Here is another chapter. After making you guys wait so long for the previous chapter, I thought I would be nice and get this one to you quickly. In addition, I have a lack of homework since I left my Ecology book at school. Go me! Anyway, thanks for all the nice reviews.

And yes Christmas is coming, so yes Sirius will be hearing from his parents, so a little more Sirius torturing for all you sick Sirius torture fans. Lol, I can't say too much cause I have done the torturing but Sirius is really my favorite character. I swear! And of course, there will be more pranks! THIS IS THE MARAUDERS! Lol!

Um someone asked how far I am going with this… I will be going until the end of the year, well my last chapter will be on the train, but I could skip there a month or two after Christmas… not sure yet. But when I finish this, I'm going to do a fanfic about Sirius and James' summer before their 6th year when he leaves home. Right now, that is not a full year fanfic, that could change but I doubt it will. So that's what is up with me, still a lot in the air!!!

Thank you for reading, please R/R! I don't own Sirius Black, James Potter or any character found in the Harry Potter books. They belong to J.K.Rowling!!

Oh and if anyone thinks that James and Sirius don't act like first years, well just wait!

**

James and Sirius though going to bed well after midnight were down near the Slytherin common room early the next morning. They showed no signs of tiredness that morning. They stood near the Slytherin common room, partly in the shadows waiting.

"I can't wait for his reaction," Sirius smiled evilly. He looked at James, who was smiling just as broadly.

"It will teach him to mess with us," James agreed.

They waited.

Sirius hoped he would yell loud enough for them to hear.

James knew he wouldn't leave the common room, and he like Sirius hoped his scream would reach them.

They waited.

And then it came.

At first, it was a loud, almost girlish scream. And then.

"BLACK! POTTER!"

The two mischief-makers looked at each other. "How does he know?"

"He's just yelling nonsense. He can't know."

"I think he's just putting blame on us without evidence," the two Gryffindors agreed.

Severus Snape came out of the common room almost at a run. The boys sank back hoping he wouldn't see them. He was in a rush.

"Head of House?" Sirius whispered to James.

James nodded, "Probably."

They waited for something else to happen.

"And what brings you boys here so early?" a voice asked them behind them.

They had been caught. The boys turned slowly. Sirius eyes widened at the sight of the Headmaster standing behind them, his eyes twinkling at the sight of their faces.

"Good morning sir," James said quickly.

Dumbledore smiled at him. He didn't seem surprised to see the pair of them together. "What brings you boys down here so early?" He asked again.

"You see sir, a Slytherin passed us on our way to breakfast muttering something about trouble in the common room. We had to of course see for ourselves what the trouble was," Sirius told their story.

"Yes, I believe we met that same Slytherin. I am indeed sorry to say Mr. Malfoy's belongings are missing," Dumbledore looked at both of them with a twinkle in his eye. "I must of course as Headmaster see if I can find them."


The two Gryffindors nodded.

"Why don't you both go up to breakfast," Dumbledore told them.

"Of course," James nodded.

They turned away and went to the stairs.

"Boys, I do hope if you hear any talk about the students who took his belongings, you might encourage them to provide me with ah… a hint?"

They turned back around. Sirius looked at James; "We will pass the message along if we hear anything."

"That is all I can ask boys, good day."

They ran from the dungeons as quickly as they could, not speaking until they had reached the Great Hall. They slowed as they entered and looked around to see few people in the Hall. It was still rather early.

"He knows," James sighed sitting down.


"How?"

"He was in the Entrance Hall last night," James picked up his fork.

"He can't prove it," Sirius told James.

"I know, but he knows it is us. We didn't get in trouble though," James shrugged.

"Should we give him a hint?" asked Sirius.

The two boys looked at each other. They were silent for a full minute. "Naw." They both said and laughed.

The day passed. James and Sirius watched Dumbledore walk around the school and use charms to try to find Malfoy's clothes. The Gryffindors never did see Malfoy that day. They passed Sirius' cousins in the hall and they all looked angry. Sirius couldn't help but laugh; they had not only got Malfoy but also his cousins. It was a satisfying trick.

The Gryffindors were delighted that someone had tricked Lucius Malfoy. Rumors started to go around that it was James and Sirius. People came and clapped them on the back, and congratulated them.

"How do you know it was us?" James asked one 5th year boy who had just clapped both of them on the back and shaken their hands.

Sirius was looking around the common room as the boys congratulated them. He saw a mixed group all surrounding someone who he couldn't see. Sirius left James and went over to the group. He stood at the edge of the group. A boy was talking, and Sirius knew whose voice it was at once.

It was Peter.

He was in the middle of telling the Gryffindors what happened when Sirius defended the other Gryffindors. He was just at the part where James and Sirius came up with the plan to get Malfoy.

"Peter!" Sirius sighed. He went in and pulled Peter away. "So you are the reason the whole school knows."

"I've only told a few people," Peter shrank under Sirius' glare.

"Part of making trouble is not parading around telling everyone," Sirius told him. "We do things nice and quiet, that way no one suspects us for awhile. Thanks to you, teachers will be expecting us to do things I bet. Good job Peter."

"But it was cool what you did." Peter looked up at him in an admiring way.

"You have a lot to learn Peter," Sirius shook his head. "Just keep it low if you can." Sirius walked back to James who was in conversation with second years now.

"Peter has told the whole school," Sirius interrupted the conversation and whispered to James.

"Good job Peter," James sighed and looked over to where Peter stood.

"Malfoy knows by now."

James nodded.

"We will have to be on our guard," Sirius looked around.

"No repeats," James agreed.

"We might have to hit him harder if he tries anything," Sirius smiled again.

"Then maybe we should welcome an attack," James laughed glancing at Sirius.

"Maybe we should do some studying tonight."


"Just incase."

Around dinner, they saw Dumbledore down by the lake and using his wand levitating clothes and books out of it. James and Sirius smiled at each other.

**

"Black, I'll have you for taking my belongings."

It was the next day during break and Malfoy; had finally emerged from the Slytherin common room and had come after the two first year Gryffindors.

"How could I have done it? I can't get into your common room?" Sirius shrugged.

"Always blaming the innocent," James shook his head.

"I know it was you two."

"Prove it." Sirius said quietly.

"Crabbe, Snape get them," Malfoy ordered.

The two boys came at them with their wands drawn. Sirius and James looked at them and before they could issue any curses, they attacked. James drew his wand, "Expelliarmus!" He yelled pointing his wand at Crabbe. Sirius slammed into Snape and sent him falling to the ground.

Snape tried to get back up but Sirius put his foot on his chest, "Don't even think it." He said dangerously.

People were crowding around, whispering and pointing. It was break, and out in the courtyard so everyone was around. Prefects looked like they wanted to do something about it, but they didn't when they saw Malfoy standing nearby. James knowing that he wouldn't be able to hurt Crabbe used his wand. "Tarantallegra!" James had practiced that one for hours the night before.


People laughed at the sight of Crabbe's legs doing a funny dance. They were moving faster than anyone had ever seen him move.

Sirius took his foot off Snape. He turned to see how James was faring with Crabbe.

Snape got up and rushed at Sirius. Sirius saw him at the last second and stepped aside. He caught the smaller boy by the robes and pretended to catch him before he fell. Sirius' hands touched his hair though and he did drop him to the ground.

"Ahhh! Do you ever wash your hair Snape?" Sirius wiped his hands on his robes. "It's all greasy!"

People around him laughed. They were all older students and from every House. Slytherins were in the crowd too, but they didn't speak up for their housemate. Some pointed and stared at Snape who sat on the ground, his face going red.

"Call off your goons Malfoy," Sirius looked at Snape and then at Crabbe who was having no luck against James. "Or why don't you face me yourself? Or do you not want to get your pretty face dirty?"

More people laughed.

"Sirius!" James called.

Sirius turned to see Snape take out his wand. He started to say something but Sirius drew his wand, "Expelliarmus!"

Now holding Snape's wand he looked at him, "What now Snape?"

More people laughed. Snape's small black eyes looked at them, his face turned redder. He quickly looked back at the ground.

"Get the clown out of here," James looked down at Snape. "And your goon."

Snape got off the ground. He looked at Sirius and James; "I'll get you both."

"Want to go at it now? I'm not busy!" Sirius asked. "But then I'm not sure you can handle two beatings in about 5 minutes."

People laughed again.

The three Slytherins left. Malfoy took the spell off Crabbe.

"All right party is over," Sirius called to the crowd.

To say James Potter and Sirius Black were the favorites of Gryffindor Tower from now on was an understatement.