"Alright guys I have a prank." Said James proudly. "Perfectly harmless to start the year."

"Spill." It was Remus his head still stuck in the book.

"Well you're brother was really upset Sirius." Said James. "I dunno I thought that if he felt like he'd be in Gryffindor at least once maybe he'd feel a bit better. So I thought we should turn the Slytherin table gold and red."

"And we can also turn the snake head into a lion." Suggested Peter then shyly he added "Just a thought."

"No it's Brilliant." Said Remus. "And we could get him a badge with Honorary Gryffindor written on it."

"How are we going to do that?" Asked James. "We're not blacksmiths."

"No but we can transfigure it, as long as we have a scrap of metal. James you're good at transfiguration."

"Yeah but I'm not that great."

"Shut it you beat Remus in last year's exam." Said Sirius. "And Remus is pretty good."

"So is Sirius." Said Peter. "I'm the only who sucks at everything."

"Oh come off it Pete," said Sirius "No-one can best you in herbology."

Brightened by these words Peter leaned forward to listen to the rest of their planning.

~~~

James and Sirius made their way to the Slytherin Dorm after the four of them finally managed to transfigure a discarded prefect badge into an honorary Gryffindor badge. They came with the aid of an invisibilty cloak. Unfortunately Lucius Malfoy was scouring the front of the dorms.

"Crap!' Breathed James.

"Who's there?" Demanded Lucius.

James opened his mouth and out came an scarily accurate imitation of Peeves.

"Hehehe catch me if you can!" He cried. "Lily-livered Lucy!"

For dramatic effect he crashed into the side of a cabinent.

"Peeves..." groaned the older boy. "Not again I'm telling the Professor."

With that Lucius strutted out towards Professor Slughorn's office.

They boys withdrew their invisibility cloak and took out their wands.

"Okay remember the spells?"

"Two spells and a charm yeah..."

James cleared his throat and looked at the glittering emerald eyes of the silver snake. In the shadows it looked more monstrous a life-like than ever. It's fangs looked like it could easily be dripping with deadly venom.

James looked it straight in the eye and mouthed the words of the spell he'd been practicing the last few nights.

Smiling the boys high-fived before they heard footsteps. They didn't have time to put on the invisibilty cloak instead they scooped it up and ran for their lives. The Head Boy and Professor at their heels.

We need to hide. Hide. Hide. Hide.

Suddenly at the third floor they spied a door. It looked somewhat unused. It was perfect. They rushed inside it and hid, the smell of broom varnish filling their nostrils.

~~~

Peter looked down innocently at Professor Flitwick.

"Please Professor." He pleaded "I seem to have misplaced my rememberall. Have you seen it?"

Peter had been on look out while Remus had gone inside to change the Slytherin banners yet again. That was when Flitwick arrived and Peter decided to pretend that he was indeed looking for something.

"I can't say I have." Replied Flitwick adjusting his spectacles. "I'm sorry Peter."

Remus quietly got out of the great hall and gave Peter a thumbs up before quietly sneaking away.

"That's alright Professor. That's the fifth rememberall I've lost in the past two years."

"You should be more careful with your things."

"Yeah alright thanks sir."

He ran off and joined a grinning Remus both of them high-fived and did their strange little celebration (a curious combination of muggle disco dance moves.) The prank had been successful that is if James and Sirius survived their end of the bargain.

They rushed to the dorm where a Kingsely was fast asleep. He never asked where they were going. He didn't need to to he usually always figured they were up to something. And waited nervously for their two friends.

Finally they arrived just after midnight.

"Took you long enough." Yawned Remus.

"Where were you?" Asked Peter.

So the boys told them of their near escape.

"Lucky we found a broom closet on the Third floor."

Remus looked up at him quizzically. "There's no broom closet on the third floor. All of them are near the Quidditch pitch. I thought you'd know that."

"But James and I..." started Sirius.

"I never forget the smell of broom varnish." Interjected James. "Never."

"We'll check it out tomorrow." Said Remus. "If we can..."

~~~

The hall glowed with the light of the autumn sun and was brightened by the sniggers erupting all over the great hall. For indeed the Slytherins were once again the brunt of the Marauder's pranks. James winked over at Regulus and when no-one was paying much attention. Remus charmed the small paper package to fly over to Regulus.

Regulus caught it in his hands and looked up. Sirius gave him an assuring smile. Regulus opened the package and inside lay a badge, emblazoned with the Gryffindor Regalia. At its base on was written:

Honorary Gryffindor.

Regulus's heart skipped a beat and held the badge tightly in his palms to keep it from prying eyes.

~~~

Prank idea by NikiReader