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Chapter 2: Pranks and Possums
The Marauders fell asleep in the common room. Remus was the first one awake and shoved James off of him. James rolled over and fell on the floor.
"Ow! What'd you do that for Moony?" James muttered groggily as he rubbed his shoulder.
"To wake you up so I could get- whoa. Look and Padfoot and Lana!" James glanced at the couch to find Lana resting her head on Sirius's sholder and a very happy Sirius with both arms around her.
"Womanizer," Remus said, laughing. Sirius winked at James. Then he carefully moved his arms and gently put her head on the couch. Lana's eyes fluttered open.
"Rise and shine Sleeping Beauty!!" Sirius hollered. "We've got a prank to do remember?"
"All right, all right. I'm up, thanks to you, jerk. Let's go." Lana mumbled.
"What about Peter?" Remus asked. James looked at the pudgy boy snoring on the floor. "The nutter must have rolled off the couch last night. Incredible. He's still asleep, even with your racket," he added with a glance in Sirius's direction. "Well, here goes." James pulled out his wand and transfigured the flowerpot on the side table into a small bucket of water. With a flick of his wrist, the water dumped on Peter. He wailed and leapt to his feet. "What?!" he shrieked. He was close to hyperventilating and his eyes were filled with terror. "Just getting you up Wormtail." James responded calmly. "We need help with an awesome prank." The fear escaped Peter's eyes and he tried to stabilized is breathing.
"Oh is that all? You know you could shake me or yell at me. Something other than attempting to kill me by a heart attack in my youth! Everyday, you think of something new to scare me out of my wits!" Peter whined.
Laughing, James patted Peter on the back. "Come off it, Wormtail. Just think how useful you will have been when we get to try all those clever tactics on old Snivellus." With a sincere smile he added, "Besides, how could we even dream of pranking without you?"
Smiling, Peter picked up his wand and joined the other Marauders heading out of the portrait hole.
* * * * * Wands in hands, the now five Marauders crept down to the Great Hall and hid behind a statue, waiting for Snape and Malfoy. After five minutes, they heard footsteps and the ever-familiar drawl of Malfoy.
"Here they come!" James whispered excitedly. "Everyone ready?" The others nodded. "Okay. NOW!" There was a flash of light, a loud bang, and a cloud of smoke. When the smoke cleared, they found something entirely unexpected.
On the floor, there were two possums. One was scarlet and one was gold with a greasy looking coat. The scarlet possum was wrapped in a sparkling gold robe and the gold one had a scarlet robe. The Marauders broke into hysterical laughter. There was a squeak from below and the Marauders looked down to see the possums on their hind legs.
"Go Gryffindor!" one piped.
"Slytherin sucks!" the other one squealed. The Marauders were overcome with laughter. Sirius and Lana leaned against each other to stay standing. James was on the floor rolling, gasping for breath between laughs. Remus and Peter pounded the wall with their fists. Amidst the laughter, they heard someone cry out.
"Filch!" While the possums said, "Lions for the Cup!" and "Slytherins are worms!" the Marauders sprinted to the common room.
They collapsed into the chairs and laughed till they cried. After five minutes, Remus said, "What happened?"
"Well," James replied, "Sirius and Lana did the voicing. Very nice by the way, especially the Quidditch bit. You did the hair change, I took care of the robes and-"
Peter cut in, "I did the possums."
"Possums?!" Remus exclaimed. "You mean that was on purpose?!"
"What do you mean? You said to do the animal switch and I did."
Sirius broke in "The switch from the snake to the lion, on their robes. Where did the possums come from? Mind you, it was hilarious and brilliant, definitely added to an already awesome plan, but where did you get possums?"
Peter smiled sheepishly, "I thought you said we were doing a possum prank. I must have heard possum instead of awesome."
Lana patted him on the back. "Don't worry Pete. It was awesome."
James was looking at Peter with admiration. "Not only was it possibly the funniest prank we've done yet, it took a lot of skill. Good for you Wormtail."
"I wonder if they're still squeaking?" Remus thought out loud. The Marauders looked at each other and were hit by a fresh wave of laughter.
*A.N.- Thank you soooooo much to the people who sent me reviews. Very helpful so keep them coming. Ch. 3 coming
Chapter 2: Pranks and Possums
The Marauders fell asleep in the common room. Remus was the first one awake and shoved James off of him. James rolled over and fell on the floor.
"Ow! What'd you do that for Moony?" James muttered groggily as he rubbed his shoulder.
"To wake you up so I could get- whoa. Look and Padfoot and Lana!" James glanced at the couch to find Lana resting her head on Sirius's sholder and a very happy Sirius with both arms around her.
"Womanizer," Remus said, laughing. Sirius winked at James. Then he carefully moved his arms and gently put her head on the couch. Lana's eyes fluttered open.
"Rise and shine Sleeping Beauty!!" Sirius hollered. "We've got a prank to do remember?"
"All right, all right. I'm up, thanks to you, jerk. Let's go." Lana mumbled.
"What about Peter?" Remus asked. James looked at the pudgy boy snoring on the floor. "The nutter must have rolled off the couch last night. Incredible. He's still asleep, even with your racket," he added with a glance in Sirius's direction. "Well, here goes." James pulled out his wand and transfigured the flowerpot on the side table into a small bucket of water. With a flick of his wrist, the water dumped on Peter. He wailed and leapt to his feet. "What?!" he shrieked. He was close to hyperventilating and his eyes were filled with terror. "Just getting you up Wormtail." James responded calmly. "We need help with an awesome prank." The fear escaped Peter's eyes and he tried to stabilized is breathing.
"Oh is that all? You know you could shake me or yell at me. Something other than attempting to kill me by a heart attack in my youth! Everyday, you think of something new to scare me out of my wits!" Peter whined.
Laughing, James patted Peter on the back. "Come off it, Wormtail. Just think how useful you will have been when we get to try all those clever tactics on old Snivellus." With a sincere smile he added, "Besides, how could we even dream of pranking without you?"
Smiling, Peter picked up his wand and joined the other Marauders heading out of the portrait hole.
* * * * * Wands in hands, the now five Marauders crept down to the Great Hall and hid behind a statue, waiting for Snape and Malfoy. After five minutes, they heard footsteps and the ever-familiar drawl of Malfoy.
"Here they come!" James whispered excitedly. "Everyone ready?" The others nodded. "Okay. NOW!" There was a flash of light, a loud bang, and a cloud of smoke. When the smoke cleared, they found something entirely unexpected.
On the floor, there were two possums. One was scarlet and one was gold with a greasy looking coat. The scarlet possum was wrapped in a sparkling gold robe and the gold one had a scarlet robe. The Marauders broke into hysterical laughter. There was a squeak from below and the Marauders looked down to see the possums on their hind legs.
"Go Gryffindor!" one piped.
"Slytherin sucks!" the other one squealed. The Marauders were overcome with laughter. Sirius and Lana leaned against each other to stay standing. James was on the floor rolling, gasping for breath between laughs. Remus and Peter pounded the wall with their fists. Amidst the laughter, they heard someone cry out.
"Filch!" While the possums said, "Lions for the Cup!" and "Slytherins are worms!" the Marauders sprinted to the common room.
They collapsed into the chairs and laughed till they cried. After five minutes, Remus said, "What happened?"
"Well," James replied, "Sirius and Lana did the voicing. Very nice by the way, especially the Quidditch bit. You did the hair change, I took care of the robes and-"
Peter cut in, "I did the possums."
"Possums?!" Remus exclaimed. "You mean that was on purpose?!"
"What do you mean? You said to do the animal switch and I did."
Sirius broke in "The switch from the snake to the lion, on their robes. Where did the possums come from? Mind you, it was hilarious and brilliant, definitely added to an already awesome plan, but where did you get possums?"
Peter smiled sheepishly, "I thought you said we were doing a possum prank. I must have heard possum instead of awesome."
Lana patted him on the back. "Don't worry Pete. It was awesome."
James was looking at Peter with admiration. "Not only was it possibly the funniest prank we've done yet, it took a lot of skill. Good for you Wormtail."
"I wonder if they're still squeaking?" Remus thought out loud. The Marauders looked at each other and were hit by a fresh wave of laughter.
*A.N.- Thank you soooooo much to the people who sent me reviews. Very helpful so keep them coming. Ch. 3 coming