The next few weeks at Hogwarts passed quickly, and before they knew it, it was almost Halloween. As was usual at Hogwarts, the spectacular decorations were going up around the castle. The suits of armor were bewitched to turn into skeletons every time someone passed them. Bats were frequently seen flying down the corridors and in the Great Hall. But the most amazing decorations were seen at the Halloween feast. There were large jack-o-lanterns every where, and the 4 biggest pumpkins were carved to look like the 4 Hogwarts founder's heads. A thousand bats flew around the Hall, swooping in and out of the jack-o-lanterns. James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter were one of the first few to walk into the Great Hall.

"Are you sure this is going to work?" asked Peter nervously.

"Yes! We just need to have a clear shot." James replied.

"Oh look! He's already here!" Sirius had just spotted Snape sitting at the Slytherin table.

"Are you sure this is going to work?" asked Remus.

"Yes! We just need to get a close seat!" Sirius reassured Remus for what he thought was the hundredth time. The four boys came up with an idea to prank Snape during the Halloween Feast, and they had been working hard on the spell all night. They all sat down at the long Gryffindor table, as close as they could to Snape. It was lucky that the Gryffindor and Slytherin tables were right next to each other, but they didn't want to be too close to Snape, or he would notice them and get suspicious.

"Okay, ready Remus?" Sirius said in a low voice, so they didn't run the risk of being heard by Snape.

"Yeah." He shot the charm straight at Snape's plate, and it glowed bright yellow for a second, then turned back to normal.

"Nice." James high-fived Remus. "Now come on, let's move down a little, or Snape will blame us." They all scooted down the bench a little, just as Dumbledore stood up at the staff table.

"Welcome, to the Halloween Feast! Now, I don't want to bore you all with a speech, so I only have one word for you. Enjoy!" He sat down, threw his long beard over his shoulder and began eating the food that had appeared on platters in front of them.

"Look at Snape, look at Snape!" whispered James excitedly. All four boys turned to look at Snape, who had previously been piling food on his plate and was now about to eat. The four boys watch feverishly as he shoveled mashed potatoes on his fork and put in his mouth. For a moment it looked as though nothing out of the ordinary had happened, but as Snape swallowed, he turned into a bright yellow canary matching the color his plate had glowed when the spell had first hit it. Snape the canary gave a loud squawk and turned, with a pop back into his normal human self. James, Sirius, and Peter were all laughing shamelessly, and Remus, who had been trying to hold back a laugh, burst and joined in laughing. A majority of the students in the Hall were either laughing or staring and pointing. Eventually, people starting talking among themselves again and went back to their own business. Snape, however, was staring around, looking for the cause of his bird transformation. His eyes caught James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter, who were still laughing at him, and his gaze hardened. He, though angry, seemed reluctant to bring more attention to the embarrassing moment, so he turned back to his table, though not touching any food. After the first course and the delicious desserts, people started to get up and walk out. As Sirius, Remus, James, and Peter walked out, they were met by Snape. He looked furious.

"I know it was you who did that to my food." he growled.

"Did what to your food?" Sirius asked in a falsely nice voice.

"Don't play dumb, Black." Snape sneered. "Although I know it's fairly easy for you."

"Are you insulting me, Snivilly?" growled Sirius. He had whipped out his wand and had it pointing in Snape's face. Remus grabbed his arm and said in a warning voice, "Flitwick." Sure enough, Professor Flitwick was making his way over to them. Quickly and almost unnoticeably, Sirius had slipped his wand back into his pocket.

"Not fighting, are we boys?" asked Professor Flitwick in his squeaky little voice.

"No, Professor." said James in an unnaturally polite and sweet voice.

"All right then, I would suggest going up to bed now. Good night." he walked off and was soon swallowed by the swelling crowd leaving the entrance hall. James turned back to Snape.

"Yeah, Snivilous. Why don't go run along with your Slytherin friends." and the four boys walked up the staircase, laughing at Snape's furious expression.

The next morning James woke up to find the dorm deserted. He dressed quickly and went downstairs into the common room. He found his three friends there, apparently in a heated debate.

"...and if we don't do something, he'll go tell McGonnegal!" Sirius was saying to Remus.

"Yes, but we don't even know if he will go to her, and if he does, what's the big deal? It's not like we did something really terrible."

"No, we didn't, but knowing Snape he'll milk it for all he can. He'll say that it could have went wrong and we could've poisoned him or had him stuck like a bird. And even if he doesn't snitch, so what? He deserves to be hexed."

"What's going on?" James sat down in a chair across from them. Peter jumped into the conversation, clearly eager to make sure James knew what was happening from a third-person point of view.

"Sirius thinks Snape is going to tell McGonnegal about the bird thing last night and he wants to silence him, but Remus doesn't think it's a good idea." Peter said quickly.

"Wait, what do mean by 'silence him'?" James asks, turning to Sirius.

"Not like hurt him or something!" Sirius said hastily. "Just like, I dunno, put a Silencing Charm on him or something."

"That's not that bad!" James says, now turning back to Remus. "It's not going to hurt him. And be honest, you don't want to get in trouble again, right?" Remus sighed. "I suppose. But I'm not helping you. And just so you know, he could easily get someone to take the spell off him, so it's not the best plan." He pulled a book out of his bag that was leaning against his chair and disappeared behind it. Sirius and James got up, then stared at Peter, who was still sitting in his chair, trying to look as though he wasn't there.

"Yes?" he asked when he saw then looking at him.

"Are you coming with us or not?" asked Sirius, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. Peter looked quickly at Remus and back again before answering.

"Yes, I suppose." he finally said.

"Well, let's go then." And all three of them walked out through the portrait hole.

"There he is! Peter, get over here before he sees you!" Peter scrambled to get behind a suit of armor next to the ones James and Sirius were hiding behind. Snape was walking from the entrance hall, having just finished breakfast. He had a book in his hands and seemed to not be aware where he was walking. As soon as Snape was at a place where they had a clear shot, Sirius said,

"Now!"

"Silencio!" James whispered. Snape stumbled a little as the force of the spell hit him, and he looked around to see who had hit him. Peter, James, and Sirius pressed themselves further against the wall. Snape made to say 'What happened?' but no sound came out. James bit down hard on his tongue to hold back his laugh, because Snape was only a few feet away. Apparently deciding to enlist the help of one of his fellow Slytherins, he walked down the steps where the Slytherin common room was presumably held. As soon as the rest of his cloak disappeared around the corner, the four boys extracted themselves from behind the armor and an up the stairs, laughing openly.

This one is a little long and boring, but they're pranking Snape, and that's always fun, right? Well, please review and tell me if there's anything I need to fix/change.