A/N: I'm updating already… Are you all dying of shock? Yeah I know, I'm usually really slow but I just found an old file on the computer with a plan of the whole plot! I DIDN'T KNOW I HAD A PLOT FIGURED OUT YET! Anyway, say wahoo for a fun chapter!

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Chapter Five – Chaos and Rejection

Monday, October 29, 1973

I tell my idea to the Marauders, but before they can respond we hear a huge bang, followed by shrieks mixed with laughs. "What the heck was that?" I groan. We hurry down the hallways till we get to a place where a wall is blown out of a classroom into the hallway.

"Portable explosions," James says excitedly. "I've been wanting to see one of those in work!" Catching my exasperated glance, he quickly explains, "Don't worry, they don't hurt anything permanently. It's just an illusion. All the pieces of stone just go right through people, and there's a simple spell to clean it up and repair the wall."

Another boom right next to us makes me jump. Chunks of stone fly past us, and through us. "That's awesome!" I yell over the noise of the stones hitting the floor. I look around when there's no reply, but the Marauders are gone. "Thanks a lot." I begin searching for them, deciding it's safer to know where they are so they have less chance to catch me by surprise with a prank.

Finally, I find them pitching Dungbombs at random people in the hallway. "That's your best prank?" I snort. I hope this doesn't mean all the stories I've heard about their trouble-making days are over-exaggerated.

My answer is a Dungbomb flying at my face from James. I dodge it and take out my wand. My Jelly-Legs Jinx is reflected by a Shield Charm, but instead of hitting me it hits Sirius. After performing the countercurse, Sirius says a spell I've never heard before. James is yanked up into the air by his ankle and dangles there, laughing and yelling, "You're dead, Padfoot!"

"Only when you're back down here," Sirius replies with a laugh. Turning to Remus he asks, "Can you keep him here for a minute while I get far enough away?"

"Not a chance. You got him up there, you'll get jinxed by him when he's down," Remus answers. To me he warns, "Be ready for a full-out war between them soon."

James interrupts us all with, "I've been up here long enough! Let me down!"

Sirius mumbles something, and James crashes to the floor. He grabs his wand (which he dropped when he was pulled into the air) and jumps back up, facing Sirius.

Soon curses are flying everywhere from the two of them, with Remus and me watching, amused. The sounds of the fight between them (including plenty of laughs) mix with the noises of other pranks and spells going on all through the castle. This isn't too bad of a way to spend the time till the Department of Mysteries writes back, I think contentedly.

In a little while Remus announces, "I'm gonna go see if the Ministry has written back yet." Sirius and James hardly pause to acknowledge what he said before going back to sending curses at each other. I nod but keep my attention on being ready to do a Shield Charm to defend myself if a spell misses and comes at me.

Soon Remus comes back, empty-handed. "It was too soon to expect an answer anyway. I was just hopeful."

"Oh, well. Come on, let's join the game," I suggest with a smile. We head away from the wall with our wands held out, and begin firing fun jinxes at random. We all get hit a few times, but none of the jinxes are serious and there's always someone ready with a countercurse.

We take a few rests, and I go bring breakfast for all of us, but don't stop completely till noon.

"That was fun! If I'm ever a teacher I'd let kids have wand-fights like that!" James yells excitedly as we head towards the Great Hall for lunch.

I cackle. "If you're ever a teacher, I pity your class."

"Hey, I wouldn't be that bad of a teacher…"

"Right… 'Okay, class, today we'll be learning about the use of magic in pranks,'" I tease.

"What's wrong with that!" James exclaims.

Amused, I shake my head and let it go.

We eat lunch quickly and head back to the common room to set up a huge recreational Gryffindor Quidditch game letting in everyone who wanted to play. In the end we have a huge group together, and we all march outside to begin the game.

It goes well, mostly. A few people get in arguments over rules since we have no referee, but the disagreements are easily solved by quick two-out-of-three games of rock-paper-scissors. The only real problem is when James and his brother get in an argument. It ends with them chasing each other around the pitch while the rest of us continue the game.

By dinner we're all completely worn out. Tramping inside, we eat dinner and discuss the game, the winners gloating and the losing side pointing out reasons that the outcome doesn't mean they're any better.

Later that evening I visit the Owlery, curious if the Department of Mysteries has replied. I hope they didn't throw away the letter when they saw it was from me, thinking they have more important things to do.

James's owl is waiting for me there with a letter. I take the letter, thank the owl, and open the rolled up parchment.

Dear Alisson Brown,

We've never heard of Time-Twisters and we know there's no way to travel to the past. If you think this is a funny joke, don't waste our time again.

The Department of Mysteries

I drop the letter and sit down against the wall. Now what? There's nothing else to do, but I can't stay here! Now my only hope is that the teachers have gone to the future where they know about Time-Turners.

A/N: Hahaha, I had fun writing this! Can you imagine a bunch of people on brooms going "That goal didn't count!" "Yes it did!" "No it didn't!" and then playing rock-paper-scissors? Heehee it's just a funny picture.

I hope I didn't slip into past tense at all. I had to go back and change a few places where I realized I'd been writing in past tense. I'm so spacy today.

So… how'd the chapter go? Review please and I'll say thank you! I love knowing there're people reading, so I have a reason to put more story up. Yay!