MWPP: Through Moony's Eyes
A/N: This used to be a big long chapter but I cut it in half, the chapter after the original will be added to the next half of this chap. Confusing I know. Remus goes to the dark side...the pranking side.
Ice and Filch Don't Mix
"It's not fair!" Sirius whined. Him, James, Peter, and Remus had taken some books about Animagi back to thier common room to do research. It was Christmas, and they decided that they all needed to stay at school to do some research without other students around. Unfortunately, the book they really needed, the book that told them how to become Animagi, was in the Restricted section.
"How can we become Animagi if we don't know how?" James asked to no one in peticuler.
"Guess you'll just have to forget about it. Becoming Animagi, I mean," Remus said. Peter let out a sigh of relief.
"NO!" James shouted to the empty common room. "Can't Remus just go and get a note from a teacher?"
"Sorry James. I'm now labeled as a prankster like you. After you conveniently told McGonagall about what I did the first night at Hogwarts," Remus said scowling at James. "Teachers won't let me go in there, unless I'm with someone responsible like Lily or someone. But, she can't know about you three becoming Animagi, so that's out of the question."
"You are now labeled as a prankster?" Sirius cocked his eyebrow.
"Well see, teachers think that I'm like three fourths a good boy, and the other fourth is for making trouble," Remus said shrugging his shoulders.
"Well, we need to figure out some way to GET THAT BOOK! But, onto other things, I can't believe that we all got to stay for Christmas!" Sirius said.
"I know! We practically have the whole castle to ourselves!" James commented.
"And yet, we STILL can't get into the restricted section," Sirius said angrily.
"Cheer up Sirius. Christmas is tomorrow," Remus said.
"Yeah, but we still have a day ahead of us and nothing to do!" Sirius whined.
"I know something we could do," Remus said with a mischievous grin.
"Oh really Remmy? Do tell," James said looking interested.
"Well, we could, since it would be such a waste of time to walk all the way down to the lake, I was thinking that we could turn the third floor corridor into an ice rink."
"Brilliant Remus, simply brilliant," Sirius said. "You know, I think the teachers are right about you." Remus smirked.
"But, Remus, it's dangerous and we should be careful," James said, mimicking Remus's usual sayings.
"We could do my plan or not, it's your choice," Remus said sharply, not appreciating being made fun of.
"Yes, yes we shall, but first, what do we need? Gosh Remus, you can't just rush into these things," James said with tones of mock concern.
"Our wands are all we'll need," Remus said strolling out of the portrait hole.
The four made their way up to the third floor corridor and looked around.
"I think we'll need the water first," Remus said.
"Aguamenti," The four boys chorused. Jets of water came out of their wands, except for Peter, only a trickle of water came out of his. The portraits were glaring at them if any of the pictures got wet. The boys managed to spray everything, and making the third corridor be filled with two inches of water, making it look like it had been flooded.
"Temperium Decren," Remus muttered, and the whole corridors temperature went down about 65 degrees, causing the water to freeze and make the four boys wish they had brought heavier cloaks.
"Well what are we all standing around for?" James asked. Being able to skate outside is nice, but it is much more fun when you can skate through hallways, as Remus, Peter, James, and Sirius all figured out. It was a very hilarious sight indeed, with Peter falling down every five seconds and James and Sirius skating around like gitty little school girls.
"Sirius, look who I found sneaking up the stairs," James said holding up Ms. Norris, the caretaker Filch's cat. Ms. Norris was hissing furiously at James.
"Hm," Sirius thought staring at the cat. "I think Ms. Norris needs to cool down a bit."
"Read you loud and clear," James said. He put Ms. Norris on the ice and pushed her to Sirius, who was across the hallway.
"Whoa, I'm not going to catch her," Sirius said, noticing that she had extended her claws to try to stop herself. She slipped pass Sirius and crashed into a wall behind him. James and Sirius doubled over with laughter. Remus who was standing near by was scowling.
"I didn't mean for you two to hurt anything while we were here," Remus said, still glaring at James and Sirius.
"Aw, come on Remus, she's just an animal," James said, still laughing.
"So what are you two planning to do to me, as I recall I am half animal," Remus snapped.
"Yes, but Remus you are also half human, and capable to hex me if I got on your nerves." James said, Remus smiled. He probably could curse James if he got on his nerves. His thoughts were interrupted when he could hear voices coming from the moving staircases. Being a werewolf sometimes did have its advantages, Remus's hearing was much better than the average person.
"James, Sirius, Peter, shut up," Remus said quickly at them. Sirius and James had given up on torturing Ms. Norris and were now pushing Peter around on the ice. There were two voices floating up into where they were, a man's and a women's.
"They took Ms. Norris, I know they did."
"Don't worry Filch, we'll sort this out."
"Brats. Always taking Ms. Norris. Deserve to be hung by their thumbs in my office, don't you think so Minerva?"
"Trust me Filch, if that was allowed, I would have already done so."
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"Guys its Filch and McGonagall" Sirius yelled, for he too had extremely good hearing as well, he just didn't know it. "RUN FOR IT!" They all slipped and slid on the ice until they reached the other staircase.
"BLACK! LUPIN! POTTER! PETTIGREW!" McGonagall yelled, but she was too late, they were already down in the Great Hall.