Marauders Era: Missers Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs are planning a particularly peculiar prank on the Slytherins. What happens when the joke goes bad and everything is not what it seems?

AN: And now onto the epilogue-of-sorts. A collection of (100 word) drabbles:

Regulus stood by Bellatrix's side, where she stood shaking in her wedding gown, trying to calm his cousin. "Shh, Bells, it's okay. Or, it will be soon enough. Just try not to think about it too much."

"I don't love him, you know that, Reg. And I wish Sirius and Andromeda were here, even just so I could see them one last time before I go walking to my doom."

Even one month was too much for her to have spent with Sirius, Regulus mused; she was trying to joke around in dire circumstances- such a Sirius thing to do.

The Marauders stood together watching a group of Slytherins scurry past.

"I take it you'd rather not prank them now?"

Sirius nodded at James's question, "But I think Hufflepuff could use some… excitement."

James dipped his head thoughtfully, seemingly in agreement, "Right, so we'll use the Polyjuice and actually pull this one right, yeah?"

Sirius stuck out his tongue, "No, I won't mess it up this time- once is way more than enough."

"But you and Regulus are on better terms now, so that's good. Hey- do you think it'd work with me and Evans?"

Sirius just rolled his eyes.

Where was Regulus? They'd officially joined the Death Eaters together a short while ago, and now he had just disappeared.

Bellatrix didn't know what she was going to do without her cousin. They'd been closer than Bellatrix and her husband- and she was magically bound to Rodolphus.

Regulus had been the only thing keeping her sane in the midst of the madness that was the 'Dark Lord's regime. What was she supposed to do now?

She assumed his death had something to do with the aurors, and so she would avenge herself on them. Bellatrix let out a cruel laugh.

(AN: In case you didn't quite catch that, that's where Bellatrix goes insane. And also why she killed Sirius, indirectly. He was an auror in the Order of the Phoenix, so she held him with those responsible for killing Regulus. Obviously, she never knew what'd actually killed her beloved cousin.)

The last thing Sirius thought before he fell through the veil was that he was glad to see Bellatrix again. He couldn't help his laughter, remembering the carefree times when they'd been children 'dueling' with sticks. Then he'd died.

It was nothing like he'd imagined- Sirius was standing in the Slytherin common room, staring at the reflection of Regulus in the mirror. Only when Regulus smiled at him did he realize it wasn't his reflection; his brother was standing behind him.

With no words, the brothers embraced each other, and James and Lily appeared. Sirius had never been so happy.

As Molly Weasley shot a curse at her, Bellatrix couldn't help the laugh that escaped her. It was her turn to embrace death, finally, and she'd been waiting for it.

She'd been killing Order members, aurors, muggles, and almost anyone she came across for so long she'd almost given up hope of ever joining Regulus.

For a moment, she worried for Narcissa and Andromeda, but then she smiled as her eyes closed. Her sisters had their respective son and grandson to keep them going.

Bellatrix opened her eyes to swirling white mist, and saw her cousins running to greet her.

AN: Well, that's the end of the Marauders part. I tried to keep it as book-complacent as possible, but I can't guarantee anything for the Trio. Anyhow, please review and let me know what you thought!

-Fiori ^_^

(P.: Each of the five drabbles are 100 words exactly, and my author's notes (excluding this post script) add up to 100 words all together as well! Win!)