose and Lily began singing "In My Life," by the Beatles. Petunia started singing along, almost unaware of it.
"For people and things that went before, I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life I'll love you more," they sang. Rose harmonized for her two sisters who sang melody. It kinda fit, the three of them singing together.
"Remember to owl us!" Violet yelled as two of her daughters stepped through the barrier to the wizard world.
"Now to put our plan to work!" Rose cried evilly.
"Did anyone ever tell you that you are truly, truly scary?" Lily asked.
"Yes, they have," Rose replied.
"Just making sure you know."
"Thanks. Now they usually find me, but they almost always get a cabin at the end of the train," Rose told Lily. The two boarded the train and started down the long hallway.
"Rose! There you are!" one James Potter exclaimed. He ran down the hall toward them. "Hey Lily! It's been a while."
"So where is everyone hanging?" Rose asked after greetings were exchanged.
"Follow me my fair ladies," James said. Rose shook her head and followed after James. The three of them arrived in a compartment that was very near the back of the train.
"Hey Rose!" all the Marauders said. They all got up to give her on big group hug. Then they noticed Lily.
"Lily!" Sirius cried. He ran to give her a hug as well. The rest followed suit. "Did you guys bring good pranking stuff?" Rose opened her bang and took out her potions kit. She picked up a vial.
"Course, here's my old hair color changing potion. Unfortunately it comes out with water," Rose told them. She winked at Lily. "I'm working on it." Rose uncapped the tube. She pretended to trip over Sirius' leg. The potion spilled all over his, James', Remus' and Peter's hair as they were all sitting down.
"Rose!" Remus yelled at her. "Now we have to go wash it out!"
"I can use the Head's bathroom on the train!" James said triumphantly.
"You got Head Boy?" Lily asked.
"Yea, let's go wash this off," James said. The four Marauders left. Lily quickly rumaged through the bags.
"It's not here!" she cried.
"It's got to be around here," Rose told her. She picked up all the jackets on the floor. A piece of paper fell out of James' coat pocket. "Come on do it quickly." Lily nodded and muttered the password. The paper lit up. She muttered some words.
"There, the password is changed, now to put the insult curse on. We both need to touch it with our wands to get it to work properly. You need to say inultus." The two quickly tried it out. "You're saying it wrong!"
"They're coming back, if it didn't work, at least the first one did," Rose said. She said the spell to clear it and stuffed it back into the coat pocket just as the Marauders were coming back.
"How about we go to Hogsmeade tonight?" Rose suggested.
"Sounds good," Remus replied. "Do you know the passage Lily?" Lily shook her head. "James, get out the map so we can show Lily where the passage is." James nodded and took the paper out his pocket. He touched it with his wand.
"I solemnly swear I am up to no good," James recited. Instead of the usual map, writing scrolled out. "Hey guys! Look at this!" Sirius and Remus tried to see what he was talking about. On the paper was written. Ha! Ha! Wrong password! Try again prat!
"What's up with that?" Peter asked.
"I'm going to try to force it to show the map," James told them. "I Head Boy James Potter demand you show yourself." The map did nothing for a few seconds and then a neat hand began to write, Miss Wise would like to say that James Potter is an idiot. A slightly messier handwriting started saying, Miss Pride would like to register her astonishment that James Potty became Head Boy.
"Rose! Lily!" James yelled.
"We're not telling you how to undo it," Rose told them.
"Let me have a go," Sirius said. "I, Sirius Black, solemly swear I am up to no good and I would like to know the password." The writing reappear, the messy one first this time. Miss Pride would like to tell Mr. Black that she and Miss Wise rule and that Mr. Prongs, Mr. Padfoot, Mr. Mooney and Mr. Wormtail drool . Miss Wise would like to add that Mr. Black should beg to know the password.
"Come on!" James cried. "Come on bloody map!" Miss Wise and Miss Pride would like to tell Mr. Potter to control his temper. They also suggest that he looks into hair spray and other such products.
"Come on Rose, Lily, please tell us the password," Sirius begged.
"It already told you," Rose told him. She smiled sweetly. "We're not telling."
"I think it is Miss Pride and Miss Wise rule and Mr. Prongs, Mr. Padfoot, Mr. Mooney and Mr. Wormtail drool," Remus suggested.
"No way I'm saying that," Sirius affirmed. "Peter, you say it." Sirius handed the map over to Peter. Peter said the new password. The paper turned into a map.
"How did you guys do that?" Sirius asked.
"Insult charm," Lily said simply.
"Let's put one on the map for always," James suggested.
"One condition," Lily told him. "Rose and I have to be on the map."
"But it doesn't sound good," Peter protested.
"Fine, let us put something on the back," Rose replied.
"Like what?" James asked.
"How about a guide for pranks?" Lily put in. "What good is a map for pranking if you have no good pranks."
"Good idea," Sirius commented. "On the front it's the Marauders Map for Magical Mischief Makers, on the back it's Miss Pride's and Miss Wise's guide to magical pranks."
"I think we'll slip in some muggle ones as well to use on Slytherins. Like the old tying the shoe laces together," Rose said.
"Come on! We got work to do!" Sirius said excitedly.
Yea, kinda lame, but I needed something to happen. I know you are all going to say that there is not section on the map for a guide to pranks, but it's going to have it's own separate password. That's why Harry from the books never activates it.
