Pranking the Marauders: The Tale of Melissa Hunter

by TwoDramaNerdsInABoat

Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs. When James, Peter and Remus try to prank Sirius by locking him in a train car with a Slytherin girl, they don't know that they have just started the largest prank war in the history of Hogwarts. (And no, we're not counting anything Peeves has done.) It's all the Marauders against Melissa, the girl from the train, who Sirius may have a crush on.

2. Chapter 2

Chapter Two

In which Sirius realizes he has a crush, and Severus still has one on Lily

Severus POV

I was sitting during the sorting ceremony when I looked up to see Sirius Black staring at me. Or at least, in my direction. I'd heard how James and his posse had trapped Melissa Hunter, the girl I was sitting next to at that exact moment, in a train car recently. I really hoped I wasn't going to be their next target.

"Are they looking at me?" I asked her. Melissa didn't respond. She was too busy scribbling notes onto a piece of paper. "Melissa!" I whisper-screamed.

"What?" She snapped back, annoyance evident in her voice

"Black- is he looking at me?" I asked again. At this she looked up and met Black's gaze before glaring and turning back to her scribbles.

"I don't think so." She replied more peeved than before.

I sighed. "Melissa, please look. You're better at reading people than I am."

"Fine." She said with a huff of anger, putting down her pencil and paper for a moment. I looked at it and saw that it seemed to be a diagram of sorts. There were all kinds of different arrows and "x"s, a few of which were labeled. 'Black', 'Potter', and 'Pettigrew' were all listed. A few of the arrows said 'dungbombs.'

"What do you think?" I asked her, looking away from her paper and back at Sirius. "Do you think he's going to- kill me or something?"

"No." Responded Melissa, "He's looking at me."

Melissa POV

After looking up and seeing that Black was staring at me. I glared at him again, and then went back to planning how I was going to get revenge. The Marauders pranked the wrong Slytherin. They started this war, but I was going to finish it.

"What are you planning?" Severus asked. The cursed boy was always snooping around in my work! Just because we were both close with Lily didn't mean that we were immediately friends.

"Why do you care?" I snapped back, still very annoyed that I had been interrupted once again.

"Because if it has anything to do with annoying Potter or Black, I want to in." Severus whispered.

I looked up again about to remark with a flat out no when realized that I could use his help in the future with potions or something. I was okay at potions, but I knew Severus was easily the best, even with Lily as a close second.

"Fine." I said "But only to critique my ideas and if I need any potions for a prank."

"Deal." he said "Anything that will get Potter humiliated."

Then we went to our house, through the dimly lit common room, and into bed.

Sirius POV

Melissa. Melissa. Melissa. Sitting in bed that night, the first night of school, my fourth year, I couldn't get her out of my mind. The name was pretty, but not as beautiful as the girl- WAIT A SECOND. I WAS FALLING FOR A GIRL. REMUS WAS RIGHT. I pondered for a moment whether or not to tell him. I mean, it was a bit personal. And he might hold it over my head forever. He wasn't even my best mate! That was James, by a landslide. But the thing is, if I told James, everyone would know. James would have fun with that. I sighed and made a decision.

"Remus?" I whispered, sliding out of my four-poster as walking over to his bed. "Remus?"

I heard a groggy "Mmmh," so I knew he was at least half-awake.

"Come on." I grabbed Moony from his bed and dragged him down to the common room. They sat by the fire as Sirius explained.

"You were right, Remus."

Remis POV

Right? Me? Never. OF COURSE I WAS RIGHT. I AM ALWAYS RIGHT. I HAVE NEVER NOT BEEN RIGHT.

Sirius POV

I wondered what Remus was thinking. Was he laughing at me internally?

Remus POV

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I AM ALWAYS RIGHT!

Sirius POV

"What should I do?" I asked. "I- I know nothing about liking people. It usually goes the other way around."

"Listen, don't be creepy. Don't stalk her or anything. Be nice. Wait for Valentine's Day, or a dance or something and ask her out then. Until the perfect moment arrives, I'll steer you through this minefield called 'girls.' But I want some pay."

"You don't mean-"

"Of course I do."

"But-"

"I want you to pay me in chocolate," Remus insisted. "The good kind. A bar for every sentence of advice. You owe me, I dunno, maybe ten as of this moment."

I took a deep breath. "Deal."