Chapter 3

Over the next few weeks Carina had learned to control when she turned into a large dog. Carina was always around Fred and George nowadays. She hated the caretaker Mr. Filch. One morning in early October she was having breakfast with the twins and she had an idea. "Hey guys how would you feel about pulling a halloween prank with me?" Carina asked them in a quiet voice.

She sees the twins' faces perk up in mischievous smiles. " What did you have in mind?" They ask together.

Carina thinks for a minute. " Well I want to dungbomb Filch's office, but not one of those gone in 30 minute dungbombs I want this to last hours maybe even days. Now here's the big issue, there aren't any dungbombs like that." she says

The twins look back and forth between each other then look back at her. "Yes there is." Fred Said.

"We have been developing dungbombs like that for years." George said

Carina smiled at them. "That's great. Now here's the hard part getting Filch and away from his office. And Because this is my plan I get to bomb the office." She said enthusiastically.

"Hey why are we cannon fodder?" They ask together.

"You guys are the only ones I trust and the only ones that can lead them away just long enough for me to get inside and bomb his office." She says grabbing one hand from each of them. "And besides you guys are my best friends."

George caved first. "Damn it Carina how is it you pull the best friend card and we cave?"

"No you cave first because you think she's cute." Fred says jokingly.

MCarina lets go of their hands and smiles. "Even still thank you guys." She gives them her I got you smile.

As the weeks go by and it gets closer to Halloween, Carina and the twins are trying to get all their preparations ready. Halloween was actually 3 days away and she was getting anxious.

The twins had recruited peeves to start some trouble. Their plan was to draw Filch and Mrs. Norris away from the office for 10 min so Carina could set up the dungbombs. And as the twins are getting chased, peeves will start by throwing some enchanted toilet paper that would make you look like a mummy if you touch it and Filch will have to stop chasing the twins to clean up the mess peeves will have made. And the twins have concocted some magical catnip that will put her to sleep for about 30 min.

Before they knew it it was Halloween day and classes had just let out for the day and Carina and the twins were in the common room preparing for their prank. They prepared about 5 dungbombs for Carina to use in the office. And once they had everything they needed they headed into position.

Carina has her bag and waits in the girls bathroom right down the hall from Filch's office. After about 10 minutes she heard Filch yell and start running down the hall after a minute, Carina snuck out of the bathroom and quickly went into Filch's office. It was poorly lit and damp and dusty. Carina got to work quickly placing the dungbombs. She left her bag open to easily pull them out. She placed one on a higher shelf, under the cushion of his chair, under a wheel of the chair,the other two were in some of the many drawers worth of stuff. Right as she was getting ready to leave the office she saw this bit of parchment and quickly stuffed it in her bag. She went to the door and opened it a little bit before turning into her animagus form and walking out of the office. Before meeting up with Fred and George she slipped behind an old tapestry and transformed back before going up the stairs to the common room.

When Carina got back to the common room she saw the twins on their normal couch by the fireplace. She walked over and sat in between them. "Well guys I would say everything went smoothly. I mean you guys apparently didn't get caught and apparently I didn't. So I guess it went smoothly." She said quietly.

"How did you get away without being caught though?" George asks, whispering in her ear.

"Trade secret." Carina whispers back. "I'm heading to the library. I'll see you guys at dinner."

As Carina enters the library she heads to a table in the back of the library. She takes the parchment out of her bag and unfolds it. "Why was something like this in Filchs' office?" Carina asked herself quietly.

Messrs Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs wonder if the young lady is up to no good.

Carina is shocked when she sees the writing on it and instinctively grabs her wand. "Yes I am up to no good." She whispers.

Messr Padfoot wonders if the young lady swears solemnly.

Carina points her wand at the parchment and says "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good."

Messrs Moony, Wormtail,Padfoot and Prongs are proud to present the Marauders Map.

And with that the parchment changed into a map before her very eyes. "How do I turn it back, I wonder?" She whispered to herself.

As if the map heard her, it opened and showed itself in the library. "Mischief Managed."

She pointed her wand at the map and said the words "mischief managed" and it slowly changed back to how it was when she pulled it out of her bag. She returned the parchment to her bag, and took out her transfiguration notes for their assignment. After a couple hours she went back to the common room to put her bag up before the halloween feast.

Carina reached the portrait of the fat lady and said " Pumpkin Juice" as the fat lady swung open she saw Fred and George waiting for her. She climbed into the common room and said " Hang on, let me drop my bag off and we can walk down to the feast together." Running up the stairs to her dormitory she quickly tosses her bag on the bed and hides the map in her trunk before walking back down to the common room.

"Why would there have been a large black dog coming out of Filch's office Fred? Are you sure Cedric said he saw a dog coming out of Filch's office when we were giving Mrs. Norris that catnip and peeves was throwing enchanted toilet paper at people." George asked.

"Cedric saw what now?" Carina asked, startling the twins.

"A large black dog." Fred said plainly. "And it was around the time that you were supposed to have been in his office. How do you reckon he saw a dog instead of seeing you?"

Carina sighed. They were alone in the common room. "Because the black dog IS me." She whispers before turning into her animagus form, and back.

The twins looked at her in shock. Carina looks at them and says " Look I know you are shocked right now but we should really head to the feast and besides I have something I need to show you tonight after everyone goes to bed. I nicked something Awesome from Filch's office earlier. I thought it was just some parchment at first but I was wrong."

The twins just look at her in shock and follow her out of the portrait hole down to the halloween feast.