#2 Revenge is always sweet and never stale.
As the four wary Slytherins watched Snape pour the required amounts of potion with precise practiced movements, four very different thoughts were swirling through their respective brains.
'Wonder if it tastes like blue berry essence?' That was Goyle.
'So we can see through the invisibility cloak, then what? Murder perhaps? Crabbe truly had a one track mind.
'Well well well, if the potion could make you see through invisibility cloaks what about other fabrics? Namely dress robe fabric.' Lucius turned to appraise Narcissa, speculatively. 'Hmm we'll soon know.'
'Time to make my exit!' Narcissa caught Lucius's gaze and interpreted it correctly.
"Crabbe, Goyle better put on some over-coats. I prefer not to be scarred for life"
For a long moment the two goons stared at Severus incomprehensibly, and then slowly as if a flickering lamp had spluttered to life, recognition dawned.
"Oh" flushing beet red they retreated to put on some cover, while Lucius hastened to do the same.
"How come...?" began Narcissa, draping on a swirling cape.
"Because the potion is too weak to see through more than one layer, whether it be magic or material." narrated Severus in his supercilious 'You know I know more than you know' tone.
"Too bad! I was hoping to see what animal had to rot in your brain for it to function so smoothly." shot back Narcissa.
"I could always strengthen 'your' dose………." Severus made as if to pour some more potion into one goblet.
"Enough!" Lucius decided that a Narcissa/ Snape feud was too time consuming no matter how entertaining it was.
"Tonight we experiment and strategize. Tomorrow we STRIKE!"
"To Slytherin!"
Five voices toasted as five goblets clinked.
Unfortunately for the Slytherins, thoughts of sweet revenge distracted them from observing that the entry way had opened and closed ever so silently.
In The Warmth of the Gryffindor Dormitory:
"I wish…." began James as he glanced at the dormitory window.
"Wait! Let me guess," cut in Remus Lupin pretending to think hard.
"You wish it was full moon."
"No wait. You wish it was Friday."
"Oh how stupid can I be? You wish gorgeous Lily Evans would take a stand and publicly declare her undying love for you and finally acknowledge you as her one and only boyfriend?"
Peter snickered as James narrowed his eyes at Remus in mock anger.
"Actually Moon Boy I wish for a stronger friendship and better understanding between Magic and Muggle communities and that people would stop stepping on pretty flowers and let them grow in peace." smirked James with a 'Beat that. If you can' look on his face. The arrogant look dissolved immediately and his face heated up when he realized what he had just said.
Remus and Peter erupted in to gleeful laughter.
"Behold James the Almighty Defender and Fearless Guardian of hapless flowers in distress." Remus forced out between howls.
"Oi James should we stop trampling all flowers or One flower in particular?" grinned Peter nastily. "Like Lilies for example?"
"Oh grow up!"
James snapped, hoping with all his heart that Sirius would finish whatever reconnaissance shit he was doing and waltz into the dormitory and start performing the wolftrot or what ever complex muggle-dance his Muggle Studies teacher rambled on for hours about, if only it served to distract his so called friends from their full-scale mock-athon.
As it was his prayers were answered. Sirius Black hurtled into the room with all the force of a mini tornado. However he did not have to execute the fox trot to grab the attention of his best friends; the fanatical gleam in his eyes warned his fellow pranksters that Sirius had encountered Snape.
"Guys" Sirius's gray eyes traveled from one Marauder to the next as the suspense grew.
"You- won't- believe- what-I-saw."