Reality Bites Harry Potter

Exams and Pranks

It's April and exams have started. This is the part I hated the most after doing them last year with Minerva. Only this time, I won't get practice tests. Ugh, I swear they put too much pressure on students when it comes to exam time. It also doesn't help that I'm always tired because of those stupid busy bodies I'm forced to call roommates can't shut up and go to bed at a decent time! I'm so tired of just dealing with it. Maybe I should just do something about it. Now that they've got to focus on studying, they've been staying out later. But they're not quiet coming back. So maybe I should leave them a present for when they come back. Maybe I can sleep on one of the couches in the commons room. There's one that's off to the side that no one usually sits on. I can do that. Now then, what kind of present should I leave them? "Pyper, you look like you're about to prank someone." Pansy said looking amused. We just came back from the library and we're now sitting in the Slytherin commons.

"That's because I  am." I said smirking. "I just need to come up with something."

"Can I help?" Pansy asked eagerly.

"You want to help me prank someone?" I asked wide-eyed.

"Yeah, it sounds fun." She said giggling. I shrugged.

"Okay, I'm not sure when I'm going to do it though." I said thoughtfully.

"That's okay. Just let me know." She said winking at me before going up to her room. I smiled. She turned out to be a really good friend. I sat down on one of the couches in front of the fireplace and got to work. Even though it's starting to warm up outside, it's still a little chilly in the hallways. I'm working on Potions right now since the test comes up in two days. It's Monday and second period is about to start. So I have free time right now. Pansy I think is grabbing stuff for her next class now. I have the Potions exam on Thursday, so I have the next two days to cram for it. Ugh I hate studying. By the time I was getting tired of looking at Potion notes, it was time for charms. Oh thank Merlin! I think I'll do my prank tonight. I found Pansy during lunch time and told her. "So what exactly are you doing and who are we pranking?"

"Well, we're pranking those stupid busy bodies I'm forced to call roommates and I'm not exactly sure what I want to do yet." I answered shrugging. She giggled at my name for them. "I was wanting to leave them a surprise for when they come back from the library tonight."

"How about we put spiders in their beds and put bright red hair dye in their shampoo bottles?" Pansy suggested smirking.

"That's a great idea!" I said smirking too. "I knew there was a reason why I picked you to be my partner in crime."

"Thanks, I'll gladly be your partner in crime." She said brightly.

"Yay. Now where are we going to get the spiders?" I muttered out loud.

"I bet Hagrid has some somewhere." Pansy said grinning.

"Okay, I have charms next." I said pouting.

"I have a free period. So I'll go ask him!" She said smiling.

"Thanks, you're the best!" I said hugging her. She was surprised, but hugged me back anyways. "I'll see you later then!" I told her before heading off to Charms. It's the end of the last class of the day which is Defense Against the Dark Arts for me. Pansy and I met up with each other between third and fourth period and she said she got the spiders and we agreed to meet up at the library after classes ended for the day. So that's where I'm headed to now. I found her waiting near one of the empty classrooms next to the library.

"We should check to see if they're in there." She told me as soon as I walked up to her.

"Okay." I nodded and we went inside the library. We had to search for a bit but we finally found them. They were near the back of the library gossiping about some guy from Hufflepuff. I rolled my eyes. Pansy and I quickly went back to the Slytherin commons and got to work. "Okay, I'll take care of the shampoo bottles if you take care of the spiders."

"Where will you be sleeping?" Pansy asked me frowning.

"I planned on camping out in the commons until things quiet down." I said shrugging. I pointed to the couch that no one sits on ever. She nods.

"If you want, you can come stay in my room. We have a spare bed." She offered.

"If it doesn't quiet down by Thursday, then I'll take you up on that offer." I said smiling at her. She smiled back.

"Okay, let's do this!" She said excitedly. I led her to my room and then I went straight into the bathroom. I poured out about half of the shampoo in their shampoo bottles and replaced it with the red hair dye. I managed to not make a mess somehow. I'm usually pretty messy when it comes to tedious things like that. I went back into my room and found that it was almost overrun by spiders. Apparently the protection charm that I put up to stop the beetles from getting into my bed was still up. Awesome! Pansy and I left the room and went back to the commons and just ended up laughing.

"What are you two cackling about?" Blaise asked as he and Theo entered the commons.

"Nothing." Pansy and I said grinning at the same time. A few days go by and it's time for the test. Luckily for me, I'm great at remembering most things if I cram right before the test. I feel like it helped me a lot, but I hope I didn't get anything mixed up. I would go back and try to fix some of the things I felt like they were wrong, but I feel like if I did that, then they'd definitely be wrong. Today is supposed to be Double Potions, but Snape let us out early after we finished our tests. I knew he was nice! I haven't seen Shay through all of this. I guess she's been busy with studying too. I don't know when she will have her test, but I hope she passes it.