Flower Tears and Marauder Fears

Chapter 7: Padfoots' Plan

Sirius crept down the dormitory stairwell at 2:00am. Trying full heartedly to be as quiet as he could, Sirius left the common room and navigated the halls of Hogwarts. Heading to the far end of school. Remus had only come in a few hours ago, when Sirius saw the half amused expression half confused expression on his face he had immediately pestered him to tell what had happened. Although Remus seemed quite surprised to have found Amber in the middle of a bad dream, Sirius had concentrated souly on the fact that Remus had seen James upset after obviously having had a disagreement with Lily. Sirius had waited until Remus was sleeping and snuck out.

Looking around the corner he saw the strange formation that Remus had described. Going up to the arch Sirius knocked as lightly as he could on the wall beneath it, and jumped back when it began to move and a face like stone figure was staring back at him.

"Yes?" it asked distastefully, obviously not to happy about being woken up "Can I help you?" it said brutally.

"Can I speak to James Potter?" Sirius asked gritting his teeth.

"Hold on" It replied disdainfully

"Cheery old fellow" Sirius muttered to himself, consciously running a hand through his light brown hair. He could hear footsteps coming closer and a bolt being pulled back. Then he was staring into the face of a ragged James.

"Hello Prongs!" Sirius said happily, grinning at James.

"What are you doing here?" He asked sleepily rubbing his eyes.

"Well a certain somebody said you were already having some trouble with the flower" Sirius said lightly a more serious look now clouding his face.

James looked confused for a second but then a look of self anger clouded his features. He gestured for Sirius to come in, and led him through the hall to the crimson common room and then to his room. Sirius went in first but didn't miss the frustrated look that James sent at the door at the other end of the room.

The room was big with dull rust colored walls, quiditch posters had been put up around the four poster bed and pictures of the marauders were spread across the room on dressers and shelves. Running and jumping on the bed Sirius bounced onto the mussed covers and turned upside down to look at James sitting in the cushioned chair by the window ledge.

"What happened this time?" he asked while crossing his eyes, James looked up and Sirius saw the corners of his mouth quirk. Looking Sirius over searchingly, James sighed and stared out the window at the ghostly silhouette of the moon on the lake.

"I kissed her" James said quietly not looking from the window. He did how ever glance over curiously when a giant THUMP sounded and James saw that Sirius had fallen off the bed.

"WHAT?" Sirius asked while rubbing his head and moving out from under the blanket he had dragged down with him "You KISSED Lily Evans and are still alive to tell?"

"Shut up, Padfoot" James said shaking his head frustratingly "She cut herself on a pink rose the house elves left for her. She was trying to move it because she despises the color pink. And we ended up talking about why she wouldn't go out with me, and I kissed her…" James paused he had paced a full circle in the middle of his room while Sirius watched astonished.

"She kissed me back, I thought maybe… Never Mind. I know we were planning on pranking her Pad but I don't want to hurt her anymore than I already have" James said and watched as Sirius's mouth dropped open.

"But you've never gone back on a prank!" Sirius exclaimed

"I'm not going to prank Lily" James said fiercely "Especially after what just happened. You understand right?" James asked Sirius his eyes begging for understanding.

Sirius looked at the wall behind James as he said: "I understand Prongs. I think it would be a good idea if you went to bed. You mind of I sleep on the couch in your common room? I left a note for Remus."

"Yeah go ahead" James replied to relieved to realize that Sirius had never before avoided going out after hours "I'll see in the morning"

Sirius snatched a pillow from James' bed and closed the door behind him. Going over to lie on the couch, he waited until all noise had ceased from James' room. Getting up quietly he crept to a door to the right of Lily's bedroom, walking very lightly as he passed in front of her door; he slipped in quietly.

The room was obviously fitted for a girl, the sink was sparkling clean and surrounded by soaps and other bottles. The shelve beside the shower also held a collection of bottles. Smiling to himself Sirius went to the sink and took out his wand. Although Sirius pretended to be dense and rather stupid he was actually very intelligent and aced most of his tests. He also had quite a talent for charms…

Waving his oak wand counter clockwise three times, Sirius whispered: "Picitium"

The bottles and soaps appeared a sparkling hot pink for a few seconds before returning back to their original colors. Grinning wildly Sirius did the same thing for the bottles on the shelve by the shower. Three counter clockwise wave for a hour and a half delay (each) on the appearance of dye. And a last enchantment to make it last for 24 hours. As Sirius put the finishing enchantments on the prank. He was thinking one thing.

"Well Flower this is what you get when you mess with marauders."

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