Prank- - Chapter Caught
Sirius gasped... a gasp of relief. It was Naomi, holding her nose against the stench, and Lily, doing the same. "Coming down early was /i not a great idea," Naomi admitted, as they made thier way to the Griffindor table.
"Yeah," Lily said. "Looks like James and his friends got here first." As she said the word 'James' her right nostril twiched with annoyance, like he was a pest.
"I can't wait until the Slytherins get here! It's worse on thier side," Naomi said grinning. "In fact, you can barely smell it from here," she said, now walking along the Griffindor table.
"We obviously can't study here now though," Lily said.
"Of course. Let's go." Sirius understood what they meant. If they stayed, someone could find them and believe they had pulled the prank. And with that said, they left, careful not to be too loud.
"I think we should leave too," Remus whispered once Lily and Naomi had left.
"Yeah," James said, breathing normally again. "Let's go."
~*~*~
They tried to find Peter, but upon failing to do so, left, quietly sneaking through the halls of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, until they came to the portrait of the Fat Lady, who was very much awake.
"You too? If I get interrupted one more time..." she said, a grumpy look plastered on her painted face. Her expression changed as she saw James' hair. "May I inquire as to how your hair er..."
"Him," James said, motioning towards Sirius.
"Ahh... Password?" she asked, a curious expression still on her face.
"Bonifatum Fortus," Remus said.
In the Griffindor common room, Sirius turned to Remus. "That was the stupidest thing I have ever done. I swear I will never... ever do anything like that again," he said seriously.
"I know. Me too. That was the biggest, baddest mistake of my life," James said, just as serious.
"I am so..." Sirius' face contorted. "So... angry... at.... myself..." he couldn't hold whatever he was holding in himself any longer. He burst out laughing, falling into an armchair in front of the warm glow of the fire. James, instead of falling on to a chair, fell on the floor, gasping through his laughter.
Remus stared at them expressionlessly. "Er... right," he said. He sat down at a table.
"Sirius, will you be gracious enough to give me back my hair?" James said, patting his sticky head.
"Never!" Sirius joked, though after only a slight hesitation, replaced his best friend's wad-of-gum-for-hair with his original.
"You know, we really should have brought the map. It could have prevented being caught," said Remus distractedly.
"Argh! Why had we not thought of that!" exclaimed James.
"Because we are brainless prats*?" suggested Sirius.
"Probably," said James. "Well, I'm off to bed."
"Yeah, I can't believe we, the Marauders, the sleep-in Marauders, actually woke up at four, just to set off a couple dozen dungbombs and, in the process, annoy everyone," Sirius said. He frowned slightly at what he said and added "Oh wait, never mind. It involves annoying people."
James laughed and left.
"I think I should get some more sleep too. It is supposed to help the mind," said Remus, looking behind his shoulder where James was just climbing the staircase to the dormitories. Sirius shrugged, and Remus followed a drowsy James. He was not tired, not after feeling the adrenaline of pulling a prank.
Seeing nothing better to do, Sirius picked up an astronomy book from a table and sat down to read. He was fully absorbed, and jumped when he felt a tap on his shoulder.
"Hey," said Naomi, as she sat down next to him on the couch. "When did you come in?"
Sirius, knowing he couldn't feign confusion, made an attempt to anyways. "What?"
Naomi rolled her eyes. "After your little prank, of course. When else?"
"Er... around five or so? Why?"
"Dunno. Just wondering." Sirius watched her. She sat there, pulling off lint from a cushion of the couch. She was wearing baggy black pants and black turtleneck.
"Are you hungry?" Sirius asked, trying to stir up some conversation.
"Kind of, shall we go down to eat?" she said.
"I could go down and bring up some food. It probably still smells down there," he said, grinning.
"Thanks," she laughed. "But I can't wait to see the looks on the Slytherins' faces. I'll come too."
~*~*~
It still being six, there was no one in the Great Hall when Sirius and Naomi arrived. But there was food, as there always was at this time. He filled up his own plate, as Naomi filled hers. As they left, Sirius grabbed a pitcher of orange juice.
When they arrived back at the common room, it was still empty. They grabbed some seats, this time at a table, set down their food, and sat down.
"Was that book you were reading interesting? Astronomy?" Naomi asked.
"Wha- Oh yeah. It was pretty good actually. Do you know there's a star called Nao? That's only two letters off from your name," he grinned.
"Do you know there's a star called Sirius?" she laughed. "And, to answer your question, yes actually I do. I take astronomy. Nao is the closest star to Sirius."
As she said this, their hands brushed under the table, and Sirius felt an electric-like shock surge through his body. Neither of them moved their hands, and their fingers intertwined. Naomi, smiling, tilted her head up at Sirius and their eyes locked.
"Hey what's up boys and girls?" asked James, surprising them. He was coming down from the dormitories, followed by Remus and Peter. Naomi and Sirius quickly disentangled their hands and moved apart, averting their eyes. None of the others seemed to notice as they did this.
"Nothing, James. You?" Naomi replied. "Same here," James said, yawning.
"So what are you two doing together?" Remus asked curiously.
"Sirius is helping me study for my Astronomy test," she said easily. Sirius smiled to himself as he realized how easily the lie had come to her. Everyone looked up suddenly as Lily, followed by Natalie, made thier way down into the common room. Lily gave James a look comprising of pure hatred and annoyance, and said "C'mon Naomi."
Naomi responded by getting up, and before turning her back to leave, said quietly "Sorry, no choice. You know, Lily," and then left.
The four boys watched them leave and then James turned to the others. "Let's go and see some Slytherin expression," he grinned.
"Yes!" Peter squeaked, and turned to follow. Sirius was just about to do suit, when Remus stopped him.
"I need to speak to Sirius privately," he said to the others.
James shrugged. "Okay," he said. "Come down later?" he asked.
They nodded and James and Peter left, leaving the portrait they left through swinging.
~FYI:
* -prats- a British word meaning idiot, moron, something along those lines.
Sirius gasped... a gasp of relief. It was Naomi, holding her nose against the stench, and Lily, doing the same. "Coming down early was /i not a great idea," Naomi admitted, as they made thier way to the Griffindor table.
"Yeah," Lily said. "Looks like James and his friends got here first." As she said the word 'James' her right nostril twiched with annoyance, like he was a pest.
"I can't wait until the Slytherins get here! It's worse on thier side," Naomi said grinning. "In fact, you can barely smell it from here," she said, now walking along the Griffindor table.
"We obviously can't study here now though," Lily said.
"Of course. Let's go." Sirius understood what they meant. If they stayed, someone could find them and believe they had pulled the prank. And with that said, they left, careful not to be too loud.
"I think we should leave too," Remus whispered once Lily and Naomi had left.
"Yeah," James said, breathing normally again. "Let's go."
~*~*~
They tried to find Peter, but upon failing to do so, left, quietly sneaking through the halls of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, until they came to the portrait of the Fat Lady, who was very much awake.
"You too? If I get interrupted one more time..." she said, a grumpy look plastered on her painted face. Her expression changed as she saw James' hair. "May I inquire as to how your hair er..."
"Him," James said, motioning towards Sirius.
"Ahh... Password?" she asked, a curious expression still on her face.
"Bonifatum Fortus," Remus said.
In the Griffindor common room, Sirius turned to Remus. "That was the stupidest thing I have ever done. I swear I will never... ever do anything like that again," he said seriously.
"I know. Me too. That was the biggest, baddest mistake of my life," James said, just as serious.
"I am so..." Sirius' face contorted. "So... angry... at.... myself..." he couldn't hold whatever he was holding in himself any longer. He burst out laughing, falling into an armchair in front of the warm glow of the fire. James, instead of falling on to a chair, fell on the floor, gasping through his laughter.
Remus stared at them expressionlessly. "Er... right," he said. He sat down at a table.
"Sirius, will you be gracious enough to give me back my hair?" James said, patting his sticky head.
"Never!" Sirius joked, though after only a slight hesitation, replaced his best friend's wad-of-gum-for-hair with his original.
"You know, we really should have brought the map. It could have prevented being caught," said Remus distractedly.
"Argh! Why had we not thought of that!" exclaimed James.
"Because we are brainless prats*?" suggested Sirius.
"Probably," said James. "Well, I'm off to bed."
"Yeah, I can't believe we, the Marauders, the sleep-in Marauders, actually woke up at four, just to set off a couple dozen dungbombs and, in the process, annoy everyone," Sirius said. He frowned slightly at what he said and added "Oh wait, never mind. It involves annoying people."
James laughed and left.
"I think I should get some more sleep too. It is supposed to help the mind," said Remus, looking behind his shoulder where James was just climbing the staircase to the dormitories. Sirius shrugged, and Remus followed a drowsy James. He was not tired, not after feeling the adrenaline of pulling a prank.
Seeing nothing better to do, Sirius picked up an astronomy book from a table and sat down to read. He was fully absorbed, and jumped when he felt a tap on his shoulder.
"Hey," said Naomi, as she sat down next to him on the couch. "When did you come in?"
Sirius, knowing he couldn't feign confusion, made an attempt to anyways. "What?"
Naomi rolled her eyes. "After your little prank, of course. When else?"
"Er... around five or so? Why?"
"Dunno. Just wondering." Sirius watched her. She sat there, pulling off lint from a cushion of the couch. She was wearing baggy black pants and black turtleneck.
"Are you hungry?" Sirius asked, trying to stir up some conversation.
"Kind of, shall we go down to eat?" she said.
"I could go down and bring up some food. It probably still smells down there," he said, grinning.
"Thanks," she laughed. "But I can't wait to see the looks on the Slytherins' faces. I'll come too."
~*~*~
It still being six, there was no one in the Great Hall when Sirius and Naomi arrived. But there was food, as there always was at this time. He filled up his own plate, as Naomi filled hers. As they left, Sirius grabbed a pitcher of orange juice.
When they arrived back at the common room, it was still empty. They grabbed some seats, this time at a table, set down their food, and sat down.
"Was that book you were reading interesting? Astronomy?" Naomi asked.
"Wha- Oh yeah. It was pretty good actually. Do you know there's a star called Nao? That's only two letters off from your name," he grinned.
"Do you know there's a star called Sirius?" she laughed. "And, to answer your question, yes actually I do. I take astronomy. Nao is the closest star to Sirius."
As she said this, their hands brushed under the table, and Sirius felt an electric-like shock surge through his body. Neither of them moved their hands, and their fingers intertwined. Naomi, smiling, tilted her head up at Sirius and their eyes locked.
"Hey what's up boys and girls?" asked James, surprising them. He was coming down from the dormitories, followed by Remus and Peter. Naomi and Sirius quickly disentangled their hands and moved apart, averting their eyes. None of the others seemed to notice as they did this.
"Nothing, James. You?" Naomi replied. "Same here," James said, yawning.
"So what are you two doing together?" Remus asked curiously.
"Sirius is helping me study for my Astronomy test," she said easily. Sirius smiled to himself as he realized how easily the lie had come to her. Everyone looked up suddenly as Lily, followed by Natalie, made thier way down into the common room. Lily gave James a look comprising of pure hatred and annoyance, and said "C'mon Naomi."
Naomi responded by getting up, and before turning her back to leave, said quietly "Sorry, no choice. You know, Lily," and then left.
The four boys watched them leave and then James turned to the others. "Let's go and see some Slytherin expression," he grinned.
"Yes!" Peter squeaked, and turned to follow. Sirius was just about to do suit, when Remus stopped him.
"I need to speak to Sirius privately," he said to the others.
James shrugged. "Okay," he said. "Come down later?" he asked.
They nodded and James and Peter left, leaving the portrait they left through swinging.
~FYI:
* -prats- a British word meaning idiot, moron, something along those lines.