OPEN *// Mischief Managed? That's funny.

[FRED WEASLEY]

To the lucky receiver of this note,

I write this to you in the hope that my message will reach someone entertaining. I am currently seated in a top secret location that I cannot share with you, no matter how much you beg, because it is top secret. The secrecy of this location allows me to sit and ponder through thoughts without the unnecessary and extremely frustrating inconvenience of being interrupted...and remains a secret due to the fact that I probably shouldn't be here. Moving on... Confundus! You..read..nothing.

Although I do enjoy the secrecy of my secret location, I am not currently blessed with the company of my usual companion and partner in crime. This causes me to be washed with a slight loneliness. Because of my not being accustomed to such a feeling, I wish to lighten it by putting my innermost thoughts onto this piece of parchment (which better bloody work for it is causing me to rid of the owl sitting on my shoulder, who until the moment of its departure will be keeping me company).

As secret as my secret location is, prepare a message for me and get it to me via this owl. He should be able to deliver the mind-boggling and life-changing words that I know you are capable of producing. Then again, I really don't know. I found this owl out of sheer, random luck and I haven't a clue who its owner is. Let's forget I included that pleasant piece of information. I would be delighted to receive a response from the special person that this owl fancies.

Waiting Impatiently,
The Smart Twi
The Great Weasamundo
Fred W.

[siriusblack]

To the Great Weasamundo,

Fair enough, fair enough, and I'll be sure to keep in mind what I didn't just read. I'm going to take a wild guess in saying that you've found your way into the fifth floor secret passage, and you're sitting just under the window, looking out at Gryffindor Tower. There aren't enough places in the school you can get an owl out and still be "where you're not supposed to". Of course, you could be torturing the creature somewhere underground. Merlin knows she doesn't seem particularly pleased with me right now. The might just be how quick I'm sending her off again though... You could be on the Astronomy tower roof as well, but I'd expect something far more creative from someone that wants mind boggling information from me.

If you haven't found where I first mentioned, I highly recommend it. You said you needed something to do without your partner in crime. The entrance is behind Boris' statue. Parallel to that chip in the stairwell, if its still there. Looks like someone might have flown into it with a broomstick. That actually happened. It never got used much. Prefect's bathroom so close seems to scare people away. That and the fact you ought to watch out for the windows. Students sitting inside the walls are usually rather suspicious looking. I don't have a clue what's so wrong with it myself. Anyway, feel free to fire as many spells around your feet as you'd like once you get six feet inside. You'll be directly above a certain potions professor's office. You're welcome in advance.

Sincerely,
The God of the Map
Messr. Padfoot

[FRED WEASLEY]

Oh Godly Padfoot,

The Padfoot? You couldn't possibly be who I think you are.. then again, I reckon you must be. Nobody else knows about that passageway..well.. as far as I'm aware.. The one on the fifth floor. That happens to be precisely where I am, between you and me. If you don't answer in a timely manner, I will have to flee the area with the assumption that this message was intercepted before reaching your hands.

As for the other way you mentioned.. I have yet to venture into that area, quite surprisingly. You could say I've been slacking in my duties lately, as far as snooping around is concerned. You must be a snooper yourself, Mr. Padfoot. That or you are a former snooper.. though once one, always one, I suppose. What I can't seem to wrap my ginger head around is that I've seen your name, and I can't tell you where. I'm fairly certain that my memory serves me correctly, however you could be an imposter, and giving you that information could get me into a deeper hole of trouble.. for I should not have had the object on which I recognize your signature from.

Surely, you understand (particularly if you really are who you claim to be), that it's valuable information that shouldn't get into the wrong hands. I do have reason to believe that you are not misleading me, since you did suggest a brilliant passageway.. looking forward to messing with the Snapester from there with my partner in crime..the suggestion is much appreciated.. your genius confounds me.

Growing Less Skeptical,
Curious George's Associate

[siriusblack]

Fred,

Yes, the Padfoot. The one and only. I pride your quick recognition as well as your reluctance to believe who I am straight away, though never to this day have I come across a marauder impostor. Its probably for the better, as I'm sure they would be unlawfully terrible at mimicing our greatness! wouldn't be regarded very kindly, and I don't believe they'd be near close to capable of living up to the outstanding reputation my friends and I have made for ourselves while attending Hogwarts. But they are welcome to try and fail (And if you're still skeptical, you're welcome to within reason ask anything you'd like that might confirm your suspicions.)

I reckon that there are just over a handful of people that know about where you are now, much less of them with immediate access to the area, I regret to say myself included. This message has yet to be tampered with on my end, so I do hope you receive it quickly and with little trouble. Just as I'm obliged to keep your secret location a secret, I'd rather this letter and any mentioned topics we discuss go unknown to anyone outside your immediate circle of trust and partners in crime. Yes? I'm sure you understand the importance of these things, and how bad it would be for this information to fall into the wrong hands.

I have to say I'm very impressed. You'd be once again proven right in your assumption that you've seen my signature before, as I recognize the object you're referring to without need for a name. I'm pleased it found itself with someone capable of using it for its intended purposes and hopefully not by any means stupid and/or slimy or Slytherin. Though I don't find you should be overly concerned about it's allowances. I believe being one of the four founders gives me at least a partial right to permit it's usage in your hands. Not that you can tell anyone about that. I dare say it'd do more harm than good. I was a snooper once always shall be. Old habits die hard, you know. But I find it's quite useful later in life. Don't listen to anyone that tells you otherwise. And of course, I solemnly swear I am up to no good.

If I may be so bold as to ask, for no reason other than curiosity, what situation has your partner in crime found himself in that you two have been separated? It seems like a dreadful inconvenience, though I find it a fortune you've taken boredom to finding my owl instead of leaving it for someone so non-interesting or daring they wouldn't have bothered writing a message to see where it took them. I wish you the both the best of luck and creativity in terrorizing Snape. I have no doubt that his reactions will be as priceless as they always have been.

Sincerely,
Messr. Padfoot

ooc: ive ranted quite a bit; don't hate me lol!

[FRED WEASLEY]

Mr. Padfoot,

You, my dear friend, are wise beyond words. I find it difficult to express my sincere appreciation for you and the object you have created. It has granted my brother and I many conveniences..too many to count, actually. I can only wish to become as clever as the four marauders to which the names on the object belong. I do, without a doubt, believe that I am writing to one of those four at this very moment, and trust me when I say that I am forever loyal to you. The object has proven itself to be the most beneficial piece of intelligence that I have ever snatched from Filch. Surely it has been used only for wreaking havoc about the castle , by my brother and I. Having laid eyes on it, even as it no longer sits in my pocket, I now have a view of the castle as clear as the back of my hand. My mischief will never truly be managed so long as I possess the knowledge that you have so brilliantly provided.

We are on the same page. Never would I reveal such information to someone who I did not trust with my life. The current owner of the object is someone who can be trusted to use it with anti-Slytherin intentions. I thank you for keeping my location between the two of us. I reckon you were once in my spot.. even though your true identity is still a mystery to me. It's quite the shame that I do not walk these corridors with you, that your time was before mine. Indeed, this habit will not die easily, and will probably shadow my being for the rest of my existence. I can't help but wonder how I'll be able to keep up such behavior as my career as a student comes to an end. The whereabouts of yourself and the other three founders vary greatly, do they not? I assume that upon leaving this school, I may also part with good friends, though true partner will never be separated from my grasp. I won't allow it.

He's simply off looking for an ingredient to a potion we are attempting to brew (and I am proud to say that it will more than likely test Snape's last nerve). Though we rarely work apart, this situation demanded that we each looked in two different places at once. I could return to him now (as I have finished my search) but in doing so, I risk revealing his location. It is, indeed, a shame and a great inconvenience, but you have raised my burden of sitting here to pay attention to nothing but my mischievous thoughts. I trust that we would be mates given the fact that we share a love for harassing the bitter yet intriguing potions master.

Learning with each letter,
The Marauders' Apprentice


ooc: i don't hate you, i love it:D

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[siriusblack]

The Marauders' Apprentice,

On behalf of all four of us I'm sure I can say that your words are just as appreciated. Equally as appreciated as the fact that our founded object has been put to use causing mischief by young wizards both capable and clever.... Though I do ask with mild amusement if you've ever found anything else of use in Filtch's possession? You owe me little thanks, because the object would be rendered quite useless sitting in a professor's desk drawer. And it'd be a tragic waste given he amount of work that went into its creation. Besides causing general chaos, I believe it was used for something quite brilliant two years back; something I can't say, and you wouldn't know it.. but it would make me just as indebted to you're finding it.. if not even more so.

While the locations of myself and the other marauders do vary greatly today, it was unfortunate circumstances as opposed to our choice that separated us after graduating. I can say that I said something very much the same about my friends, but I expect that shouldn't be a problem between you and your brother so long as your trust is well placed. It's only recently in fact that I've reunited with one of the other founders, and I have little intentions of us parting soon. I'm sure that I have indeed once sat in your spot, and while my identity remains a mystery, I strongly think that it's one you might be able to figure out an answer to. The hints come and go from faces we both recognize.

I certainly agree we all could have been mates, from that bit of information alone really. Severus Snape is intriguing only because more so due to his reactions to people that manage to test his ever-limmiting patience in new and seemingly unlimited ways. Because nobody actually likes the man. Six Marauders together may have completely run Hogwarts to the ground though. And then assuming they managed to rebuild the place I know of no one else there today that's capable of reproducing such mischief or harassment. I'm glad I was able to assist you in your waiting. Our communication has made my current situation far more enjoyable as well.

For now,
Padfoot

[FRED WEASLEY]

Mr. Padfoot,

Never before finding this object have I seen anything worthy of keeping for an extended amount of time in Filch's desk. He's gotten his hands on many potentially amusing objects before, but they were all temporary sort of things.. most of which were to be consumed by an unlucky , naiive student. The map, whose name I can now write with confidence and pride, is brilliant. It's nothing like anything else I've ever laid eyes on. I suppose that most objects truly worthy of confiscation are cared for enough to be steered clear of the madman and his cat.. and how such a genius piece of work got to his possession, I haven't a clue. I'm merely baffled by the fact that someone did lose it. I would think that any owner of the map would be more intelligent in keeping it unseen by unworthy eyes.

I must apologize for any unfortunate circumstances that you (and/or the other three) have been put through as nobody deserves to be parted with friends by force. Forgive me for having possibly misinterpreted what you have told me. Whatever the exact situation you had been in, I wish that you have found happiness in being reunited with one of your friends. I trust that you speak the truth when you say that I will not part with my brother. Being without him would surely reduce me to a wreck, and for him this feeling is undoubtedly mutual. As much as I am longing to be able to say your true name aloud, I accept the challenge to recognize clues through anyone I know with a possible connection to the ever so flawless Marauders' Map. However because I have yet to do so, I must ask with great curiosity if we have formally been introduced in the past.

I must agree with you, and perhaps it is best that we roamed the corridors through years that did not intersect. Had we been in the same term, Snape the professors that are most enjoyable to poke fun at would currently be free of such harassment. The thought is enough to make me shudder.

Still Admiring Your Being,
Fred

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[siriusblack]

Fred,

The map landing in Filtche's possession may actually be a direct consequence of the decisions made by myself and the other founders as opposed to a careless user. We decided upon graduating not to leave the map in anyone's hands but on campus itself, hidden from the general student population though not somewhere that it may never be seen again. I'm not certain, nor do I have the slightest idea who may have found it after it left our hands and before it came to yours, but it very well may never seen another capable of using it to it's full abilities. It was lost for the purpose of circulation, and I'm actually rather surprised it worked as well as it did all things considered.

Thank you.. The loss of ones other half is as unbearable as you've described, to say the least about it. Something I probably wouldn't wish upon a worst enemy. But then you mentioned Snape, and I refrain from commenting just what I'd like to see happen to him. While I don't believe you've misinterpreted anything, the exact situation I not something I can or would like to go into. You may understand it slightly better once you've figured out my identity. My true name isn't anything more than anyone elses, though quite a few bad puns have come out of it. We have indeed met formally before, recently in fact and for a fair duration we were aquainted, though I can't say where or when as that could potentially put us both in a good amount of danger. I've probably already said more than I should have, and so I intend on.. shutting up, for lack of better words, here.


Padfoot