A/N: Hallo all! I don't own anyone except ' Mini', although I would love to have invented such wonderful characters and inspirations as Moony, Padfoot and Prongs.
Summary: Remus, Sirius and James have been playing around again with another one of their infamous schemes and something had gone terribly wrong. Wormtail has stayed behind as a bit of a watch. This story will soon switch worlds again and I really hope you like it! PLEASE R&R!!! ( And yes, ' Mini' is singing GC's ' The Anthem'.)
" Ouch! Watch it!"
" Get off my foot!"
" Shut-up you two!"
" What happened? Where the hell are we?"
" Fuck if I know."
Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, and James Potter stood huddled together under an invisibility cloak, looking around at their strange surroundings. They were standing in the middle of what appeared to be a bedroom. There were two mattresses stacked against the wall on their left covered in black sheets and a large black duvet. The clock on the nightstand told them it was 11:37 p.m. There was a door at the far-right end of the wall before them, and a long white dresser covered in make-up, books, magazines and clothes against the wall behind them. The walls were white and covered mostly in posters. It was these that caught the attention of Remus. " Guys…"
" What?"
" The pictures aren't moving." Of course, he was right. Sirius and James noticed as well and all three of them realized what had happened and where they were.
" Ah, shit!" Exclaimed Sirius.
They were in the Muggle world.
" Great! Fucking wonderful! Bloody brilliant! Now what the hell are we gonna do?"
" We could stop shouting for one!" Said James angrily through gritted teeth.
" Nice going Moony!" Said Sirius as he shoved Remus out from under the cloak and onto the ground. " This is all your fault!"
James threw the cloak off them and onto the bed, and knelt down to help Remus.
" What do you mean MY fault?" Demanded Remus as James pulled him to his feet.
" You said you knew EXACTLY what you were doing! You said you had STUDIED the thing and it's history to make sure everything went PERFECTLY! Now look where we are! Does this LOOK to YOU like the Great Hall?! Does it LOOK to YOU like we're re-doing our N.E.W.T.s?!"
" Sirius! Shut-up!" Said James in a hushed angry voice. He had his left arm across Remus' chest in warning and his other arm held out at Sirius' chest, himself in the middle, ready for anything.
" You knew just as well as any of us the risk that you would have to take while using a Time-Turner! I DID study about it, and I DID warn you about it! So don't you DARE blame all this on ME!" Shouted Remus angrily. James had had enough. He grabbed both seventeen-year-olds by the scruffs of their necks and threw them on the floor. They both looked up at him shocked.
" For God's sake! What's wrong with you two?! Moony's right! We both knew the risk of using that God-forsaken thing and this is what happened! How it happened, I don't have a bloody clue! But I know this: we-have-to-calm-the-hell-down! Fighting won't solve anything! Now get up, shut-up, and shape up! We're gonna figure this out!" He turned his back on them and began scanning the room. Remus looked over at Sirius.
" What the hell was that?" He whispered.
Sirius smirked. " Don't worry. He's just pissed he won't be seeing Lily for more than a minute." James heard. In what seemed a split-second, he had pushed Remus aside, grabbed Sirius by the scruff of the neck once more, pulled back his fist and-
They all distinctly heard a key slide clumsily into a lock and click it open. Without a word, James pulled Sirius to his feet, Remus grabbed the invisibility cloak, and they all dove inside the open closet, pulling the door shut behind them, but leaving it open a crack to avoid the bang of it closing. They huddled together on their knees and peered through the crack. They could hear laughter and voices outside the door, specifically the voice of a young woman.
" Okay, bye guys! Yeah, definitely! Next Friday. Okay, see ya!"
They heard other people saying goodbye and goodnight and then the door being closed and locked again. It seemed as though she was by herself. They heard the clang of a set of keys being thrown on a table, and shoes being kicked off. They all held their breath as the bedroom door swung open and she walked humming across the room to the nightstand beside the bed and flicked on the lamp. She pulled off her black jacket and threw it on the bed. She was tall, but not too tall, maybe a bit too thin, she had pale skin, waist length dark hair, and she was wearing a red tee with a black mini-skirt. Remus' mouth was open and James heard Sirius whistle quietly beside him. Luckily, she didn't hear. She continued to sing to herself, and proceeded with pulling off her socks.
" It's a new day, but it all feels old… It's a good life. That's what I'm told…" She sung quietly. They all pushed themselves as far as they could against the back of the closet as she walked over and held their breath as she opened the door. She began sliding things on hangers across the bar while continuing to softly sing to herself. " But everything, it all just feels the same…" Remus clenched his mouth tightly shut, held his nose and tried for dear life to hold in his laughter as Sirius, licking his lips expertly, leaned forwards a bit and tried to look up her skirt. Before he could get a good look, she found what she was looking for (a powder blue bath robe), turned and walked away.
Sirius slumped back against the wall stubbornly and muttered, " Fine." James smiled. She grabbed a hairbrush off the dresser and left the room. All three boys let out long, slow, quiet breaths. They sat like this for a moment until they heard the sound of another door being closed and a shower being turned on.
" Now what?" Whispered Remus.
" I'm thinking." Replied James.
" How long do you think before 'Mini' gets back?" Asked Sirius.
" 'Mini?'" Echoed Remus between hushed giggles.
" Yeah, didn't you see the tea tow-skirt she was wearing?"
" Shut-up Padfoot." Said James. But even he was smiling. He hit Sirius playfully on the shoulder. Sirius laughed and the three Marauders sat in silence for a few minutes, listening to the running water. Finally, James let out a long sigh. " What're we gonna do?"
" She's still in there. We could leave now. It's the perfect opportunity." Suggested Remus.
" And go where, exactly?" Asked Sirius. " 'Cause guess what, Moony? I don't think we're in Hogwarts anymore. Last I checked, we were all huddled together under an invisibility cloak in a broom closet, flipping the switch on Time, and excitedly anticipating the outcome of the best cheating method Hogwarts has ever seen. But instead, here we are all huddled together under an invisibility cloak in a bedroom closet, I'm flipping you the bird, and impatiently anticipating Prongs' new brilliant plan, which had better be good, because the water's stopped." He was right. She had shut off the water and would be back at any moment.
" Thank you for that, Padfoot." Said James, sounding rather impressed. " I had no idea you felt that way." He joked. Sirius elbowed him in the ribs, and he laughed. " But Moony still had a point," he continued. " We should get out of here as soon as we can. We just need to go somewhere where we can talk and not have to worry about getting caught."
" You're right." Sighed Sirius. " We should go as soon as we get the chance."
" Shh!" Hissed Remus suddenly. The three of them looked up. ' Mini' had left the closet door open, so they had a clear view, much to Sirius' enjoyment. She re-entered the room in her bathrobe and was in the process of towel-drying her hair. Sirius goggled and Remus and James both knew he was simply praying for her to come over again so he could try to sneak another peek. She tossed her towel onto the dresser and opened a drawer. She pulled out what appeared to be a small pair of white underwear. Sirius looked as though he'd just broken into Gringotts and gotten away with it. They watched as she slipped them up past her slender thighs without removing her robe. She began to reach for the belt tied around her waist and all three knew what was coming. Remus and James quietly turned themselves to face the wall and each put a hand across Sirius' eyes.
" Aw, c'mon!" He said, just below a whisper.
" No." Replied James. Neither him nor Remus removed their hands. Sirius silently broke into a long though quite amusing thread of cursing and swearing. After a few seconds, Remus peered over top of Sirius' head at James, who was doing the same. They both smiled mischievously and Remus nodded his head towards the door, placing a finger to his lips and shooting a quick glance at Sirius, who was still rambling on about shoving pinecones in obscene places and growing trees. James nodded in silent agreement and both boys slowly turned to look out of the closet.
' Mini' had her back to them, but she had now removed her bathrobe and was in the process of fiddling with what looked quite like a sport bra. Padfoot would know, thought James with a smile. ' Mini' was extremely thin. Not thin as in she had an eating disorder and was starving herself; also not thin as in she was constantly at the gym. She seemed thin as in she was active and athletic.
James' attention was briefly distracted when he caught Sirius saying something that sounded suspiciously like " Lily" and " broomsticks", but he decided it was best if he ignored it. He turned back to ' Mini', who now had her bra on, and was rummaging through her drawers again. Remus was so caught up in their sneak preview that he didn't notice that his hand was beginning to move away from Sirius face. Before he could get it far enough away for Sirius to see anything, James quickly and silently reached over Sirius' head and jabbed Remus in the shoulder. Remus looked at him, annoyed, and James nodded at Sirius. Remus realized what he meant and quickly replaced his hand. When they looked up again she was already in a white tee and was halfway into a pair of black pajama bottoms. She tugged them up and tied the drawstring before resuming with brushing her hair.
James nodded at Remus and the two boys removed their hands. " About time." Muttered Sirius. James and Remus exchanged a quick glance and then turned, smiling, back to look at ' Mini.' She was lying on her bed with a book propped open on her stomach. James looked at the others.
" Now?" He mouthed. The other two exchanged a glance and then nodded in silent agreement. As quietly as they possibly could, they slowly rose to their feet and began to silently make their way out of the closet. They crouched a bit to make sure their feet were covered and as quiet as was allowed possible, tiptoed across the room to the door. They were nearly there. Just a few more steps. Three more steps… Two more… One…
Remus stepped forward a bit too far and caught his ankle around Sirius' and before any of them knew what was happening or could stop the inevitable, he tripped and fell to the floor, slipping out from under the invisibility cloak. He hit the floor with a distinct thud.
' Mini' jumped out of the bed to her feet and threw down her book in one swift movement. She backed up against the dresser and stared in horror at the young man who had just fallen out of thin air.
Remus quickly looked at the spot where he assumed James and Sirius were still standing and everyone in the room heard Sirius' exasperated and annoyed voice:
" Ah, shit!"