Chapter 18
"What's Marauders Junior?" asked Pansy.
"A group of kids who like pranking and have Animagus forms or creature forms," Harrison responded. Draco and Blaise lit up. "How many of you can and want to join?"
Draco and Blaise instantly raised their hands. Lee, Cedric and Viktor raised their hands as well. Pansy snorted, raised her own hand, and said, "Someone needs to keep you boys out of trouble."
"I think it sounds fun," Luna said dreamily, raising her own hand.
"You know what your Animagus form is?" Ron exclaimed.
"I'm a hummingbird," Luna responded.
"What if we want to join, but don't know our Animagus forms yet?" Ginny questioned.
"It's easy to learn it," Harrison told her, "but not quite so easy to transform."
"Why don't we start another section, of those who know their form but haven't transformed yet?" Remus suggested. "Marauder Cubs."
"I love it," Harrison said in delight. "Okay, now we need to talk about my strategy for the trials."
"What do you mean?" Hermione questioned.
"I'm a Marauder Cub," Harrison drawled. "Obviously, my strategy involves pranks."
Sirius and the twins cackled, almost falling over. Remus shook his head.
"But first I need to know what the first task is," Harrison continued. "Has anyone heard anything?"
"There's a lot of conjecture but no proof," Pansy answered.
"Nothing," said the twins. Draco and Blaise shook their heads.
Harrison clapped his hands together. "Well then -- on to phase two: the prank war."
"The what?!"
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The Mage Tribute
The Fourth Champion
In a stunning turn of events, four champions have been chosen to compete in the Triwizard Tournament.
The Durmstrang Champion is Viktor Krum, well-known for his skill in Quidditch and his good looks. He also enjoys chess with his friends and, occasionally, shopping in Muggle stores.
The Beauxbatons Champion is Fleur Apolline Delacour, a beautiful half-Veela with a fiery temper. She loves dueling and is very talented at singing.
The Hogwarts Champion is Cedric Diggory, the kindest and bravest of the Hufflepuffs. He plays Seeker on his House team, and his favorite food is American hamburgers.
The surprise Champion has decided to represent a group called The Marauders Junior instead of Hogwarts. Harrison James Potter, previously of Gryffindor House, was furious and shocked when his name erupted from the Goblet of Fire last night.
"Potter swore on his magic that he didn't know who put his name in, once he saw that people were starting to blame him for it," says Padma Patil, fourth year Ravenclaw.
"We'll all support him," insists Hannah Abbot, fourth year Hufflepuff. "We know he didn't ask for this."
Harrison James Potter, who also enjoys Quidditch, is well-known for his talent in Defense, and was recently adopted by Lord Sirius Black and his fiancée, Remus Lupin.
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Mischief and Mayhem
Our beloved Harrison Potter was tired of the hatred of Slytherins. So, for his first act as head of Class Clown Club, he is challenging the entire school to a prank war. He is allowing Beauxbatons and Durmstrang to join in, as long as they work together.
And he has assigned groups, in which there is at least one person from each House.
"The winning group of the prank war gets a giant box of Honeydukes' chocolate to share," Harrison was heard telling the prank group, after telling them the groups.
Each prank will be judged by former Marauders Remus "Moony" Lupin and Sirius "Padfoot" Black. Lying about which prank a group has performed will result in disqualification. If any prank causes someone pain, anger, or humiliation, that group will be disqualified as well.
May the best prankster win!
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Fred/George, Gabriel Truman, Roger Davies, Adrian Pucey
Lee, Patrick Bagby, Robert Hillard, Terence Higgs
Ron, Wayne Hopkins, Michael Corner, Blaise Zabini
Seamus, Megan Jones, Isobel Macdougal, Draco Malfoy
Ginny, Hannah, Luna, Pansy
Viktor, Aleksei Grigoryev, Fleur, Juliette Laurent, Cedric, Harrison
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Marauder Junior names:
Luna: Buzz -- hummingbird
Fred: Cackle -- hyena
George: Snicker -- hyena
Draco: Dragonfire -- Veela
Blaise: Bloodwing -- vampire
Fleur: Scarlet -- Veela