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Order In Court

"So, this one has to be good. Big. Dangerous." James chewed on a piece of gum obnoxiously, his elbows propped up on the foot of his bed, staring at the group scattered around the room.

"I'm afraid my creative juices are drained due to someone's late arrival." Sirius groans.

"You don't share a room with Lily Evans - Prefect Lily Evans - do you know how much power she's got? I'd get us into the minus before terms even started." Jo retorts, her legs draped over Remus' lap, the one action that hadn't changed in their relationship. "If I said I was just going to hang out in the common room, she'd watch me like a bloody hawk and then I'd never get up here."

"Excuses." Sirius clears his throat and Jo levitates a series of books towards his head, only narrowing missing. "Ok! Ok! I'm sorry - Merlin Jo!" He ducks under his bed frame, his messy inky hair sticking out from under it.

"You do not get to give me shit for this. If I recall correctly, you were late to several of our meetings last year, due to - what was it again Moony?" Jo sits up on Remus' bed, her arms crossed.

"Exertion from snogging, I believe thats how he put it." Remus mused.

"Piss off! You don't get to gang up on me just because you're together!" Sirius argued.

"We'll put it to a vote!" James stands up on his bed, wizard's hat on hand, his blanket thrown around his shoulders. "Order! Order! The council is now in session!" Remus, Jo, Sirius and Peter scramble onto the floor of the dorm; James balances haughtily on his mattress. "Now, the first matter we must address is a clear violation of section 134, subsection L, those who are late to a scheduled Marauder's meeting must be punished! Sirius Black and Josephine Blythe shall you pay for your clear transgression of the rules?!"

Everyone jeered, Remus holding his stomach in laughter, Jo grabs the wizard's hat from James' hands, "I shall pay for such an insult to my name! I refer to section 147 of the bylaws, subsection O - those at the hands of one of the three P's-" Professor, Prefect, Pinhead "-are not to be victim of such dismissal for arriving tardily! At the wrath of Miss Lily Evans, I thus put forth the notion of dropping all charges against me!"

Peter whistled, cheering, Remus alongside him, Sirius booing, standing up to snatch the hat, draping his own throw around his shoulders. "Gentlemen of the jury, I put forward a statement. I shan't be punished for merely doing something completely natural of my age, how can we move forwards knowing that Josephine Blythe is in constant company of a prefect! I motion that her membership in the Marauders is thus relinquished!" Remus and James jeer, Jo gasping, turning to grab a piece of parchment beside her.

"Now that is blasphemous! Shall I remind the council of the house elf affair circa 1974!" Jo holds the parchment just as a town crier would, Remus' stolen breton cap atop her head. "Offenders? Mr Black and Miss Hestia Jones!" Sirius gasped, mouthing, betrayal as he tried to tackle Jo.

"Christmas - '74 - in the Hogwarts kitchen! Ah! Sirius -" Jo ran around the room, breathless. "- the Marauders were preparing for the annual Christmas Eve prank! But it backfired - once thought to - get away you fool! - be a miscalculation on our part - truth, was found at last! Sirius was too busy-"

"Josephine, don't you try it!" Sirius tried to grab at her again, but James twirled her around to Remus quickly, his voice heavy with laughter.

She continues to 'read' from atop his back, Remus' cheeks flushed. "Too busy snogging Hestia Jones - may I remind the council that no - shall I use the term Sirius prefers?!" Jo cries, the room erupting into pleas. "Snookums!" The boys cackled, James falling to his knees "-should be allowed to partake in such organised mischief! Thus it was he - Sirius Black - who accidentally freed all of the house elves! It is he who is the true criminal!"