The Almost Prank
Chapter 7
The next morning Peeves goes into the Gryffindor boys dormitory and starts singing, "Potter and Evans are sleeping together, Potter and Evans are sleeping together and there is going to be a little Potter."
At this the rest of the dorm room awoke and Remus, Siruis and Peter look at each other and break out in song, "Oh Potter you rotter oh what have you done. Your sleeping with Evans, you think it's good fun."
Lily and James felt that they should join in the fun so they sat up in the bed and started singing, "Yes we admit it, we slept together. A little Potter will come. Yet as you can see our clothes are still on."
"Hey, maybe I will be the next to sleep with Evans," Sirius sang under his breath. Unfortunately for him he sang it loud enough for Lily to hear and received a pillow to the head.
"It is breakfast time, it is breakfast time," Lily sang getting out of bed, striating her clothes, and heading to the door. "I am going to go get changed see you guys in the Common Room." As Lily left James glared at Sirius who was laughing at the joke he had made. Knowing that his friend could never be serious about anything he just shook his head and got dressed
After the four boys got dressed they all went down to the Common Room . As they descending the stairs James saw Lily curled up in one of the chairs crying. At the sight of her crying he ran down the rest of the stairs almost running over Peter and ran up to her. "Lil, what is wrong?" James asked kneeling down next to her and taking her in his arms. "You were fine a couple minutes ago. What happened?"
"It... was... terrible," Lily sobbed into James shoulder. "I... can't go... back... it's..."
"Sh, Lil," James murmured robbing Lily's back. "I'm here. It's alright. I've got you."
"What is wrong with her?" Remus wondered coming up to them. "She was fine a few minutes ago."
"Way to state the obvious, Moony," Sirius smiled kneeling down next to James.
"I...can't go...back up there," Lily continued to sob.
"Alright," James said still robbing Lily's back. "You won't have to."
"But I need my things," Lily whispered finally calming down enough to talk. "I can't go up. It's just too scary."
"What was it?" Remus asked with concern noticing that Lily had not yet changed her clothes.
"A death eater was standing by my bed waiting for me," Lily murmured. "When I went up there it turned on me and pointed it's wand at me."
"A death eater here in the castle," Sirius exclaimed. "I don't believe it. I thought we got them all before they could get into the castle."
"Be serious, Sirius," Remus scolded. "It was probably just a bogart. We'll talk to McGonagall after breakfast."
"I'll see if one of the house-elves will go and get you some clothes," James said from his kneeling position next to Lily. "Moony,go call Dombledore and tell him what's going on."
"Sure thing," Remus muttered going over to the fireplace.
"Susie," James called turning slightly when he heard a small pop signaling the arrival of the house-elf.
"Master Potter, called Susie," the house-elf said.
"Yes, Susie," James replied bowing his head. "I need you to go and get Lily something to wear. It seems there is something in her room that is scaring her."
"Right a way,sir," Susie murmured disappearing with a pop.
Lily watched this with amusement. She knew that Hogwarts had house-elves but had never seen one before. The little bat eared creature was something of a surprise to her. "So that was a house-elf," Lily muttered more as a statement then a question.
"Yeah," James answered. Just then there was another pop and Susie reappeared with some clothes for Lily. "Go on up our room and change. We'll wait for you. If you want I can go with you. Although I think you might be more comfortable changing by yourself."
"I'l be alright," Lily muttered. "I'll be right back. What should I do with my clothes though."
"Susie will go with Mistress Lily and take her clothes to laundry," Susie offered.
"That would be very nice of you, Susie," James said with a bow. James had stood up after Susie had returned with Lily's clothes.
"Dumbledore is sending someone to get rid of the boggart," Remus said raising from the fireplace. "Do you think Lil is going to be alright?"
"She'll be alright," James replied watching Lily go up to the boys dorm. "She is just having a hard time after the run in with the death eaters. It will take time for her to get better. You gave me time now we just need to give her time. Hey we have Double Potions today. That should cheer her up. She likes potions."
The four friends sat planning the end of year prank. This would be their last year and they wanted to go out with a bang. They wanted something that the school would remember. "You ready, love," James asked looking up from his spot on the floor. "We were just planning..."
"I don't think I want to know," Lily interrupted him with a smile. "Knowing the four of you it is some kind of prank."
"And you don't want anything to do with it," Remus finished for her. "As I remember you had nothing to do with the last one yet you still got in trouble. Guilt by association, Lil."
Later that day as the five friends entered Potions they brook out in song to the Twelve Days of Christmas.
In the first minute of potions,What we saw,
a Professor without her voice
In the second minute of potions what we saw,
Two ticked off students
and a Professor without her voice
The third minute of potions this is what we did,
three pinch's of newt
two ticked off students,
and a professor without her voice
"Only a hour and forty-five minutes left," Snape muttered to himself. "It's only Double Potion. Only a hour and forty-five minutes left." While almost everybody else was enjoying the song including Professor Slughorn who was dancing. This however only caused the friends to get louder.
The fourth item of potions is what were going to tell you,
Four stirs left,
three punches newt,
two ticked off students,
one Professor without her voice.
The fifth item of potions is this,
five singing students
four stirs left,
three pinch's newt,
two ticked off students,
one professor without her voice.
"Only an hour and a half left," Crabbe muttered. "It's only double potion. Only an hour and half left."
"I thought I was the only one that didn't like this song," Snape said leaning over to Crabbe.
The sixth item f potion is this,
six sprinkles of water,
five singing students
four stirs left,
three pinch's newt,
two ticked off students,
one professor without her voice.
The seventh item of potion is this,
seven scales of dragon,
six sprinkles of water,
five singing students
four stirs left,
three pinch's newt,
two ticked off students,
one professor without her voice.
"How big are your pinch's, sprinkles and scales," a Gryffindore girl asked. "I can't keep up. And it's not working for me."
"As big as you want," Peter told the girl.
"Only one hour left," Snape murmured. "This is only Doubles Potions, only one hour left."
"We'll make you a sound track," Sirius added.
The eighth item of potion is,
eight stirs right,
seven scales of dragon,
six sprinkles of water,
five singing students
four stirs left,
three pinch's newt,
two ticked off students,
one professor without her voice.
The ninth item of potion is,
nine hairs of Lily,
eight stirs right,
seven scales of dragon,
six sprinkles of water,
five singing students
four stirs left,
three pinch's newt,
two ticked off students,
one professor without her voice.
"Hey," Lily screamed as James and everybody else took some of her hair.
"Only fifty minutes of left," Crabbe muttered to Snape.
The tenth item of potion is this,
ten smacks of James,
nine hairs of Lily,
eight stirs right,
seven scales of dragon,
six sprinkles of water,
five singing students
four stirs left,
three pinch's newt,
two ticked off students,
one professor without her voice.
"Hey you guys," James whines as Lily and everybody else smack him. "That is not nice. And it hurts."
"You, sweetie," Lily simpered. "Should have thought about that before." Lily then turned around and smacks Snape for pulling extra hard. "And you mister... I hate your song...should have...thought about...pulling on...my hair...thank you."
(a/n the dots are the smacks Lily gives to Snape. thank you at end is in pleasant tone while rest is yelling. Snape is backing up slowly.)
"You have a live one there, James," Sirius said under his breath trying not to laugh. unfortunately Lily heard him.
"Oh, you volunteer next," Lily told Sirius. "Why thank you."
"Only thirty minutes of potions left," Crabbe muttered as he enjoyed the show. "It is only Double Potions, there's only thirty minutes left. Not enough time to get every student in the class."
The eleventh item of potion is this,
eleven stirs like this,
ten smacks of James,
nine hairs of Lily,
eight stirs right,
seven scales of dragon,
six sprinkles of water,
five singing students
four stirs left,
three pinch's newt,
two ticked off students,
one professor without her voice.
"Tell everyone to stop smacking me," James demands.
"No, darling," Lily replied. "You haven't told them to stop pulling out my hair."
"You never asked us to," Sirius replied.
"Black... I should have...known...you have...the worse...sense of humor...I have...ever seen...and you...use it...at the...worse time...and if I were you...I would... keep my...big...fat..mouth...shut."
Crabbe burst out laughing so Lily turned on him and smacked him, "You... think... this... is... funny... I'll... smack... you... so... hard... you'll... be... in... the... hospital... for... a month..."
James then turns to Snape and stated, "How... dare... you...make...my...girlfriend...smack...you...and...make...her... hurt... her... hand..." James then turns to Crabbe, "And... the... same... goes... for... you...How... dare... you... make... my... girlfriend... smack... you... and... make... her... hurt... her... hand..." Sirius seeing what was going to happen started to back a way but he was to slow. "Black... how... dare... you... even... think... about... hurting... Lily's... hand... you... are... our... closest... friend... and... should... have... known... better... then... to... try... to... sneak... away..."
All three of them feeling very sore asked to go to the hospital wing after being very sore from all the smacking. As the three slunk of to the nurse office the four remaining friends finished their song.
The twelfth item of potion is this,
twelve melted caldrons
eleven stirs like this,
ten smacks of James,
nine hairs of Lily,
eight stirs right,
seven scales of dragon,
six sprinkles of water,
five singing students
four stirs left,
three smacked students,
two ticked off students,
one professor without her voice.
The bell rang just as the song ended. As everyone was cleaning up Slughorn's voice rang a cross the dungeon's, "Potter, Evans, three days detention for each of you and thirty points from Gryffindor. I also expect three apology letters from each of you to be on my desk in the morning. One each for Mr. Black, Mr. Snape and Mr. Goyle. I expect each to be no shorter then a foot."
That night in detention the three friends were surprised to find that Dumbledore had the instruments waiting for them as well an assortment of goodies and refreshments. He also had a bucket of ice for Sirius to put on the places that he had gotten smacked. "Mr. Black, how are you feeling after your Potions incident?" Dumbledore asked as the friends entered his office.
"Fine, Headmaster," Sirius murmured. " James was right I shouldn't have ticked Lily off. I knew she had had a bad morning."
"Well, I think today we will have a little party and discuss what your options are after graduation," Dumbledore said with a smile. "And yes this will count as part of your detention. But first I want to discuss a little assignment I am giving the students in Transfiguration. I will need your help with the grading. I have instructed the students to write down the lyrics of one of your songs. Since I cannot follow you five every where you go I would like you to go through the papers for me. It appears McGonagall will be out for at least a week."
"That should not be a problem," Lily said. "I still do not understand what you want to discuss about our plans for the future. We have already decided what careers we want to have."
"That may be true," Dumbledore exclaimed. "However, I would like to invite you to join a special group of wizards and witches. This group is set up to combat Lord Voldemort and the death eaters. Seeings how three out of the five of you have already shown yourselves to be up to the task I was hoping that all of you would like to join."
"Headmaster," Sirius started. "Exactly what are you asking?"
"The choice I am asking you to make is one that you can not enter into lightly," Dumbledore replied. "Lord Voldemort is rumored to be the most dangerous wizard of all time. So I must first ask you if you feel up to fighting this wizard for the good of all of us?"
"I can not speak for the rest of them," Lily murmured. "But if what I experienced is anything like what others must experience at his hand count me in."
"Miss Evans, I am sorry to say that you only received a light touch," Dumbledore said. "The death eaters have even been none to use the aveda kadavra curse, which is as you know, one of the unforgivable curses. I would be glad to except you in the group. Thank you for your pledge of support. However, I can not except your pledge of service at this time. I would like you to think this over until graduation. Talk about it amongst yourselves, your friends and families. At the end of term we will revisit this topic."
"So what you are asking us is if we want to join the Order of the Pheonix," Sirius muttered. "You mentioned them in the hospital wing the other day."
"My you do get right to the point, Mr. Black," Dumbledore responded. "Yes, that is what I am talking about. However I am asking that you think about the decision that you make. It is not a one that you should enter into lightly. Now, on to brighter subjects."
"Like what?" James asked eating one of the rolls that were laying out on the trays.
"Oh I don't know," Dumbledore said. "How about Potions this morning? I heard about that song from class."
"You can't be serious," Remus muttered.
"He is not serious," Siruis exclaimed. "I am."
"Can't you two ever be serious?" Lily muttered.
"I always am," Sirius replied ducking in case he got smacked again.
"So tell me about this detention that Lily and James got," Dumbledore instructed.
"Snape pulled my hair extra hard," Lily replied. "And I smacked him a couple of times. Then Sirius volunteered to be next. So I had to oblige him. Crabbe thought it was funny so I had to teach him a lesson. And I hurt my hand doing it."
"So I had to smack them for hurting my girlfriends hand," James piped in.
"I see," Dumbledore murmured scrutinizing the food. "Then you will be happy to know that for the next three nights you will not be serving detention with me. However you will have to make up the time at a later date."
The four Marauders knew exactly why Dumbledore had postponed the detention for a later date. The full moon would be the following night and it usually took that long for Remus to recover from the full effects of the moon. "Now, I think," Dumbledore said. "That we should make a dent in this food that was sent up. While we are working in the food I believe Mr. Potter and Miss Evans should start on the letters. I would love to hear what they say."
"I thought this was to be a detention," Lily muttered grabbing a roll from a tray. "How is this helping you?"
"Ah, Miss Evans," Dumbledore replied. "I am an old man and sometime need the company of young people. I also need a laugh. The five of you seem to be able to supply me with both."
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