"Mr. Potter I do not see any reason why you should be wearing a beanie during the spring." reprimanded Professor McGonagall. "Please take it off."
Shamefaced James slid off the beanie to reveal bright pink hair. The transfiguration class burst out in peals of laugher and a smattering of applause.
"It suits you well..." said Sirius ruffling his bright pink locks.
James scowled. Even Professor McGonagall was having a hard time suppressing her laughter.
"I must commend you on your choice of colour." she said. "Please do not try to hide it. It does brighten up the room significantly."
To which more laughing could be heard as James's features turned as pink as his hair.
~~~
James had an old Firewhiskey bottle with him and he refused to tell anyone where he got it.
"It's going to be the prize." he said.
"What am I going with an old fire whiskey bottle?" asked Peter.
"Our names are going to be on it. Who ever wins gets their names etched on it." explained James. "That along with mum's treacle tarts. A few chocolates and a quarter of everyone's savings."
"Jesus Christ!" exclaimed Remus. "I didn't realise it was this serious."
"You made it serious when you all did this!" James pointed frantically his hair.
"I heard my name!" said Sirius poking his head from the bathroom.
"Go back inside and dry yourself!" ordered James. "You're dripping water all over the carpet!"
"I left my towel back here." said Sirius walking out of the bathroom water dripping from his faintly
bruised body. Apparently modesty didn't exist anymore within the dorms. "Where'd you get the Firewhiskey bottle from anyway?"
James was silent before saying.
"It doesn't matter."
"Well we need a point system." Said Remus. "That way we can keep a track of what is happening with everything."
"It's simple." Said Sirius. "One point if you prank one of us. Two for two. Three for three."
Then he grinned slyly.
"Four points if you somehow manage to prank yourself as well as everyone else."
"Like that's ever gonna happen." Snorted James.
~~~
So a week of all out pranking passed coupled with various detentions. Every prank was flashy, formidable and sometimes (only occasionally) highly dangerous. But none of it truly mattered to them as long as it fully cemented there reputation as notorious pranksters.
To record their great deeds they decided that the the best prank from every person would be written down by Sirius (who had the neatest writing) and placed on the wall in the dorm that they decided to call the Prank Wall.
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The four best Pranks of 1971-72
James: Sent a howler to Peter with "obscene language and implicitions." - worth one point but made the great hall crack up.
Sirius: hexed the other's book to start singing Dance Like A Hippogriff by Weird Sisters - worth 3 points
Peter: Placed Dungbombs in James and Sirius's pockets. Went off during potions making the whole class stink - worth two points
Remus: Potion in James, Sirius and Peter's juice which made them all belch loudly with a distinct smell of rotten eggs.
Winner of Prank War 1971-72: Remus Lupin
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