A Pair of Pranking Puffs! (Lucas)

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Nina was a friendly and outgoing girl and would never harm a soul. At the same time, she was a genius when it came to fun and harmless, but elaborate pranks! With it being the second half of her final year, she needed to come up with something epic, something extraordinary, something that would make her a legend like the Weasley Twins themselves...

But what?

Sitting in the Common Room, Nina was about to go bonkers going over plans with her quills. She had tossed a number of pieces of paper already.

"No... that's been overdone, and so has that," she sighed as she looked over her ideas. "Oh bloody hell! Nina, come on! The clock's ticking. You're smarter than this!" But an epic idea wasn't coming. Nina finally plopped her head on the table and sighed.

"I need a butterbeer soooo badly right now," she muttered. Of course that wasn't happening. It was too late to make a trip to Hogsmeade now.

LUCAS RYAN MACMILLAN

[LUCAS RYAN MACMILLAN]

Lucas was bored. That was all there was to it. It was late and he had nothing to do, and all of his friends were most likely asleep and definitely in their own common rooms so he walked down to the common room to sit and see if there was anyone to kill time with. He heard someone clearly frustrated and the crinkling of paper so he quietly continued into the common room. Looking around he saw crumpled paper around and picked a piece up and read it. "Someone looking to prank people?" he said with a mischevious smile.

"You know, I am master of pranking, maybe I can help you come up with an idea?" he offered as he sat across from her.

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Nina heard the voice and looked up at the boy and smiled. Introductions weren't necessary of course. Nina knew Lucas well after seven years and knew his work. However, she wasn't sure if she would call him a "master". She wouldn't call herself one. To her, that title went to Roxy Weasley.

"Ooooh, I've seen what you can do, love," she said. "Alright, Lucas, let's see what you have going to that wicked head of yours." She then sighed. "Really, any help right now would be appreciated. I need something brilliant... something sensational... something that will make the school remember me!"

True, she would hopefully be remembered for being a Quidditch Team Captain as well, but that all depended on how well the Puffs did before the year was out. Often the Puffs weren't remembered well when it came to Quidditch, but she was busting her butt to change that this year. However, if not that, she wanted to try for the ultimate prank.

LUCAS RYAN MACMILLAN

[LUCAS RYAN MACMILLAN]

Lucas smiled when she said she had seen what Lucas could do with pranks. "Thank you." he said with a chuckle. "Alright let's see." he said thinking it over. After a moment he looked back up to her. "Ok let's start with some questions so we can figure out what kind of prank we need here." he said.

"First of all, how big of a prank are you looking to pull off here?" he asked, all of this in a sort of whisper so no one else would overhear. "Are we talking a specific person you want to prank, a specific group or year of people, the teachers, or the whole school?" he asked her trying to gauge how big the prank would have to be.

"Also, how much trouble are you willing to get into in order to pull this off, in case we're caught?" he asked as that would rule out a lot of things for them to be able to do.

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Nina grinned as Lucas asked how far Nina was willing to go.

"Oh, the whole school of course!" she said. "I want everyone to take notice! Like I said, this has to be mad huge!"

Nina smiled and shook her head about getting in trouble.

"Oh relax, love," she said. "I've never gotten in trouble for my pranks because they don't really break the rules. They don't harm anyone or upset the run of the school for the long term. Really just one big laugh and it's over. Even some of the Profs find them amusing."

The only time Nina ever targeted anyone specifically for a prank was when they damn well deserved it, and even them the effects were temporary.

"Okay, so here's some potential times and targets- the End of the Year Feast, but that's months away. One of the upcoming dances could work, but which one? Guessing we could shoot for one of the Spring ones in March and April. What do you think?"

LUCAS RYAN MACMILLAN

[LUCAS RYAN MACMILLAN]

Lucas smiled when Nina said she wanted to prank the whole school. "That's the kind of stuff I like to hear!" he said. "For a big last year prank it has to be BIG." he said.

He laughed when she told him to relax. "I don't mind getting into a bit of trouble, just wanted to make sure where you were at on that." he said. As she mentioned the events that were coming up he thought them over and potential pranks.

"The end of the year feast would give us more time to plan, but I think going sooner rather than later will make things more interesting." he said of choosing one of the upcoming dances for a prank.

"This is going to take some brainstorming." he said. "But I think between the two of us we can come up with something amazing and unforgettable." he said with a smile.

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Nina grinned. She had a partner in crime for this, and together they would come up with something huge. She knew it. She laughed as he made sure they were on the same page about not getting into trouble.

"Okay, now that all that is settled, let's begin," she said.

She nodded about pulling the prank off sooner than later.

"I agree, but we do have to be careful not to plan for it to happen too close to exams time," she said. "The Profs and the students are already far too on edge then. Maybe one of the Spring Dances will be best." She then facepalmed. "Wait... Spring... April... bloody April First!!! Where is my head at? April First is like a holy day for us pranksters!" Nina felt like a real nutter. "THAT is the day we pull it off!"

But now... the prank itself had to be planned if anything was going to be pulled off at any time.

"Right... so let's start with your basic types of pranks and go from there," she said. "Prank potions, prank candy, releasing annoying, but harmless creatures into the castle..... hmmm. Wait, there's a girl in a few of my classes named Katrina who has spoken of enchanted paints that bring any creature you paint to life. Being paint, the creatures pose no threat, but if we could paint one that looks scary enough..." She grinned wickedly at Lucas.

LUCAS RYAN MACMILLAN

[LUCAS RYAN MACMILLAN]

Lucas chuckled. "Yeah, the punishment for pranks around exam time is going to be really bad. So it'd be a good idea to avoid then." he agreed. "Oh yeah, April Fool's Day of course! It's our holiday. But it'll have to be a big one if we want it to stand out for sure." he said.

Lucas thought over the pranks she mentioned. "Ooh, I like the way you think!" he said with a smile at the mention of the scary creature paint prank. "We'll have to pull off a couple of pranks to distract from the finale though. I'm thinking some of the little things." he said.

He laughed as he remembered hearing about one prank. "I heard about this one prank where people would let loose animals with numbers on them 1-6, but skipping one of the numbers in between and only having 5 animals running around so that the Professors would be running around looking for the last one but never find it." he noted.

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Nina smiled at Lucas when he said it April Fools had to be a big one.

"No... THE Big One, love, THE Big One!!!" she said. "The Biggest One Ever!"

Nina's smile turned into a grin when Lucas spoke of pulling off mild pranks to set up for the big one.

"Ooooh, I like the way you think," she said. "A few pumpkin bombs, a toy rat here and there, then... bam... our scary paint creature flies off the canvas and into Hogwarts!" She hugged Lucas. "We're bloody geniuses!"

Nina then laughed about the five creatures with the numbers one through six on them minus one.

"Yes, we'll do that!" she said. "Perfect. That will really distract them! April Fools Day... here we come!""

(It's almost IC May, but we can do a pre-dated thread next if you want, but will have to wait until I get back from my trip.)

LUCAS RYAN MACMILLAN

[LUCAS RYAN MACMILLAN]

(sounds good!)

Lucas smiled. "Of course! THE big one. The prank to set records!" he said. He chuckled when she said she liked the way he thought, and named off some other ideas on the small pranks. "We really are. It is going to be amazing. Even George Weasley will be bowing to us for pulling this off." he said with a smile.

He looked up to George Weasley, known for his big prank when he was a 6th year, and of course for the Weasley Wizard Wheezes Joke shop. Lucas practically lived there when he was back home.

"SO much to work with and set up, but it will be well worth it in the end." he ssaid with a smile.