"The Grand Beginning and the Prank"

"The Grand Beginning and the Prank"

Arriving at Professor McGonagall's office, where she was waiting for me, I got straight to the point.

—Professor, I want to enroll in all the courses, but since I have already studied everything necessary, I want the freedom to choose which ones to attend —I said, causing the professor to show a tired expression.

—Stephen, all the professors know that you are the best student. Therefore, I have no doubt they will accept you. But in return, you will have to pass the exams they will give you, based on examples of past OWLs, as they already knew you were going to ask for this —McGonagall said.

—Really? I thought you would reject me and offer me a Time-Turner or force me to take fewer classes —I said, surprised.

—As for the Time-Turner, I'm sorry, but it's impossible. Although you are a good student, your behavior with pranks has led me to doubt whether it is a good idea. So, Professor Flitwick suggested this alternative. You should thank him —McGonagall explained.

—Well, that's great then. Honestly, I'm very committed to converting spells into magic so I don't have to attend class all the time. Thank you, Professor —I said to McGonagall.

—Remember that only if you achieve the highest scores on your exams will you be allowed to do this, so don't get overconfident. Now, leave, I'm very busy —McGonagall said, dismissing me from her office.

—Now I'll have time to try using Vishanti's sacred magic or even the All-Seeing Spell of the Eye of Agamotto —I murmured as I left the office and headed to the dorms.

The next day, the first-year students had their first classes. Stephen wasn't going to miss the opportunity to show why he had the nickname "Dark One."

—Well, the thing is, everyone is already getting desensitized to clowns, so this will be the last clown prank —Stephen said to the twins and Peeves, who had somehow become part of the gang.

—Especially this year, I have some things to take care of. Sorry —Stephen said with a hint of sadness.

—But, but Peeves likes clown pranks —Peeves said, sulking.

—Yeah, but they're not as scary as before. You're right, boss, it's time to change things up —George said to a depressed Peeves.

—Don't worry, Peeves. We've created some prank candies that, if you help us sneak them into the students' food, will be a lot of fun —Fred said mischievously.

—Alright, then today we'll scare the students who are late to class. We don't want good students to be late, but we'll teach those who are a lesson —Stephen said, putting on his clown suit and terrifying mask.

—I have a feeling little Ronny will be one of them —Fred said with a grin as he started assembling the dummy on the floor.

—That's what I was thinking. I just hope he doesn't faint as quickly this time —George said, in charge of safety after losing rock-paper-scissors.

—Alright, Peeves will bring bad students, hahaha —Peeves said as he disappeared through the wall.

A few minutes later, the unfortunate pair arrived: Harry and Ron.

—Come on, Harry, or we'll be late for McGonagall's class. Ignore Peeves —Ron said, shouting at Harry while continuing to run.

—Wait, Ron, there's something strange up ahead —Harry said, stopping Ron.

—There's someone lying on the floor. We have to check —Harry said, quickly approaching.

—Wait, Harry, this is very suspicious —Ron said, sensing something was off. Living with the twins might have given him a sixth sense for detecting when something bad was about to happen.

And he was right. Suddenly, from one of the beams, a clown emerged and, with a giant mallet, smashed the head of the dummy on the floor. Of course, Harry and Ron didn't know it was a dummy.

When the head—actually a watermelon—exploded, Ron started screaming while pulling out his wand and trying to cast every spell he knew.

Of course, he didn't know any useful ones and couldn't even pronounce the ones he did know correctly. Harry did the same, but he knew even fewer spells than Ron, so they were just two kids waving their wands wildly.

When Ron finally managed to activate a spell, it hit Harry on the head, turning his hair pink. It was a spell Stephen had taught him to change his rat's color. He no longer had that weird spell Fred had taught him, which never worked.

After screaming non-stop and waving their wands, Harry realized that the clowns weren't doing anything and were just laughing hysterically.

So, he figured—what would killer clowns be doing in the middle of the school hallway? Obviously, they had to be other students.

While Ron was still freaking out, Harry started calming him down before he ended up changing the color of something else.

—Ron. Ron! Stop! They're other students —said Harry, grabbing Ron and making him come to his senses.

—Students? Clowns? Fred, George, and Stephen—it's you! —Ron shouted angrily.

—Hahaha, this was amazing! —Haha, Ronny, you used Stephen's spell wonderfully! —the twins laughed.

—Although I doubt it would be useful in a real situation —Stephen said, taking off his mask with a smile.

—Why did you do that? We almost died of fright! —Ron yelled, still angry.

—That's what happens when you should be in class, Ronny. —That's right, little Ronny, what would Mom think? And on the very first day of class too! —the twins said, acting out a dramatic play.

—Alright, guys, we've had our fun. Go ahead, I'll help him with McGonagall —Stephen said as, with a spell, he changed his costume into his regular clothes and his cane into a robe.

—Let's go. You two sure are brave to be late on the first day, and to McGonagall's class, no less —Stephen said as he led them up the stairs.

—And whose fault was that? —Ron said, trying to shift the blame away from himself for oversleeping.

—Obviously yours. I didn't force you to sleep in. By the way, I'd recommend not being late to Snape's classes in the future; at least McGonagall is more forgiving —he said as they arrived at the classroom.

Entering the classroom, they saw that Professor McGonagall wasn't there, but a tabby cat was sitting on her desk.

—Luckily, McGonagall hasn't arrived yet —Ron said with a relieved sigh.

—Good afternoon, Professor McGonagall —Stephen said to the tabby cat.

Then, the cat leaped into the air and transformed into Professor McGonagall.

—Good afternoon to you too, Mr. Stephen —McGonagall said, addressing him as Stephen instead of Flamel, something that both the Headmaster and Stephen had specifically requested for this year.

—That was incredible —Ron said in amazement, while Harry nodded.

—Thank you for that, Mr. Weasley, but that doesn't change the fact that you arrived late. Should I turn you into a clock so you'll know the time? —the professor said, looking at Ron and Harry.

—I'm sorry, Professor, but it was my fault they were delayed a bit —Stephen said, gently interrupting the professor.

—So, are you saying a third-year student somehow needed the help of two first-years? —McGonagall asked Stephen, giving him a critical look.

—Well… —as he looked at Harry's hair, an idea came to him. —Some bandits were attacking people by turning their hair different colors, so, as good Gryffindors, we had to help. Unfortunately, Harry was hit by a spell, and we lost him in battle —Stephen said, earning laughter from the entire classroom.

—Silence! Haa, honestly, Mr. Stephen! You'd better head to your class now; Professor Flitwick must be waiting for you —McGonagall said to Stephen before turning to Harry.

—And you, Mr. Potter, while your new style isn't against the rules, I would prefer you return it to normal to avoid distracting your classmates.

—Yes, Professor, but I don't know how —Harry said nervously.

—It's alright, Harry, I'll do it before I leave —With a snap of his fingers, Stephen restored Harry's hair color, surprising the first-year students, and then left.

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"The Grand Beginning and the Prank"