planning and snooping
The fifth years all meet in front of the portrait hole, getting some odd looks from other students due to the size of their group. Severus Snape, a stuck up Slytherin prefect, walks by, sneering, and James glares at him. Lily comes out of the portrait hole and he scampers away, head down.
Sirius climbs out of the portrait hole and they set off for an abandoned fourth floor corridor.
“Ok so what’s the plan?” Lily asks.
“I dunno,” Len says.
“Maybe we should just wander around separately and find something?” James suggests.
“I still can’t believe we’re doing this,” Remus rolls his eyes.
“Ok, just text everyone if you find something?” Sirius asks.
“Sure,” says Mary and the group goes their separate ways.
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Remus: STOP IM DYING
Sirius: WHT HAPPENED
Remus: I opened a random door and it was mcgonagalls office 😭
Remus: she was sitting with madam pompfrey very close
Remus: lil fruity if you ask me tbh
Mary: OMG TEA
Remus: has anyone found anything?
James: found a promising place on the fifth floor
James: but its right next to the arithmancy room so that might not be a great idea
Len: yea thats kinda risky
Lily: maybe some sort of more secret place would be better
James: like a secret passage?
Lily: oo sure
Lily: u kno any?
Remus: dont get him started
James: we should make a map of them
Sirius: oooooh yeah
Peter: i can do it while yall keep looking
Sirius: wait why arent you here
Peter: i lost my phone and then logged on too late
James: ofc u did
Peter: whats that supposed to mean !
James: nothing
Peter: ok
Lily: can i help with the map
James: of course !!
Lily: sounds good
Lily: when?
James: now, I guess?
James: we can let the others keep looking
[6:59]
James: anyone happen to know the dimensions of the entrance hall
Mary: um no
Remus: 30x60 meters
James: why do you know that
James: actaully i dont need to know
James: if you have more dimensional knowledge, plese come help us
Lily: pleaseeee
Remus: ok fine
Lily: yayyyyy
Mary: oo im coming too
Lily: oh you know dimensions too?
Mary: no im just bored
James: fair
[8:30]
James: we took a break but do yall think we should put enchantments on the maps
Sirius: oh yeah
Len: ooo we should have like a password like the portrait
Dorcas: when we find a room we should also make a password for our door
Mary: yea
Peter: 🎵its the final braincell doo doo dooo do do do do do🎵
Peter: sorry it was stuck in my head
Mary: understandable, it was stuck in my head earlier
Mary: now it’s in there again
Peter: sorry
Mary: its fine lol
Dorcas: we should find a funny portrait to use
Len: omg yeah
Sirius: what should our password be
Regulus: we don’t even have a room yet
Sirius: ugh fine
Lily: are frank and alice STILL snogging
Lily: i havent heard from them for a while
Mary: OOOO
Len: TEA
Mary: TEA
Frank: we were never snogging !!!!
James: mhm
James: where are yall then?
Alice: in the library
Frank: in the common room
Len: CAUGHT IN THE MF ACT
Frank: shut up
James: anywho
James: lily do you wanna wok on the map outside so we don’t have to wear our masks
James: i hear your really pretty
James: I MEAN ITS GONNA BE PRETTY OUTSIDE
Sirius: you are so fucking whipped
James: ugh
Lily: sure we can work outside
James; LMAO
Lily: ?
James: i just found a bunch of maps of diff parts of hogwarts in my trunk
Lily: did you just FORGET about those while we were slaving away?!
James: we weren’t slaving away we did like nothing
Remus: i have to side with james on that lily sorry
Lily: i thought we were FRIENDS remus
Remus: we areeeeee lily dearest
Remus: we just didnt do anything
Remus: we didnt even decide on a scale
Lily: good point
Dorcas: found an abandoned classroom
Len: oooo nice! Where?
Dorcas: by the divination tower
Dorcas: i think it’d be safe cause divination prof never leaves her classroom
Lily: lets go check it out before curfew
James: ok!
Sirius: whipped
Sirius: sounds good
Remus: ok
Remus: meet in common room in 5?
Mary: sure
Peter: Oooh I’ll come too!!!
Len: coming
Regulus: damn ill justv wait outiside for yall ig 😒
Sirius: have fun with that! :)
Len: awww brotherly love <3
Regulus: mhm
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“Ok, everyone here?” Dorcas asks, clapping her hands once.
“Yep!” Len says.
“Ok, lets go.”
The students leave the common room and are walking along the hallway when they pass Professor McGonagall and she looks at them suspiciously.
“Evening, Professor,” Len says, nodding.
“What are you up to?”
“What do you mean, Professor?” James says with an angelic smile.
“We genuinly aren’t doing anything, Professor,” Lily said.
Professor McGonagall narrows her eyes. “Alright, see you all in class tomorrow.”
She strode off in the direction they came from and the students sighed in relief.
“She didn’t believe us,” Dorcas says nervously.
“It’s okay,” Len said, “she always thinks we’re up to something.”
They proceeded on to the classroom, and Dorcas opened the door. Peeves suddenly flew out of the classroom chanting, “Students out of bed, students out of bed!”
“Shut up, Peeves,” Sirius said, “Of course we’re out of bed, it’s way before curfew!”
“He almost has a point,” Remus said, looking at his watch.
“Oh, fuck,” Len says, starting in the direction of the common room.
They made it back just as it hit curfew, and all headed to their rooms, promising to text each other.