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I do not own Harry Potter or the songs in this story
Harry Potter and the Talent Show
By:
Draco6812
The Contest:
Hermione sat in the common room chuckling slightly. She had just heard the announcement that the first ever Hogwarts Talent Show was going to be held on Halloween night. That wasn't what she was chuckling about though, she was trying not to outright laugh at the look of pure horror on her best friend, Harry Potter's, face when Professor Dumbledore told them that all seventh years had to attend and preform some form of entertainment. The talent show was supposed to be fun but some of these people were taking it way too seriously. It wasn't like it was a real talent show of course; she figured not too many of the students had any real talent. She would do a quick ballet routine she had taken 5 years of lessons after all. It was good to be able to laugh again, she and her longtime boyfriend, Ron Weasley, had broken up earlier and it had been bad. He wanted to take their relationship to the next level but she wanted to wait. They had been dating since the end of the war, when the battle was over they had grabbed each other and kissed. It had been a good kiss her first real kiss, she had lightly kissed Victor good night after the Yule Ball. She had felt nothing from that kiss and they decided to be friends and had written each other a few times but that had ended because of time and distance. When she kissed Ron she felt comfortable, but she wanted more, when she first kissed him there was excitement and fire. Or was it because they had won? The second time they had kissed later on that night it felt different the fire was no longer there. After four months she knew Ron wasn't the one for her but she had tried to make it work because she didn't want to lose his friendship as well. Ron had gone too far on their last date. He had compared her to Lavender and she had told him to go find her then. He jumped up and yelled that he just might and then he might "get some". She told him that was fine because he wasn't ever "getting any" from her.
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"Harry calm down it's not as bad as you are making it. Honestly, you faced the darkest wizard in 50 years and a simple talent show has you this upset." Hermione said. "Why don't you just put on a little defensive spell casting routine? You are very good at that."
"I can't Mione; Dumbledore told me I couldn't use my wand at all. He said that I was not allowed to use magic of any kind. When I talked to him about it earlier I even suggested that I could do some trick flying and he told me that he was going to announce that this competition was to be strictly non magical. What am I going to do?" Harry asked.
"Harry I would be willing to bet you that there isn't any one here with any real talent. Everyone will just as off as the next person." Hermione said.
"Oh yeah, what are you doing then?" harry asked.
"I am going to do a short dance routine. I took a few classes when I was younger so I shouldn't do too badly." She said.
"See that's what I mean you at least know what you will be doing. I have no idea what I will be doing." Harry sighed.
"For Merlin's sake Harry, just sing a song you can't be any worse than anyone else." Hermione said.
"Ok, I'll think about it. By the way what's Ron going to be doing?" Harry asked.
Hermione bit her lower lip and sighed.
"I have no idea Harry and I really don't care, we broke up last night." She replied.
"I'm sorry Mione, what did he do? Oh wait, none of my business. Forget I asked." Harry said.
The portrait swung open and Ron staggered in and plopped down beside Hermione.
"So Hermy, what we gonna do for the contest? You want to do a snogging exhibition?" Ron asked.
Hermione pulled out her wand and before anyone knew it she had sent at least five stinging hexes at Ron.
"Ron Weasley, how dare you come in here and say that to me? I told you last night that we are through and I have told you at least a hundred times not to call me that stupid nickname. As a matter of fact, don't even speak my name. Oh wait, Namius estingus Hermione!" she said pointing her want at him, a red light engulfed Ron and sank into his skin.
"What was that Hermione? Ow! Damn it." Ron yelled
"That Mr. Weasley is a simple little spell I found in an old book. From now on when you say my name you will be hit with a stinging hex." Hermione laughed.
"That was very Slytherin of you Miss Granger." Harry whispered.
"Oh it gets better Mr. Potter, each time he says it the hex gets stronger." Hermione said with a wink.
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It was finally Halloween and the talent contest was a few minutes away. Seamus was warming up with his Uilleann pipes and it had Professor McGonagall in a cheery mood, even though they weren't Scottish pipes they were close enough. The Headmaster had made it a habit here lately to add things on to the contest. Last night he informed us that the winner had to perform an encore. So everyone had to have a second act ready. The house tables had been removed and the same little tables from the Yule Ball were back. Judging would be two part audience reaction and professor score and to make things fair Professor Snape had to score the act first and he could not give anyone a zero.
"May I have you attention please?" Dumbledore said.
"Oh no, he's at it again." Harry murmured.
"Tonight's contest will follow the order of houses starting with Slytherin then Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and finally Gryffindor. The contest will begin with Mister Malfoy and will end with Mister Potter. We want to keep those two as far away from each other as possible. Ha! Ha! I made a funny." Dumbledore chuckled. "Now, let the fun begin."
The act began and soon it was proven that some of these people should be glad they had magic, because they had no talent at all. After a while it became apparent that the houses were cheering loudest for their own and the Professors were scoring for their houses.
Soon the house of the brave had their turn and things were going the way it had with the other houses. Hermione was up next and she was performing a rendition of the final act of Swan Lake. She was amazing the only problem was the fact that very few of the Purebloods knew anything of what she had done. She got a very good reaction from all the houses but you could tell that their appreciation was off. She received the highest marks from the Professors so far, even Snape gave her a seven.
Ron was next and he levitated a table and a chair up onto the small stage. When he sat down a large stack of pies appeared on the table. He then pulled out a large napkin and tucked into his shirt collar and began to eat.
"Oh Merlin! We are gonna be here for a week waiting for Bottomless Pit Weasel to get full." Draco yelled.
This got a loud cheer because Ron's eating habits were well known by all.
After what seemed like an hour of non-stop eating, Ron finally pushed away from the little table and gave a huge sigh, the kitchen elves could be heard cheering as they knew their work was done. Ron wobbled over to one of the little tables and promptly passed out.
The stage was cleared and Dumbledore stood to address the students.
"Alright, witches and wizards, we have come to our final act of the night. Let me remind you that the winner of tonight's contest will perform an encore immediately following the last act. Now without further ado let me introduce Mister Harry Potter." Dumbledore said.
Harry walked out onto the stage and as the music started playing, Harry began to sing.
I pretend that I'm glad you went away
But these four walls close in more every day
And I'm dying inside and nobody knows it
But me
Like a clown I put on a show
The pain is real even if nobody knows
And I'm crying inside and nobody knows it
But me
Why didn't I say the things I needed to say
How could I let my angel get away
Now my world is just a tumbling' down
I can see it so clearly but you're nowhere around
The nights are lonely, the days are so sad
And I just keep thinking' about the love that we had
And I'm missing you and nobody knows it but me
uuuuummmmm no one knows
How blue can I get, you could ask my heart
Just like a jigsaw puzzle it's been torn all apart
A million words couldn't say just how I feel
A million years from now, you know, I'll be loving you still
The nights are lonely, the days are so sad
And I just keep thinking' about the love that we had
And I'm missing you and nobody knows it but me
Nooooooobody
the nights are lonely, the days are so sad
and I just keep thinking' about the love that we had
Nobody knows it but me
No one knooooows but me.
Harry stood there with his head bowed as the music faded away. Not a sound was heard throughout the Great Hall. When Harry raised his head the entire student body was staring at him, he also noticed that all the house elves were lining the walls.
All at once the entire hall erupted with cheers.
Throughout the roars of the crowd Harry noticed one set of eyes staring at him, she had not moved and she had not made a sound, but he knew then that she knew.
Dumbledore finally got the students under control by casting a bang spell from his wand and turned to the five panel judges table to await the scores.
Perfect score, even Snape gave him a ten.
"Witches and Wizards, I give you tonight's winner Mister Harry Potter!" Dumbledore declared. "His encore will begin in five minutes."
The Hall went wild again.
Harry walked over to the Headmaster and whispered something into his ear and Dumbledore turned, looked at the students, and silently cast a spell that placed three small marks exactly 10 feet from Hermione. Only one person noticed them, but she knew these were called stage markers and she watched Harry as he stood center stage and bowed his head waiting for the noise level to drop so he could begin. The student body fell quite again this time with much anticipation.
The music began.
Alone at a corner table,
She was watching me watching her.
I was singing' about an old flame burning,
She was hanging on to every word.
I was pouring out my feelings,
she was pouring out the wine.
Through the smoke and the beer,
it was perfectly clear,
that we were touching each other's minds.
Harry walked slowly to the first stage marker. That is when Hermione realized where she was sitting, alone at a corner table.
It was love ten feet away.
Imagine her in my arms, with that look on her face.
Lying somewhere in some shadowy place,
It was love just ten feet away.
I just knew my closing song would do it,
I knew that I was heaven bound.
I could tell she was moved, but before I was through.
This stranger walked up and set down.
He was trying his best to impress her,
but she never took her eyes off me.
When he got up and left, I said to myself...
Woh-o-Woh, what a night this will be.
He walked to the second stage marker.
It was love ten feet away.
Imagine her in my arms, with that look on her face.
Lying somewhere in some shadowy place,
It was love just ten feet away.
And finally the center stage marker.
It was love ten feet away.
Imagine her in my arms, with that look on her face.
Lying somewhere in some shadowy place,
It was love just ten feet away.
Hermione stood up and walked slowly onto the stage never taking her eyes from his. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him into a deep passionate kiss that had the entire world exploding with fireworks, at least to them anyway. Unknown to the two of them the entire school roared with cheers, whistles, and catcalls. At the Head table McGonagall had her hand out and one-by-one the professors were passing her random amounts of galleons. Snape's being the largest.
"MISTER POTTER, MY OFFICE NOW!" Professor Flitwick looked furious.
A/N All songs in this story are the property of the Artist and I am in no way making any money from their work.