Chapter 381: Pranking Is Fun
“Shh.. he might wake up if we make too much noise. First, we attack big brother Rag, and then Mag.” Maximus, Aurelia and Clementia tippy-toed towards Magnus and Ragnar’s room.
Their first target was Ragnar, and as they entered the room, they heard loud snoring and Chad sitting on Ragnar’s face. They giggled at the scene.
Chad was a cat with heightened instincts, he noticed the three mini-humans, but since they were his loved ones, he ignored them and continued to watch.
“Let’s take that chair,” Maximus whispered.
In no time, they worked hard to bring the chair adjacent to the bed. Then, they claimed on it, “ONE! TWO! THREE!”
*BAM*
The three jumped on Ragnar, they were not that light, they were 3 years old already. However, they were disappointed by the reaction they got, as it was not what they wanted to see.
“Why does he still snore?” Aurelia wondered.
Poor little ones, they had no idea what a heavy sleeper Ragnar was, he could sleep even in the middle of a quidditch world cup match in the stadium. They jumped on him but ended up tiring themselves.
“Hah.. He’s so.. Lazy.”
“Bug brother bad.”
“Let’s go to brother Magnus.”
And they skipped away. However, just as they went, Ragnar’s eyes shot open, ~Good thing I didn’t react, or they would’ve ruined my morning sleep.~
After that, he went back to sleep in his cosy blanket.
..
The three little gremlins marched towards Magnus’ room. However, it was locked and they had no way to open it.
“I know how to open it,” Aurelia proudly came forward and took out a small wooden stick from her shirt.
She proudly pointed it to the door’s locks and chanted, “Wing-aa-lium-aa-sa?”
Seconds passed and nothing happened. Maximus looked at her suspiciously, “You didn’t try this before, right?”
“No, I practised.. there must be a problem with the stick. Stupid stick, hmph!” She snapped it in two and threw it away in anger.
Just then, Clementia had an idea, but she was not vocal and just ran back to Ragnar’s room and jumped on top of his face. She picked Chad, “Chad, help me.”
“Meow?” Sleepily, Chad agreed, he would die for these kittens if he had to after all.
But as soon as they left, angry and red-eyed, Ragnar took the sheets off of his face, revealing his bleeding nose, “Argh.. Here goes my sleep, Clem’s knees are strong enough to even make me bleed.”
..
Returning to Magnus’ room’s door, Clementia lifted Chad towards the lock and said, “Open,”
Chad was in a moral dilemma at this point, the only reason Magnus’ room was locked was that he was not alone inside. If he opened the door, he’d get a beating later, if he didn’t, he’d sadden the kids.
“Memeow..” He said the equivalent of his ‘fuck it’ and started to wave his paws at the door. He was, after all, the grandson of Martha and had magic.
*CRACK*
The noise came and the door opened. “Yayyy..”
The three barged in like a storm entering. Magnus had his eyes shot open as soon as he heard the voice, but he panicked, for he was not alone under the blanked, hugging him was another naked body.
“Emma, wake up, emergency,” he tried to wake her up. But she didn’t even budge.
~Crap, she sleeps like a tank.~ he exclaimed and quickly waved his wand to summon clothes over their bodies. Being caught together was better than being caught naked.
“BIG BROTHEEEER!” They climbed on his bed and jumped on him, trying to get under the blanket. However, Aurelia noticed another big bump under it “Who is this?”
She took the blanket off and found a sleeping Emma, gasping, Aurelia shouted, “WOAH! Sister Emma? When did you get here? Did you also want to prank big brother?”
Emma slowly opened her eyes and looked up, she smiled and muttered, “Why am I seeing Aurelia in dreams?”
“Because it’s not a dream,” Magnus interjected.
“AAA..” Emma screamed in terror that she was naked. But as soon as she looked down, she was in her normal night suit. Taking an appreciative sigh, she hugged Aurelia, “Of course, I wanted to prank Magnus. Yes, just prank him. I love pranking him,”
“Nice..” Aurelia hugged back. Slowly, all three took their places under the blanket, Maximus tucked himself on Magnus’s right, hugged by his arm. Clementia took her place in the middle of Magnus and Emma, while Aurelia hugged Emma from her left. It all felt cosy and fluffy.
“Tell us a story, big brother,” Maximus requested.
“You tell the best stories.” Clementia agreed.
“Really? Okay then, I will tell you a story about a strange white-haired kid who fell from the sky and got adopted by 9 huge beasts. He was very strong, but not strong enough, one day, bad people came from the sky and other villages to take his family.. and then..” Magnus started and the three listened with their big eyes blinking every once in a while in excitement. They also had the tendency of interrupting and ask questions.
But, the morning was very joyous for all of them. Magnus loved being close to his siblings and appreciated coming home for the day. But, it was already morning and they had to get up. After the story finished, they washed up and went to have some breakfast.
At the breakfast table, as they were happily eating, Grace asked the three, “Where were you this morning? I couldn’t find you anywhere.”
“Oh, we went to prank brother Ragnar first.” They revealed.
“Yeah, I can vouch for that,” Ragnar rubbed his nose at that.
Aurelia continued, “Then we went to big brother Mag and heard a story from him.”
“Oh, sister Emma was also there, she came before us to prank but she fell asleep.. hehe.” Maximus innocently added.
*cough* Magnus glared at his siblings, helpless, while Emma felt like drowning her head into the plate. Ragnar, meanwhile, enjoyed the show and teased, “Oh really, it must have been a really joyful pranking then.”
“Magnus..” Grace started to say something.
However, *pop* “Sir, Mr Adrian is here, he said someone from MI6 would like to meet you. They are in the office building.” George appeared to inform.
Magnus quickly stood up, “Ah, so much work. George, you’re getting a raise. Emma, come, we will go to Diagon Alley later.”
“MAGNUS! I will come tonight to your room to prank you as well.” Ragnar shouted at their leaving figure, trying to hold his laughter.
Grace eyed Ragnar with a smile and asked, “When will you get someone to prank you?”
*Cough* Ragnar choked on food, “Mum, come on, I am abstaining from all things that corrupt a man. I have decided not to marry or love a woman.”
Grace sighed and walked up to Ragnar, she caressed his head, “Sweetie, it’s okay, no matter whom you choose, no matter what gender, we will support you.”
“Thanks, I guess.” Ragnar chirped, but he felt it was abnormal, ~Why do I feel something’s wrong?~
..
Magnus’ new house had an entire building reserved for office work. This was where anybody who wanted to meet him, Grace or Adam for official work had to come. There was a grand waiting room with all kinds of amenities, a reception and a few big offices.
Magnus arrived in his office from the backdoor and called Adrian and the MI6 guy in while he poured some tea in cups. “So, how can I help you gentleman?”
Adrian casually entered and greeted, “It’s good to see you, Your Majesty.”
The agent first saluted and then introduced himself professionally: “I am Commander Bond, James Bond.”
Magnus nodded and passed on the teacups, “Well, Bond James Bond, take a seat.”
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