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Author's note: Sorry it took so long to write! I couldn't think of anything to write for this. James is bold, Sirius is bold italics, Remus is italics, Peter is underlined.
Chapter 9
The marauders spent the next two weeks planing every possible thing they could think of for this prank and before long they were ready to out it into action. It was a simple plan really all they had to do was get into each of the common rooms. They decided it would be easier just to prank the whole school rather than just the Ravenclaws. They split up: Peter went to the Slytherin common room, Remus went to the Ravenclaw common room, Sirius to the Hufflepuffs, and James stayed in the Gryffindor common room.
The plan was to switch the common room around so that when you walked through the entrance to each you would end up in another houses common room. The dorms stayed the same. It would get too confusing for them if they changed the dorms around.
Sirius walked down a corridor towards the Hufflepuff's common room. He hid around the corner waiting for someone to come and say the password finally someone did. A first year girl came skipping towards the entrance.
"Fairy wings!" She said happily as they entrance opened up and she skipped in.
Sirius smiled happily and ran to the common room to wait until night fall.
Remus sat in the library researching a spell that would change the common rooms around like they wanted to. So far the best one he found was the simplest. The switching charm. James, who was sitting across from him, snored. For someone who lost his voice that snore was loud. Only seven days were left in their punishment and Remus was happy as a clam that he would be able to talk again and soon too.
Remus poked James who jumped and looked around startled.
I found a good easy charm.
What is it?
The switching charm. It's a basic charm, but it handles what we need.
Excellent!
What's excellent?
Moony found a charm that will work for our prank!
Why didn't you read the note I wrote to Prongs before?
Me? Read! Prongs there's something wrong with Moony!
No there's not he's just being Moony.
Did you get the password?
Yeah of course!
Great! Now all we have to do is wait for Wormtail.
We have to wait until everyone's asleep.
Why we have an invisibility cloak!
Yes but what would you think if the portrait hole suddenly opened but no one came in?
That Prongs went to the kitchens to steal some food without me.
Why would I do that?
You're right. Let me reword that. That Prongs somehow managed to convince Lily to go on a romantic walk with him and that he needed hind from Snape so he and Lily snuck up to the common room under the cloak.
That's not far fetched at all!
It could happen.
"Yeah when pigs fly!" A voice behind them made them jump. James spun around to see Lily.
Hello!
Why are you reading our notes these are privite!
"I saw my name on the paper!"
What did you read?
"ummm everything."
James she knows too much!
Yeah but she wouldn't tell she wants to know if the prank will work. Right?
"Well.. I...um... Alright! Yes I want to know if you four can pull it off!" Lily yelled as the three boys smiled.
What do you think is taking Peter so long?
Probably got lost.
"Why don't one of you go and look for him!" Lily suggested.
Here he comes!
I got it!
"Got what?"
Why is she reading our notes?
Because she can read.
"What did you get?" Lily asked annoyed.
A password.
"For the Slytherin common room?"
They all stared at her dumbstruck.
"I guessed. Am I right?"
Yes.
You're amazing!
James what do you say we work on the task at hand.
Right!
To an empty classroom to practice that spell!
The five of them went to an empty classroom and practiced the spell. Lily followed so that she could see how successful this prank would turn out. Needless to say James was thrilled that she was in the same room as him. By dinner time they were masters at the spell and set out to charm the rooms while everyone was eating.
Sirius ran to the Hufflepuff common room as fast as he could. He had to get there and down to dinner before anyone noticed he was gone. He pulled out a piece of Parchment and wrote the password he had heard the small girl say earlier and showed it to the portrait.
Fairy wings! Please let me in!
"Fine! Fine! You did have the password get in quick!" The portrait said swinging forward. Sirius smiled and ran into the room. It was very yellow and not as messy as the Gryffindor common room. He had to wait for the others to be in the other common rooms. He had the map to see where the other three were, Peter and Remus had the mirriors and everyone knew where James was.
Upon seeing Peter's dot and Remus' dot move into the common rooms he puled out his wand and thought of the spell. Switch cella.
The room felt like it was moving for a minute then everything stopped. Sirius stumbled out of the room and found himself in the dungeons. He ran up the stairs in to the entrance hall to find Lily standing there.
"It worked?" She asked smiling. Sirius nodded and Lily laughed happily. "That's great!" Sirius smiled and nodded again.
They waited in silence for the other three. They didn't have to wait long. James was the first to show up grinning broadly. He ran towards them and smiled at Lily who rolled her eyes. Remus and Peter showed up at the same time both looking equally happy and smiled when the saw the three waiting.
They all went into the great hall and sat at the Gryffindor table. Automatically Sirius started to sholvel food onto his plate. They ate fast, but didn't leave until everyone left.
I wish they would hurry up and leave I want to see someone's reaction!
Me too!
Look a Gryffindor is leaving now do you want to follow them?
YES!
Are you coming Lily?
"No, I'll be up in a few minutes." She said smiling. "I want to talk to Alice."
Ok see you later!
With that said the four boys followed the first year up the familiar route to the common room. The kid said the password and climbed through the portrait hole.
"Hey this isn't the common room!" The kid yelled as he looked around. The room was in fact the Ravenclaws common room. "Since when do we have blue banners everywhere?"
The Marauders couldn't help but laugh at the confused kid as they walked past and went to their dorm. Which was the same as it had been that morning.
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