Drabblefic #6: MWPP, "Interior Designs"

[gilpins_tales]

Title: Interior Designs
Genre: Humour
Rating & Warnings: PG-13 for mild swearing.
Word Count: 998
Author's Note: For merryb87, who wanted MWPP and a prank gone badly wrong. I wrote this while on a lot of painkillers, which possibly explains a few things...

Comments

[sea_thoughts]

Ohhhhhh snap! XD Now I really want a sequel of Sirius trying to explain this to Dumbledore and those all-knowing blue eyes. You have captured everyone so well: Peter's nervous thick-headedness, Remus's sarcastic desperation, James and Sirius completely high on the danger and the possibility of getting caught. Putting this in my memories. :)

[gilpin25]

Oh, thank you.:D I've never written the four of them carrying out a prank before and it was great fun. Sirius and James weren't the only ones getting carried away! It's not very surprising that Remus wasn't the world's greatest prefect with this sort of stuff, but then how would you keep control of them...

Now I really want a sequel of Sirius trying to explain this to Dumbledore and those all-knowing blue eyes.

LOL. Even Sirius might be briefly lost for words with that one. Unless he claims to have been looking for Narnia and mistaken the wardrobe. ;)

[sea_thoughts]

It's not very surprising that Remus wasn't the world's greatest prefect with this sort of stuff, but then how would you keep control of them...

Well exactly, it's like Ron trying to tell the twins what to do, utterly pointless.

Even Sirius might be briefly lost for words with that one. Unless he claims to have been looking for Narnia and mistaken the wardrobe. ;)

I can see Sirius thinking up loads of good excuses and getting started, and each one dying under Dumbledore's gaze until he falls totally silent. Meanwhile, Remus is dying of embarrassment and shame and is totally convinced that he'll be expelled now.

[duck_or_rabbit]

LOL, of course Remus' dare took on epic proportions and of course they went as a foursome to return the underwear. Couldn't expect the Marauders to cut corners; they are professionals after all.

Near the conclusion, it's so easy to visualize the four of them frozen in the bedroom, unable to spring into action, and Remus' worry Dumbledore will desire a bath and Sirius' last line are both gold!

Far be it from me to comment on your masterful craft, but one thing that stands out for me is how well paced and organized the action is here. Honestly, I couldn't stop reading because you kept me moving forward.

For writing more Sirius, here's my thanks. According to his blog (that sounds like Sirius has a blog, lol), he shot this on the plane to the UK as proof he needs a haircut:

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk196/duckorrabbit/15082008.jpg

[gilpin25]

I should start by saying thank you for your great comments, but I have been somewhat distracted by running my fingers through someone's hair for a little while now, lol. Siriusly, it's great for us girls, but doesn't it drive him mad trying to write/type through it?!

Back at the point - I am very glad this got your Marauder seal of approval. I've never written an actual prank before (I'm not very good at thinking of them, which explains how they ended up with this;)), and it was fun imagining Sirius and James revelling in every minute, Peter egging them on, and Remus the unwitting, horrified, useless prefect instigator of it all. But he still went. Of course.

Glad you enjoyed it! As an extra thank you, you can have first look at my new icon of somebody or other... :)

[katyhasclogs]

ROTFL!

Oh this is priceless. I love the final line, and also this one:

He wished many things; that he hadn’t taken the word werewolf to new levels of disgrace, that he wasn’t dying a virgin, that he’d killed James and Sirius before it had come to this, that it had come to this…

I love teenaged Remus. The Marauders are going to be very lucky that Dumbledore has a sense of humour I think...

[gilpin25]

Oh, thank you.:D I've never written the four of them carrying out a prank before and it was a bit insane great fun. Sirius and James weren't the only ones getting carried away! It's not very surprising that Remus wasn't the world's greatest prefect with this sort of stuff going on, but then how would you keep control of them...

And, yes, I think if you're going to get caught in anyone's closet, then Dumbledore's is the one to go for!

[hrymfaxe]

Ooooh I almost missed this! (I'm still trying to figure out the most efficient way to catch up when I have been away...)

I know I have said this before (multiple times in fact) but I love it when you write the Marauders. And this daft prank gone horribly wrong is no exception! You have a gift for fleshing out the caracters that I think is phenomenal.

Poor Remus seeing such an innocent dare gone so horribly wrong! I think he should thank his lucky stars that Sirius and James decided to steal from Dumbledore rather than McGonagall as I first suspected (you sly author!) And also that they apparently made it with returning their "treasure" before Dumbledore came back... ;) And that last line is priceless as is the image of Sirius cowering amid midnight blue capes looking up like a rabbit caught in the headlights. LOL! And Remus thinking he is about to die and regretting being a virgin! *pets Remus* *sniggers*

I really like this and I look forward to your next foray into the wilds with the Marauders. :D

[gilpin25]

Aagh! I swear LJ never notified me this was here as I'd have certainly remembered it! But I'm SO sorry it's taken me so long to reply, and I like to think it wouldn't have done if I'd actually known it was here... ;)

Am very glad you enjoyed this as it was great fun to try and lead everyone up the McGonagall garden path with the tartan reference - I'm not sure if I played fair there or not, but JKR has never said Dumbledore wasn't a fan of it, or romance novels, lol. As for poor Remus, I think this proves why he didn't stand a chance as a prefect, trying to keep these two under some sort of control, though I'm not sure he helps himself by going along to 'supervise' the knicker replacement!

Thanks very much for such nice comments, and glad you approve of the last line.:D I'm not sure Sirius did... ;)

[roh_wyn]

I'm sorry to be so late to the party, and I wish I had a good excuse, but I don't.

But I just wanted to say that this is the funniest thing I've read in a long while. The last line is just perfect. Made my day.

[gilpins_tales]

No apologies necessary - I am so behind myself, due to a misbehaving shoulder that doesn't much like typing at keyboards at the moment - that I'm thinking my only hope is if someone gives me a Time-Turner!

I'm very glad it made you laugh. I'm not very good at thinking up pranks normally, but this one was just irresistible. Thank you.:D