CHAP 2
Harry awoke when Kerri ran screaming bloody murder into his room and jumping on his bed, with his parents laughing in the background. After calming down, he then smiled and pulled Kerri down onto the bed with him. The collapsed in a heap of giggles, and the whole scene made Lily and James laugh even more.
After they all stopped laughing, they wished Harry a happy birthday and told him to get ready for the day. They also said that everyone would be coming over around lunch time.
Once Harry got ready and went downstairs, they ate his favorite breakfast, eggs with bacon and hash browns. While they were eating, the owl post came and Harry got his Hogwarts letter. James, of course, then said that his said the EXACT same thing as Harry's. After they finished eating, Harry and Kerri started to play cards in Harry's room while Lily cleaned the kitchen with James "helping" her, AKA alone time.
While James and Lily were snogging, Sirius flooed over, asking if they could come early, because they had nothing to do. When Sirius saw James and Lily, he smirked because they didn't notice him. He then proceeded to scream on the top of his lungs, "PROOOOOOONGS AND LIILLLYY-FLOOOOOOOWWWERRRRR!" Needless to say, they jumped apart. When they saw that it was Sirius, they then glared at him.
"PADFOOT! What the hell!" James roared. Sirius was now rolling on the floor, shaking with laughter. Harry and Kerri ran down the stairs. "UNCLE PADFOOT!" they shrieked, and then ran over and jumped on top of Sirius. They all started laughing, along with Lily and James. Then 5 minutes later, James remembered that Sirius wasn't supposed to be at the house for another hour and a half. "Uhh, Padfoot? Not that I am not glad to see you or anything, but why are you here? You aren't supposed to be coming until another hour and half." James asked, thoroughly confused.
Sirius then remembered his mission. "Oh yeah well Rach sent me over to ask if we could come over early because we, like you, have nothing to do for the next hour and a half. Is that okay? I know that James is really excited and can't wait to see Uncle Prongs and Auntie Lily-Flower, along with Harry. And Remmie can't wait to see Kerri-Berri."
Lily laughed, "Sure Siri, you can come over early; just we have to wait for Remus and Sara before we start all the partying. How about you floo back to your house to get everyone and we will floo-call Remus. That sounds good?"
"Perfect, Lily-Flower, like always! Okay kiddos! I will see you in about 5 minutes! Bye Harry! Bubye Kerri-Berri! Bye Prongs! SEE YOU SOON LILY-FLOWER!" Sirius said as he made his way to the fireplace. After a handful of floo-powder, he stepped into the fireplace and with a shout of "PADFOOT'S DOGHOUSE!" he was gone.
Lily just shook her head after Sirius shouted his destination. "I still cannot believe that he named his floo-address that! I mean, why can't he just call it 'Black Manor', like its really called? I mean, because he named his floo-address that, you thought that it was just 'bloody brilliant' and decided to name Potter Manor's floo-address "Prongs' Forest". I mean seriously, James, Prongs' Forest?"
James just laughed while going to go floo-call Remus, "Well, I mean, it works, right? No one will think of that!" Lily sighed. "Fine. Now go call Remus!" James smiled and after a shout of "Moony's Shack" he stuck his head into the fire to tell the Lupins' the changed time.
While Lily was complaining about floo-addresses, Harry and Kerri went upstairs to clean up the cards that, because of Sirius' scream, were all around Harry's room. As they were putting the cards back into Harry's game bin, they heard a thump and a muffled shriek.
When they got downstairs, they saw James "JB" Black standing up and brushing off his clothes. When he saw Harry, he ran over and screamed "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" right in front of his face. Harry heard his Aunt Rachel sigh and say, "Just like his father and namesake. What to do, what to do…" Harry then laughed and screamed in JB's face "THANK YOU!" because he felt it was necessary. They both laughed and then Harry went to go say hi to Remus Black, or as they call him, Remmie and JB went to see Kerri. After the whole Black family was present, and all of the greetings around, JB and Harry went outside to sit at the tree by the lake while Remmie and Kerri went to go play a board game in the living room, and the parents were talking in the kitchen.
"So Harry, how does it feel to be eleven? Did you get your Hogwarts letter yet? I heard my parents talking and they said that we were all going to Diagon Alley tomorrow to get all of our books. I can't wait to go to Zonko's! We need to get ready to, in our mother's words, 'wreck havoc' at Hogwarts!" JB said after they got settled down under their tree.
"It feels no different than being 10, JB. And I got my Hogwarts letter during breakfast. I cannot wait until going to Zonko's! We need ALL of the latest products. When Aurora gets here, we need to start thinking of pranks we can pull on the Slytherins!" Harry said happily.
Harry and JB continued to talk happily for 10 minutes about all of Zonko's new products and, of course, Quiddich. They were arguing who had the better Quiddich team, England or Ireland, when they saw Aurora running towards them. When she got to them, she proceeded to pull both boys into a hug. "Happy Birthday Harry! It's good to see you, both of you." she said as she was hugging them.
"Gosh, Aurora, what did I EVER do to deserve a hug from you?" JB said sarcastically. Aurora rolled her eyes, "Aurora, its good to see you too! How was your summer? Did you have fun? Did a boy tell you that he liked you and then kissed you? Is your dad really over-protective? Did you tell the boy that you don't like him? Did the boy get really mad when you told him that? Did you do something to said boy? Are you telling your idiotic best friends what happened in your summer by talking to yourself by asking stupid detailed questions? Am I immensely smart? Yes." Aurora said.
Harry smiled, "HEY! We are NOT idiotic! Well, not all the time… Of course we know that you're immensely smart Aurora! Remember? You're the immensely smart one and the one that makes the plans, JB is the mischievous one who is the heart-breaker and loves to joke all the time, and I am the sneaky one who puts the plan into action and knows when to stop the prank/pranking!"
JB saw the look on Aurora's face. "Okay Aurora, what did you do to the poor boy?" he asked. Aurora smirked mischievously. "Oh, nothing that will kill him, just a few harmless pranks. He is a magical boy and will be going to Hogwarts next year. But don't worry, if he comes by me, again, I now have you two to help me think of pranking ideas, and you know what our parents say, one of us pranking is bad enough, but all of us together, we will most defiantly wreck havoc. I, for one cannot wait to start thinking about pranking. School starts in a month and we need to have a prank for the first day of school, and one that will tell everyone that the Marauders are back. I say we call ourselves the Marauders, but we would have to ask the original ones, aka our dads, to see if we can. I'm sure they won't mind." She told them.
JB and Harry looked at each other and grinned. The three of them proceeded to start thinking of a prank for the first day of school. Once they got a good idea rolling and it written down, they started talking about Hogwarts. Their parents, a little while later, called them in for dinner. After dinner, Kerri reminded Harry about asking Uncles Padfoot and Moony and Dad about the mirrors, so they asked them and they agreed to make mirrors for all of them (including Remmie, JB, and Aurora).
After they agreed, JB, Harry, and Aurora then pulled their dad's aside and asked them if they could call themselves the Marauders while they were at Hogwarts. Their dads, of course, thought it was a great idea and said that they could, only if they didn't tell their mothers about them asking. The six of them then started talking about pranks, and only stopped when Lily, Rachel, and Sara saw the look on their husbands' faces that they got when they were talking about or planning pranks. They then called everyone over for cake and presents.
Everyone gathered around Harry and sang happy birthday. As Harry thought of his wish, I wish that this year at Hogwarts will be full of memories and pranking, he blew out his 11 candles. They then cut the cake and passed it out. After everyone was finished, they went to the living room to watch Harry open his presents. From Aunt Rachel and Remmie, Harry got a deck of Exploding Snap and some Chocolate Frogs. From Aunt Sara, he got a sneakoscope. From Kerri, he got a book of pranks. From Mum, he got a beautiful snowy owl ("Now we don't have to buy you a pet tomorrow, anyways, I saw her and I couldn't help but think of you.") that he decided to name Hedwig. From JB and Aurora, he got a Fanged-Frisbee, Bertie Bots Every Flavor Beans, some dungbombs, and a book full of jinks and hexes. He, of course, saved the best for last. He got his last present, from Uncles Moony and Padfoot and Dad. When he opened it up, he saw a silvery cloak that felt smooth and a piece of old parchment. When he opened it up, his mother gasped. "James, really? The map and the cloak? Together, he could get into a lot of mischief!" Sirius laughed. "Well of course Lily-Flower, that is why we gave them to him, he rightfully gets the cloak and it belongs to him, because it was Prongs' before it was Harry's, and the map belongs to the three of them because they ARE legacy. So therefore, he gets them and will, no doubt, share with James and Aurora." Sirius said with a smirk.
Harry was confused. "Wait, what map? All I see is a bit of old parchment. And what is so special about this cloak?" he asked his dad and uncles.
The three original Marauders feigned shock and had a look of mock-hurt on their faces. Their wives rolled their eyes and shook their heads. JB, Aurora, Harry, Remmie, and Kerri looked even more confused, because the thoughts that Harry voiced were what they were thinking too.
Remus was the first Marauder to get of the "shock" and then explained the significance of the map to the 5 young children. "Well, at Hogwarts, you know that your dads and I got into a lot of mischief. Well, in our fourth year, we wanted a map that would tell you where all the secret passage-ways out of the castle were and where everyone in the school was, so we made the Marauder's Map! To keep it out of the wrong hands ("Mostly Snivellius" said Sirius) we created an open password and a close password. To open the map so it shows the actual map, you have to tap it with your wand and say 'I solemnly swear that I am up to no good' and the map will open. When you are done, you need to wipe it clean, or anyone can use it. So when you are done, just tap it again and say, 'Mischief managed!' and it will go blank. As for the cloak, try it on! It's been in your family for generations."
When Harry tried on the cloak, all the kids, minus Harry, gasped. JB, of course, shrieked, "WICKED!" and this made the original Marauders laugh. Harry asked why they all gasped and Kerri told him to look down. Expecting to see his body when he looked down, he too gasped when he saw that it wasn't there. "An invisibility cloak! Wow! Where did you get it?" Aurora asked.
"As Moony so put it, this cloak has been with my family for generations! Unlike other invisibility cloaks, this one doesn't fade, spells cannot penetrate it, it cannot be summoned while someone is wearing it, and it always looks as if it is brand new! Man, I love this cloak. Sure helped us out a lot at Hogwarts. Oh and one thing, just because people can't see you, doesn't mean that they can't hear you or feel you. Oh and Mrs. Norris can smell you, so be careful around her." James told them.
Harry took the cloak off and folded it up. "I have a question. If, over the summer next year, I want to open the map, I would have to use my wand, right? So would that count as underage magic?" It was Sirius who answered, "Uhh yeah pup, it does count, so if you want to use the map, then you have to ask one of us!"
Harry said okay and said thank you to everyone and gave them all hugs and gathered all of his gifts together to bring to his room. JB and Aurora took some of his gifts and together they brought his presents upstairs to his room. Inside, the three began to add on to their big opening prank, now that they had the map and the cloak. This was going to be one year they won't forget.