Four broken boys

The prank

James had been planning this prank since the Christmas holidays. It was his perfect idea of fun and he knew it would confuse everyone in Griffyndor Tower. That night, before they went to bed, James gathered them all on the floor.

"What is this, circle time?" Asked Sirius.

"It's my prank!" James said excitedly.

At that word they all sat up a little straighter, eyes bright.

"So, I've got magic twenty-four hour super glue-" James started.

"And you want to stick all of the furniture of Griffyndor Tower to the ceiling?" Remus interrupted.

James's mouth gaped open and close like a fish.

"It was obvious, really." Remus added.

"Wait a second, how are we going to get the furniture on the ceiling?" Sirius asked, seeing a flaw in the plan.

"Levitation charm?" Peter suggested.

"We can't, not with furniture that heavy and a ceiling that high." Remus said logically.

"Your 'amazing plan' has a few serious flaws James."

"How-how the hell did you all just know what I was thinking?!" He exclaimed.

"I'm a legilimens." Remus said matter-of-factly.

"Me too." Joined in Sirius.

"And me." Peter chipped in.

"You guys are weird." James said through narrowed eyes, getting into bed.

He turned the lights off and Peter broke the silence.

"What's a legilimens?"

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For the rest of the month they were practising levitation charms on heavy objects. Well, heavier than feathers. They levitated books, bags, plates, chairs and even themselves (although that ended quite badly after Remus accidentally dropped Peter and James purposely dropped Sirius for when he bruised his arse) They seemed to be improving, although Sirius was the best by far. By the time it was almost the end of February, they'd all perfected the levitation charm and were now planning their prank.

By the end of February they were ready. That night they waited until everyone had gone to sleep then sneaked down the stairwell. James had his glue bottle in his hand, wand at the ready. He levitated a chair and got slightly distracted, letting it fall to the floor with a clang. They all winced at the sound ringing through the air.

"Why did you do that?!" Sirius hissed.

"I'm sorry!" James held up his hands in self-defense.

Remus rolled his eyes as he carefully took forgotten books and cups off the tables. He levitated one and turned it so the legs were facing the ceiling. He then gestured for James to put the glue onto the bottom of the legs. He sent it up until it had stuck to the ceiling. Smirking in satisfaction, Remus stuck the books and cups to the table as well, sticking them exactly how they'd been left. He thought he'd done a good job of it when James hit Sirius over the head with a chair.

"Oi!" He shouted a tad too loud.

"It was an accident!" James whispered while smirking.

"Little git." Muttered Sirius.

Their bickering made Peter lose his concentration and the vase that was hovering in mid-air fell and shattered against another table. They all winced, watching the shattered remains of the vase.