Happy birthday!

[shimotsuki]

Here's wishing a most excellent -- not to mention very lucky -- birthday today to tegdoh! This is a very short little something that I hope will give you a bit of a smile in the middle of your busy day.

Suspicious Activities
(332 words | G | Marauder-era)

Comments

[zia_montrose]

What an aptly named snippet! And much more fun than the project I've been cudgelling myself to work on this Friday afternoon. : )

I really like Minerva's blackboard check and bulging-robe check...  She feels perfectly in-character and I can't help but admire her.  But now you've got me helplessly imagining the conversation that led up to this, so maybe I'll share it:

"Did you know it's McGonogall's birthday tomorrow?"

"McGonagall's birthday? What should we do?" James's eyes widened at the many prospects.

"More like what shouldn't we do," corrected Remus.

"What do you mean?"

"Well... don't you think she'd be far more suspicious if--if--" He could no longer keep a straight face as his mates looked on from across the dormitory, waiting... He stifled a private snigger.

"We act like perfect little angels?" Sirius guessed, then grabbed his ribs to stifle his own emerging laughter.

"Wow, now this has possibilities!" declared James.

Thanks for that!  :  )

[shimotsuki]

And thank you for the prequel! *snort* Ah, those Marauders.

It would be fun to write more McGonagall. I'll have to see if I can work on that...

ETA: I put a link to your comment in the main post so everyone will be sure to find your prequel. :)

[zia_montrose]

Aw, thanks for showcasing me. It's hard to know whether it's a good idea to 'graffiti' someone else's page, but I thought you might appreciate Moony's masterminding.

And just to let you know, I too, liked the line about the 'heads'. It struck me as subtle and economically-phrased and it felt like the way the mind would see it. : )

[shimotsuki]

Graffiti welcome on this journal! :) And glad to know you thought the 'heads' were okay...

[tegdoh]

Cool - it's like getting two pressies in one!