Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or the basis that this story is based on - SpikeyGirl came up with the idea of Harry Potter and Glowsticks when we were chucking ideas about. She has kindly given me permission to use the idea.

Harry Potter was bored.

There really was no other word for it. Ron still wasn't talking to him and Hermione, well she was busy. He had finished all of his homework- a feat that Hermione was shocked and proud of. She was now in the library doing more research about the tournament that Harry had somehow gotten involved in. At least that's what she had told Harry.

Looking down at the map Harry sighed, Krum was next to Hermione on the map. Not that he could blame either of them. No, he was just wondering what the fireworks would look like when Ron found out.

Hmm, Fireworks. Now there was an idea. Pity that he had seen the twins working on them. No. What he needed was something original.

Another sigh and Harry rolled onto his back looking at the ceiling above his bed.

"You alright mate?"

Looking across the room Harry saw Dean with what looked like a package from home in his hands.

"Never better." Harry mumbled.

"I know that this tournament has gotten to you, so I thought of something that could cheer you up." Dean told him. Despite Harry's raised eye Dean seemed resolved to finish his pitch. "I sent home for something's that I thought might cheer you up. I know I'm not any Weasley but I've a couple of cousins who suggested this would be a good 'pick me up' for the down hearted."

At this Harry sat up as Dean came over with the package. Lid open so that Harry could see that it was filled with what could only be over a thousand glowsticks.

A grin slowly filled his face as he let out a peel of laughter.

"So do you reckon you could help me find uses for these glowsticks?" Dean asked, a grin spreading across his own face as Harry's nod.

No one noticed anything at first. In fact it wasn't until dinner had begun and that it had started to get dark that anyone knew that anything was amiss.

"Did you see the trees? They look so beautiful lit up like that." One of the Beauxbatons stated to her friends for all to hear.

"The colours where intriguing, as was the way that they moved with the trees. I had not thought that Hogwarts would decorate the edges of their 'forbidden forest'." Another answered her.

They did not seem to notice the attention that they were receiving. In fact if one looked closely they would notice that there where unladylike smirks just wanting to burst out.

Why?

Well for that we must take this story back a few hours to when Harry and Dean were starting to decorate the forest edges.

"Mr Potter should you not be trying to do everything you can to try to catch up with the rest of us Champions or where you just planning on what I believe your 'Sheer luck'?" Cedric asked. Both Harry and Dean to whirl round in shock, cursing themselves for not thinking to keep a more active look out.

Before them stood the rest of the Champions minus Krum.

"Umm." Was all that Harry could reply.

"We're not mad at you Harry." Cedric spoke again when it was obvious that the two boys who now looked like they had been caught stealing sweets from a bay would not be saying anything.

"I should think not. It is painfully obvious for those of us who wish to look for it to see that you did not place your name into the fire." Fleur stated.

"We've were talking about maybe helping you a bit with a few spells when who do we see in the distance but two Gryffindor's tying things to trees." Cedric carried on.

"Glowsticks." Dean muttered, receiving raised eyebrows at the word.

"There sticks that glow when cracked. You can see the colours better as it gets darker." Harry explained.

And thus the two pranksters in training received some helpers.

Back to the Great Hall

All chatter in the hall deceased completely as Filch came rushing into the hall.

"They've done it this time! They've gone too far I tell you!" Filch panted as he rushed up to the Headmaster.

"Who has done what?" Dumbledore asked.

"Those Weasley Twins, I tell you it was them. They turned the Forbidden Forest multi-coloured. Hundreds of 'em!" Filch exclaimed.

It didn't take long for the hall to empty, everyone rushing to see if it was true. The students didn't even let their teachers past as the all scrambled to get a good view. Chattering excitedly to one another.

It was Colin's voice however that carried along the mass of students that stopped Professor McGonagall from dragging the twins to her office. "Hey, aren't those glowsticks? I didn't know that the twins were mass buying muggle products. They must've taken ages to crack and put up."

Other mugggleborn students where nodding their heads at this recognising the glowsticks for what they were.

The twins were unlikely to have done this due to the effort, cost and lack of opportunity to get the quantity of glowsticks required.

A week after the first task

Harry was plotting in the dorms with Dean when the twins let themselves into the 4th year dorms.

"Hello Harry…"

"…Dean…"

"…you would not believe what we've just over heard…"

"…there we were just innocently hanging outside Hufflepuff…"

"…when what should we over hear but Diggory…"

"…telling other 'Puffs…"

"…about how caught you two…"

"…by the Forbidden Forest a few weeks back…"

"…the morning the glowsticks were placed…"

"…that of course explained why Hagrid hadn't caught you.."

"...or when question stated her was the other side of the grounds…"

"…we aren't sure…"

"…whether to be upset…"

"…that you didn't get caught…"

"…or ecstatic that you've taken up pranking." The twins told them.

Dean and Harry looked at each other and smirked.

"I think…"

"…that you should be…"

"…more worried…"

"…about us surpassing you." Harry and Dean told them.

And so for the rest of the tournament a pranking war ensued between the twins and a group only know as the muggles.