"Harry.''
"Mmm…''
"Harry, come on it's time to get up.''
"Mmm…''
"If you don't get up right now Prongslit you're going to be sorry.''
Opening his eyes slightly Harry made out the two figures of James and Sirius standing at the side of his bed. (Sirius with his wand out and pointed at him.) Groaning Harry sat up and reached for his glasses on the nightstand.
"Good choice Prongslit,'' said Sirius in a jolly voice, while putting his wand away, "I really didn't want to jinx you so early in the morning. Well, this morning anyway.''
"Thank-you for the consideration,'' Harry grumbled as he rolled over and got off the bed.
"Any time Prongslit.''
When the other beds came into view Harry realized that everyone else was still asleep. Turning quickly to look out the window Harry saw that the sun was only just coming up.
"Why'd you wake me up so early?'' Harry demanded angrily, he'd only got about three hours of sleep last night.
"You got that right mate,'' grumbled Ron who, had just been woken up by Remus.
"Don't you two know anything?'' said Sirius with a disappointed shake of his head.
"Not this early in the morning,'' grumbled Ron.
"We had to get up early so no one will suspect we were up to anything last night.'' James said in a lecturing voice.
"They're not that dumb,'' Harry said sarcastically, "I think they're going to know we were up to something last night the minuet they leave their room.''
"Yeah, I don't think it really mattered what time we got up at, they're still going to punish us. I could have had three more hours of sleep, at least.'' Ron added.
"Yes and you would have missed breakfast,'' said Remus, "we get up this early so we have time to go down to the kitchens and get something to eat before we get in trouble.''
"Believe me, when you get in trouble in the morning they don't let you finish your breakfast.'' Sirius said.
"So hurry up and get dressed you two. We'll wait for you down in the common room.'' James stated as he made his way to the door with Remus and Sirius following.
"Today is going to be a long day,'' Ron said.
Harry sighed and then nodded his head in agreement as he began to get dressed.
Twenty minuets later.
"Honestly,'' Sirius said as Harry and Ron came down the staircase, "It's almost like waiting for a girl. Harry you did remember to brush you're teeth didn't you? I hate having to kiss someone with morning breath.''
"Oh, shut it Sirius,'' said an annoyed Harry.
"Awe, yoou look so cute when you're angry,'' Sirius said as he got up, from his chair, to ruffle Harry's hair.
Harry, who still thought that it was way to early, just shoved Sirius away.
"Playing hard to get are we?'' said Sirius with a crooked smile.
"Come on you guys we don't have that much time,'' said Remus as he made his way to the portal.
"No,'' said Ron only about two and a half hours.''
"Oh, quit whining,'' James said as he made his way to follow Remus.
"No ones making you go,'' Sirius said, "If you want to stay and sleep stay, but you wont get anything to eat till lunch. I doubt Professor McGonagall has changed that much, as to let us have food. Come on let's go.''
Hesitating only for a second Ron jogged to catch up with Harry and Sirius who were already on their way out the portal.
"So what do you think we'll get this time?'' asked Remus conversationally, as they all made their way to the kitchens.
"They might give us about four months worth of detention,'' Sirius replied.
"Maybe they'll take away our wands for a week,'' said James.
"They might ban us from Hogsmade,'' Harry added.
"Or they could ban us from Quidditch.'' Said Ron.
All of a sudden Harry stopped in his tracks, he hadn't thought of that. What if they did? He was going to be captain! Or what if they just took that away from him? That would still be blow. They couldn't do that. But he could already picture Snape demanding his suspension from Quidditch.
"Come on Harry,'' Said Ron who had finally noticed that he had stopped, "McGonagall wouldn't do that. Well not to you anyway.''
Harry wasn't so sure about that.
"I don't know, she does it all the time to this Potter,'' said Sirius while jerking his thumb at James.
"Yes, but just from games not Quidditch totally.'' James said hastily as he saw the look on Harry's face.
"But still I'm supposed to be captain what if they take that away from me?'' Harry said.
"They won't,'' Ron said with an exaggerated sigh, "You're Dumbledore's favorite student.''
"Besides if they do you can pretend to cry and say that Quidditch is all you have left after the man took your mum, dad and your extremely handsome godfather.'' Sirius said.
"Hopefully they'll be to distracted with other things to remember that you're in Quidditch at all,'' Remus added helpfully.
"Come on you guys were almost there,'' James said as he began to walk again, "Don't worry Harry from the way McGonagall talked about you I'd say that she actually likes you more then more students.''
Harry snorted at the very idea of it, but she did want to continue beating Slytherin didn't she?
Making their way down the last set of staircases the group soon found themselves in a hallway with pictures of food up everywhere. Stopping in front of one James reached over and tickled a pear whereupon the picture immediately swung open allowing them admittance.
"Nothing like a good, heavy meal to start your day,'' Sirius said as he patted his stomach.
"You got that right,'' James replied.
The group of friends was currently on their way to the Great Hall. They had about fifteen minuets before the doors started to do their stuff, the toilets exploded, and the gnomes were released. As for the Slytherins and Snape, well that depended on if they left their dorms and rooms, but that would take courage. Something that, that house was certainly not know for, so they probably had a good amount of time before any of them showed their faces.
When the reached the doors of the great hall James turned around and said, "Now remember we're five hungry guys, who have just gotten up from bed and we're…err…sort of exited to be starting school.''
"School!'' yelled Ron all of a sudden while he slapped his forehead with his hand, "I forgot to get my stuff. Man, now I have to back go get it! I'll probably miss everything now!''
With that Ron started to run the long way back to the Gryffindor house.
"Lucky him. Now he'll probably wont get into trouble,'' Sirius sniffed as he stared at Ron's retreating back, "McGonagall is just going to grab who's there, she wont even think of him.''
"All well,'' said Remus.
"Yeah, lets go sit down, we have to go play innocent for the next thirteen minuets,'' said James, looking down at his watch.
Walking into the hall they immediately had everyone's attention. Everyone was waiting to see what they were going to do next or what they had done. Everyone was sure someone had done something because a whole table of Slytherins was missing and right now the likely suspects were the people who had just walked in.
Harry and the Marauders ignored the many people, including teachers or especially teachers that were currently staring at them and whispering about them.
Taking some seat near a stern looking Hermione the Marauders and Harry began to pile food onto their plates, just like any other innocent law abiding student. But unlike law-abiding students only Sirius proceeded to eat the food he had piled onto his plate, while Harry watched him in absolute amazement. Remus and James who were already used to their friends behavior were trying very hard no to glance at the entrance of the Great Hall.
Hermione who could not take the silence anymore, and who decided to give them the silence treatment at a different time said, "All right what did you guys do?''
"Hmm…us?'' said James innocently.
"Yes you.'' Snapped Hermione.
"Well, it's more of a question of what haven't we done,'' said Sirius who had taken a pause from eating.
"O.k. what have you done to the Slytherins.''
"Nothing.'' Sirius and James answered in the same shifty tone.
"I—'' Hermione started to say but stopped when she saw 'nothing' walk through the door.
"Dumbledore I demand that something be done!'' yelled a seething voice.
Every single person turned to the sound of the voice and almost every single person erupted with laughter. Standing before them was Snape, wearing vibrant pink robes, with his hair dyed bright gold and red. And behind him stood a line of Slytherins with the same infliction, currently following Snape to the head table.
"You can not let them get away with this after what they did last night! I demand that they be expelled!'' Hissed an enraged Snape while glaring at the Marauders and Harry.
"Black! Lupin! Potters! Are you death or something! What did I just tell you last night!'' yelled a red faced Professor McGonagall, "Go to Dumbledore's office right now! And a hundred points from Gry—''
Before she could conclude there came a great groaning that literally shook the ground. And all of a sudden a tidal wave of what looked like potatoes exploded through the doors. But unlike potatoes as soon as they hit the ground they ran and launched themselves at people. (They also somehow managed to close the doors.)
"Runnn!''
"Stun them!!''
"Help!''
"It's got meee!''
"What on earth did you do!'' yelled a furious Hermione over the yells and pleas of help from the other students.
But still her yells went on unheard.
Sirius jumped on to his chair and yelled, "Fly, my pretties. Fly!''
While James who had also jumped on to his chair was yelling, "Hair! Go for the red and gold hair!''
Suddenly with a bang as laud as gun, that everyone heard over the screaming, the doors shot open and a voice yelled, "WHAT IN MERLIN'S NAME IS GOING ON HERE!''
Harry was just able to make out the portly figure of Fudge before a wave of gnomes attacked the minister.
Chapter dedicated to my new beta. Sorry you couldn't do this one but I had no time to send it before Monday, which was my deadine.