Natalia

I quickly slip my black bandana over my mouth and nose then bring my hood over my hair before running out of the common room unnoticed by anyone. I pull out the map and make sure no one is near me before closing it. I shift into Goldpaw and running to the entrance, I listen carefully to make sure no one is patrolling before shifting back and grabbing the vomit-green spray paint I bought cheaply in Muggle London. Writing out what I want takes me a few minutes, but eventually, my masterpiece is done. I can't wait to see everyone's reactions when they walk in tomorrow after the break, I think gleefully. Turning around to leave I notice red eyes looking at me, Shit! Mrs Norris starts yawling and I hear Flich running and wheezing. I flip off Mrs Norris before grabbing my necklace and thinking of home, then feel myself apparate.

Platform 9 3/4 is bursting at the seams with everyone saying goodbye to parents and saying hello to friends. Suddenly I feel a large weight on my back, falling to the ground, and immediately start whining.

"What the hell," I cry out and hear plenty of guys laughing around me,

"Looks like you're a bit stuck Lia," Remus teases crouching down in front of me,

"Shut up and get Sirius' fat arse off me!" I snap, almost instantly Sirius gets off and Remus holds his hand out for me to grab which I take gratefully.

"Damn it the boys got to her first," Mary huffs and takes me from Remus,

"You guys stole her all holidays back the fuck off she was ours first!" Marlene yells before dragging me with them onto the train, to our compartment.

"Finally!" Lily yells pulling me into a hug and all the girls do the same,

"You took forever," Alice says while hugging me and we all take up our normal places, Lily and Alice next to each other, and the same with Marlene and Mary while I sit on the floor.

"I can't believe those boys stole you for the rest of the holidays," Mary huffs crossing her arms over her chest and pouting,

"I mean she did beat the living daylights out of Sirius' mother who let's face it everyone knows he hates," Lily shrugs before picking up a school book,

"LILY EVANS IS THAT A SCHOOL BOOK?!" I scream wearing a mocking offended look,

"HOW DARE YOU I THOUGHT WE WERE FRIENDS?!" Marls continues and makes a look of betrayal,

"Oh calm down you too. Don't you have more interesting topics to talk about?" Lily rolls her eyes before looking back at her book and getting comfortable while Mary and Alice laugh with us once we break character.

"As much as I love teasing Lily, does anyone have a clue on who the mysterious person is that keeps pranking Umbridge?" Marlene asks changing the topic and looking at each of us expecting an answer. Lily just says the Marauders are getting creative. To which everyone disagrees, Alice thinks it's someone who stayed for the break. Everyone goes around in circles for a while before the topic slowly changes and we are almost home.

By the time we make it to the castle, we are some of the last much to Lily's panic. Once we make it to the entrance it's clogged up and we have to push through to see. Whispers are going around about Umbrigde's Prankster and her newest 'attack' Looking to the side I start smirking as people talk about previous pranks and add this one to the mix.

"I still can't believe he turned her into a toad!" Someone whisper yells to a Hufflepuff fourth-year,

"I heard he made everything blue in her office!" Another whispers,

"Don't forget about the rats that followed her everywhere for three days!" Some one else jumps in, I can't stop smiling at the chaos around me. Unfocused as I am listening to all the rumors and my old pranks I accidentally run into Lily's back. Looking from behind her I see the green spray paint I left last night with a permanent sticking charm on it.

"Oh My Godric," Lily whispers trying to sniffle a laugh, when the girls come up from behind us they don't bother trying to hide their laughs,

"Oh, that's gold! Racist ugly pink toad on her hands and knees for Cornelius Fudge's dick! And there's a drawing too! Oh Godric I can't with him!" Marlene says wiping tears from her eyes and leaning on me as we laugh to the point we are in pain.

"Talia you knew from the start she was a bitch I can't believe you haven't been to a single class yet," Mary comments and Lily turns to me concerned,

"She's right," Lily states her eyebrows crinkling,

"I'm fine I promise I will be fine with my O.W.Ls. Just promise to tell me when we do patronus' and werewolves," The girls all look at me confused,

"We did werewolves in our third year," Alice tells me and I roll my eyes,

"Have you not learned anything? She's racist and she will do werewolves again because almost every law about werewolves was her idea," I huff, eventually we make our way to the Great Hall and find seats a few down from the Marauders. I smile at the four before looking at the teacher's table. Albus is his normal unreadable self, Umbitch is red from anger and embarrassment from my masterpiece, and Minnie is looking kind of disappointed. It's not from the spray paint, Minnie loves my pranks on Umbitch, I think confused. Albus stands up and holds his hands up for silence, the hall imminently goes quiet. Minnie stands up and he moves aside as she stands in front of the school.

"As you all know this so-called Umbrigde Prankster has been at it since Professor Umbridge has been at school. We have come to the decision that this prankster must reveal himself." I don't think it's your decision, you don't look happy about doing this, I think with a smirk on my face, "We are certain the Prankster is from Gryffindor because no other students are so bold. If the Prankster doesn't come forward by the end of the night 200 points will be taken from Gryffindor and if someone puts their hand up to save the house from points being deducted it will be made 250 points," Minnie finishes the whole table is silent looking at our Head of House in shock then all hell breaks lose we are all yelling about how unfair it is. Myself included but I'm really tossing up my options, Beat my record of most points taken off in one go or reveal myself. Reveal myself or beat my record of most points taken off in one go. I am trying to come to a decision when Albus raises his hands again for silence and for us to all sit down. I can't say we are silent, lots of people are cursing under their breaths, others are excited to see who the Prankster is, or are silent in shock.

"Will the corporate of these 'pranks' please come forward to meet proper punishment," Umbitch says in her fake pitchy voice, standing up beside Minnie, "Or else the points will be taken off right this instant," She threatens, Bitch, I stand up and the Hall is silent. Quickly looking at the Marauder's shocked faces I send them a wink and don't wait to see the reaction. Strutting up to the teacher's platform I turn to the front and bow with a smirk on my face. No one makes a noise before the Gryffindor table bursts into cheers and whistles soon most of the school has joined in minus a few Slytherins. I turn to the teachers the smirk never leaving my face and I march straight to Umbitch and lean down a bit,

"Oh, that punishment. I hope it's not your blood quills or else I might report those to your precious Ministry," I look at her pale face with satisfaction before leaning back in, "Yeah I know about those. Also, I don't go to detention unless it's Professor McGonagall's by the way," Turning away from her I look to my favourite teacher and send her a wink before walking back to the Gryffindor table just as food appears.

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Back in the common room, I am sitting in a chair by the fire talking to the girls when two arms come under my arms and lift me up. I try to resist by putting my feet on the floor only to find I can't.

"James! Remus! Just because you are 6'2 and 6'4 does not mean you can just pick me up and kidnap me!" I yell still trying to reach the floor and Sirius and Peter are laughing from behind us as we go up the stairs to the boys' dorm.

"Shut up you two!" I yell turning to look at them, they immediately stop laughing, I manage to get one last look at the girls who are just staring at us in shock,

"HEY THEY STOLE HER AGAIN!" Marlene screams just as they leave my view, once we are in the boys' dorm they lock the door and then put me down.

"Why was I kidnapped?" I ask pouting and crossing my arms over my chest looking expectantly at the boys,

"Your Umbridge Prankster," Sirius smirks pointing at me,

"Yes, we established this," I sass rolling my eyes and moving to leave when two arms wrap around my waist and pick me up placing me on Remus' bed,

"Yes but how?" Remus asks obviously confused by the whole idea of me being a full blow prankster,

"AND YOU CAN DO PRANKS?!" James yells throwing a pillow at my head which I easily dodge,

"There is a reason I was offended when you called me a goody two shoes," I shrug before standing up and rummaging through Remus' trunk,

"Why are you going through Remus' trunk?" Peter asks and I hear him sit on his own bed and pull out a stash of sweets,

"Payment for being kidnapped, I want a sweater," I say simply before pulling out a brown one with, red and beige stripes in the middle. Next, I move to James' and pull out one of his quidditch jerseys and imagine the shock Lily will get if I give this to her as a present. Then I move to Sirius' trunk and steal a leather jacket to give to Marlene and not tell her it was Sirius'. Lastly, I just grab a random jumper from Peter's trunk.

"One from each of us reallyyyy?" Sirius whines and makes a sloppy attempt to take his jacket back and I just plop back on Remus' bed and fold them neatly in a pile on my lap, facing the boys. They ask me a million questions about the pranks. How did you get into the castle? I have the blueprints of Hogwarts. Did you do pranks that no one knew about? Yes... Which one was your favourite? That one or turning her into a toad mid-dinner. After what turns out to be hours of talking and questions the boys slowly fall asleep. Eventually, I make my way out of their dorm when they all are asleep and make it up to my dorm where all the girls are asleep in their beds. I get changed, slide into bed, and fall with a smile on my face.

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