I know, it took ages. And I am very sorry about that. But first there was
City Orientation, and then Work Experience. That was two weeks lost, and
there was homework......ack. Excuses don't cut it, I know. Sorry!
silver-sparklze ~ *is hiding under computer desk* Er, hi, um, help! *ducks a banana thrown by Ginny* Think you can call her off? Please? I'll, er, make the next chapter extra long? *looks hopeful and warily watches for Ginny*
Jes Imagin ~ Heh heh, now there's an idea....personally I think it'd be funny if Seamus let it slip and then Harry found out. Harry wouldn't be happy with Seamus. Draco might find out later.
wanderingwolf ~ I suddenly have a really bad feeling about leaving the cliffie that I did. There sure are a lot of people inhabiting your head. There's a lot in mine too, but the only ones who tend to reveal themselves to my friends are Sylvan and JC, especially Sylvan. I really shouldn't have left the cliffie....
Obsessed4 ~ Thank you! *Watches strange victory dance* Huh. Strange. A non violent person, hey? Somehow I think you'll be regressing after this chappy.
LoonyLoopyLisa ~ Sorry I haven't been emailing, I'll be sure to from now on though! Well, they'll get out of the net....Thanks!
green m&m ~ *Consider praise inserted* *Grins* Thanks!
Caz Malfoy ~ Yay, you're back! Thank you!
bella trix ~ Heh heh. Well, I had to get Snape in somehow, and how better than a prank war? Bellatrix is indeed at the end of this chapter, although Sirius found an alternative to the tickling charm. And don't worry, Voldemort's going to be sent to a finishing school to learn manners if he isn't careful. VOLDEMORT: *Gulps*
Noriko M. Chijinu: I can TELL you're on sugar! Sugar is GOOD. 'kay, I wrote!
Sailor Grape: Remus just loves having the upper hand on Snape, which is why he's madly recruiting. Yeah, Siri and Sam were having trouble in the thinking department. I'll see what I can do about the net....*laughs evilly* Thanks!
chibidark angel ~ Thanks! Yeah, Draco should have left their hair, but that'd be a little suspicious, because of Seamus's hair too. Heh, getting tangled in the netting, that WOULD be funny! Oh year, Snape is doomed. There's no way he can win with everyone against him.....is there?
NayNymic ~ Thanks! I know, I know, it's taking WAY too long. I'm sorry! But really, Harry and Seamus only found out that they like them in the morning, and Draco and Blaise still don't know. Er, did that sentence make sense? Anyway, yeah Remus is brilliant isn't he? Were you referring specifically to MY Remus, or just Remus in general? Can you forgive me for the withdrawal long enough to keep reading?
Jasini ~ All righty.
cRazy-Girl-3000 ~ Why thank you! I do love being an evil author. As you will soon see. And nah, the foam baseball bats didn't really hurt THAT much, I was just being overly dramatic. I tend to do that sometimes.
krazymelmo5385 ~ Thanks, I did! Kinda.
TanisaFyre ~ Yes, I still don't know if Lucius was telling the truth about the tickling charm or not...And you're welcome for the lack-of-cliffie.
Lyla Snape ~ Heh, I kinda forgot about the Animagus thing until you mentioned it, so I figured out an explanation and put it in! Yay me! Glad you like!
ClosingMyEyes ~ Why thank you, I'm flattered!
luin-lote ~ Thanks. And I'm glad you like the pranks, and the story.
Dark-One Shadowphyre ~ S'okay, I forgive you. I just hope you can forgive me for taking so long to update again! Heh heh, yeah, Harry does tend to get a little evil with his revenge. And even just when having fun, as you'll see.
Rose Creighton ~ Thanks!
ShadowQuirk ~ Thank you! Yeah, they do look so cute, huh?
Morbid Mind ~ I got you hooked? I am so good at that.....oh okay, so I'm really exaggerating now. Glad you liked the nicknames; would you believe it took me half an hour to think of Harry's?
Thanks again, all of you! And PLEASE don't kill me after this chapter!
DISCLAIMER: Now really, if you've gotten this far and STILL need me to put this, well. You must be a lawyer. Go away, little lawyer. Or I'll sic Sylvan on you.
SYLVAN: Hey! I mean, uh, yeah! Run, lawyer, run!
IMPORTANT DESPERATE PLEADING NOTE: I am begging here. If any fanfic authors could help me, then I'd love you forever. I'm doing a study on Harry Potter Fanfiction for English class, and I'd like to ask a few authors some questions. If you'd be so kind as to help me, then either email me at silverwolf7007@yahoo.com.au or leave your email in a review and say so. PLEASE! I really need your help, and I have about a week to get this done, as I've been leaving it to the last minute as usual.
PLEASE HELP!
Thanks,
~SW
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Harry, Seamus, And The Master Plan
By SilverWolf7007
Chapter Seventeen ~ Costumes, Hair Colour, and Capture
The next morning when Harry and the pink haired Seamus entered the Great Hall, the first thing they noticed was that Remus wasn't there. The second thing they noticed was that Snape was smirking in a particularly evil fashion.
"This doesn't look good for Moony," Harry commented.
"No," Seamus agreed. "Think we should go find him?"
Harry glanced towards the door, and his eyes widened. "Somehow, I don't think that's necessary."
Seamus followed Harry's gaze and his eyes fell upon quite an interesting sight.
A very pissed off looking Remus was standing there, wearing a furry brown and grey costume, complete with ears, whiskers and snout.
"That's evil," Seamus mumbled, trying not to laugh.
"Yeah. Snape is the epitome of evilness." Harry grinned brightly. "We should kill him!"
Ron sat down beside him. "Who are we killing?"
"Snape," the other two answered as their fellow Gryffindor sixth years joined them.
"Oh. Cool. Any particular reason?"
Harry nodded his head at Remus, who was heading towards them. "Snape is evil. He put Moony in a wolf costume."
Ron's eyes widened. "Oh, that IS evil!"
Remus looked at Harry. "Prank him." He turned and walked towards his seat at the staff table, ignoring Snape who was struggling to hide his laughter.
Harry smirked and caught Draco's eye across the room. The blond got the message and the two of them pulled out their wands.
They glanced at each other one last time, before mentally counting to three and casting their spell.
Remus lost his pissed off look and began to laugh hysterically at Snape, who'd stopped smirking and was now sending a glare of death at everyone in the room, who were either laughing or trying to hide that fact.
Ron's jaw dropped. "That's brilliant."
Harry grinned. "I know."
Snape stood up and tried to stalk out of the room, but tripped slightly. He managed to stumble out after a minute, everyone's laughter following him.
"I can't believe you did that."
"Well I did, Seamus."
"I noticed. That's a brilliant idea, Harry."
"I know, Seamus."
"You are the king of pranks."
"I had help."
Seamus's eyes lost their slightly glazed look. "From who???"
Harry smirked. "Wouldn't YOU like to know?"
"Damn right I would!"
"You know that I'm not going to tell you."
"Yes Harry. I know."
"Good."
"That is pure genius."
"I know, Seamus," Harry said with a grin.
"You put Snape in a ball gown, Harry."
"Yes Seamus."
"Bloody hell Harry, you ought to get a medal for that!"
"Damn straight!" Ron agreed vehemently. "But why was he stumbling?"
Harry just grinned evilly. "High heels."
"Lime green suits him," Dean commented, grinning.
Neville nodded. "Oh yes. I think he ought to wear it more often." He smirked. "Particularly in dress form."
Seamus laughed suddenly. "Snape's dress matches Ron's hair!"
Ron groaned and Harry laughed.
Hermione sighed. "What's going on, exactly?"
"Who cares?" Ron asked. "Snape just got pranked; we ought to be laughing hysterically."
"Prank war," Seamus told her. "Snape started it with Remus, and we decided to help him."
Hermione just sighed again. "Typical. Once a Marauder, always a Marauder, I suppose. I almost feel sorry for Snape with you three against him. And I KNOW that whenever Snuffles gets back he'll get in on it too."
Harry nodded cheerfully. "Yep. Snape won't know WHAT hit him."
Ron chuckled. "Get him good, Harry. And if you ever need help from your fellow Gryffindor sixth year males............"
"You can count on us!" Neville and Dean finished.
"That's always an encouraging thought," Seamus said with a grin. "What about the ladies?" he asked, turning hopefully to Hermione, Lavender and Parvati.
The three girls glanced at each other.
Lavender sighed. "Oh I suppose so."
Parvati nodded. "But only in a real emergency, all right?"
They all looked at Hermione. She sighed. "Oh fine. But don't expect me to actually prank him."
The eight of them grinned and went back to their breakfast.
Harry glanced across the Hall and caught Draco's eye. The blond winked. Harry smiled back.
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"What sort of mood are you in this morning, Minerva?"
The Transfiguration professor eyed the werewolf sitting beside her. "Quite a good one, after seeing Severus in that dress. Why?"
Remus smiled hopefully. "I was hoping that, being the wonderful and kind person you are, you'd find it in your heart to transfigure this costume back into the robes I was wearing this morning. Please?"
Minerva rolled her eyes and grinned affectionately. "Very well, Remus. But only after you tell me what's been going on these past few days."
He sighed. "To my office, then?"
"Let's go."
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The Gryffindor sixth years had wandered back up to the Common Room after breakfast to hang out for a while before separating.
Harry gazed at Ron and Seamus, who were sitting on either end of a couch. "You know, I think I'm going to start collecting them."
"Collecting what?" Dean asked warily.
Harry smirked pulled out his wand and turned Dean's hair blue. "Friends with weird hair colours."
Dean rolled his eyes and sighed long-sufferingly. "You're an idiot, Harry." He sat down between Ron and the arm of the couch.
Harry grinned. "Hey, you guys do make a nice collection." He noticed that there was room for another two people on the couch between Ron and Dean.
He turned and looked at the girls and Neville. "Anyone want to volunteer?"
Lavender and Hermione just gave him a Look, and he ruled them out.
Parvati and Neville looked at each other, before shrugging and sitting on the couch.
Harry laughed and tapped his wand on the table in thought.
A minute later, Neville's hair was purple and Parvati's was bright orange.
The five on the couch just grinned, and Dean turned his wand on Harry. "Any preferences?"
Harry considered, and then grinned. "Silver!"
Dean laughed, and turned Harry's hair bright, metallic silver. Harry eyed the couch.
Ron's eyes widened and he shook his head frantically. Neville and Parvati grinned at him encouragingly.
Dean rolled his eyes and sighed in resignation. Seamus raised an eyebrow.
Harry just smirked and sat on the arm next to Seamus. Ron sighed with relief.
Parvati gave Harry a look. He winked and slid off the arm, ending up with his head in her lap and his lower legs on Seamus's.
Ron glared at his best friend. "Why does it always have to be ME?"
Harry shrugged. He scooted back a bit, removing his backside from Ron. Neville rolled his eyes, but didn't comment. Seamus sent a death glare at Harry's leather boots, which were now on his lap.
Ginny and Colin, who'd just returned from breakfast, couldn't help but laugh at the sight of the sixth year covered couch. Hermione and Lavender were sitting on another couch across from them.
Colin smirked and pulled out his camera, getting in a few good shots and racing up to his room to develop the finished film. Ginny shrugged and followed him.
Hermione grinned. "I can't wait to see Colin's finished photo album of us at the end of the year."
The others all nodded. Each year since his fourth, Colin had taken pictures of each year and put them into albums. Each person from each house got a copy of their year, and there were always pictures that no one even knew he'd taken.
Colin had been annoying when he was younger, but he was a good friend now, and a brilliant photographer.
"I still can't get over that picture of Harry and Malfoy he took last year." Lavender grinned, and Harry sighed.
Colin had managed to find he and Draco just after they'd called their truce, and had taken a few pictures. Neither of them had had any clue until they'd gotten their copies of the album, and then they'd banded together for a week and pranked Colin.
The photo that Lavender was referring to, of course, was the one in which the two rivals were smiling at each other, having just completed the truce.
Parvati nodded. "I know, Lav. They just looked so cute getting along together!"
Seamus smirked. "Yeah, they really did. See Harry, I told you to be nice to Malfoy. The girls think it's cute!"
Harry gave him a Look worth of Lavender and Hermione.
The two girls gazed at him with wide eyes, sniffing proudly.
"Our little Harry's all grown up," Lavender said sadly.
Hermione nodded. "I know," she sniffed. "Using Looks like that............we've taught him well, Lav, but it's time for him to move on in the world."
The other six were staring at them.
"What?"
"Nothing," they chorused.
They both shrugged.
Harry glanced at his watch. "Sorry to lay on you all and run, but I've got a meeting with Professor Moony in a minute."
Neville sighed loudly. "Good. Now remove your arse from my lap before I decide to kick it from here to Antarctica."
Harry stood up and headed to the exit. "See you guys later."
After he'd gone, Seamus stood up as well. "I've got to get that Transfiguration essay done, so I'm library bound. See yas!" He practically bounced out of the room.
"Nutters," Ron said decisively. Dean nodded.
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"Uh, Sirius?"
"Yeah?"
"I've just thought of another way we might be able to get out."
His eyes lit up. "Really?"
Sam nodded. "Yes. Why don't you try your Animagus form?"
Sirius grinned for a minute, before eyeing the net they were trapped in and shaking his head with a defeated sigh. "It's no good, Sammy, the net's too cramped as it is. If I transformed, I'd probably crush you and not even have the room to bite or claw my way out."
"Damn."
"My thoughts exactly."
"You'd think the Death Eaters would check their nets more often," Sam commented.
Sirius nodded. "I know. It's crazy, really. I almost think we'll be in here for the rest of our lives." He sighed again. "I'd kill for a PortKey."
"I don't believe it," Sam said, staring at him with wide eyes.
Sirius gave her a look. "Of course I woul - "
"Siri, shut up! Don't you get it?" Sam was grinning now, and trying to reach into her pocket. "We still have the emergency PortKey!"
His jaw dropped. "My god, I don't believe it! We've been stuck in here for ages, and didn't think of it!"
Sam finally managed to pull the small silver box out of her pocket. "Hit the button," she said, holding it out to him.
Sirius did so, and the two felt the customary jerk before they crashed to the ground.
"An Anti-PortKey ward?" Sam said incredulously. "I don't believe this!"
"At least we're out of the tree." He reached out of the net and picked up his wand. "And lucky us, we landed right near our wands!"
Sam reached out and grabbed her own, grinning at her brother's best friend. "Very lucky us."
They cast a severing charm on the net and finally pulled it off themselves and stood up.
"Don't move another muscle."
They spun around and realised that they were surrounded. The Death Eater who had spoken removed his mask and smirked at them.
"Avery," Sam spat. "You filthy blond Death Eater prat!"
Sirius eyed Sam's own blonde hair, but didn't comment on it.
"Why hello Samantha," Avery said, still smirking. "And Sirius, how lovely to see you again."
"Terribly sorry I can't say the same for you Avery," Sirius said darkly.
The blond Death Eater turned to the man next to him and nodded.
"Stupefy!"
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SIRIUS: Oh come ON! You know, I think authors just hate me.
TOM: Why do you say that?
SIRIUS: Well JK Rowling killed me off, and now SW's gotten me captured by BLOODY DEATH EATERS!!!
SAM: Hey! I'm with you, you know!
LUCIUS: *Clears throat* C'mon, no need to fight. Actually, you ought to get along.
BELLATRIX: Yeah, because you've been captured and will have to work together!
SIRIUS: What the....BITCH! *Leaps on Bellatrix*
BELLATRIX: *Giggling madly* No *gasp* Sirius *gasp* please *gasp* stop!
SIRIUS: NEVER! *Continues to tickle Bellatrix mercilessly in the old fashioned way*
REMUS: *Sigh*
TOM: You know, we ought to do something about them.
REMUS: Yeah. Like locking them both up in a cage together.
TOM: No, that'd just make the problem worse.
REMUS: Yes, but eventually one of them would kill the other.
TOM: You have a point.
VOLDEMORT: No he doesn't! If you did that, then Sirius might eventually kill Bellatrix! And she's my most loyal Death Eater!
LUCIUS: Hey!
VOLDEMORT: Sorry Lucius, but I just don't think your heart is in it any more.
LUCIUS: *Mumbles* Bloody bint.
BELLATRIX: WHAT did you call me???
LUCIUS: Nothing.
BELLATRIX: Good.
SW: Ahem. The story ended over a page ago. Why are we still here?
SYLVAN: Because we're trying to draw the readers' attention away from the fact that you left a terrible cliffhanger in the last section.
TOM: Not to mention the fact that we don't know what Remus is going to tell Minerva.
SIRIUS: Or why Harry's meeting Remus - if that's even what he's doing.
SAM: Or what's going to happen in the library between Seamus and Blaise.
SW: Okay, okay, so I went a little overboard with the cliffies. I CANT BLOODY HELP IT!
TOM: Calm down, it's okay.
SYLVAN: *To Lucius* See. We SAID she couldn't go long without writing a cliffhanger.
LUCIUS: *Nods*
VOLDEMORT: Oh! I just realised something!
BELLATRIX: What, Master?
VOLDEMORT: Avery, the anonymous Death Eater beside him and a whole heap of minions are about to bring me Sirius and Sam! Yay! I get to torture them!
SIRIUS & SAM: Oh crap.
LUCIUS: I pity you.
Anyway, I am sorry about the wait! Hope you enjoyed!
And please, if you'd answer some questions for me as I begged above, I'd be really grateful. And my English teacher would leave me alive to save Sirius and Sam.
Please review!
~SW
silver-sparklze ~ *is hiding under computer desk* Er, hi, um, help! *ducks a banana thrown by Ginny* Think you can call her off? Please? I'll, er, make the next chapter extra long? *looks hopeful and warily watches for Ginny*
Jes Imagin ~ Heh heh, now there's an idea....personally I think it'd be funny if Seamus let it slip and then Harry found out. Harry wouldn't be happy with Seamus. Draco might find out later.
wanderingwolf ~ I suddenly have a really bad feeling about leaving the cliffie that I did. There sure are a lot of people inhabiting your head. There's a lot in mine too, but the only ones who tend to reveal themselves to my friends are Sylvan and JC, especially Sylvan. I really shouldn't have left the cliffie....
Obsessed4 ~ Thank you! *Watches strange victory dance* Huh. Strange. A non violent person, hey? Somehow I think you'll be regressing after this chappy.
LoonyLoopyLisa ~ Sorry I haven't been emailing, I'll be sure to from now on though! Well, they'll get out of the net....Thanks!
green m&m ~ *Consider praise inserted* *Grins* Thanks!
Caz Malfoy ~ Yay, you're back! Thank you!
bella trix ~ Heh heh. Well, I had to get Snape in somehow, and how better than a prank war? Bellatrix is indeed at the end of this chapter, although Sirius found an alternative to the tickling charm. And don't worry, Voldemort's going to be sent to a finishing school to learn manners if he isn't careful. VOLDEMORT: *Gulps*
Noriko M. Chijinu: I can TELL you're on sugar! Sugar is GOOD. 'kay, I wrote!
Sailor Grape: Remus just loves having the upper hand on Snape, which is why he's madly recruiting. Yeah, Siri and Sam were having trouble in the thinking department. I'll see what I can do about the net....*laughs evilly* Thanks!
chibidark angel ~ Thanks! Yeah, Draco should have left their hair, but that'd be a little suspicious, because of Seamus's hair too. Heh, getting tangled in the netting, that WOULD be funny! Oh year, Snape is doomed. There's no way he can win with everyone against him.....is there?
NayNymic ~ Thanks! I know, I know, it's taking WAY too long. I'm sorry! But really, Harry and Seamus only found out that they like them in the morning, and Draco and Blaise still don't know. Er, did that sentence make sense? Anyway, yeah Remus is brilliant isn't he? Were you referring specifically to MY Remus, or just Remus in general? Can you forgive me for the withdrawal long enough to keep reading?
Jasini ~ All righty.
cRazy-Girl-3000 ~ Why thank you! I do love being an evil author. As you will soon see. And nah, the foam baseball bats didn't really hurt THAT much, I was just being overly dramatic. I tend to do that sometimes.
krazymelmo5385 ~ Thanks, I did! Kinda.
TanisaFyre ~ Yes, I still don't know if Lucius was telling the truth about the tickling charm or not...And you're welcome for the lack-of-cliffie.
Lyla Snape ~ Heh, I kinda forgot about the Animagus thing until you mentioned it, so I figured out an explanation and put it in! Yay me! Glad you like!
ClosingMyEyes ~ Why thank you, I'm flattered!
luin-lote ~ Thanks. And I'm glad you like the pranks, and the story.
Dark-One Shadowphyre ~ S'okay, I forgive you. I just hope you can forgive me for taking so long to update again! Heh heh, yeah, Harry does tend to get a little evil with his revenge. And even just when having fun, as you'll see.
Rose Creighton ~ Thanks!
ShadowQuirk ~ Thank you! Yeah, they do look so cute, huh?
Morbid Mind ~ I got you hooked? I am so good at that.....oh okay, so I'm really exaggerating now. Glad you liked the nicknames; would you believe it took me half an hour to think of Harry's?
Thanks again, all of you! And PLEASE don't kill me after this chapter!
DISCLAIMER: Now really, if you've gotten this far and STILL need me to put this, well. You must be a lawyer. Go away, little lawyer. Or I'll sic Sylvan on you.
SYLVAN: Hey! I mean, uh, yeah! Run, lawyer, run!
IMPORTANT DESPERATE PLEADING NOTE: I am begging here. If any fanfic authors could help me, then I'd love you forever. I'm doing a study on Harry Potter Fanfiction for English class, and I'd like to ask a few authors some questions. If you'd be so kind as to help me, then either email me at silverwolf7007@yahoo.com.au or leave your email in a review and say so. PLEASE! I really need your help, and I have about a week to get this done, as I've been leaving it to the last minute as usual.
PLEASE HELP!
Thanks,
~SW
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Harry, Seamus, And The Master Plan
By SilverWolf7007
Chapter Seventeen ~ Costumes, Hair Colour, and Capture
The next morning when Harry and the pink haired Seamus entered the Great Hall, the first thing they noticed was that Remus wasn't there. The second thing they noticed was that Snape was smirking in a particularly evil fashion.
"This doesn't look good for Moony," Harry commented.
"No," Seamus agreed. "Think we should go find him?"
Harry glanced towards the door, and his eyes widened. "Somehow, I don't think that's necessary."
Seamus followed Harry's gaze and his eyes fell upon quite an interesting sight.
A very pissed off looking Remus was standing there, wearing a furry brown and grey costume, complete with ears, whiskers and snout.
"That's evil," Seamus mumbled, trying not to laugh.
"Yeah. Snape is the epitome of evilness." Harry grinned brightly. "We should kill him!"
Ron sat down beside him. "Who are we killing?"
"Snape," the other two answered as their fellow Gryffindor sixth years joined them.
"Oh. Cool. Any particular reason?"
Harry nodded his head at Remus, who was heading towards them. "Snape is evil. He put Moony in a wolf costume."
Ron's eyes widened. "Oh, that IS evil!"
Remus looked at Harry. "Prank him." He turned and walked towards his seat at the staff table, ignoring Snape who was struggling to hide his laughter.
Harry smirked and caught Draco's eye across the room. The blond got the message and the two of them pulled out their wands.
They glanced at each other one last time, before mentally counting to three and casting their spell.
Remus lost his pissed off look and began to laugh hysterically at Snape, who'd stopped smirking and was now sending a glare of death at everyone in the room, who were either laughing or trying to hide that fact.
Ron's jaw dropped. "That's brilliant."
Harry grinned. "I know."
Snape stood up and tried to stalk out of the room, but tripped slightly. He managed to stumble out after a minute, everyone's laughter following him.
"I can't believe you did that."
"Well I did, Seamus."
"I noticed. That's a brilliant idea, Harry."
"I know, Seamus."
"You are the king of pranks."
"I had help."
Seamus's eyes lost their slightly glazed look. "From who???"
Harry smirked. "Wouldn't YOU like to know?"
"Damn right I would!"
"You know that I'm not going to tell you."
"Yes Harry. I know."
"Good."
"That is pure genius."
"I know, Seamus," Harry said with a grin.
"You put Snape in a ball gown, Harry."
"Yes Seamus."
"Bloody hell Harry, you ought to get a medal for that!"
"Damn straight!" Ron agreed vehemently. "But why was he stumbling?"
Harry just grinned evilly. "High heels."
"Lime green suits him," Dean commented, grinning.
Neville nodded. "Oh yes. I think he ought to wear it more often." He smirked. "Particularly in dress form."
Seamus laughed suddenly. "Snape's dress matches Ron's hair!"
Ron groaned and Harry laughed.
Hermione sighed. "What's going on, exactly?"
"Who cares?" Ron asked. "Snape just got pranked; we ought to be laughing hysterically."
"Prank war," Seamus told her. "Snape started it with Remus, and we decided to help him."
Hermione just sighed again. "Typical. Once a Marauder, always a Marauder, I suppose. I almost feel sorry for Snape with you three against him. And I KNOW that whenever Snuffles gets back he'll get in on it too."
Harry nodded cheerfully. "Yep. Snape won't know WHAT hit him."
Ron chuckled. "Get him good, Harry. And if you ever need help from your fellow Gryffindor sixth year males............"
"You can count on us!" Neville and Dean finished.
"That's always an encouraging thought," Seamus said with a grin. "What about the ladies?" he asked, turning hopefully to Hermione, Lavender and Parvati.
The three girls glanced at each other.
Lavender sighed. "Oh I suppose so."
Parvati nodded. "But only in a real emergency, all right?"
They all looked at Hermione. She sighed. "Oh fine. But don't expect me to actually prank him."
The eight of them grinned and went back to their breakfast.
Harry glanced across the Hall and caught Draco's eye. The blond winked. Harry smiled back.
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"What sort of mood are you in this morning, Minerva?"
The Transfiguration professor eyed the werewolf sitting beside her. "Quite a good one, after seeing Severus in that dress. Why?"
Remus smiled hopefully. "I was hoping that, being the wonderful and kind person you are, you'd find it in your heart to transfigure this costume back into the robes I was wearing this morning. Please?"
Minerva rolled her eyes and grinned affectionately. "Very well, Remus. But only after you tell me what's been going on these past few days."
He sighed. "To my office, then?"
"Let's go."
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The Gryffindor sixth years had wandered back up to the Common Room after breakfast to hang out for a while before separating.
Harry gazed at Ron and Seamus, who were sitting on either end of a couch. "You know, I think I'm going to start collecting them."
"Collecting what?" Dean asked warily.
Harry smirked pulled out his wand and turned Dean's hair blue. "Friends with weird hair colours."
Dean rolled his eyes and sighed long-sufferingly. "You're an idiot, Harry." He sat down between Ron and the arm of the couch.
Harry grinned. "Hey, you guys do make a nice collection." He noticed that there was room for another two people on the couch between Ron and Dean.
He turned and looked at the girls and Neville. "Anyone want to volunteer?"
Lavender and Hermione just gave him a Look, and he ruled them out.
Parvati and Neville looked at each other, before shrugging and sitting on the couch.
Harry laughed and tapped his wand on the table in thought.
A minute later, Neville's hair was purple and Parvati's was bright orange.
The five on the couch just grinned, and Dean turned his wand on Harry. "Any preferences?"
Harry considered, and then grinned. "Silver!"
Dean laughed, and turned Harry's hair bright, metallic silver. Harry eyed the couch.
Ron's eyes widened and he shook his head frantically. Neville and Parvati grinned at him encouragingly.
Dean rolled his eyes and sighed in resignation. Seamus raised an eyebrow.
Harry just smirked and sat on the arm next to Seamus. Ron sighed with relief.
Parvati gave Harry a look. He winked and slid off the arm, ending up with his head in her lap and his lower legs on Seamus's.
Ron glared at his best friend. "Why does it always have to be ME?"
Harry shrugged. He scooted back a bit, removing his backside from Ron. Neville rolled his eyes, but didn't comment. Seamus sent a death glare at Harry's leather boots, which were now on his lap.
Ginny and Colin, who'd just returned from breakfast, couldn't help but laugh at the sight of the sixth year covered couch. Hermione and Lavender were sitting on another couch across from them.
Colin smirked and pulled out his camera, getting in a few good shots and racing up to his room to develop the finished film. Ginny shrugged and followed him.
Hermione grinned. "I can't wait to see Colin's finished photo album of us at the end of the year."
The others all nodded. Each year since his fourth, Colin had taken pictures of each year and put them into albums. Each person from each house got a copy of their year, and there were always pictures that no one even knew he'd taken.
Colin had been annoying when he was younger, but he was a good friend now, and a brilliant photographer.
"I still can't get over that picture of Harry and Malfoy he took last year." Lavender grinned, and Harry sighed.
Colin had managed to find he and Draco just after they'd called their truce, and had taken a few pictures. Neither of them had had any clue until they'd gotten their copies of the album, and then they'd banded together for a week and pranked Colin.
The photo that Lavender was referring to, of course, was the one in which the two rivals were smiling at each other, having just completed the truce.
Parvati nodded. "I know, Lav. They just looked so cute getting along together!"
Seamus smirked. "Yeah, they really did. See Harry, I told you to be nice to Malfoy. The girls think it's cute!"
Harry gave him a Look worth of Lavender and Hermione.
The two girls gazed at him with wide eyes, sniffing proudly.
"Our little Harry's all grown up," Lavender said sadly.
Hermione nodded. "I know," she sniffed. "Using Looks like that............we've taught him well, Lav, but it's time for him to move on in the world."
The other six were staring at them.
"What?"
"Nothing," they chorused.
They both shrugged.
Harry glanced at his watch. "Sorry to lay on you all and run, but I've got a meeting with Professor Moony in a minute."
Neville sighed loudly. "Good. Now remove your arse from my lap before I decide to kick it from here to Antarctica."
Harry stood up and headed to the exit. "See you guys later."
After he'd gone, Seamus stood up as well. "I've got to get that Transfiguration essay done, so I'm library bound. See yas!" He practically bounced out of the room.
"Nutters," Ron said decisively. Dean nodded.
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"Uh, Sirius?"
"Yeah?"
"I've just thought of another way we might be able to get out."
His eyes lit up. "Really?"
Sam nodded. "Yes. Why don't you try your Animagus form?"
Sirius grinned for a minute, before eyeing the net they were trapped in and shaking his head with a defeated sigh. "It's no good, Sammy, the net's too cramped as it is. If I transformed, I'd probably crush you and not even have the room to bite or claw my way out."
"Damn."
"My thoughts exactly."
"You'd think the Death Eaters would check their nets more often," Sam commented.
Sirius nodded. "I know. It's crazy, really. I almost think we'll be in here for the rest of our lives." He sighed again. "I'd kill for a PortKey."
"I don't believe it," Sam said, staring at him with wide eyes.
Sirius gave her a look. "Of course I woul - "
"Siri, shut up! Don't you get it?" Sam was grinning now, and trying to reach into her pocket. "We still have the emergency PortKey!"
His jaw dropped. "My god, I don't believe it! We've been stuck in here for ages, and didn't think of it!"
Sam finally managed to pull the small silver box out of her pocket. "Hit the button," she said, holding it out to him.
Sirius did so, and the two felt the customary jerk before they crashed to the ground.
"An Anti-PortKey ward?" Sam said incredulously. "I don't believe this!"
"At least we're out of the tree." He reached out of the net and picked up his wand. "And lucky us, we landed right near our wands!"
Sam reached out and grabbed her own, grinning at her brother's best friend. "Very lucky us."
They cast a severing charm on the net and finally pulled it off themselves and stood up.
"Don't move another muscle."
They spun around and realised that they were surrounded. The Death Eater who had spoken removed his mask and smirked at them.
"Avery," Sam spat. "You filthy blond Death Eater prat!"
Sirius eyed Sam's own blonde hair, but didn't comment on it.
"Why hello Samantha," Avery said, still smirking. "And Sirius, how lovely to see you again."
"Terribly sorry I can't say the same for you Avery," Sirius said darkly.
The blond Death Eater turned to the man next to him and nodded.
"Stupefy!"
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SIRIUS: Oh come ON! You know, I think authors just hate me.
TOM: Why do you say that?
SIRIUS: Well JK Rowling killed me off, and now SW's gotten me captured by BLOODY DEATH EATERS!!!
SAM: Hey! I'm with you, you know!
LUCIUS: *Clears throat* C'mon, no need to fight. Actually, you ought to get along.
BELLATRIX: Yeah, because you've been captured and will have to work together!
SIRIUS: What the....BITCH! *Leaps on Bellatrix*
BELLATRIX: *Giggling madly* No *gasp* Sirius *gasp* please *gasp* stop!
SIRIUS: NEVER! *Continues to tickle Bellatrix mercilessly in the old fashioned way*
REMUS: *Sigh*
TOM: You know, we ought to do something about them.
REMUS: Yeah. Like locking them both up in a cage together.
TOM: No, that'd just make the problem worse.
REMUS: Yes, but eventually one of them would kill the other.
TOM: You have a point.
VOLDEMORT: No he doesn't! If you did that, then Sirius might eventually kill Bellatrix! And she's my most loyal Death Eater!
LUCIUS: Hey!
VOLDEMORT: Sorry Lucius, but I just don't think your heart is in it any more.
LUCIUS: *Mumbles* Bloody bint.
BELLATRIX: WHAT did you call me???
LUCIUS: Nothing.
BELLATRIX: Good.
SW: Ahem. The story ended over a page ago. Why are we still here?
SYLVAN: Because we're trying to draw the readers' attention away from the fact that you left a terrible cliffhanger in the last section.
TOM: Not to mention the fact that we don't know what Remus is going to tell Minerva.
SIRIUS: Or why Harry's meeting Remus - if that's even what he's doing.
SAM: Or what's going to happen in the library between Seamus and Blaise.
SW: Okay, okay, so I went a little overboard with the cliffies. I CANT BLOODY HELP IT!
TOM: Calm down, it's okay.
SYLVAN: *To Lucius* See. We SAID she couldn't go long without writing a cliffhanger.
LUCIUS: *Nods*
VOLDEMORT: Oh! I just realised something!
BELLATRIX: What, Master?
VOLDEMORT: Avery, the anonymous Death Eater beside him and a whole heap of minions are about to bring me Sirius and Sam! Yay! I get to torture them!
SIRIUS & SAM: Oh crap.
LUCIUS: I pity you.
Anyway, I am sorry about the wait! Hope you enjoyed!
And please, if you'd answer some questions for me as I begged above, I'd be really grateful. And my English teacher would leave me alive to save Sirius and Sam.
Please review!
~SW