Would the Marauders dare pull a Phineas and Ferb in quarantine if they shared a flat with Lily and any of the other girls? (If so what would that look like? XD)
Nooooo not if they shared a flat, that would leave them with no escape route! But here’s day 1 of a 104 days of pranks for you, @pianistbynight!
“Aren’t you lads a little young to be buying all this dragon dung?” the delivery wizard stood outside the back of the Shrieking Shack with said sacks of dragon dung - known to be extremely potent to the senses of children.
“Yes, yes, we are,” Remus sighed, but it was either get the dung through legitimate means or solicit Hagrid, who couldn’t keep a secret. Then they’d be in some real trouble.
Inside the shack, James and Sirius appeared to be playing a rousing game of exploding snap, but the game was awash in the light of a spell. SNAP! went some of the cards.
“There!” Sirius’ quick gray orbs caught it before James’ really, really bad hazel eyes, hence his glasses, “The cards are coated in a thick potion, but you can see it all catch fire when they rub against each other enough. That’s why the trick is always not to hold on to your cards too long!”
James carefully scraped a few clear, caked filings into a vial, “Hey, where’s Peter?”
Snape had followed the boys to the statue of Gunhilda of Gorsemoor, but then he’d lost the trail. Peter was heading back to the Shack with some potion supplies.
“Pettigrew,” snarled the greasy boy, “Your little friends have left you all alone I see.”
“Y-you don’t scare me!” the chubby blond tried, “Y-you’re just a - a horn-nosed git! Yeah!” he backed away and waited until he was out of Snape’s line of sight before he about-faced.
Peter had to get into Hogsmeade. His friends had to get out. And Snape couldn’t find out about their secret passage. The boy put his potion supplies down in an empty classroom and unlocked a broom cupboard. Then he brought out one of Sirius’ Muggle tape recorders, hit play, and hid it under the floorboards inside the closet.
“How’s it going, ol’ boy?” came James’ voice.
Peter shut the door to the cupboard and waited just around the corner.
“Splendidly, ol’ chap,” Sirius’ voice came through even louder.
Soon enough, Snape threw the cupboard open, Peter kicked him inside and locked the door with a combination of runes Remus had made him memorize for security purposes such as this one.
“Silencio,” he muttered and Snape’s yelling went quiet.
Peter passed the statue and made his way back to Hogsmeade.
Later that afternoon, Lily was massaging her temples, staring down Peter, who was clearly standing lookout in the middle of the dungeons for no apparent reason.
BOOM! An explosion shook the castle and a foul stench wafted out from the Slytherin dorms where there was usually only the sweet smell of baked goods from the kitchens.
The head girl narrowed her eyes, “Weren’t you lot banned from purchasing dungbombs from any Joke Shop this side of the pond?”
“That sounds about right.”
“Alright, Ev-” James pinched his nose, “Merlin’s pants, is that... dragon dung?”
“Quite ingenious if it is,” Sirius came up behind him, “Only takes one bomb that way, no?”
Remus came up behind the long-haired boy, knocking into his shoulder roughly.
“Not that we had anything to do with it, of course,” he continued to his fellow marauder’s satisfaction, “seeing as we’re banned from purchasing any dungbombs this side of the pond.”
“And yet,” Lily cast an anti-scent spell on her nose, “I don’t recall dragon dungbombs ever being available for purchase. This side of the pond.”
“The mysteries of life,” Peter shrugged, “Come on, then, we’ll be late for Potions.”
“Ah, Mr. Pettigrew,” Slughorn coughed his way out of his classroom. Lily muttered the same anti-scent spell for him and he thanked his favourite student kindly, “Yes, class is cancelled for today, I think. And you’re all exempted from the midterm.”
“In that case, Evans,” James cast the spell on his nose as well, “I suppose you and I have the nasty head business of cleaning this mess up?”
“After you,” Lily gestured towards the Slytherin dorms. When they fell into step together, she whispered, “I love you, but if you try to cover your tracks or cause more damage in any way -”
“I’m sure you won’t let me get away with it,” he grinned winningly at his girlfriend.
