Chapter 12: Sirius's Revenge
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"So, why do we want Sirius to owe us a favor?" Heather asked the next day. She had managed to get her nose back, though it still had a faint layer of fuzz.
"First of all, it's just plain handy." Lily explained. "He does have some good ideas, as you've noticed, and he's really good at transfiguration. Second of all…" She lowered her voice. "We might need help for the animagus thing, so this is just in case."
"Personally, I didn't think he'd agree." Heather said. "The whole thing was very heavily in our favor."
"I was pretty sure he would. He's a curious guy, and we practically told him that we were up to something. That's good incentive." Lily explained.
"Well, when you put it that way…" Heather said thoughtfully.
Lily looked out across the hall to where Sirius sat. "Come on. When is he going to give us the signal?"
"Not during breakfast." Sarah answered. "It's too public. Be patient."
Danny was on his way to lunch when he saw something odd out of the corner of his eye. Turning, he found Sirius had fallen behind, and was waving his wand. Silver sparks were coming out, and they were forming the shape of a dog.
"What are you doing?" Danny asked him, letting James and Zach continue on to lunch.
"Oh, nothing." Sirius said innocently.
"Yeah right." Danny said. He examined the sparkling dog. "What is this? Some sort of signal?"
"Good guess." Sarah said from behind them.
"Petrificus Totalus." Zena yelled.
"Sorry about this Danny." Lily said. "But we just couldn't resist."
"Doggie asked so nicely." Heather added.
"And besides…" Sarah trailed off. "It's just such a wonderful plan." She said, and evil grin plastering itself on her face.
Danny's face couldn't move, but his eyes looked very alarmed.
"Where's Danny?" Zach suddenly asked James.
"Dunno. Where's Sirius?" James answered.
"I don't kno… Oh, wait a second." Zach said as something clicked in his mind. "Do you think Sirius has figured out his revenge already?"
"That was fast." James said. "Well, we should be having some entertainment today."
"Poor Danny." Zach said as the two of them walked into the Great Hall.
Neither Danny, Sirius, or any of the members of Silvers' Gang showed up at lunch. "If it's taking this long, it must be pretty bad." Zach muttered to James. James simply nodded in agreement.
The next class that day was Charms. As James and Zach sat down, there was still no sign of Sirius or Danny. Thirty seconds before the bell rang Sirius walked in, grinning evilly. Behind him, the four members of Silvers' Gang were escorting a very embarrassed Danny into class.
The room burst into laughter. Danny was in a bright red dress that clashed horribly with his hair. One his feet were green high heels. His hair had been bunched into two pigtails just above his ears, and secured with green ribbons. The best part was his face. It had been done up with bright red lipstick, very pink blush, eyeliner, green eyeshadow, and blue mascara.
Even Granger had a hard time hiding a smile. "Potter, Weasly…" She sighed. "Potter and the members of Silvers' Gang. Ten points from Gryffindor and detention each. If you can add, that's fifty points from Gryffindor. Longbottom, you are excused to get that rubbish off you."
"It won't come off." Zena said before Danny could move.
"What was that Lupin?"
"It won't come off. None of that is coming off until nine tonight." Zena said brightly. "We used a sticking charm. And the makeup is guaranteed to last nine hours."
"Really?" Granger asked.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Granger sighed. "Make that two detentions and twenty points each. Sit down Longbottom."
"Revenge is sweet." Sirius said, leaning back in his chair.
"Shut up." Danny muttered. It was the last class of the day, and he was hoping to bolt to Gryffindor tower before any nasty Slytherins saw him.
"What? Is your pride hurt?" Sirius asked mockingly.
"Just shut up." Sirius smirked. Danny scowled in return.
"Don't you think you over did it a bit?" James told Sirius.
"No." Sirius said. "He had my book for TWO WEEKS and he didn't even tell me. And it wasn't just any book you know. It was THE LORD OF THE RINGS AND I WAS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT!!!!!!"
"Yes, but I wasn't the one who took it in the first place, and furthermore, she had it just as long as I did, if not longer." Danny pointed out.
"Well…" Sirius smiled. "She's a cruel Malfoy, so she can't be expected to know better. But you're supposed to be one of my BEST FRIENDS!!!" He emphasized the last words. "You're supposed to know better."
"Alright. I'm sorry." Danny said. "But still…"
"I have to agree with Sirius." Lily said from behind them. "You should have known better."
"Now wait a minute…" Danny said to her. "Weren't you guys supposed to be on my side? Aren't I and 'honorary member' of Silver's gang?"
"If someone came up and asked you to help them prank Zachary or James, would you refuse?" Zena asked.
"Umm… Well…" Danny couldn't find a very good argument against that.
"Exactly our point." Lily finished.
"Yeah, but isn't Sirius you're worst enemy?" Danny asked.
"Nope." Sarah said cheerily. "That title belongs to my brothers."
Danny gave up. It was useless trying to argue.
The end of the year came quickly after that. There were numerous incidents that led to Gryffindor losing house points courtesy of Silver's Gang and the Boys. In the end, Ravenclaw won the house cup, and Gryffindor graciously accepted their status as last place. Of course, the troublemakers' end-of-the-year singing howler earned quite a bit of applause.
Dumbledore stood up, eyes twinkling as the clapping died down. "I thought we had seen the worst of troublemakers with the Marauders of long ago. I was proven wrong by the Weasly twins. But this group outdoes the rest by far. To an interesting year…" He raised his glass in a toast, and smiled at the Gryffindor table. "I hope to see you all again."
"Well… that was a fun year." Heather said cheerily on the train back to London.
"Yeah," Sarah muttered distantly.
"What's wrong?" Lily asked. "Aren't you glad to be going home?"
Sarah stared at her. "Are you crazy? With a family like mine?"
"Oh…" Lily reflected on this for a bit. "I know. I formally invite you to come over to my house any time you please." She said.
Sarah's eyes widened. "You mean that?"
"Of course she does." Zena said. "I'd invite you over, but you wouldn't be safe…" She trailed off.
"I just won't come on the full moon." Sarah told her.
"I'd like to have you over, but I don't know what my parents will say." Heather told Sarah. "But, I'll see what I can do."
"What would I do without you guys?" Sarah asked.
"Aww… you're embarrassing us." Heather told her.
Sarah grinned, and reflected. She had made new friends (and enemies). She had learned a lot. She had a great time. It had been the best year of her life.
She couldn't wait to go back.
AN: THIS IS NOT THE END (of course). This is only the first year. I intend for this fic to go on until they graduate.
Spoilers for the second year:
Someone develops a crush on Sarah. (Yes, people actually can develop crushes at the age of 12. I know, because I did, and I still have a crush on that same guy.) We meet a little Potter girl. More pranks. (This is a given) Sirius actually begins to use his brains. (WHAT???) We get a new DADA teacher. We meet the Lupin family. We meet Lily's family. From the troublemakers, come a Chaser, two Beaters, and a Seeker.