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Chapter Six: Operation Sabotage
'Allright Marauders, this has to be good n' original. No imitations on my watch.' Prongs addressed the Marauders as they sat in their dorm to plan how to sabotage Lily's date.
'Calm down Prongsy. I think we can handle one Ravenclaw.' Sirius remarked as he lay on his bed.
'Right, any ideas?'
'We could color his skin.' Wormtail said.
'That's okay but not great. It wouldn't stop him from going.'
'Well, what about enchanting his bedsheets so they won't let him out.'
'Can you do that Moony?' Sirius asked.
'Hey, I thought we were just brainstorming. No one told me it had to be do able.'
'Great, this is what the Marauders have become. Come on guys. Padfoot, help me out here.'
'Okay James, just calm down. What we'll do is a series of things.'
'Oh, I have an idea. We could transform all of his clothes to muggle female clothes. And hide his wand.'
'Were did that come from Wormtail?' Prongs asked as he flopped onto his bed in frustation..
'Oh come on, as if you've come up with anything better.' Wormtail said in self-defense.
'Yeah, Worm is right. Do you have any ideas Prongs?' Moony asked.
'I'm thinking about what we know about Smoke. One, he's a Ravenclaw and a Prefect at that. Two, the girls seem to think he's 'dreamy'. Maybe we could do something with his looks. Like make his hair longer, and uncutable.'
'Oh, and we could swap his robes with Snivellus'.' Moony said as he sat up.
'Yeah and even swap his hair for Snivellus'. Padfoot said also sitting up straighter.
'That's the spirit Marauders.'
'Thankie kindly Prongs.' Padfoot said with a Yankee accent.
'We'll put charms on his figure nails and toes so they're painted. And irremovable for two days.' Prongs said excitedly.
'Can we color his skin? Maybe all different colors.'
'You really want to do that don't you Wormtail?' Padfoot said.
'Well Moony got to do it last time.'
'Okay, you can turn his skin different colors. Moony when we're done with our meeting give Wormtail that book you got from Zonko's about skin coloring.'
'Aye Aye Cap'n.'
'We'll have to make sure his wand is gone.' Padfoot remarked.
'We could put it in the first year girls dorm.' Prongs said.
'Our first years or Ravenclaw's?' Wormtail wondered.
'Ravenclaw's.' Prongs announced.
'We could also make it so the door won't let him out of his dorm. Flitwick mentioned how to do that last year.' Padfoot said.
'Great! Wormtail,you take care of the coloring and go as a rat and find out the Ravenclaw's password and also the Slytherin's. Moony you figure out if there is a passage that leads close or into the Slytherin common room, one that's not on the Marauders Map. Padfoot, figure out how to swap Smoke's hair and clothes for Snape's. Oh and ask one of those girls who follow you around about the spell that colors figurenails. I'll take care of enchanting the door.
'While we're at it someone ask Flitwick if there is a charm that can prevent someone from leaving their bed sheets. Padfoot, you and me will go to Hogsmeade tomorrow and stock up on stuff from Zonko's. Marauders its time to get down to business.'
They dispersed to do their different jobs. 'Operation Sabotage' would be one of their best pranks yet. Also it would get them in the most trouble with the girls.
'Oh well, it's worth it.' James muttered at he walked to the Library to ask Madam Knightly about enchanting doors.
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'Do you think the guys will try and sabotage your date Lily?'
'Why do you say that May?' Sara asked as she looked up from her book.
'Well, they did when I was going out with John Roberts.'
'Yeah but he was a jerk. Besides we got them back didn't we? They wouldn't be stupid enough to try and do that again.' Lily said.
'I don't know, they can be pretty stupid.' Mayda said.
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'Why do I always have to find out the passwords?' Wormtail asked himself as he transformed into his rat form. Whenever they did a prank on a deferent house, Peter always was the one to find out the password.
Wormtail scurried along the corridor toward the Ravenclaw's common room. Just as he turned the corner he came face really snout to snout with Mrs. Norris.
Great, if I turn back into human form, she'll figure out a way to tell Filch about him being a illegal Animagus. If I don't turn back, she will most likely eat me. Think Wormtail think...Okay don't think. Run!
Wormtail turned and ran back the way he came. Around the corner, Mrs. Norris on his heals or more like his paws. He saw an open classroom door. He ran in and around to the back of the open door and transformed back in to human form.
Mrs. Norris came in and was looking for her little treat but instead found Peter. Peter shut Mrs. Norris in the classroom.
Peter transformed back into a rat and went on his way.
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'Great Prongs, have me ask the girls how you paint nails. When I get a hold of you, I'll hex you to an inch of your life.' Sirius muttered as he walked toward the group of giggling girls who normally followed him around.
'Hello Ladies.'
Giggles and a few breathless Hellos, answered him.
Why do they always have to giggle like that? Padfoot wondered.
'I was wondering if you could help me with something.'
Even more giggles. Gosh some girls just can't pull it together. Some of them stopped giggling long enough to say they would help him with whatever he needed.
'Thanks, could you tell me the spell you use to paint your finger and toe nails.' Man Prongs, I'm going to kill you for humiliating me like this, Padfoot thought to himself.
'You what to know how to paint your toenails?' a girl asked.
'Um..I guess you could say that.'
The girls looked shocked. Manly Sirius Black wanted to know how to paint toenails? This was a moment to remember. Too bad Lily, Mayda, and Sara missed it.
'Okay.' One of the girls said looking at Sirius strangely. She still told him the spell.
Sirius walked away but could hear the girls start whispering. Man, this is a huge blow to my masculinity. All for Lily Evans. This is definitely not worth it. Sirius said as he walked back to the common room with his head down in humiliation.
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Moony walked down toward the dungeons where the Slytherins had their common room and dorms. His hands were on the walls knocking to see if they were hollow. Muttering words and trying to figure out if there were any passages they hadn't found yet. People were walking by him and just staring.
Why does being a Marauder mean living through such embarrassment? Moony asked himself.
Just as Moony thought this, he knocked on a part of wall and heard a hollow sound. Yes, success is mine. Now I just have to figure out how to open it. Just as Moony started muttering words to the painting hanging over the passage Sara came by.
'Uh Remus, do you know your talking to the wall?'
'Why yes I do Sara? And how are you today?'
'Fine, but then I'm not the one talking to the wall. So I think the real question is, how are you?'
'Oh just peachy.'
'Right.'
'Hey, why are you down here?'
'Why are you?'
'Don't you know it's rude to answer a question with a question.'
'You just did.'
'Did I?'
'Yep.'
'I guess I did.'
'Some example you are.'
'Well I can't be perfect all the time. Just most of the time.' Sara said with a cheeky grin. Remus' heart just about beat out of his chest.
'You're a cheeky little thing do you know that?'
Sara just smiled.
'So what are you down here for?'
'I was just coming back from a potions tutoring session. I tutor a boy from Hufflepuff.'
'Oh that's right. You're really good in Potions. Didn't you beat ol' Snape in a race to make the elixir of happiness last year?'
'Yep, by twenty seconds.' Sara said proudly. Remus was horrible in potions but Sara always seemed to be around to help him out of a hard place.
'So what are you down here for?'
'Um.. I was just working on transfigurations.'
'Remus,' Sara said as she stared at him, 'you were muttering to the wall.'
'Well I was trying to transform this solid wall into a door.'
'Remus that's not solid wall. It's the opening to a passage. It leads to the library.'
Sara couldn't have said anything to make Moony more shocked if she tried.
'How do you know that?' The Marauders where the only ones who used the passages to their knowledge.
'Oh Lily and I found it one day.'
'Can I ask how it opens?' Remus asked trying not to sound too interested.
'Just say Humongo and flick your wand. Like so Humongo.'
And the painting moved aside to reveal a passage.
'That's impressive Sara. Do you want to go through with me?'
Sara smiled and nodded.
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In the library James and Sirius were hidden behind walls of books.
James had asked Madam Knightly where the section on enchanting doors was. Madam Knightly looked at him oddly and then took him over and showed him several books that could have the information.
James shut the cover of the eighth book.
'Still no luck Prongs?' Sirius asked as he looked up from his book on switching things. In our case, hair and clothes.
'No I can't find anything.'
'Why don't we go take a break and go ask Flitwick about the bed sheet's charm?'
'I think that would be a good idea. I need a break, bad.'
The two boys walked over to Professor Flitwick's office.
They knocked on the door and heard Flitwick's squeaky voice tell them to come in.
'Hello Professor.'
'What is it Mr. Potter?'
'We just wanted to talk to you about some charms.'
'Certainly, please take a seat.' Flitwick summoned an extra chair from out of no where and placed it next to the chair that was already sitting in front of his desk.
'Well Professor, I had this great idea for a charm this morning and I was wondering if I could invent it. See I want to enchant bed sheets so you can't leave your bed. I think that would be a great charm. It would help me out in the summers. Mrs. Potter always is waking us up at seven in the morning.' Sirius said as he sat down in a chair.
'Well sorry to burst your bubble Mr. Black but someone has already invented that charm. So unfortunately, you can't be the maker of it.'
'Professor, why did you have to rain on my parade? Well if I can't be the maker can I at least know how to do it?'
'Certainly Mr. Black.' Professor Flitwick was happy to explain how to trap a person in their sheets. As they were about to leave James had an idea.
'Professor, do you know how to enchant a door to recognize a person?'
'Yes, why do you ask?'
'Oh I remember you saying something about it last year.'
'Well let me get a book that explains it.' Flitwick jumped down off the stack of books that sat on his seat to make it possible for him to see over the top of it.
He was trying to pull a book out of the middle of the stack. The tower of books swayed and almost fell over when Flitwick pulled it out of the stack. James held it steady and Flitwick look thankful for his help.
'Here you go boys. Will that be all?'
'Yes thank you Professor.'
As James and Sirius left Flitwick's office, Sirius smiled at James and said
'Well that was painless.'
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The next day, James and Sirius left Hogwarts through the passage behind the statue. They needed to get to Zonko's Joke Shop. Their supplies were low.
'Look at that knew biting tea cup.' Sirius said as the walked into the shop.
'Oh come on Padfoot. You have about fifty of those. What we need is some dung bombs, exploding chaos balloons (they erupt and smoke and lightning come out of them.), a few Stinkpellets, and maybe when were done in here we can go get a niffler from the pet shop down the street.'
'Sounds like a plan.'
They split up to get all the stuff they needed. They also threw in a couple of interesting things they found. Before long they were back in the Honeydukes and on their way back to the castle.
Now all they had to do was wait for the weekend.
******* This was a fun chapter to write. I hope you guys like it to. Lily sure wouldn't like it. OH no, I'm talking about a character in a book as if she could talk back. This is not good. Please Review. I like the input.
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Thanks everyone who reviewed.
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Chapter Six: Operation Sabotage
'Allright Marauders, this has to be good n' original. No imitations on my watch.' Prongs addressed the Marauders as they sat in their dorm to plan how to sabotage Lily's date.
'Calm down Prongsy. I think we can handle one Ravenclaw.' Sirius remarked as he lay on his bed.
'Right, any ideas?'
'We could color his skin.' Wormtail said.
'That's okay but not great. It wouldn't stop him from going.'
'Well, what about enchanting his bedsheets so they won't let him out.'
'Can you do that Moony?' Sirius asked.
'Hey, I thought we were just brainstorming. No one told me it had to be do able.'
'Great, this is what the Marauders have become. Come on guys. Padfoot, help me out here.'
'Okay James, just calm down. What we'll do is a series of things.'
'Oh, I have an idea. We could transform all of his clothes to muggle female clothes. And hide his wand.'
'Were did that come from Wormtail?' Prongs asked as he flopped onto his bed in frustation..
'Oh come on, as if you've come up with anything better.' Wormtail said in self-defense.
'Yeah, Worm is right. Do you have any ideas Prongs?' Moony asked.
'I'm thinking about what we know about Smoke. One, he's a Ravenclaw and a Prefect at that. Two, the girls seem to think he's 'dreamy'. Maybe we could do something with his looks. Like make his hair longer, and uncutable.'
'Oh, and we could swap his robes with Snivellus'.' Moony said as he sat up.
'Yeah and even swap his hair for Snivellus'. Padfoot said also sitting up straighter.
'That's the spirit Marauders.'
'Thankie kindly Prongs.' Padfoot said with a Yankee accent.
'We'll put charms on his figure nails and toes so they're painted. And irremovable for two days.' Prongs said excitedly.
'Can we color his skin? Maybe all different colors.'
'You really want to do that don't you Wormtail?' Padfoot said.
'Well Moony got to do it last time.'
'Okay, you can turn his skin different colors. Moony when we're done with our meeting give Wormtail that book you got from Zonko's about skin coloring.'
'Aye Aye Cap'n.'
'We'll have to make sure his wand is gone.' Padfoot remarked.
'We could put it in the first year girls dorm.' Prongs said.
'Our first years or Ravenclaw's?' Wormtail wondered.
'Ravenclaw's.' Prongs announced.
'We could also make it so the door won't let him out of his dorm. Flitwick mentioned how to do that last year.' Padfoot said.
'Great! Wormtail,you take care of the coloring and go as a rat and find out the Ravenclaw's password and also the Slytherin's. Moony you figure out if there is a passage that leads close or into the Slytherin common room, one that's not on the Marauders Map. Padfoot, figure out how to swap Smoke's hair and clothes for Snape's. Oh and ask one of those girls who follow you around about the spell that colors figurenails. I'll take care of enchanting the door.
'While we're at it someone ask Flitwick if there is a charm that can prevent someone from leaving their bed sheets. Padfoot, you and me will go to Hogsmeade tomorrow and stock up on stuff from Zonko's. Marauders its time to get down to business.'
They dispersed to do their different jobs. 'Operation Sabotage' would be one of their best pranks yet. Also it would get them in the most trouble with the girls.
'Oh well, it's worth it.' James muttered at he walked to the Library to ask Madam Knightly about enchanting doors.
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'Do you think the guys will try and sabotage your date Lily?'
'Why do you say that May?' Sara asked as she looked up from her book.
'Well, they did when I was going out with John Roberts.'
'Yeah but he was a jerk. Besides we got them back didn't we? They wouldn't be stupid enough to try and do that again.' Lily said.
'I don't know, they can be pretty stupid.' Mayda said.
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'Why do I always have to find out the passwords?' Wormtail asked himself as he transformed into his rat form. Whenever they did a prank on a deferent house, Peter always was the one to find out the password.
Wormtail scurried along the corridor toward the Ravenclaw's common room. Just as he turned the corner he came face really snout to snout with Mrs. Norris.
Great, if I turn back into human form, she'll figure out a way to tell Filch about him being a illegal Animagus. If I don't turn back, she will most likely eat me. Think Wormtail think...Okay don't think. Run!
Wormtail turned and ran back the way he came. Around the corner, Mrs. Norris on his heals or more like his paws. He saw an open classroom door. He ran in and around to the back of the open door and transformed back in to human form.
Mrs. Norris came in and was looking for her little treat but instead found Peter. Peter shut Mrs. Norris in the classroom.
Peter transformed back into a rat and went on his way.
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'Great Prongs, have me ask the girls how you paint nails. When I get a hold of you, I'll hex you to an inch of your life.' Sirius muttered as he walked toward the group of giggling girls who normally followed him around.
'Hello Ladies.'
Giggles and a few breathless Hellos, answered him.
Why do they always have to giggle like that? Padfoot wondered.
'I was wondering if you could help me with something.'
Even more giggles. Gosh some girls just can't pull it together. Some of them stopped giggling long enough to say they would help him with whatever he needed.
'Thanks, could you tell me the spell you use to paint your finger and toe nails.' Man Prongs, I'm going to kill you for humiliating me like this, Padfoot thought to himself.
'You what to know how to paint your toenails?' a girl asked.
'Um..I guess you could say that.'
The girls looked shocked. Manly Sirius Black wanted to know how to paint toenails? This was a moment to remember. Too bad Lily, Mayda, and Sara missed it.
'Okay.' One of the girls said looking at Sirius strangely. She still told him the spell.
Sirius walked away but could hear the girls start whispering. Man, this is a huge blow to my masculinity. All for Lily Evans. This is definitely not worth it. Sirius said as he walked back to the common room with his head down in humiliation.
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Moony walked down toward the dungeons where the Slytherins had their common room and dorms. His hands were on the walls knocking to see if they were hollow. Muttering words and trying to figure out if there were any passages they hadn't found yet. People were walking by him and just staring.
Why does being a Marauder mean living through such embarrassment? Moony asked himself.
Just as Moony thought this, he knocked on a part of wall and heard a hollow sound. Yes, success is mine. Now I just have to figure out how to open it. Just as Moony started muttering words to the painting hanging over the passage Sara came by.
'Uh Remus, do you know your talking to the wall?'
'Why yes I do Sara? And how are you today?'
'Fine, but then I'm not the one talking to the wall. So I think the real question is, how are you?'
'Oh just peachy.'
'Right.'
'Hey, why are you down here?'
'Why are you?'
'Don't you know it's rude to answer a question with a question.'
'You just did.'
'Did I?'
'Yep.'
'I guess I did.'
'Some example you are.'
'Well I can't be perfect all the time. Just most of the time.' Sara said with a cheeky grin. Remus' heart just about beat out of his chest.
'You're a cheeky little thing do you know that?'
Sara just smiled.
'So what are you down here for?'
'I was just coming back from a potions tutoring session. I tutor a boy from Hufflepuff.'
'Oh that's right. You're really good in Potions. Didn't you beat ol' Snape in a race to make the elixir of happiness last year?'
'Yep, by twenty seconds.' Sara said proudly. Remus was horrible in potions but Sara always seemed to be around to help him out of a hard place.
'So what are you down here for?'
'Um.. I was just working on transfigurations.'
'Remus,' Sara said as she stared at him, 'you were muttering to the wall.'
'Well I was trying to transform this solid wall into a door.'
'Remus that's not solid wall. It's the opening to a passage. It leads to the library.'
Sara couldn't have said anything to make Moony more shocked if she tried.
'How do you know that?' The Marauders where the only ones who used the passages to their knowledge.
'Oh Lily and I found it one day.'
'Can I ask how it opens?' Remus asked trying not to sound too interested.
'Just say Humongo and flick your wand. Like so Humongo.'
And the painting moved aside to reveal a passage.
'That's impressive Sara. Do you want to go through with me?'
Sara smiled and nodded.
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In the library James and Sirius were hidden behind walls of books.
James had asked Madam Knightly where the section on enchanting doors was. Madam Knightly looked at him oddly and then took him over and showed him several books that could have the information.
James shut the cover of the eighth book.
'Still no luck Prongs?' Sirius asked as he looked up from his book on switching things. In our case, hair and clothes.
'No I can't find anything.'
'Why don't we go take a break and go ask Flitwick about the bed sheet's charm?'
'I think that would be a good idea. I need a break, bad.'
The two boys walked over to Professor Flitwick's office.
They knocked on the door and heard Flitwick's squeaky voice tell them to come in.
'Hello Professor.'
'What is it Mr. Potter?'
'We just wanted to talk to you about some charms.'
'Certainly, please take a seat.' Flitwick summoned an extra chair from out of no where and placed it next to the chair that was already sitting in front of his desk.
'Well Professor, I had this great idea for a charm this morning and I was wondering if I could invent it. See I want to enchant bed sheets so you can't leave your bed. I think that would be a great charm. It would help me out in the summers. Mrs. Potter always is waking us up at seven in the morning.' Sirius said as he sat down in a chair.
'Well sorry to burst your bubble Mr. Black but someone has already invented that charm. So unfortunately, you can't be the maker of it.'
'Professor, why did you have to rain on my parade? Well if I can't be the maker can I at least know how to do it?'
'Certainly Mr. Black.' Professor Flitwick was happy to explain how to trap a person in their sheets. As they were about to leave James had an idea.
'Professor, do you know how to enchant a door to recognize a person?'
'Yes, why do you ask?'
'Oh I remember you saying something about it last year.'
'Well let me get a book that explains it.' Flitwick jumped down off the stack of books that sat on his seat to make it possible for him to see over the top of it.
He was trying to pull a book out of the middle of the stack. The tower of books swayed and almost fell over when Flitwick pulled it out of the stack. James held it steady and Flitwick look thankful for his help.
'Here you go boys. Will that be all?'
'Yes thank you Professor.'
As James and Sirius left Flitwick's office, Sirius smiled at James and said
'Well that was painless.'
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The next day, James and Sirius left Hogwarts through the passage behind the statue. They needed to get to Zonko's Joke Shop. Their supplies were low.
'Look at that knew biting tea cup.' Sirius said as the walked into the shop.
'Oh come on Padfoot. You have about fifty of those. What we need is some dung bombs, exploding chaos balloons (they erupt and smoke and lightning come out of them.), a few Stinkpellets, and maybe when were done in here we can go get a niffler from the pet shop down the street.'
'Sounds like a plan.'
They split up to get all the stuff they needed. They also threw in a couple of interesting things they found. Before long they were back in the Honeydukes and on their way back to the castle.
Now all they had to do was wait for the weekend.
******* This was a fun chapter to write. I hope you guys like it to. Lily sure wouldn't like it. OH no, I'm talking about a character in a book as if she could talk back. This is not good. Please Review. I like the input.
Thanks
Mookie.
