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Ok, first off, thanks SO MUCH to all of my reviewers :D You guys have made my writing enjoyable and it really makes my day to find more happy reviews in my inbox. *beams* Even though I'm not naming any of you, you know who you are and once again thanks so much!!!!!!
Secondly, I'm so sorry for the delay in this chapter! I've been really busy at the stables, getting ready for school, etc, but I promise forth-coming chapters will be out quicker. (Well, as quick as I can manage!)
And, by the way, to whoever asked I came up with the pranks in my sleep ;-)
Chapter 7 : Girls in Tears
Sirius kept running. His screams echoed around the Entrance Hall as he sprinted up the marble staircases, nearly falling over his feet; his new long blonde hair swished around his face and he retched. /Gotta.....get to.....Tower.....gonna.....puke...../
"Sirius! Hey, SIRIUS!" shouted a voice that was most definitely not James as someone that resembled Snape came darting after him, gasping. "WAIT UP!"
The bulky figures of Crabbe and Goyle came dashing into the hallway, slamming the great oak doors behind them, and dashed off in the general direction of Gryffindor Tower. By the time they got to the portrait of the Fat Lady and shouted the password - "VENEMOUS TENTACULA!" - 'Malfoy' and 'Snape' were nowhere to be seen.
"Guys?" said Remus carefully, painfully aware of his deep, gruff voice. "You there?"
"Up here!" the cool voice of Snape rang out from the boys dormitories.
Remus and Peter exchanged glances and walked up the stairs, approaching a worried-looking Snape who was hovering anxiously by the door leading to the toilet that the boys had shared for nearly six years. There was a sickening retching sound and a splattering as something hit the inside of the toilet bowel.
"Siri?" said James cautiously. "You alright?"
A second later the door opened and 'Lucius' emerged, looking green-faced and frail. "No, I am NOT alright." said Sirius weakly. "I'm a fucking Slytherin - Lucius Malfoy, in the name of Merlin - and I'm BLONDE!"
Remus laughed slightly, but was quickly silenced when Sirius punched him on the arm. "Its just Polyjuice; at least, I think its just Polyjuice. Should only last about an hour at the most. Don't worry," he said slyly, teasing, "you'll have your precious hair back soon. OWWW!"
~*~*~*~
An hour passed and the boys refused to leave their dorm room; McGonagall herself had said it was probably best if they stayed out of the way for a while, considering they would probably cause even more trouble as Slytherin lookalikes. Remus checked his watch and looked anxiously around; however, he kept his mouth shut until half an hour later, when he could hold it in no longer.
"Um....Prongs?"
James looked up from his bed and sleepily nodded. "Uh-huh?"
"Your familiar with the terms of the Polyjuice Potion, yes?"
James nodded.
"Well, shouldn't we be changed back by now?"
As the penny dropped James gasped; he looked at his wrist-watch and went pale. "Oh fuck."
Sirius leapt to his feet. "Changed back? What? Oh god - is something wrong with the potion?!?!"
Remus looked into the cold eyes of Lucius Malfoy and nodded slowly.
"OH MY GOD!" shrieked Sirius, and ran from the room. Wormtail made as if to follow him, but James shook his head; the three boys stayed where they were and exchanged nervous glances, waiting.
~*~*~*~
The four girls sat inside their classroom and sniggered as Professor Flitwick began to explain the Fidelius Charm to them. However, as it was nearing Christmas and everyone was in a seasonal spirit he gave up teaching and allowed them to talk; instantly Jennifer, (who was good in Transfiguration,) had switched all of the girls hard wooden seats to plush armchairs and the girls all clustered together.
Lily was the first to talk. "Think....they'll all be up there right now......" She pointed with her wand up towards Gryffindor Tower out the window, a dreamy expression coming over their face.
Jen high-fived Mali and smiled. "That was a seriously cool bit of Potions, hun. How'd ya manage it?"
"Well," said Mali slowly, "It was just a matter of amplifying the ingredients in the Potions and trying to tweak the Polyjuice a little to ensure -"
"Mali," said Jen slowly, "it was a compliment." She grinned and received one in return.
Chloe frowned and Lily gave her an enquiring gaze - she sighed.
"You guys haven't realised the catch yet, have you?"
Lily, Mali and Jen all looked at each other and slowly shook their heads.
"When they change back tomorrow they are going to KILL us...."
~*~*~*~
Sirius returned to Gryffindor Tower five hours later; he had originally been hoping to spend the remainder of his time as the scum of the earth inside the Shrieking Shack, and had transformed into Padfoot to get in. After what had seemed like an age he had faced the dusty looking mirror in the shack hopefully, examining each broken shard carefully - however, he was still a blonde haired Slytherin, and, after some quiet thoughts alone he returned to the Tower. Drawing his high-collared cloak tight around his body he hastened up to the dormitories, and bumped right into Crabbe.
"Sirius?" said the boy weakly - Sirius nodded and attempted a smile. "Its me, Remus; we were worried, I was just coming to look for you."
"I'm alright." said Sirius, gesturing towards the dorm room with his head. "Shall we? The common room's mobbed."
Remus nodded and the two boys returned to the dorm where they saw a very depressed looking Snape and Goyle. Sirius sulkily plonked himself on his bed and pulled out an Advanced Potions textbook; after a few minutes he was immersed in it. The remaining three pulled on their pyjamas, bid each other goodnight and went to bed. Sirius stayed up until about one o'clock studying his Potions book - when he finished it he found nothing in it that would help him out he hurled it across the room in frustation, hit Peter's rat by accident and spent a sleepless night tossing and turning.
~*~*~*~
"Thank GOD!" shouted Sirius, running around the dorm room pulling open curtains and allowing the blinding Christmas morning light to fill the room. "GET UP!"
"What is it, Siri?" mumbled Remus sleepily, rubbing his eyes and pulling the covers tighter around him. "Wait a sec...SIRIUS!"
Remus jumped out of bed and began to shake James awake; Sirius repeated the motion on Peter.
"Get up, you lazy lumps, get UP! WE'RE US!" exclaimed Remus, beginning to tickle James.
"Whassat?" groaned Peter, swinging his legs out of the side of his bed. He yawned and stared at Sirius expectandly; his eyes widened as he realised that the long blonde locks were gone and replaced by Sirius' usual sleek handsome black mane.
The four boys began to prance around, whooping and cheering, and in general trashing the room. After about fifteen minutes James held up his hand to stop them.
"Um, guys?" he said, waiting for them to stop.
Remus stopped laughing and grinned. "Yeah?"
"Well, thats the second time they've managed to change our image - we've only done it to them once."
Remus nodded. "And?"
"Well, that means we have to get them back really good....."
~*~*~*~
The next day was the start of the Christmas Holidays. A lot of people had stayed because Dumbledore had announced there was going to be a ball on Christmas Eve, where everyone would have to dress up, and true identities would not be revealed until midnight. That was why Sirius and James planned their surprise to happen right away; they could afford to do so without hardly anyone seeing it. That was why, at one o'clock that night, all four of the boys were huddled tight under James invisibility cloak, Remus carefully carrying a minimized piece of thick cardboard.
"PRONGS! Keep your feet to yourself!" exclaimed Sirius with a dog-like yelp.
"Shut it you idiot!" hissed James, covering Sirius' mouth as Nearly- Headless Nick drifted through a wall. He suspiciously looked around him, then, after content no-one else was there, he disappeared through a wall, humming tunelessly.
"Right here!" said Sirius. "/Engorgio/!" He whispered with a swish of his wand. "Perfect!"
As the boys turned to leave the Entrance Hall Remus stopped dead, and worriedly turned to face the cardboard cut-out. "You guys sure this is a good idea?"
"Of course." said James. "They aren't gonna know what hit them...."
~*~*~*~
The next morning Lily, Jen, Mali and Chloe all set off for breakfast, feeling quite cheerful. The boys hadn't attempted revenge yet, as far as they knew, which left them feeling quite heartened; as the playfully pushed and shoved each other on their way down to the Entrance Hall, something caught Chloe's eye.
"Whats goin on?" she said to Lily, frowning as she began to jog in the direction of a large laughing crowd. The four girls arrived at it in seconds, jostling as they tried to push their way to the front.
"Oh my god..." said Lily quietly as she stared in horror at the picture.
"Those bastards!" said Jen furiously, silent tears beginning to well in her eyes.
Looking down on them were pictures of themselves, wearing nothing; Lily was straddling a chair, her 'lower areas' hidden by the back of the chair and her long hair covering her chest. Jen was standing and winking saucily, one arm covering her breasts and the other holding a hat strategically. Chloe was facing the opposite direction so her bum was showing, and her head was turned to face the gathering crowd, licking her lips seductively. Mali was standing behind Lily, her long hair serving the same purpose as Lily's did.
"No way.."said Chloe, her lower lip twitching the way it did before she cried.
"Look, its them!" shouted one Ravenclaw boy, pointing towards the girls and grinning. Everyone turned to look at them and, bursting into tears as her face flushed red, Jennifer turned and fled, followed closely by her three best friends. Halfway up the stairs she crashed headlong into Sirius; she turned to face the group and let out a little sob.
"So, what ya think?" said Sirius, grinning.
"How could you? I thought you were better than that.." She said, sprinting off towards Gryffindor Tower.
Lily caught sight of James and he beamed wickedly. However, expecting her to punch him, all he caught sight of was her startling green eyes filled with tears before she and her friends disappeared in a swishing of cloaks.
Ok, first off, thanks SO MUCH to all of my reviewers :D You guys have made my writing enjoyable and it really makes my day to find more happy reviews in my inbox. *beams* Even though I'm not naming any of you, you know who you are and once again thanks so much!!!!!!
Secondly, I'm so sorry for the delay in this chapter! I've been really busy at the stables, getting ready for school, etc, but I promise forth-coming chapters will be out quicker. (Well, as quick as I can manage!)
And, by the way, to whoever asked I came up with the pranks in my sleep ;-)
Chapter 7 : Girls in Tears
Sirius kept running. His screams echoed around the Entrance Hall as he sprinted up the marble staircases, nearly falling over his feet; his new long blonde hair swished around his face and he retched. /Gotta.....get to.....Tower.....gonna.....puke...../
"Sirius! Hey, SIRIUS!" shouted a voice that was most definitely not James as someone that resembled Snape came darting after him, gasping. "WAIT UP!"
The bulky figures of Crabbe and Goyle came dashing into the hallway, slamming the great oak doors behind them, and dashed off in the general direction of Gryffindor Tower. By the time they got to the portrait of the Fat Lady and shouted the password - "VENEMOUS TENTACULA!" - 'Malfoy' and 'Snape' were nowhere to be seen.
"Guys?" said Remus carefully, painfully aware of his deep, gruff voice. "You there?"
"Up here!" the cool voice of Snape rang out from the boys dormitories.
Remus and Peter exchanged glances and walked up the stairs, approaching a worried-looking Snape who was hovering anxiously by the door leading to the toilet that the boys had shared for nearly six years. There was a sickening retching sound and a splattering as something hit the inside of the toilet bowel.
"Siri?" said James cautiously. "You alright?"
A second later the door opened and 'Lucius' emerged, looking green-faced and frail. "No, I am NOT alright." said Sirius weakly. "I'm a fucking Slytherin - Lucius Malfoy, in the name of Merlin - and I'm BLONDE!"
Remus laughed slightly, but was quickly silenced when Sirius punched him on the arm. "Its just Polyjuice; at least, I think its just Polyjuice. Should only last about an hour at the most. Don't worry," he said slyly, teasing, "you'll have your precious hair back soon. OWWW!"
~*~*~*~
An hour passed and the boys refused to leave their dorm room; McGonagall herself had said it was probably best if they stayed out of the way for a while, considering they would probably cause even more trouble as Slytherin lookalikes. Remus checked his watch and looked anxiously around; however, he kept his mouth shut until half an hour later, when he could hold it in no longer.
"Um....Prongs?"
James looked up from his bed and sleepily nodded. "Uh-huh?"
"Your familiar with the terms of the Polyjuice Potion, yes?"
James nodded.
"Well, shouldn't we be changed back by now?"
As the penny dropped James gasped; he looked at his wrist-watch and went pale. "Oh fuck."
Sirius leapt to his feet. "Changed back? What? Oh god - is something wrong with the potion?!?!"
Remus looked into the cold eyes of Lucius Malfoy and nodded slowly.
"OH MY GOD!" shrieked Sirius, and ran from the room. Wormtail made as if to follow him, but James shook his head; the three boys stayed where they were and exchanged nervous glances, waiting.
~*~*~*~
The four girls sat inside their classroom and sniggered as Professor Flitwick began to explain the Fidelius Charm to them. However, as it was nearing Christmas and everyone was in a seasonal spirit he gave up teaching and allowed them to talk; instantly Jennifer, (who was good in Transfiguration,) had switched all of the girls hard wooden seats to plush armchairs and the girls all clustered together.
Lily was the first to talk. "Think....they'll all be up there right now......" She pointed with her wand up towards Gryffindor Tower out the window, a dreamy expression coming over their face.
Jen high-fived Mali and smiled. "That was a seriously cool bit of Potions, hun. How'd ya manage it?"
"Well," said Mali slowly, "It was just a matter of amplifying the ingredients in the Potions and trying to tweak the Polyjuice a little to ensure -"
"Mali," said Jen slowly, "it was a compliment." She grinned and received one in return.
Chloe frowned and Lily gave her an enquiring gaze - she sighed.
"You guys haven't realised the catch yet, have you?"
Lily, Mali and Jen all looked at each other and slowly shook their heads.
"When they change back tomorrow they are going to KILL us...."
~*~*~*~
Sirius returned to Gryffindor Tower five hours later; he had originally been hoping to spend the remainder of his time as the scum of the earth inside the Shrieking Shack, and had transformed into Padfoot to get in. After what had seemed like an age he had faced the dusty looking mirror in the shack hopefully, examining each broken shard carefully - however, he was still a blonde haired Slytherin, and, after some quiet thoughts alone he returned to the Tower. Drawing his high-collared cloak tight around his body he hastened up to the dormitories, and bumped right into Crabbe.
"Sirius?" said the boy weakly - Sirius nodded and attempted a smile. "Its me, Remus; we were worried, I was just coming to look for you."
"I'm alright." said Sirius, gesturing towards the dorm room with his head. "Shall we? The common room's mobbed."
Remus nodded and the two boys returned to the dorm where they saw a very depressed looking Snape and Goyle. Sirius sulkily plonked himself on his bed and pulled out an Advanced Potions textbook; after a few minutes he was immersed in it. The remaining three pulled on their pyjamas, bid each other goodnight and went to bed. Sirius stayed up until about one o'clock studying his Potions book - when he finished it he found nothing in it that would help him out he hurled it across the room in frustation, hit Peter's rat by accident and spent a sleepless night tossing and turning.
~*~*~*~
"Thank GOD!" shouted Sirius, running around the dorm room pulling open curtains and allowing the blinding Christmas morning light to fill the room. "GET UP!"
"What is it, Siri?" mumbled Remus sleepily, rubbing his eyes and pulling the covers tighter around him. "Wait a sec...SIRIUS!"
Remus jumped out of bed and began to shake James awake; Sirius repeated the motion on Peter.
"Get up, you lazy lumps, get UP! WE'RE US!" exclaimed Remus, beginning to tickle James.
"Whassat?" groaned Peter, swinging his legs out of the side of his bed. He yawned and stared at Sirius expectandly; his eyes widened as he realised that the long blonde locks were gone and replaced by Sirius' usual sleek handsome black mane.
The four boys began to prance around, whooping and cheering, and in general trashing the room. After about fifteen minutes James held up his hand to stop them.
"Um, guys?" he said, waiting for them to stop.
Remus stopped laughing and grinned. "Yeah?"
"Well, thats the second time they've managed to change our image - we've only done it to them once."
Remus nodded. "And?"
"Well, that means we have to get them back really good....."
~*~*~*~
The next day was the start of the Christmas Holidays. A lot of people had stayed because Dumbledore had announced there was going to be a ball on Christmas Eve, where everyone would have to dress up, and true identities would not be revealed until midnight. That was why Sirius and James planned their surprise to happen right away; they could afford to do so without hardly anyone seeing it. That was why, at one o'clock that night, all four of the boys were huddled tight under James invisibility cloak, Remus carefully carrying a minimized piece of thick cardboard.
"PRONGS! Keep your feet to yourself!" exclaimed Sirius with a dog-like yelp.
"Shut it you idiot!" hissed James, covering Sirius' mouth as Nearly- Headless Nick drifted through a wall. He suspiciously looked around him, then, after content no-one else was there, he disappeared through a wall, humming tunelessly.
"Right here!" said Sirius. "/Engorgio/!" He whispered with a swish of his wand. "Perfect!"
As the boys turned to leave the Entrance Hall Remus stopped dead, and worriedly turned to face the cardboard cut-out. "You guys sure this is a good idea?"
"Of course." said James. "They aren't gonna know what hit them...."
~*~*~*~
The next morning Lily, Jen, Mali and Chloe all set off for breakfast, feeling quite cheerful. The boys hadn't attempted revenge yet, as far as they knew, which left them feeling quite heartened; as the playfully pushed and shoved each other on their way down to the Entrance Hall, something caught Chloe's eye.
"Whats goin on?" she said to Lily, frowning as she began to jog in the direction of a large laughing crowd. The four girls arrived at it in seconds, jostling as they tried to push their way to the front.
"Oh my god..." said Lily quietly as she stared in horror at the picture.
"Those bastards!" said Jen furiously, silent tears beginning to well in her eyes.
Looking down on them were pictures of themselves, wearing nothing; Lily was straddling a chair, her 'lower areas' hidden by the back of the chair and her long hair covering her chest. Jen was standing and winking saucily, one arm covering her breasts and the other holding a hat strategically. Chloe was facing the opposite direction so her bum was showing, and her head was turned to face the gathering crowd, licking her lips seductively. Mali was standing behind Lily, her long hair serving the same purpose as Lily's did.
"No way.."said Chloe, her lower lip twitching the way it did before she cried.
"Look, its them!" shouted one Ravenclaw boy, pointing towards the girls and grinning. Everyone turned to look at them and, bursting into tears as her face flushed red, Jennifer turned and fled, followed closely by her three best friends. Halfway up the stairs she crashed headlong into Sirius; she turned to face the group and let out a little sob.
"So, what ya think?" said Sirius, grinning.
"How could you? I thought you were better than that.." She said, sprinting off towards Gryffindor Tower.
Lily caught sight of James and he beamed wickedly. However, expecting her to punch him, all he caught sight of was her startling green eyes filled with tears before she and her friends disappeared in a swishing of cloaks.