Fifth year, Remus pov
I made my way downstairs in to the common room late that night and saw Lily. She was sat there all alone, I was surprised to see her there as she'd looked so tired earlier. I walked towards her as she stared at he barely burning fire.
"Hey Lils"
"Hey Re"
"You alright?"
"Yeah, just sleepy" she yawed on queue. It was clear she didn't want to go to bed so neither did I. "You?"
"Same" I nodded, I'd moved the other comfy chair to the side of hers both facing the dwindling fire.
"I just think we need to get them back for the dungbomb prank already"
"It was such a bad prank"
"I know" she shook her head, pulling her legs up wrapping her arms around them.
"And they've been more irritating than usual"
"It ridiculous what Muggle things wizards get obsessed with"
"I can't believe Marlene gave him a bouncy ball"
"Like Sirius could use magic on a ball but no, there's something about that ball"
"And his lighter"
"It's almost as annoying as his smoking"
"You're only saying that cause you smoke too" she grinned.
"Well, yeah, and it's annoying as hell"
"Maybe we should set the ball on fire?" I suggested weakly.
"Just what we need, a bouncy ball on fire"
"Why?" I asked playing innocent.
"It just may lead to injury"
"Only maybe" I said, pointing a finger at her.
"And knowing our luck they'll come after us"
"Maybe" I agreed, trying to copy how she was sat but I was too tall.
"Come on we need some ideas" she clicked her finger.
"I'm more the one who does the magic rather than comes up with ideas"
"Damn, I made friend with the wrong Marauder"
"Low blow Lily" I sighed.
"Why don't you go make friends with Marleen instead?" she shrugged.
"I am friends with Marleen?"
"You know what I mean" Lily said, head drooping backwards.
"Go to bed Lily"
"No," she shrugged me off, "we could dye their hair?"
"They'd love that too much"
"Yeah"
"And we can't use dungbombs"
"No way"
"And probably best to have no fires"
"Maybe a small one," she shrugged, teasing me for suggesting setting the ball on fire, "I can't think"
"Maybe we could sneak to Hogsmeade?"
"How on earth would we sneak to Hogsmeade?"
"We have our ways" I answered simply. Sometimes I forgot Lily dosen't know about the Marauders Map.
"Merlin I must be tired if I can't even be bothered to try that"
"And I doubt it would help, the boys must have every single Zonkos product"
"Maybe a firework rather than a fire?" she thought.
"Yes, and stealing stuff from them to prank them just makes it even better" I agreed enthusiastically.
"Okay," Lily said. Turning in her chair to face me her eyes finally lit up she smiled. "Why don't we pull and prank and blame them?"
"Is getting them in trouble a prank?" I said doubtfully.
"We can admit to it later if we need to" she shrugged.
"What do you have in mind?"
"An water slide?" Lily yawned.
"How?"
"On one of the steps" she grinned.
"After everything with the girls they'll believe it"
"I don't think it's a bad plan"
"I don't know how we'll make it safe"
"Or how to clean up easy"
"You are my new favourite person to plan pranks with" I grin at her.
"I could have told you that before we started" she said with a dismissive hand. She grabbed a book, crossed her legs and opened up what appeared to be her charms book. I smiled, I was fairly sure we'd need more help than that. "Get reading!" she encouraged.
