The quartet meet Lily and the Marauders

The Quartet Meet Lily And The Marauder's
Chapter Six: Revenge Is Sweet.


The night before had been brilliant, the eight teen Animagi and teen werewolf and Hedwig had roamed around Hogsmead. It was a strange sight to be hold. If anyone had been around to witness the rightness of the situation and moment they would have agreed it was one of the most wonderful sights ever.

It was strange and unknown for a fox and a werewolf along with a stag and a wolf a black panther with a black bear sized dog as a walking partner, accompanied by two white snowy owls a large ginger cat walking with a rat sitting on its back instead of eating it.

They had roamed the entire landscape of Hogsmead until one in the morning, they did not reach the castle and transform back into their human forms until two thirty in the morning. They were exhausted, but still Harry and James were up if hardly a wake at three a clock in the morning.

They were determined to get their revenge for the shocking wake up call they receive from the two red haired females of their group. Lily and Ginny were going to wish they had not awoken either of the Potter men in such an abrupt manner.

Harry and James had sneaked under the invisibility cloak into the girl’s dormitories. James was lucky he and Lily thought a like other wise he and Harry would have had to go through the portrait leading to Lily's set of rooms she had gained as the head girl.

Lily had done what James had and persuaded McGonagall and Dumbledore to allow her to continue sleeping in the girl’s seventh year dorms, and just used her rooms for when she wanted to be alone. They opened the door slowly so as not to make any noise and alert the entire dorm fully of teenage girls to their presence and ruin their plans.

Harry crept over to the bed Ginny was in, sending a silent thanks to Ginny that she always left her curtains open due to being terribly claustrophobic. And for some strange and unknown reason Lily shared the same fear of closed off spaces, so naturally her curtains around her four poster bed were open as well.

Each teen cast one spell each. Harry knew what was about to happen seeing as he was the one who invented the spell. Less then five minute later Ginny's beautiful red hair that the Weasley's were famous for was now streaked all the colours of the rainbow. Her skin was neon green with neon orange and red spots. She was going to have a fit when she saw what had been done to her.

James had not held anything back either he had been just as sickly creative as Harry and was impressed when he was told by Harry that he had invented the spell himself. Lily was also sporting haired to rival the infamous messy Potter hair. It had been charmed like Ginny's to be every colour of the rainbow. Her skin had been charmed neon blue with neon yellow and pink spots. Lily was sure to make James surfer for this turn of events and prank in particular.

Ten minutes later Harry and James made their way out the girl’s dorms as silently as they had entered it. They quickly ran back to their beds, no one especially the two victims were any of the wiser. It had worked to perfection, all was left to do was sit back and watch and enjoy the fire works that were sure to accompany the two notorious red haired Gryffindor girls.

Harry had set the alarm on his muggle Rolex he had received from the elder Sirius for his seventeenth birthday. He set it for five a clock seeing as both Lily and Ginny along with Hermione always woke at six thirty. It was going to kill them, but they were determined not to be with in the line of fire when the girls woke and saw their new and colourful appearances.

The alarm had gone of as planned at five a clock. Both of them had got a shower then dressed for the day. James had quietly as possible looked around in his trunk and was relieved to discover his old broom from fifth year was in his trunk still along side his new broom he had received for his birthday from his father and Harry's grandfather. He then took hold of his cloak and threw it in his bag before fastening the bag and placing the broom on his shoulder.

James grinned and passed the broom to Harry and grabbed his own. He whispered so not to wake the others "Come on Harry how about an hour of flying, then we can pop into the kitchen at six thirty for some breakfast. I think we better avoid the girls until the first lesson which is charms. They can't corner us in class they'll get in trouble if they even attempt it."

Harry shared an identical evil grin with his father. They grabbed their bags and their Gryffindor scarf’s and exited the boy's dorms, before making their way to the common room then out of the portrait hole.

When they reached the quidditch pitch they left their school bags securely in the Gryffindor stands. They wrapped the scarlet and gold scarfs around their necks, before mounting their brooms and kicked off.

Once in the air Harry felt truly alive, there was nothing like the feel of the wind blowing in your hair. The control you had whilst in the air, to those people who loved to fly the sensation was priceless.

Harry turned when he saw a flicker of gold out of the corner of his eye. He turned around to see what it was he had a feeling he was about to have to chase after the golden snitch. Such enough James held the mini golden ball in his hand, he flexed his hand every once in a while when the golden wings would beat madly against his hand.

"So Harry do you have any experience with the golden snitch?" James asked. Harry grinned "Of course, before I was transferred here I was my team’s captain and seeker. I never lost a match; I was recruited for the team back in my first year after one of the professors saw me during a lesson with the flying instructor. She recommended me to their previous captain and goal keeper. He took me on and I was known as the youngest seeker in over a century" was Harry's reply.

James looked clearly impressed "Damn you must be one hell of a seeker and a flyer if you were given permission to play in your first year, I never joined the team here until I was in my second year" James told him.

James let the snitch go and smirked "Ok Parker lets see what you’re made of shall we?" James said. Harry returned the smirked and flew a head James close by on his heels.

This broom was not quite what he was used to, it wasn't as fast as his own fire bolt but it wasn't all that far out either. They searched for the snitch for the next ten minutes before Harry spotted it obviously his father had as well.

They raced towards the little golden winged ball as it zoomed a head of them. Once Harry was closer to the snitch he leaned over the broom as far as he could go without falling off, he went into a very steep and low dive worthy of a professional player. Harry stretched a few more inches and closes his fingers tightly around the snitch just as James was about to. He quickly pulled out of the dive and into a fast backwards double summer Sault.

James quickly stopped and stayed hovering in mid air his jaw was slack with disbelief and awe. He was amazed no wonder he had never lost a match if he played like that. He was what professionals were made of.

Harry flew up to his father and silently chuckled, he shook his head with amusement at the expression on his face, and something told him his father had never missed the snitch before. Harry put his hand under James's chin and lifted his chin closing his mouth with an audible click.

The first words out of his mouth were "Holy shit Harry you have to have to try out for the team. We need two new chasers and a keeper and with your killer reflexes and natural talent I'm sure you would be just as good as a chaser or even maybe goal keeper as you are a seeker."

Harry shook his head with amusement "For someone who has just been beaten to the snitch your awfully happy" Harry said with a chuckle. James snorted "Hardly it just tends to help that I was up against opponent worthy of the national team, it helps to soften the blow" was James reply.

Harry shook his head "Oh come on I'm hardly that good." James let out a bark of laughter "Harry James Parker you are insane? Someone needs to bring one of those muggle recording devices and catch you in action, then you will see what I'm talking about" James told in him laughingly. Harry shrugged "Hmm if you say so Potter" Harry reply in amusement.

Harry let the snitch go and suggested "Let’s see if you can catch it this time. And to be fair I will not cheat or let you win and same goes for you." James nodded "You’re on" James said.

After another ten minutes of flying around searching for the snitch both boys spotted it and exchanged shark like grins. James went into the same dive Harry had the first time, both boys reached out for the snitch and James reached mere inches before Harry did.

James caught the snitch fare and square. He quickly came out of the dive and into a roll. He was after all the reason Harry was such a natural on a broom; Harry had inherited his abilities in the sky from James.

They were both on equal footing James was also good enough to play professional, as they say father most definitely like son. Harry grinned "Have you ever consider trying out for the national team yourself?" Harry asked.

James snorted "Hardly. I'm not good enough for that" was James disbelieving reply. Harry snorted "And you think they need to get someone to catch me in action on a camera recorder, I honestly think you should take some of your own advice seriously" Harry told him not a hint of amusement in his tone.

James frowned "You honestly believe that don't you?" he asked. Harry replied "Naturally I am your clone after all, it only makes sense that we are both natural flyers" Harry told him. James let out a bark of laughter "Your insane Harry, but I'm starving and far too tiered to discuss the finer points of your insanity with you" James informed him laughingly.

Harry sniggered as he followed his father down to the pitch. He dismounted along with James and walked back up to the stands to grab his bag. Harry and James cast a charm that sent their brooms back to the dorms by themselves.

They slung their bags over their shoulders, and placed the invisibility cloak over the both of them. It was only six thirty no one not even the head boy and girl should be out of their common room until at least seven thirty.

Harry chuckled "Well it's six thirty, and I'm even gladder we're out here and their in there" Harry told James chuckling. James let out a low whistle "You can say that again, Lily is going to have a fit and I know whose head she will be scoping after as well. And if Ginny is anything like Lily at all, which I serious suspect she is in more ways then one, I'm guessing your also going to be as the muggles say, in the dog house with me" James said laughing.

Harry suggested "How about after we've eaten we find some where to sleep until lessons start at nine. I will set the alarm on my watch for eight thirty" Harry said. James nodded "Yeah I can live with that I'm exhausted, usually after a night out on the full moon me and the guys come back and sleep until about hour before breakfast.”

He added “And since Lily has started to hang out with Ginny and Hermione more, she had become more partial to a decent prank. It must be the mischievous nature of Ginny. We can sleep in the room of requirements, I and the others found it in our fourth year" James told Harry.

Once James had taken care of the portrait which he had to tickle the pare, in the picture, making it giggle. He and Harry entered the kitchens and were instantly surrounded by house elves. Both Harry and James asked for buttered toast, bacon and scrambled eggs, and loads of black coffee it was a must. They needed to stay awake until they had finished eating and reached the room of requirement.

Mean while back in Gryffindor tower Sirius and the guys were still a sleep, Remus especially. They were suddenly awoken by two Earth shattering screams that echoed around the entire Gryffindor tower. The guys bolted up straight in their beds and quickly pulled the curtains a side.

The first thing Sirius and Ron did was to open James and Harry's curtains, no matter how deep a sleeper both teens were there was no way they could sleep through that racket coming from up above them.

They both noticed at the same time that both beds were empty. Then that's when it all started to click into place, when both Lily and Ginny, who all of the boys recognised now that they were fully awake starting scream all the most colourful adjectives under the sun that was directed at the two missing boys.

Sirius mumbled "I wonder." He gestured the others to follow him. "Where are we going Padfoot?" Remus asked still half a sleep. "I think I know where our two missing members are and that their absences are connected to the current shrieking session up above us in the girl’s dorms" Sirius told them.

The four boys grabbed their dressing gowns and exited the boy’s dorm. As they walked along the passage way and down the stair case leading from the boys to the girls dorms, they noticed more then a few people had come out of their dorms to see where all the commotion was coming from.

They quickly ran up to the stairs to the girls dorms when they heard a loud crash. They knocked loudly on the door and waited for someone to answer, as they could not enter without one of the girls letting them in. It had something to do with the spell McGonagall had placed on the girl’s dorms.

The door opened a few moments later to reveal Hermione. Her hair was all over the place and her face was bright red with tears streaming down her face and accompanied by a shit eating grin. She let the boys in and closed the door behind her.

That was when they took in the sight before them, Alice, the future Mrs. Longbottom was lying on her bed shaking with silent laughter. But that was not what made the boys stagger back wards in shock. There sitting in front of them was a wild rainbow haired Ginny and Lily. Ginny's skin was bright neon green with neon orange and red spots. While Lily was bright neon blue with neon yellow and pink spots.

It was far too much Remus and Peter who both slid down the wall and promptly burst into gales of laughter. Sirius and Ron were holding onto each other before their knee gave away and they felt to the floor and howled with laughter. All four boys were holding their sides as they convulsed with mirth.

Hermione said between hysterical giggles "I hate to be the bearer of bad new but I'm afraid you are both stuck like that until the original casters remove it." Lily visibly blanched but Ginny shook even more pissed off considering she knew who was responsible for this and for the spells existence.

Ginny growled "She's right neither of us will be seeing a normal appearance until we find Harry and James." Lily asked with a panicked edge to her voice "Why can't we or some body else remove it?" Ginny spat out disgusted "Because that was the way the creator designed the spell and the little shit has done that with every single one he has created so far."

Sirius asked between gasps of laughter "What you mean to tell me you know who created that spell?" Hermione sighed finally having calmed down enough to speak "Yes we know the creator and so do you. He is the very same person known for the spell that set our previous potions master a light when ever he farted or insulted someone."

Sirius ripped up with laughter all over again. Remus chuckled "Damn exactly how many spell has Harry created?" Remus asked shocked and deeply impressed. Hermione shook her head and told them "He's created four and I've created two and Ginny has created one."

Lily asked "You two have created new spells as well?" Hermione and Ginny nodded and Hermione proceeded to tell them all about the spell she and Harry and the others had created for only the quartet to use and now the Marauder's as well.

Hermione said "Harry created four spells, the first one was the spell he used on the potions master that made him fart and set his backside on fire when ever he would insult the caster of the spell.” She went on after a moments pause “The second one he created is currently being used" she gestured to both Lily and Ginny.

She continued "The third was a spell that once was cast on the person of the casters choice that person would have to tell the truth and the complete truth until the spell had been removed by the original caster. That spell is a form of the truth serum only with the spell Harry created the effects won't ware off by themselves they have to be directly removed.”

She smiled, she was especially proud of Harry for creating this one spell in particular “And the fourth spell was another form of the Polly juice potion. Only with the spell their is no brewing needed or months of sitting around waiting for it to brew. There is no foul taste or the need for hair from the person you want to change into, and it does not ware off and there is no pain or sickness at all.”

Ginny added “All you have to do is think of the person you want to change into whilst your casting the spell. And the best part is there is no acting needed, not only do you take on the appearance of your choice you also end up sounding exactly like that person. And to reverse the effects all you have to do is say the counter spell."

She, Hermione and Ron grinned at the awe filled faces of Lily, Sirius, Remus, Peter and Alice. Hermione continued "That's not all as I said both Ginny and I also created three other spells of our own. Ginny created a spell called the bat bogie hex. The person who you hex will be surrounded in real live bats that will be spitting bogie at you as they fly around you head." This had the others laughing out loud just imagining what that hex could do to the Slytherin's.

Hermione continued “I also created two spells of my own. The first spell I created gave the caster the ability to see in the dark just like a cat or a fox could. The second spell would turn the caster invisible, and they would remain invisible until they removed the spell. Ron was in the process of working on his first spell before we transferred here, he won't say what it is, but he insists it will be save to use very soon."

Ron grinned when everyone looked at him expectantly he shook his head with amusement and said "Ok I suppose it wouldn't do any harm to clue you in. It's not like it can be used yet, but I've almost worked out all the kinks and it should be save to use by the end of the month."

Ron had indeed been working on his own spell. This spell was both useful and entertaining at the same time. Ron told them "Once I've got the spell to work safely it will work like a lying detector. Once you cast it on the person you ask them a question, if they tell the truth nothing will happen to them."

He grinned before he continued "And if they are lying to you then they will instantly turn into a ferret. And they won't be able to change back until the original caster uses the counter spell which is the part I'm still working the kinks out of."

Hermione and Ginny ripped up with laughter along with the others. Ginny gasped "Holy shit Ron the twins are going to be shitting bricks when they hear about this."

Ten minutes later the boys had left the girls dorms and had gone to shower and get dressed. At breakfast everyone noticed both Harry and James were still missing. Sirius snorted "Oh man they are so hiding, they knew Lily and Ginny were going to be serious pissed, and out for their blood. If I know James as well as I think I do then he and Harry will avoid you both until charms, knowing there is nothing either of you can do to them in front of a professor."

Remus suddenly started laughing "Oh shit you guys I think I know where James would have taken Harry to hide after eating an early breakfast in the kitchens, this is James Potter were talking about here." Lily asked hopefully "You do?" Remus smiled and replied "Yes Lily I suspect I know where they are hiding, but that doesn't mean I have any intentions of ratting James or Harry out, not even to you Lily."

Both Lily and Ginny glared at Remus who was currently sporting a shit eating grin. Peter chuckled "I hate to tell you this girls, but you only brought this on yourselves, after all you both did drenched them in their beds. I would say by right they were entitled to pay back for the chilling wake up call you two dished out to them."

Lily and Ginny were fuming, they knew not to ask Sirius seeing as Sirius was James's best friend and adoptive brother, and had been living with him since the beginning of sixth year. He was the least likely to rat on either James or Harry.

Hermione was choking on her pumpkin juice. She knew where they would be, this was Harry James Potter they were talking about here, and if James was anything like Harry then her best bet would be that they would head for the room of requirement. And she knew Ginny knew this and it was grating at her last nerve that she could not reveal this without giving them away and having to explain how they knew about the room of requirement after only supposedly being new here instead of knowing the castle practically blind folded.

Once they had finished breakfast and were heading down the corridor to charms Hermione whispered so only Ron could here "Six words, Harry, James the room of requirement." Ron nodded and grinned evilly. Once they reached the charms class room both Ginny and Lily were livid to discover both boys were already there and were sitting next to each other laughing.

Professor Filtwick squeaked "Oh dear, may I ask what happened to you two and why do you look incredibly colourful girls?" Lily replied through clenched teeth "James Potter and Harry Parker did this to me and Ginny Weasley whilst we were still sleeping professor." Ginny added "And they are the only ones who can remove it or else if any one else tries it will make it worse then it already is."

The entire class were close to pissing themselves laughing a few patted Harry and James on their backs. Filtwick was seriously hard pressed to not join his students and burst out laughing. It was a fine display of James and the new students charm talents. In the end Filtwick had persuaded both Harry and James to reverse the charms.

But not before James had some extra fun at the girl’s expense he said "Er Harry what was that counter spell again?" Lily growled "James Landon Potter get the bloody hell on with it, before I curse your arse into oblivion."

James replied "Of course but only on one condition. You do not under any circumstances use that charm on me or Harry again in less Voldemort is after our necks."

Both Lily and Ginny promised not to use that charm on them again in less Voldemort was after their necks. After that both Harry and James returned the girls back to normal. Their skin was once again creamy white and they both had long fiery red curls again.