Disclaimer: Nope not mine!
Summary: Sitting in the library what could go wrong? Everything!
Author's Note: I can't believe it! Another chapter this came to me at random so I wrote it down.
Remember James writes in bold, Sirius is bold italics, Remus is Italics, and Peter is underlined.
Chapter 4
James walked out of the hospital wing the next day to go looking for his friends. He knew where to find Remus. The one place he always was. The library. Sirius was here too flipping through a book then throwing it behind him when he didn't find it interesting. When he saw James walk in he jumped up and ran over to him.
Where were you two and where is Peter now?
Remus demanded that we spend time in the library studying. I think Peter is in detention that or he's stuck outside in the snow.
There's snow outside?
Yes...
Then what are we doing in here? Don't we always have a marauders snowball fight after the first snowfall?
Professor Dumbledore has locked the doors he said it's too cold to go outside.
When has Dumcledore's rules ever stopped us?
Yeah come on please Remmy I wanna go play in the snow!
Sirius and James begged and pleaded with with Remus until he finally agreed if they cast the warming charm before they went outside.
What about Peter?
I'll go get the map!
Sirius ran out of the library to get the map from his trunk.
How are we going to open the map?
Simple we can just write the password on a piece of paper and put it on the map before we tap it with a wand.
How are you so smart?
I read and us my brain.
I use my brain too, but it always gets me in trouble.
I got the map now what?
Sirius put the map down on the table. Remus wrote the password on a piece of paper and put on the map as James tapped it once with his wand. At once lines and dots appeared on the parchment. They scanned it for Peter.
There he is in the great hall!
We should have known that...
Told you we use our brains to think (well you two do most of the time) while Peter uses his stomach.
Ouch Remmy that's harsh. Why are you so crabby today?
Think Padfoot! It's that time of the month!
Ohhhh...
I'm not a girl you know I don't get mood swings!
Yes you do. Five minutes ago you were happy now you're bitting our heads off over a simple joke that you hear all the time.
You guys are the ones being mean!
Never mind lets just go find Wormtail.
Not until you two say sorry!
Fine we're sorry good grief!
Good grief?
I heard one of the muggle borns say it and I liked it sounds catchy.
Ok then... lets go get Wormtail now.
Ok
Fine
They walked down to the great hall and found Peter eating a large piece of cake.
Hey Pete whats going on?
WHERE DID YOU GET THAT CAKE?
The headmaster gave it to me!
I want some!
What if Dumbledore is trying to prank us?
Moony you worry too much.
At that moment Peter turned in to a crab. The three looked up at Dumbledore who was laughing along with McGonagall.
It was McGonagall she's trying to get us all! Prongs you have to hide!
Yeah James she'll be after you next! RUN!
Peter who was once again Peter took the quill and wrote.
Run while you still can Prongs!
I refuse to run I'm a Potter and a Gryffindor I take whatever she throws at me!
You're doomed!
What are you three talking about we're the great marauders what is this school coming to. The teachers can prank us?! I say we should pull a master prank!
You mean...
Yes Padfoot prank number 777.
That will take all day to set up!
What is prank number 777? Since when did our pranks have numbers?
Prank 777 is the only prank that has actually been thought out and well planned.
Therefore we decided it earned a number.
Why does everyone but me know about this almighty prank?
We thought of it when we were at Prong's house over the summer when you were in America.
Why didn't you tell me when I got back?
We never thought we would need it.
But this is an emergency.
What do we have to do?
Alright Remus you're in charge of putting the charms on everything, Sirius you get the magical non-dangerous creatures, and Peter you go to the library and get one book off every self and bring them to the secret passage behind the mirror.
What about you?
I have to get pranked by a teacher.
They all looked at him like he was insane.
Now go the greatest prank Hogwarts has ever seen will happen in two days!
James watched as his friends left to get ready for the prank. He looked up at the staff table and saw McGonagall watching him. He smiled and waved then started to stare at Lily trying to act normal.
James walked carefully up to the common room looking around making sure McGonagall was not around. He decided to go flying for a little bit, so he walked up to the forth year boys dorm to get his broom. He waved to Arther Weasley and Frank Longbottom who were pointing at something on the ceiling and laughing.
James looked up to see what they were laughing at and almost fainted when he saw his broom stuck to the ceiling. James stormed out of the common room knocking Lily over as she tried to get in.
"Hey watch it Potter!"
He didn't listen he just walked past her. Lily shrugged and walked into the common room and gasped when she saw James Potter's prized possession stuck to the ceiling. She got it down and ran back out of the common room.
"James! James wait up!" She yelled when she saw him walking briskly down the transfiguration corridor. He stopped and turned to face her. "I- I got your broom down." She said handing him the broom. He took it giving her a confused look.
"I got it down because you can't get it down and no one was helping you so I decided to help." Lily told him. James smiled and hugged her. He was surprised when she didn't push him off.
'Thanks.' He mouthed when they started back to the common room.
"You're welcome."
James sat with Lily watching her do her homework until Remus, Sirius, and Peter came back grinning. They walked up to the dorm to plan prank 777.
Author's note: What is Prank 777? I'll let you know when I know. Sorry if anyone seemed out of character this chapter (mainly Remus and McGonagall). I wanted some Lily James time here too so I threw that in. Well let me know what you think. Ideas are appreciated!