A/N- So I was sitting around reading FanFiction on a rainy Saturday, when I suddenly realized that I wished there were more of these funny, happy fanfics around. So I decided to create one. End of story, enough said.
I will be continuing with Ignite, and that is my main priority, and will be remaining so. This is really just a fun fic for me to write, but I do hope to update regularly, or at least as regularly as I can, being me.
Disclaimer- I do not own Harry Potter. Or anything you recognize. But I truly wish I did.
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"I'M BORED." Sirius Black announced one rainy Monday morning. It was the Marauder and Co.'s first day of Easter vacation, and Sirius was already bored.
That was generally a bad sign.
"That's great, Padfoot." Remus Lupin replied, his nose buried in a book as per usual.
There was silence for about thirty seconds more and then, "I'M BORED."
"Well, what do you want me to do about it?" Remus asked irritably, slamming his book down on the table.
"He wants you to come up with a brilliant idea to make him not bored." James Potter answered.
James, Remus and Sirius were lying around in the Gryffindor common room, kept indoors by the rain. The fourth member of the Marauders, Peter Pettigrew, was away visiting his mum.
So Remus was reading a book.
James was thinking about Lily Evans.
And Sirius was bored.
"I have an idea!" Sirius yelled, sitting up in his chair.
"Well, there's a first for everything I suppose." Remus said.
Sirius ignored him. "Let's play games!"
"What kind of games?" James asked dubiously.
"You know, stuff like truth or dare." Sirius replied, excited.
"Yeah, and we could invite Frank and the girls to play them with us!" James said, getting to his feet.
"I'll go get them right now!" Sirius jumped to his feet and made his way to the staircase to the girls' dormitories. "MCKINNON! MEADOWES! EVANS! PREWETT!" he bellowed.
There was a clatter and then Marlene McKinnon stuck her blonde head out of her dorm. "WHAT BLACK!"
"WE"RE GOING TO PLAY GAMES, AND YOU'RE GOING TO PLAY THEM WITH US." he replied loudly.
"We're going to play games? Sounds good to me, I'm bored stiff." Dorcas Meadowes said, walking down the staircase.
Dorcas was followed by Marlene, Alice Prewett, and after much grumbling, Lily Evans, the sole object of James' affections.
Unfortunately, she did not return them.
After Sirius had fetched Frank Longbottom from the library, they all settled in.
"OK, so what game are we going to play first?" Sirius asked, bouncing in his chair excitedly.
"Let's play truth or dare; that's always interesting." Marlene offered.
"OK! I'll go first," Sirius said, rubbing his hands together. He looked around, searching for his newest victim. "LILY-PAD! Truth or dare?"
Lily groaned. Of course Black had to pick her. Lily considered her choices. If she picked dare, no doubt Black would make her do something that she would regret later, but if she picked truth, well, the consequences were slightly less than her other option.
"Truth,"
"Does anyone have any Veritaserum?" Black asked, looking around the circle.
Remus raised his hand. "I do. Here, Accio Veritaserum!" Remus handed the tiny bottle to Lily.
"Drink up, Lily-Pad!" Sirius said happily.
Muttering about how she would regret this later, Lily drank.
"Everyone should probably do that now, just so we don't have to worry about it later." Alice recommended.
"Good idea, Alice." Frank said.
Alice flushed happily.
After everyone had drunk, Sirius turned to Lily again.
"Is it true Lily-Petal, that you fancied me in our first year?" he asked her, smirking.
Lily gulped, and tried to fight it, but alas, Veritaserum never fails. "Yes," she blurted.
Sirius looked mildly shocked. "I was just joking, Lily-Flower, I didn't think you really fancied me."
"I don't," Lily assured him.
"But you did," he said grinning.
"Yes, Black, I did." She replied. "Stupid truth potion!" She added.
Marlene stared at Lily. "You fancied Black? How come I was never aware of this?"
Lily blushed. "Because you would've teased me mercilessly," she replied.
"Right," Marlene said huffily.
Lily looked around the circle, weighing her choices. "Alice, truth or dare?"
"Truth," she said.
"You girls are so boring!" Sirius complained.
Everyone ignored him.
"Is it true that you failed the Care of Magical Creatures O.W.L?" Lily asked grinning.
"Of course she didn't," Frank scoffed. "That was the easiest exam I ever took; I don't think anyone could fail it even if they tried!"
Alice squeaked. "Yes," she said quietly, her cheeks flaming.
Frank's jaw dropped.
Alice, mortified, tried to get the game going again. "Remus, truth or dare?"
Remus being Remus, decided not to press the issue. "Truth,"
"You girls are so boring," Sirius whined again.
Remus glared at him. Sirius smiled cheekily.
Everyone ignored them.
"What is your weirdest fantasy?" Alice asked.
Remus struggled with himself for a second, before replying. "That I went to a school called Pigfarts on Mars, where the headmaster was a lion who could talk, called Professor Rumbleroar."
Sirius let out a shout of laughter. "Mate, that's even weirder than my weirdest fantasy."
"Rumbleroar?" Lily said doubtfully.
"Was I in it?" Dorcas asked eagerly.
Remus groaned.
"Wait, if Dumbledore is called Rumbleroar, I guess I don't really want to know. Forget it." Dorcas amended.
"Marlene, truth or dare?" Remus asked.
Marlene grinned. "Dare,"
"Hmm," Remus mused, tapping his chin. "I dare you to go up to the first year boy's dorm, levitate in the air, upside down, and sing the Hogwarts song to the tune of Mary Had A Little Lamb."
There was a stunned silence.
Lily was the first to speak. "I didn't know you had it in you, Remus."
"You're one to talk," he shot back. Lily flushed.
Sirius cackled. "I can't wait to see this,"
Marlene stood up. "Is that all you got? Because that's nothing,"
Dorcas held up a hand. "Wait. Are there any first year boys even there?"
"Yeah," James answered. "Not many, but yeah."
"Little Ryan Stolberg and Benny Roberts are sure in for a surprise!" Sirius exclaimed gleefully.
The group made their way up the spiral staircase quickly.
"Wait," Alice whispered, leaning against the doorframe. "They're talking."
"Ooo, I want to hear!" Sirius whisper- shouted eagerly.
Everyone scrambled to put their ear against the door. Obviously, there wasn't enough room, so Frank and Dorcas crouched down to listen from the crack under the door.
"- pretty hot, but she's a seventh year, Benny. That's a six year difference."
"I know, I was just saying that she's hot."
They heard the bedsprings creak, before the reply came.
"Well of course she's hot, Benny. Even a Slytherin admitted it."
"A Slytherin?" Benny said, sounding angry. "Who was it? I'll-"
"You like her, don't you?" Ryan interrupted.
"Huh? Like who?"
"Marlene McKinnon of course."
A silence followed this statement. Sirius eyed the door dangerously. "Why that little-!"
James stomped on Sirius' foot. Sirius glared at him, his eyes watering in pain.
"Did you hear something, Benny?"
"Yeah, I thought so."
"Marlene, you're going in there now, before they find us out." Alice whispered. "Levicorpus!"
Marlene yelped. "I'm not ready yet!"
"Yes you are."
"No, you don't understand, Alice! I don't know the words!"
"Well make them up then!"
And with that Alice pushed open the door and levitated Marlene inside.
"Uhhh, Ryan?"
"Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy Warty Hogwarts,
Teach us something please,
Whether we be old and bald,
Or young with scabby knees,
Or heads could do with filling,
With some interesting stuff,
For now they're bare and full of, uh, hair,
And Droobles' Best Blowing Gum and bits of other stuff,
So teach us stuff worth learning,
Speaking of what we've forgotten,
I've done my best; I don't know the rest,
Have a splendid day!"
"Kind of ironic, huh Benny?"
Almost everyone shook with silent laughter, as Alice levitated Marlene out of the room.
Sirius Black was not laughing, however. Those two dimwits had better keep their hands off Marlene, or else they would have him to answer to.
These, er, stirrings, were alien to Sirius. He had never felt anything for anyone before.
He knew that James fancied himself in love with Lily, but James was, well, James, and Sirius was, well, Sirius. So Sirius brushed it off; he couldn't be feeling passion for a girl, much less Marlene McKinnon, whom he had known almost all of his life.
The group made their way back down the staircase.
"Never again," Marlene gasped.
"Droobles Best Blowing Gum?" Dorcas wheezed.
"Honestly, Marlene. Don't you ever listen? You got the words all wrong!" Lily said, crossing her arms playfully.
Marlene glared at Lily. "I'd like to see you recite the Hogwarts song perfectly then, missy!"
"I will." Lily said haughtily.
"Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy Warty Hogwarts,
Teach us something please,
Whether we be old and bald,
Or young with scabby knees,
Our heads could do with filling,
With some interesting stuff,
For now they're bare and full of air
Dead flies and bits of fluff,
So teach us things worth knowing,
Bring back what we've forgot,
Just do your best, we'll do the rest,
And learn until our brains all rot!"
"How do you do that?" Frank asked.
"Do what?" Lily said, faux-innocently.
"Know everything!"
"I listen," Lily replied. "And honestly, you would all benefit from that."
"We have strayed too far from our game!" Sirius interrupted. "Pick someone already, Mar-zipan!
Marlene grinned at the nickname. "Hmm… James, truth or dare?"
James frowned, and Lily couldn't help thinking how cute he was when he was thinking. Wait…this was James Potter she was talking about. James Potter was not cute.
"Um, truth."
Marlene grinned wickedly. "What was that poem you wrote for Lily in fourth year again?"
James paled and let out a squeak similar to that of a mouse being trodden on.
"Green eyes that sparkle,
Red hair that glows,
Heart of a lion,
Kindness untold,
Her every move is so perfect,
Every word is so right,
Lily, oh, Lily,
The light of my life!" James finished, flushing harder with every syllable.
"That is the sappiest thing I have ever heard." Dorcas declared.
Lily sat there, torn between amusement and something… else. The poem was hilarious no doubt, but the fact that someone would do that, the fact that someone would care that much about her, was…sweet.
"Did you help him with that, Sirius?" Marlene asked. There was no reply. "Sirius?" When she looked over, she was met with a, well, with a strange sight.
Sirius was sat there with his mouth wide open, clapping his hands together like a mad seal, fire-truck red.
"Sirius seems to be, um, indisposed at the moment, but actually James came up with that all on his own." Frank commented.
"It took him ages," Remus said, smirking. "He wouldn't come out of the dorm for two days; we had to actually bring food up and force him to eat."
"And shower," added Frank.
"We couldn't get him to sleep, though." Remus said.
"He was really crabby the rest of that week." Frank remembered, shuddering. James was the Captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team, which Frank was a Chaser on. James was a Quidditch fanatic, and he was merciless enough when he was in a good mood.
Frank was crabby that week too.
"James, pick someone already!" Alice whined.
James, still pink, clung to this suggestion like a lifeline. "Um... Frank, truth or dare?"
"Truth," he answered quickly.
"Would you kiss the person next to you?"
Frank turned his head slowly to the person next to him. Sirius looked back, making a kissy-face. Frank slowly turned back to James, answering, "No."
Sirius pouted, looking incredibly disappointed. Seeing this, James turned to Sirius. "Did you actually want to kiss Frank?"
Sirius immediately adopted an expression of mild horror. "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!"
"Dorcas, truth or dare?" Frank asked quickly.
"Goodies, it's my turn!" Dorcas exclaimed dryly. "Truth,"
"What do you not like about the person on your right?" Frank asked, eager for revenge.
Dorcas looked to her right quickly, and blurted out, "He is egotistical, spoiled, a show-off, and he is obsessive."
"Wh-? I'm not obsessive!" James protested.
Face serious, she looked at him and raised an eyebrow. Said boy's face reddened.
"Okay, okay…never mind," he muttered, ruffling his hair. "But I'm not egotistical, spoiled, or a show-off either." He muttered under his breath. "And honestly, I don't obsess over her."
Dorcas rolled her eyes. "Alright, who hasn't gone yet?" she asked.
"I HAVEN'T!" Sirius yelled. "PICK ME! PICK ME!"
"Merlin Sirius, truth or dare?"
Sirius grinned devilishly. "Dare,"
"Finally! You guys are all such wimps," Marlene commented.
"Sirius," Dorcas said slowly, a grin spreading over her face. "I dare you to imitate three people in this room, whilst we try and guess who you are imitating. "
Sirius scoffed. "That's too easy, Dorky. Give me a better one."
Dorcas raised her eyebrows. "Are you chickening out, Sirius Black?"
"What? No, of course not!" Sirius replied hastily.
"Then do it,"
"Fine, have it your way." Sirius grumbled.
Imitation One
Sirius looked around the room. James was obviously the easiest to imitate (Oh, Lily…. Please go out with me! You are the light of my life; your green eyes are so beautiful!) But no that, Sirius supposed, was too easy.
Sirius adopted a higher pitched voice and began. "Well I'm off to the library! Anyone want to study with me?" He gave a girlish giggle and continued. "And then after our study session, we can paint our nails, and eat chocolate, and talk about our crushes!" Sirius giggled again and then the grin slipped off his face. "Alright, I'm done. Who was it?"
Everyone looked at each other.
"I think it was Lily," Marlene declared.
Lily spluttered indignantly. "Well excuse me, but that is not what my voice sounds like! And I don't like to paint nails, or talk about crushes,"
Sirius grinned. "No, it wasn't Lily."
"Thank you, Black," Lily replied, crossing her arms.
"Well it's obviously a girl, so which one of you is it?" Frank asked.
"It's not me," Marlene replied. "Because I don't like to study,"
"It's not me either," said Dorcas.
Sirius nodded.
Everyone looked to Alice.
"It's not me! Right, Sirius?" Alice squeaked.
"It's not Alice," Sirius answered.
"That was James you were imitating, wasn't it, Black?" Lily asked smugly.
"No, it wasn't Jamie."
Marlene let out a shout of laughter. "It's Remus isn't it?"
Sirius nodded. "It was Remus,"
Remus yelled. "SIRIUS BLACK! FOR THE LAST TIME, I AM NOT A GIRL! AND I DO NOT TALK ABOUT CRUSHES AND I MOST CERTAINLY DO NOT PAINT MY NAILS!"
Sirius smirked. "Whatever you say, Moony,"
Imitation Two
"WHAT THE-?!" Frank yelled, covering his ears as Sirius began to screech like a banshee.
Everyone sat there for what seemed like an eternity, before Sirius's screeches subsided.
"You OK, Sirius?" Alice asked timidly, uncovering her ears.
"I'm fine, why?" Sirius replied.
"Well, on to the imitation, Sirius!" Dorcas prodded impatiently.
"That was the imitation, Dorky darling." Sirius said. "Did you not hear it?"
"Oh no, we all heard it Sirius." Marlene replied quickly.
"Um… I give up." Lily said, after thinking it over.
Everyone nodded in assent. Sirius pouted. "You lot are no fun,"
"Well, who was it?" Frank asked.
"James in the shower."
James roared in rage, before tackling Sirius as everyone began laughing.
Imitation Three
Sirius got up and began prancing around the room. "I'm a glittering pixie!" he said all the while, before coming over and punching Remus in the face.
Remus grabbed his face in pain. "WHAT THE HECK SIRIUS!"
Sirius flopped down on the couch. '"I'm dreadfully sorry Moony, but what must be done for an imitation, must be done."
"So punching me in the face was for the imitation?" Remus asked, whilst healing his face.
"Yes, yes it was."
"Was it Marlene?" Frank offered hastily, intervening before things could get too nasty.
Sirius grinned at him. "No, it was not Mar-zipan."
"Was it Frank?" James asked, still angry with Sirius.
"Nope,"
"Hmm," Lily said thoughtfully. "Someone who looks harmless, but really they're tough."
There was a silence before Alice exclaimed, "I know! It's Dorcas!"
Sirius nodded.
Dorcas harrumphed. "Glittering pixie?"
"Well, that's what you look like!" Sirius defended.
"I glitter?" Dorcas asked, raising her eyebrows.
"Well…no,"
"We missed lunch, you guys!" James exclaimed suddenly, looking at his watch.
Sirius leapt to his feet. "LUNCH BREAK!" he bellowed. "But be warned, my fair comrades, this is not over yet!"
To be continued…
A/N- First things first; I'd like to thank Green Eyes and Glasses for helping me out with this chapter a little, and I'd like to say one thing. I started writing this chapter last week, and I've been writing it in the odd moment, so that's why I said I wrote it on Saturday and I published it on Friday. But also, I really appreciate all reviews and, well, I hope I made you laugh a little!
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