Title: Chocolate & Pranks

Characters: James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin & Peter Pettigrew.

Word Count: 600

James Potter was whistling when he made his bed. That was enough to catch the attention of his friends but what made them truly react was the way he clapped his hands when he was done and looked at his clean area of the room with as much pride as he would a well-conducted prank.

"What's up with the smile?" Sirius asked from across the room on his bed where he casually laid with his arms underneath his head. "You look like that time when Evans complimented you on not being a complete arse for once."

Remus laughed and looked up from his book to see that his opponent had yet to make a move. Peter sat on the other side of the bed watching the chessboard as if it would give him the solution if he focused hard enough.

"Say whatever you like Padfoot for today nothing can ruin my mood," James replied as he sat down at the end of his bed just enough so that he wasn't standing but not enough to mess it up. "I am going home and it's Easter."

Sirius shrugged. "It's Easter, so what?"

"He says, so what…" James eyes widened. "That is not a question one should use in the same sentence or in contact with the word that is Easter. It's an amazing holiday with a bunch of amazing food and more chocolate than you can possibly imagine. It's almost as amazing as Halloween."

Sirius laughed. "Well, that kind of celebration sounds amazing Prongs but I feel like I'm obliged to remind you that not everyone celebrates like that. My family invites all of the pureblood families and the food is barely touched because people either don't want to gain weight or they're afraid of being poisoned by someone at the table; which isn't completely unlikely. And the chocolate figurines are there for decorative purposes."

James laughed when he heard Sirius say that they were afraid of getting poisoned. Although it was no laughing matter it was hard to not react in any other way. The fact that there probably was an ounce of truth in the sentence didn't make much difference.

"What about you, Moony? Wormtail?"

Remus shrugged. "My parents aren't really much for celebrations. It'll be quiet and I'll probably just study a lot."

"What about chocolate?"

Remus rolled his eyes but gave his raven-haired friend a smile. "Prongs, it's me you're talking to. I eat chocolate pretty much all the time anyway. I don't have to wait for a holiday to do that."

James laughed and pulled his hand through his hair as he leaned forward. Peter had a huge smile now that he had managed to make a move but the frown returned when Remus didn't have to think twice before making a countermove and it was yet again his turn. "What about you Wormtail?"

The moment the question left his mouth tension took over the room and Peter shrugged as his cheeks turned into a violent shade of red. Sirius rolled his eyes and mouthed smart to James who for a moment wanted to hit himself in the head. "Sorry mate, I forgot."

"That's okay James." Peter replied and gave him a smile.

A moment of silence. "Why don't you guys come back home with me? I'm sure my parents wouldn't mind." James said. "Come on boys, it'll be a holiday of pranks and chocolate. You can't say no to that?"

"No." Sirius replied. "I suppose we can't."

James smile looked as if it was about to burst. "Good, then start packing because we leave after lunch."

The end