Challenge Accepted!

by Herochick007

This is will be series of one shots for various challenges from the forums, including ones from The Golden Snitch forum and Harry Potter Fanfiction Challenges forum. These will include different pairings, AUs, and anything else that the forums ask. Any warnings will be posted in the author's note.

45. Easter Cracker (Peeves!)

A/N: I don't own anything you recognize.

This is for the Harry Potter Fanfiction Challenges forum

Are you crazy enough to do it Challenge

129. (character) Peeves

Harry Potter Fanfiction Challenges
If you dare challenge.

129. Cracker

Fred smiled tossing the funcracker he'd gotten in the air.

"Got it, ha ha, what is it?" Peeves asked studying the item in his hand. Fred looked up.

"A prototype cracker, like ones people get at Christmas. George and I are trying to improve them for year round use. That's one we designed for Easter."

"Can I have it?" Peeves asked. Normally he would have just taken it and disappeared laughing, but Fred and George had earned a slight be of respect from the poltergeist.

"Sure, just as long you promise to use it wisely," Fred said. Peeves nodded trying to keep his face serious. Pranking a teacher would make for a great day. Now, who to use this on, who had he not tormented lately? His non corporal brain remembered the perfect target.

He hovered into the dungeons. Professor Snape had yelled at him for something he hadn't done. He'd taken the blame, but still held a grudge. He waited until Professor Snape was talking to his class before going through the wall behind the professor. The students saw him, but he raised a finger to his lips. A few nodded while a few watched to see what would happen. Peeves noticed the Longbottom boy sitting in the classroom. He pulled out the cracker and pulled it open with a loud

"CRACK!" Professor Snape jumped, knocked over his cauldron and spilled its contents on the floor.

"PEEVES!" Professor Snape yelled. Peeves was too busy watching things come out of the cracker including several live rabbits, a hat with a vulture on top. Peeves placed the hat on Professor Snape's head. He heard the Longbottom boy burst out laughing.

"Look, Neville, it's your boggart!" one of the students exclaimed. Peeves had no idea what they were talking about but filed the information away for later.

Candy had also rained down on the classroom. Many students had grabbed the sweets and eaten them. Those that did ended up looking as though they'd been dipped in Easter egg dye, which caused no small amount of amusement.

While Professor Snape was still trying to remove the hat, it had a sticking charm on it apparently, Peeves quickly made his escape. He couldn't wait to tell the twins about how well the cracker had worked.