They approached the ladder that ascended to the trapdoor to the Divination
room, and Jamie help up a hand. "Wait!" she whispered harshly.
She could sense Professor Trelawney in there. And decided she shouldn't go any further. They could have already been discovered, if Trelawney was being at all receptive.
"We'll have to come later, when Trelawney isn't awake."
"Does she even sleep?" Ron asked.
Lisa shook her head and said, "I wouldn't be surprised if she didn't."
So, they continued to the other classrooms. George's knife worked well, and finally, they had finished in the greenhouses, and were traveling up through the castle back to the tower where the Divination room was. Throughout the castle, everything remained silent - that is until Ron swore loudly.
The offensive phrase made quite an effect on the high stone walls - as it echoed on and on, down the corridor.
"Ron!" Lisa whispered fiercely, her eyes shooting daggers at him.
"One of them bit me!" he whispered in defense. He lifted the cage in his hand, and held it out at arm's length, glaring at it.
Harry stopped dead. "What was that sound?" he asked, not moving.
Fred rolled his eyes, "That was Ron's french echoing through the castle. Honestly, sometimes I worry about-"
"Not that," Harry interrupted. Jamie reached out in her mind for what it might have been. A cat wailed. "That."
"Filch!" Ron whispered in alarm.
Jamie began to run for a place for them to hide. She then turned around, thinking that the cat's wail had come from that direction. In mid-step, however, she heard the cat again, and once again, ran in the other way - retracing her steps. Only then did she notice the door on her left. She wondered why she hadn't seen it before.
They all entered through the door and closed it just as Mrs. Norris, Filch's cat, rounded the corner. Evidently, they had not been spotted, for they didn't hear any shouts of triumph from Mr. Filch.
Inside it was - well, something you wouldn't expect. The walls were high and windowed. The windows revealed the full moon and winter constellations, even though there were no windows to the outside from where they were in the castle. There were exactly six chintz armchairs, a table with a bandage on it, and a rather large bag of pixie feed.
"How convenient." Fred said quietly. "Too convenient." George added. Ron grabbed the bandage and used it for his bitten finger, while Fred fed the pixies - standing back in caution once the task was done. The six of them sat down in each of the six chairs. "What is this place?" Lisa asked. Ron looked around the room with the air of someone having dejavu. Harry only smiled vaguely, "The room of requirement."
Ron gave a soft *Oohhhh* of recognition, and Harry explained. "It's a room that appears in this area whenever it is required, and holds inside whatever you need."
Lisa spoke up, "Well, why didn't you tell us about it? We could have gotten our pixies here, and we wouldn't need Fred and George."
"We resent that!" both Fred and George sounded.
"Well, I couldn't have told you if I didn't know what was going on, now could I?" Harry replied, grinning.
Jamie laughed.
They all quietly left the strange room, and Fred and George said good bye, of course leaving some of their new joke products behind as well. Harry and Ron headed towards the west side of the castle to the Gryffindor common room, while Jamie and Lisa headed east. It didn't matter which way Jamie went - she would be going down the whole way to reach the Slytherin common room.
"That must have been a really good Waking Charm - it won't seem to wear off." Lisa said, and then to her surprise, she yawned.
Jamie looked out one of the eastern windows and smiled, "I can't wait 'till tomorrow morning,"
Lisa nodded, " The look on their faces will be absolutely classic." she said, referring to the professors who currently had pixies in their classrooms.
Jamie shook her head, "Not just that," she said, pointing her finger towards the window she had looked through. *About time,* she thought to herself.
"It's snowing." Lisa squealed.
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It had snowed heavily all night. A little too heavily as a matter of fact. By morning, the snow was piled to two feet, and it seemed nearly impossible to get outside. This made the prank all the more disastrous - seeing as neither pixie nor student could leave the castle.
Much to everyone's disappointment, Snape had somehow gotten the pixies out of his classroom, so they still had to go to potions. However, there was one left that Snape simply tried to ignore.
As Jamie was contently stirring her Concealment Potion, she began to notice the remaining pixie flying around her head making odd noises as it darted from spot to spot. She tried to ignore the creature, but it persisted, and then began flying away with her ingredients. Each time, she had to use a summoning charm to get her supplies back. She kept aiming paralyzing spells and immobilizing charms at the pixie, but it dodged each one.
Jamie tried to concentrate back on her work, when she noticed Harry was smiling at her, apparently amused. "What?" she asked. He shook his head, laughing, and then shrugged his shoulders as if saying, *You brought this upon yourself.*
~~~~~~~~~~
When Jamie, Harry and Ron left the classroom and reached the top of the stone stairway that led to the main floor, they saw Dumbledore walking out of the Great Hall. When he noticed them, he smiled and walked over to where they were.
"Very well thought out, if I may say so myself." Dumbledore said, his blue eyes twinkling merrily behind his half moon spectacles.
The three students just stood there, silent and confused.
Dumbledore smiled and went on, "Such a well thought out prank, in fact, that if I didn't know any better, I'd say Fred and George Weasley had a hand in it."
Ron's mouth dropped open, and Harry spoke up, "How did you know that?"
Dumbledore smiled again and said, "Finnigan's shoes told me this morning."
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She could sense Professor Trelawney in there. And decided she shouldn't go any further. They could have already been discovered, if Trelawney was being at all receptive.
"We'll have to come later, when Trelawney isn't awake."
"Does she even sleep?" Ron asked.
Lisa shook her head and said, "I wouldn't be surprised if she didn't."
So, they continued to the other classrooms. George's knife worked well, and finally, they had finished in the greenhouses, and were traveling up through the castle back to the tower where the Divination room was. Throughout the castle, everything remained silent - that is until Ron swore loudly.
The offensive phrase made quite an effect on the high stone walls - as it echoed on and on, down the corridor.
"Ron!" Lisa whispered fiercely, her eyes shooting daggers at him.
"One of them bit me!" he whispered in defense. He lifted the cage in his hand, and held it out at arm's length, glaring at it.
Harry stopped dead. "What was that sound?" he asked, not moving.
Fred rolled his eyes, "That was Ron's french echoing through the castle. Honestly, sometimes I worry about-"
"Not that," Harry interrupted. Jamie reached out in her mind for what it might have been. A cat wailed. "That."
"Filch!" Ron whispered in alarm.
Jamie began to run for a place for them to hide. She then turned around, thinking that the cat's wail had come from that direction. In mid-step, however, she heard the cat again, and once again, ran in the other way - retracing her steps. Only then did she notice the door on her left. She wondered why she hadn't seen it before.
They all entered through the door and closed it just as Mrs. Norris, Filch's cat, rounded the corner. Evidently, they had not been spotted, for they didn't hear any shouts of triumph from Mr. Filch.
Inside it was - well, something you wouldn't expect. The walls were high and windowed. The windows revealed the full moon and winter constellations, even though there were no windows to the outside from where they were in the castle. There were exactly six chintz armchairs, a table with a bandage on it, and a rather large bag of pixie feed.
"How convenient." Fred said quietly. "Too convenient." George added. Ron grabbed the bandage and used it for his bitten finger, while Fred fed the pixies - standing back in caution once the task was done. The six of them sat down in each of the six chairs. "What is this place?" Lisa asked. Ron looked around the room with the air of someone having dejavu. Harry only smiled vaguely, "The room of requirement."
Ron gave a soft *Oohhhh* of recognition, and Harry explained. "It's a room that appears in this area whenever it is required, and holds inside whatever you need."
Lisa spoke up, "Well, why didn't you tell us about it? We could have gotten our pixies here, and we wouldn't need Fred and George."
"We resent that!" both Fred and George sounded.
"Well, I couldn't have told you if I didn't know what was going on, now could I?" Harry replied, grinning.
Jamie laughed.
They all quietly left the strange room, and Fred and George said good bye, of course leaving some of their new joke products behind as well. Harry and Ron headed towards the west side of the castle to the Gryffindor common room, while Jamie and Lisa headed east. It didn't matter which way Jamie went - she would be going down the whole way to reach the Slytherin common room.
"That must have been a really good Waking Charm - it won't seem to wear off." Lisa said, and then to her surprise, she yawned.
Jamie looked out one of the eastern windows and smiled, "I can't wait 'till tomorrow morning,"
Lisa nodded, " The look on their faces will be absolutely classic." she said, referring to the professors who currently had pixies in their classrooms.
Jamie shook her head, "Not just that," she said, pointing her finger towards the window she had looked through. *About time,* she thought to herself.
"It's snowing." Lisa squealed.
~~~~~~~~~~
It had snowed heavily all night. A little too heavily as a matter of fact. By morning, the snow was piled to two feet, and it seemed nearly impossible to get outside. This made the prank all the more disastrous - seeing as neither pixie nor student could leave the castle.
Much to everyone's disappointment, Snape had somehow gotten the pixies out of his classroom, so they still had to go to potions. However, there was one left that Snape simply tried to ignore.
As Jamie was contently stirring her Concealment Potion, she began to notice the remaining pixie flying around her head making odd noises as it darted from spot to spot. She tried to ignore the creature, but it persisted, and then began flying away with her ingredients. Each time, she had to use a summoning charm to get her supplies back. She kept aiming paralyzing spells and immobilizing charms at the pixie, but it dodged each one.
Jamie tried to concentrate back on her work, when she noticed Harry was smiling at her, apparently amused. "What?" she asked. He shook his head, laughing, and then shrugged his shoulders as if saying, *You brought this upon yourself.*
~~~~~~~~~~
When Jamie, Harry and Ron left the classroom and reached the top of the stone stairway that led to the main floor, they saw Dumbledore walking out of the Great Hall. When he noticed them, he smiled and walked over to where they were.
"Very well thought out, if I may say so myself." Dumbledore said, his blue eyes twinkling merrily behind his half moon spectacles.
The three students just stood there, silent and confused.
Dumbledore smiled and went on, "Such a well thought out prank, in fact, that if I didn't know any better, I'd say Fred and George Weasley had a hand in it."
Ron's mouth dropped open, and Harry spoke up, "How did you know that?"
Dumbledore smiled again and said, "Finnigan's shoes told me this morning."
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