Prank- Chapter 3- A Day's Work
**disclaimer- I own nothing except for Natalie, Emily, and, of course, Naomi :P everything else belongs to JKR ?**
(a/n: it's Saturday) "Get up!" Remus yelled loudly, yanking away Sirius' covers. "Hunmghnm?" he moaned. He sat up, coverless, blinking confusedly. James and Peter were missing the covers from their beds too. "C'mon! Quidditch field's empty," he said, nodding towards the window. At the mention of Quidditch, James sprang out of his bed, Sirius and Peter soon after.
They hurriedly got dressed, grabbed their brooms, and rushed through the Fat Lady's portrait. Near the Great Hall, they stopped and grabbed the Hogwarts Quidditch supplies from one of the broom closets.
At the Quidditch fields, Sirius mounted his Nimbus 7, one of the best brooms around. He was a beater on Griffindor's team. James was chaser, and an unbelievable one at that. Remus and Peter weren't on the team, but they could still play pretty well.
The Marauders played a revised game of Quidditch for a while, due to the fact that they only had four players, including Peter, who wasn't very good at the game, and then hurried to the Great Hall for breakfast. Sirius, Remus, and Peter began piling food onto their plates. James began his usual search for Lily. He found her, and began filling his plate too, his eyes remaining on her. Sirius looked over, following James' steady gaze. Lily was sitting with her three usual friends, about fifteen people down the table from the Marauders. He looked from one girl to the other, from Natalie to Emily, his eyes finally resting on Naomi. Her deep brown eyes caught his and her face split into a grin. Sirius felt his heart flip. He grinned back.
"What do you think, brainless moron?"
Sirius blinked, startled. "Huh?" His whole attention had been on Naomi. James looked a little annoyed at having been ignored. Remus, who was sitting behind James, stuffed his fists in his mouth to muffle his laughter. Sirius glared at him, unsure of whether Remus was laughing at him or James.
"Should we plant dungbombs in the Great Hall tomorrow morning?" James asked, a slight mischievous glint in his eyes. Sirius grinned.
"Absolutely," Sirius said his grin widening.
"Then it's decided. The only one against this plan is Remus, whom nobody loves anyways. We will plant ten dungbombs tomorrow morning at six. I expect you all to be there promptly," James said, mock-serious. Remus shot him a look at the mention of nobody loving him. Peter laughed.
"We could enchant them to smell ten times more intense," Sirius said, his eyes twinkling. James agreed. Remus rolled his eyes.
As the Marauders finished their breakfast, Sirius glanced at Naomi. She, Lily, and Emily were laughing at one of Natalie's jokes. Natalie was the hilarious one of the four. Lily was the smart one. Emily was the boy-crazy one. Naomi was the prankster. Like him, he smiled to himself.
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Sirius, James, Remus, and Peter walked back to the Griffindor common room. Peter and James played a game of Exploding Snap, while Sirius began copying Remus' History of Magic notes to prepare for Monday's test.
"I cannot believe Binns is giving a test only a week into the school year!" Sirius said loudly, throwing his hands up. He quickly smeared away the inkblot he created through that movement.
"Test?" James laughed.
"Test," Remus repeated.
"Really?"
"Yes," Remus replied.
"Oh well," James laughed, and returned to his game. Remus shook his head. Sirius smiled.
Sirius looked out of the window. The fiery leaves of the autumn trees were gathering on the ground. Some first years were making piles from them and jumping in them. The air looked crisp. It was almost winter, the one season without his bloody family, he thought savagely.
"I'm bored. Anyone want to torture Snivellus? Or flood the girls' bathroom? Or-"
"Okay, okay!" Sirius interrupted James. "I have a better idea. We combine the two and add something. The plan: We flood the dungeons, which would flood the Slytherin common room, which would annoy everyone, which is what we, of course, want. We then set off a pack of water-powered fireworks near the area." James didn't need to answer. They sprang up, ran to their dorm, grabbed their fireworks, Marauder's map, and James' invisibility cloak, and left.
Under the cloak, they dodged various students and teachers, until they finally reached the Hogwarts dungeons. "Adaquari Totalus!" Sirius whispered, directing his wand toward the bottom of the stairs. Water began to puddle, as if coming from a leak in the ground. Soon the whole corridor contained a foot of water, which was seeping through the cracks under doors. James and Sirius shared identical grins under the cloak. They threw the fireworks into the water, which promptly began to explode. "THEY REALLY DO WORK!" James yelled over the noise as they ran from the scene, holding their ears shut.
"YEAH! I NOTICED!"
Hidden, they dodged the curious and frightened people running towards the commotion. They made it to the portrait hole. "Bonifatum Fortus." The password. The Fat Lady looked quite surprised at the words coming from thin air, but the portrait swung open anyways. Panting and laughing hysterically, they clambered through the gap.
"That was so great!" James said, removing the cloak.
"I'm laughing so hard I can't breathe!" Sirius practically wheezed.
"Just wait until everyone hears," James said. "Oy! Remus, Peter! We did it!" he yelled across the room.
Remus couldn't resist. "You didn't!" he laughed. He hated the Slytherins more than he wanted to keep his friends out of trouble. "I should have come with," he said wistfully.
"Yeah. It was great"
They spent the next few minutes describing the prank, planning the one for tomorrow. Remus decided he'd come after all. After that, they headed down to the Great Hall, starving.
**a/n: please review!! Tell me your email if you want updates! Or whatever. lol**
**disclaimer- I own nothing except for Natalie, Emily, and, of course, Naomi :P everything else belongs to JKR ?**
(a/n: it's Saturday) "Get up!" Remus yelled loudly, yanking away Sirius' covers. "Hunmghnm?" he moaned. He sat up, coverless, blinking confusedly. James and Peter were missing the covers from their beds too. "C'mon! Quidditch field's empty," he said, nodding towards the window. At the mention of Quidditch, James sprang out of his bed, Sirius and Peter soon after.
They hurriedly got dressed, grabbed their brooms, and rushed through the Fat Lady's portrait. Near the Great Hall, they stopped and grabbed the Hogwarts Quidditch supplies from one of the broom closets.
At the Quidditch fields, Sirius mounted his Nimbus 7, one of the best brooms around. He was a beater on Griffindor's team. James was chaser, and an unbelievable one at that. Remus and Peter weren't on the team, but they could still play pretty well.
The Marauders played a revised game of Quidditch for a while, due to the fact that they only had four players, including Peter, who wasn't very good at the game, and then hurried to the Great Hall for breakfast. Sirius, Remus, and Peter began piling food onto their plates. James began his usual search for Lily. He found her, and began filling his plate too, his eyes remaining on her. Sirius looked over, following James' steady gaze. Lily was sitting with her three usual friends, about fifteen people down the table from the Marauders. He looked from one girl to the other, from Natalie to Emily, his eyes finally resting on Naomi. Her deep brown eyes caught his and her face split into a grin. Sirius felt his heart flip. He grinned back.
"What do you think, brainless moron?"
Sirius blinked, startled. "Huh?" His whole attention had been on Naomi. James looked a little annoyed at having been ignored. Remus, who was sitting behind James, stuffed his fists in his mouth to muffle his laughter. Sirius glared at him, unsure of whether Remus was laughing at him or James.
"Should we plant dungbombs in the Great Hall tomorrow morning?" James asked, a slight mischievous glint in his eyes. Sirius grinned.
"Absolutely," Sirius said his grin widening.
"Then it's decided. The only one against this plan is Remus, whom nobody loves anyways. We will plant ten dungbombs tomorrow morning at six. I expect you all to be there promptly," James said, mock-serious. Remus shot him a look at the mention of nobody loving him. Peter laughed.
"We could enchant them to smell ten times more intense," Sirius said, his eyes twinkling. James agreed. Remus rolled his eyes.
As the Marauders finished their breakfast, Sirius glanced at Naomi. She, Lily, and Emily were laughing at one of Natalie's jokes. Natalie was the hilarious one of the four. Lily was the smart one. Emily was the boy-crazy one. Naomi was the prankster. Like him, he smiled to himself.
~ + ~ + ~ + ~ + ~
Sirius, James, Remus, and Peter walked back to the Griffindor common room. Peter and James played a game of Exploding Snap, while Sirius began copying Remus' History of Magic notes to prepare for Monday's test.
"I cannot believe Binns is giving a test only a week into the school year!" Sirius said loudly, throwing his hands up. He quickly smeared away the inkblot he created through that movement.
"Test?" James laughed.
"Test," Remus repeated.
"Really?"
"Yes," Remus replied.
"Oh well," James laughed, and returned to his game. Remus shook his head. Sirius smiled.
Sirius looked out of the window. The fiery leaves of the autumn trees were gathering on the ground. Some first years were making piles from them and jumping in them. The air looked crisp. It was almost winter, the one season without his bloody family, he thought savagely.
"I'm bored. Anyone want to torture Snivellus? Or flood the girls' bathroom? Or-"
"Okay, okay!" Sirius interrupted James. "I have a better idea. We combine the two and add something. The plan: We flood the dungeons, which would flood the Slytherin common room, which would annoy everyone, which is what we, of course, want. We then set off a pack of water-powered fireworks near the area." James didn't need to answer. They sprang up, ran to their dorm, grabbed their fireworks, Marauder's map, and James' invisibility cloak, and left.
Under the cloak, they dodged various students and teachers, until they finally reached the Hogwarts dungeons. "Adaquari Totalus!" Sirius whispered, directing his wand toward the bottom of the stairs. Water began to puddle, as if coming from a leak in the ground. Soon the whole corridor contained a foot of water, which was seeping through the cracks under doors. James and Sirius shared identical grins under the cloak. They threw the fireworks into the water, which promptly began to explode. "THEY REALLY DO WORK!" James yelled over the noise as they ran from the scene, holding their ears shut.
"YEAH! I NOTICED!"
Hidden, they dodged the curious and frightened people running towards the commotion. They made it to the portrait hole. "Bonifatum Fortus." The password. The Fat Lady looked quite surprised at the words coming from thin air, but the portrait swung open anyways. Panting and laughing hysterically, they clambered through the gap.
"That was so great!" James said, removing the cloak.
"I'm laughing so hard I can't breathe!" Sirius practically wheezed.
"Just wait until everyone hears," James said. "Oy! Remus, Peter! We did it!" he yelled across the room.
Remus couldn't resist. "You didn't!" he laughed. He hated the Slytherins more than he wanted to keep his friends out of trouble. "I should have come with," he said wistfully.
"Yeah. It was great"
They spent the next few minutes describing the prank, planning the one for tomorrow. Remus decided he'd come after all. After that, they headed down to the Great Hall, starving.
**a/n: please review!! Tell me your email if you want updates! Or whatever. lol**