The first lessons of Hogwarts had passed, soon the first day then the first week and the first month. Time flew for the young friends without much disturbance.
The second day in two Howlers were received informing the whole school of the disappoint two pure bloods had brought to their families. Detentions were served by four young students on a regular basis.
Along with the detentions trips to the hospital wing became the norm especially after the group started to learn to fly. Peter spent three days in there and Lily a week, not forgetting Remus' visits home once a month to visit his ailing grandmother.
We catch up with the young friends a week before the Christmas holidays begin. The group had grown closer although a clear divide between boys and girls was beginning to develop.
It was late, very late in fact close to mid-night when two students returned from their third detention that week.
"My feet are killing me!"
"Oh come on Mand it wasn't that bad!"
"Not that bad! NOT THAT BAD! I had to scrub every toilet in the school."
"Yeah, well I had to clean every single bedpan in the schools collection."
"James that might be bad, but I'm sure nobody still uses those bedpans!"
"Good point."
Amanda walked over to the sofa and fell onto it pulling her shoes off as she went. Quickly James copied her motions and joined her. The two sat in silence until Amanda leaned towards James placing her head on his shoulder.
"Are you okay Mand?"
"Just tired"
At that moment the portrait hole opened again and a boy who looked very much like James only with tidier hair stepped in.
"I can't believe that Malfoy made me clean every dungeon again. I only did it two days ago."
He moved over to the sofa and pushed himself between his two friends forcing Amanda to pull away from James. They sat there listening to Sirius complain about cleaning each of the rooms in the dungeon until a young girl walked in.
The three turned as one to look at her and burst out laughing. Ginny's long red hair was streaked with white marks and straw. James couldn't contain himself and had to ask what she had done.
"Come on Gin, what did they make you do?"
"I had to clean out the Owlery, BY HAND!"
Ginny looked at them close her stare telling them all that she would kill anybody who laughed.
"How come we had the worse punishments, you had to clean the Owlery and I had to clean the toilets, and all you two had to do was clean dungeons and bedpans."
"Yeah but who was it that put mouse droppings in Professor Malfoys morning coffee?"
Amanda smiled at the memory of her Aunt screaming and spitting her coffee all over Professor McGonagall tears came to her eyes. Ginny smiled slightly before turning to the boys
"So what was it that you did?"
"We put a shrinking spell on Flitwick, by the time we finished he was only 1"2 tall, quite funny"
The group stood there laughing for a few moments before Amanda let out another yawn, it was close to quarter to one and they all had to be up for Defence Against the Dark Arts in the morning.
"I'm going to bed, you coming Gin?"
"I have to wash my hair first."
"Tell you what I'll use the sinks in the dorm and wash your hair for you."
"Thanks Mand"
The two girls waved to the boys and disappeared up to their room to clean Ginny's hair before getting a small amount of sleep before their lessons.
Sirius and James sat by the table and pulled out a small piece of parchment. They ticked off the name Flitwick and looked at the list. In four months they had already pulled pranks on Flitwick, Malfoy, McGonagall, Filch and Binns. The next person on their list was Professor Ddraig, and they would get him in the morning.
Smiling the two dragged their feet up the stairs and into their dorm room. The soft sound of snoring echoed through the room signalling that Peter was asleep and a soft whine told them Remus too was asleep.
The pair pulled back the curtains surrounding their bed pulling their pyjamas off the blankets. They quickly changed and climbed under the covers. Both placed their wands on the bedside table and James placed his glasses next to his.
Bidding the other good night they pulled their curtains back around and soon fell into dreams thinking of the prank they would pull in the morning.