James's plan
Ginny was in a frenzy. On their way to King's Cross station she had been smothering James as if he was going to leave her forever. Aside from that she had been pestering him to write to them every day to make sure he was all right.
"Mum, I can't write to you every single day. All the other students would make fun of me for being a momma's boy." said an annoyed James.
The car had been neatly parked right outside King's Cross, but before James could get out of the car his mother ambushed him and kissed him repeatedly on the cheek. Albus, and Lily were giggling nonstop. James finally broke free of his mother's deadly hug and went ahead of them with his dad.
The Potters made their way to Platform Nine and three quarters. They were an hour early before the train would arrive. Harry went around catching up with old friends. While the three bored children sat in a chair.
James stared blankly at empty space and was surprised to see his Uncle Ron and aunt Hermione drop by to say goodbye. As soon as Harry came back he, Ron, and Hermione were wrapped up in a conversation.
"What are you lot doing here"
"We just came to say goodbye to our little nephew." said Hermione
"Actually I just wanted to get off work like you." Whispered Ron to Harry's ear,
"The entire office is fed up with the business regarding that bloke Wyndham Frost. The Prime Minister is getting angrier and angrier every time we don't find this man."
The three adults continued their discussion. While James got up, grabbed his backpack and left Platform Nine and three quarters.
Albus noticed his brother's absence and went off to find him. He eventually saw James heading towards the platform's exit. Hesitantly he followed his him to the exit.
"James what are you doing?"
"Figured we have some time left, so might as well do something fun."
James showed Albus a backpack filled with items from Weasley's Wizard Wheezes. He managed to sneak it by his parents by covering it with Harry's old invisibility cloak which he found in the attic.
"So what will it be the Bug Bomb or the Multiplying Marble." The Bug Bomb was an enchanted wind-up toy (either a cockroach or spider). If you turned the wind up key the toy would crawl away and transform into a swarm of insects. The Multiplying Marble was a marble that multiplied whenever you say multiplico. It's perfect for making people slip or fall.
Albus was uneasy with the idea of James pulling pranks on muggles, but he realized that there was nothing that could stop him from doing something troublesome.
As James was about to release the Bug Bomb on poor unsuspecting muggles a man bumped into him knocking him to the floor.
"Terribly sorry lad." said the man. He helped James up and checked for any signs of him getting hurt.
"Are you alright?" said the man.
"I'm fine, sir." replied James.
He stared at the man's face. Something about him looked familiar. He was obviously Forty-Five and he had black curly hair with some streaks of white, but his most unusual feature was his long and pointy nose.
The man took off. James took some time to remember who the mystery man was and why he seemed so familiar. Then it hit him. He knew who the man was.
"Al, it's him, I know it's him."
'Him who?" said Albus
"It's Wyndham Frost, the thief that dad and Uncle Ron have been looking for. I read about him in the paper"
"You read the paper?" said a surprised Albus. James snared at him.
"Well, should we tell dad?"
With a mischievous grin on his face James thought of an idea. "Or we could find him and bring him in ourselves"
"James you are mad."
"Al I'm doing this with or without you."
Al felt hesitant but he had to keep his brother out of trouble so he agreed.
"Don't worry I have a plan." said James
Wyndham Frost was extremely proud of himself. For years he had been a brilliant thief who used magic to take from unsuspecting muggles. Even though he had been caught many times he always managed to break free and elude the law time and time again. He was so sure of his abilities that he had attempted one of the most daring thefts in history which was to steal Da Vinci's Mona Lisa from the Louvre. He loved to see the faces on those poor muggles when the famous painting "disappeared" from the wall.
Today he did something extremely risky to test his abilities. He went to King's Cross station to steal from the muggles boarding the train and see if any of the aurors there could catch him. So far he had taken wallets, expensive watches, and jewellery but the only thing that mattered was to make fools of the muggles and the Ministry of Magic.
Over the distance he spotted a boy all by himself. On his wrist was a solid gold watch. It must have belonged to his father or grandfather. It looked extremely expensive. He knew he had to take it.
"Ok Al, listen up here's the plan. First hand me your watch" dictated James. Albus did as his brother commanded and handed him his digital Mickey Mouse watch.
Then James rummaged through his backpack and took out a small can of paint and a brush. The paint wasn't ordinary paint though. It was the Solid gold paint from Weasley's Wizard Wheezes. It could temporarily turn any object into solid gold. Carefully he painted the entire watch gold and then returned it to Al.
"This man likes to steal from muggles, right? so take this and try showing it to everyone. I'll follow you using the invisibility cloak to see if our bait worked" James explained.
Albus followed James's plan and walked around King's Cross awkwardly showcasing the gold watch, while James scoured the area in search of Wyndham Frost. They circled the entire area but still couldn't find the thief. After a while he gave up and they both decided to go back to Platform Nine and three-quarters to tell their dad.
When they reached Platform 11 James spotted a man heading towards his direction. He stepped aside and stooped in his tracks to observe the man. As the man came closer to Albus he looked closely and spotted a wand protruding from his pockets.
Without him even noticing it Albus's watch unlatched and levitated out of his wrist. James quickly tapped his shoulder to signal that their bait worked.
Albus turned around and saw the thief and quickly took back his watch. The thief tried to run but the unseen James tripped him. Now He had gotten angry and pointed his wand at Albus and red sparks came out of it. James pushed his brother out of the way and the red sparks knocked him to the floor. Albus took off the invisibility cloak and checked on James. He was alright but now the thief was chasing the angrily. The two boys looked at each other and ran.
They ran fast, but Wyndham Frost was catching. Without a moment of thought Albus threw the Multiplying Marble on the floor and said Multiplico!. The single marble multiplied into twenty which made the thief slip and fall, but he got up on his feet and was now gushing with anger. Frost continued his pursuit of the two boys, but they were not out of tricks yet. While running James winded up the key and released the Bug Bomb. The toy crawled a short distance then scattered into dozens of crawling roaches. Soon the muggles were screaming and panicking. They all ran towards the same direction as Wyndham Frost effectively slowing him down. James and Albus finally stopped and caught a breath.
"So what's the rest of the plan?" asked Albus.
"I don't know."
"You don't know?"
"I'm making this up as we go."
Suddenly Frost came out of nowhere and shouted Levicorpus! James was hung upside down in the air as if strings were attached to his feet. Albus managed to escape and immediately put on the invisibility cloak.
