Annabelle ♡ Regulus Black ♡

CHAPTER THIRTY

" Lets review our Transfiguration notes again before dinner," Ari suggested as we left Charms class.

I nodded, levitating my textbook to come with us. "Good idea. I could use more practice on vanishing spells."

We met up with Hugh and Varun in the common room. Varun was already deeply engrossed in an Ancient Runes chart.

"Join us for some Transfiguration revision?" I asked. Hugh sighed dramatically but agreed. We Ravenclaws may complain about studying, but we did value our academics.

Soon we were quizzing each other on complex theories from the text. Hugh grumbled a bit but I noticed him sneakily charming objects around the room when he thought we weren't paying attention.

Dinner appeared all too quickly, interrupting our studies. We discussed plans to meet in the library after eating as we made our way to the Great Hall.

"We simply must research the proper wrist technique for banishing charms," Ari said seriously.

Varun added an obscure historical text to our reading list as we took our seats. As we ate dinner, James, Sirius, and Remus suddenly joined us at the Ravenclaw table. "Hey Everyone!" James says as he slides in the seat next to me. "Hey." I say and Sirius slides in across me next to Varun. "Hey Sirius!" Varun says and Sirius's cheek heats up, which is weird, and I don't think anyone else noticed "AH... Hey." Sirius says, scratching his neck.

"How are you holding up?" Remus asked me, his tone serious. "James told me what happened. He is an asshole.."

I shifted uncomfortably. "I'm alright. He definitely is."

Sirius shook his head. "That rotten git had no right, and we'll set him straight."

"Well, since you mentioned it," Hugh says with a mischievous smile.

James put a supportive hand on my shoulder. "We want to start our prank legacy with a setting that git straight," Ari says. James and Sirius whooped excitedly while Remus laughed.

"Welcome to the dark side, Guys!" James joked.

Hugh rubbed his hands together gleefully. "Excellent. Let's plot how we'll embarrass that git."

Soon we were all huddled together, concocting a brilliant scheme to trick Jos into eating puking pastilles disguised as chocolates. He'd spend the whole day vomiting in front of everyone!

We hammered out the details amidst fits of vengeful laughter. Sirius would swipe the pastilles from Zonko's next Hogsmeade visit while Hugh brewed an identical chocolate mixture to fill the decoy box we'd plant for Jos.

"This will be the prank of the century!" Varun cheered,

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Once the potion reached perfect consistency, I carefully poured the silvery liquid into a small vial. It glimmered like moonlight on water - the final touch for my ingenious prank.

Ari handed James the secret ingredient - a glittering powder we'd concocted just for this occasion. With practiced ease, James discreetly sprinkled some into Jos's untouched goblet. Our scheme was set in motion.

Throughout dinner, Jos unknowingly drank his doctored pumpkin juice. At first, only a slight tremor affected his voice, drawing curious looks. But soon, his words flowed into full melodies beyond his control. Realization dawned on Jos as his voice became a spontaneous musical performance.

I had to press my lips together to keep from laughing out loud as Jos broke into song about just wanting some butterbeer. His clear frustration only made it more hilarious. As musical chaos continued, my friends and I exchanged gleeful glances - our hard work had paid off!