To our lovely and oh-so-patient reviewers: WE ARE TERRIBLY SORRY THAT WE HAVE NOT UPDATED "THE PRANK" YET...TheMightyDucks are both starting college, and life is absolutely insane, with very little communication between the two authors. We doubly apologize if this chapter is not exactly up to par...coughBADcough...we kinda tossed it off. The Prank is in the making, however, and will be updated as soon as possible. Again, please do have patience with us...we're doing our best!

Now, to individual reviews: Nuppu: I hope you didn't go on another trip, because it took FOREVER for us to update this! Oops...(runs in terror as fans come after h/s/i with pitchforks). If your email IS working, ideas would be great...but we forgive you, haha. No, just kidding--just keep reviewing! And yay, no more writer's block...maybe we ARE making a difference in the world, even if we aren't taking it over (see our profile)...hmm. Everto Angelus: yayyayyayyayyayyayyay (hyperventilates) haha jk, glad you're feeling better, and hopefully this chappie will be decent enough to keep you that way...? where-my-heart-resides: James is one of our favorite characters as well (Duck Dodgers: coughSiriuscough); we won't make him get into TOO much trouble coughnotcough (laughs evilly). Secret Day: Oh yes, the sonnet--as we said, you knew it was coming. WOW we had way too much fun writing that thing...padfootsnogger: a-HEM...no haha we THINK that's a good thing that we're your heroes...although the second half of your sentence leaves us in doubt...hmm, perhaps we shall have to call up the Marauders...haha jk. Thanks for the email, btw; it's great to hear from people and we needed SOME kind of inspiration; hopefully this chapter will be enough...the Prank is coming, I swear! (Note the date on this entry). Keep reading, and don't worry, we love randomness too! Go Marauders! Sirius-strider: Fear not, friend, the Prank is coming! Next chapter...note the October 30 on this entry! KicKstand: wow, that was one of the more random reviews we've received...and we love the word "awesome" as well...so go awesomeness! Sirius is the greatest HP character on the face of the earth, in the humble coughNOTcough opinion of Duck Dodgers...I think that Darkwing may prefer Snape...not sure, haha. The Prank is just around the corner, and thanks for reviewing, we look forward to hearing from you! Oh Girl: wow :blushes: thanks! Very kind of you...please do keep reading/reviewing! Nancy: here you are, and thank you! foodisgood: Yay! You're back! Thanks...and yes, definitely; I was wondering if anyone would pick up on the "smudged word that looks vaguely like sonnet" part...so nice going, haha, and please keep reviewing!

Well, that's all the reviewers, so here is the next installment in the highly random saga of the Marauders! In case any of you were wondering, yes, we do live in dorms, and know EXACTLY how to annoy our roommates. Read on!

The SECRET Journal of Sirius Black, Esquire

Do not open on pain of death unless of course you are Sirius

Or James Potter, also Esquire

October 30

Tomorrow is Halloween! I wish I could write an evil laugh into these pages...hey, maybe I can! James found out how to charm voices into pages...very effective when attempting to ask out Evans (again). "Effective", of course, doesn't always mean "good"--she hit him over the head with her textbook when he wrote that coughhorriblecough sonnet of his on her desk and it wouldn't shut up during class. Poor James...but the look on Evans's face was brilliant, I swear Moony nearly choked to death with laughter. Next time, maybe he'll write the sonn--well, hello there. What's your name? And how did you get into this diary? James calls me paranoid, but really, it's just a question of common sense--one day some intrepid (and incredibly idiotic) "Marauder take two" will figure out the password to this thing (and HOW long did it take you before you figured out that the stupid thing was "Best Hair Award"! Honestly, young people nowadays!)

Cough. Ahem. Where was I? Oh, right, so I've made this entry for the sole purpose of instructing my soon-to-be-protege in the art of driving one's dormmates crazy. Here are a few to start you off:

1. Hide a box under your bed with odd symbols scrawled on it. Take it out once a day and look into it. Frown and look closer. Mutter, "How long does this thing TAKE?" When your roommate asks what you're doing, jerk around and slam the lid shut. Repeat every day.

2. Arrange thirteen quills on your pillow each morning. Refuse to discuss them.

3. Every time your roommate enters the room, dive for your bed and slam the curtains shut. Poke your head out and smile when you see it's just him (or her if you're a girl...)

4. Spend five minutes arranging and re-arranging your chair before you begin to study. When satisfied, sit down, shove chair back to a comfrotable distance, and put feet up on desk.

5.Toss an invisible ball up and down. When your roommate asks you to stop, threaten to throw it at him.

6. Say everything in a very loud voice. Pretend that you can't hear your roommate.

7. Move all your roommate's things two inches to the left. When he asks you about this, play dumb. Repeat with four inches. See how long it is before he catches you.

8. Put a trail of candy on the floor. See if he follows it.

Well, that's all I can think of at the moment...I don't think I should put some examples in here, y'know. Moony would kill me, first off, and James...well, James will never find out, now will he?

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James didn't appreciate that one so much.

Happy Halloween Eve!

Sirius Black, Esq.

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