So, as I said, this is kind of a sequel to one of my first fanfics, "All's Fair In Love and Laser Tag." I've actually had it in my computer for a while, since I was focusing on longer projects. Since I haven't been able to put out a fresh chapter for "Opposites Attract" in a while, I still wanted to post something new for ya. Hope you all enjoy! Read and review. Hugs and butterfly kisses, ravenclawdancer4999.
"We want to welcome all of you to the official casting for A Very Potter Senior Year," Nick smiled, sharing a look with his brother, Matt. There were several whoops and wolf-whistles from their friends that followed. "Now, we usually don't let you guys in on the casting, but I think we can all agree that this is a special exception." With that, he dropped a heavy stack of paper bound with a giant binder clip on to the dining room table; the final installment of the Potter musicals.
"Damn," Walker commented, "This thing is going to be five hours long."
"Actually, it should be about four," Brian replied pleasantly, "If we did the math correctly."
"I think you guys must have had some miscommunication somewhere along the line," Dylan raised an eyebrow, staring at the script, "You were supposed to write a script, not the eighth Harry Potter book."
"You could say we got a tiny bit carried away," Nick grinned sheepishly, "But we didn't want to let any of our jokes from the past few years go to waste. Anyways, on to the casting-"
"To get the obvious out of the way," Matt nodded, plopping down in his chair, "If you've had a role in the past Potter musicals, you'll most likely be reprising that role. Darren is playing Harry. Joey, you'll be Ron-"
"YES!" Joey hollered, jumping up from his chair and giving an enthusiastic fist pump.
"Joey, I'm pretty sure there would be a riot if you didn't play Ron," Meredith rolled her eyes.
"Moving on, we're still waiting for an answer from the person we asked to play Hermione, but we'll keep you all posted," Nick continued, "Jaime, you'll obviously be playing Ginny. This musical is heavily based on book two, so we'll be seeing more of her."
"Does that mean what I think that means?" Walker grinned.
"Yep, Voldemort is back," Brian answered, "And better than ever, if I'm not mistaken."
"What about me?" Dylan asked keenly, "Isn't Dumbledore, you know, at Pigfarts?"
"You'll be in a lot of Tom Riddle-Voldemort's flashbacks, we pulled a lot from book six too," Matt admitted.
"Jim, you'll be playing Goyle and Bill. Unfortunately, Julia won't be able to make it, so Pat will be playing the Candy Lady," Nick added, "I'll be playing Sorty, Scarfy, and Arthur again. And Lauren-"
"SILENCE, MUDBLOOD," Lauren bellowed, "The great Draco Malfoy will not be told what to do by the likes of you!"
"Seriously, Lo!" Julia scowled, clamping her hands over ears, "I wonder how I'm not deaf yet! What have I told you about using your inside voice?"
"We both know I don't have one," Lauren retorted cheekily, before turning back to the Lang brothers, "What about the others? Devin? Lily?"
"We've already made all the necessary phone calls," Brian answered, "Lily will still be both Pansy and Mrs. Weasley, Devin is going to be Cho Chang and Charlie, Richard is Neville, Rosenthal is back in as Seamus, James, and Quirrel, and Britney is Bellatrix and Dean."
"But what about Arielle? Sango?"
"They'll be back as well, except we've added some new characters to the mix. Arielle will still be Fred, but she'll also be playing Hannah Abbott and Mary Riddle, Voldemort's grandmother."
"But who's playing Luna?" Meredith asked, a tiny bit of hope in her voice.
"Well, we actually have managed to pull together something special for everyone," Matt smiled, "We had Devin talk to her, and none other than Evanna Lynch herself will be playing Luna Lovegood." There was a loud cheer that erupted from the group. Meredith was a bit quieter than the others, not because she didn't like Evanna; she adored the girl as a matter of fact. She just wasn't sure where she was going to fit in the show with everyone else.
"As for the others, Moses will be playing Nearly Headless Nick, and have a quick appearance as Snape. Sango will be Lavender again, but she'll also be playing George and a character we added, called Wang Mu. Nick Strauss will be back as Sirius briefly, but he'll be our Fenrir Greyback," Nick continued, "Corey Dorris is back as Kingsley Shacklebolt, the Minister of Magic. Alle will be a Hogwarts student and Albus in the epilogue. Tyler will be returning briefly as Cedric and Lucius, but he'll be playing Professor McGonagall-"
"WHAT?!" Walker nearly choked, "Does he know this yet?"
"Not exactly," Nick smirked, "But we wanted to keep in the tradition of people cross-dressing in these shows. Which is why, in addition to playing Mad-Eye Moody and Tom Riddle Senior, Chris will be playing Moaning Myrtle." There arose from the group another roar of laughter, even louder than the first. Joey even began a round of applause for the Lang brothers and Brian. Again, Meredith grinned broadly, but felt her heart sink a little bit more. She had heard rumors of Myrtle being put into the show, and had been expecting she might be playing the moody ghost.
"What about Denise?" Jaime inquired, interrupting Meredith's thoughts and putting an arm around Denise.
"She'll be playing Mrs. Cole, the head of the orphanage," Brian said, "Along with assisting me with another character…"
"And what character might that be, oh wise one?" Denise asked, grinning slightly.
"I'll be playing the Basilisk," Brian finished, looking very pleased with himself, "I've already seen the plans Nick drew up for the puppet and this thing is going to be huge! I'll also be playing Lupin briefly, along with Hagrid." Brian took on a very silly accent. "I've been workin' on my Scottish."
"And I suggest you keep working on it," Meredith observed, "You sound more like an extremely drunk Russian…"
"Finally, those new to the show," he interrupted, "Brant will play Colin Creevy and a Wizard Cop. Nico is going to play a snake as well as Thoms Riddle, Voldemort's grandfather. Eric has agreed to play a Wizard Cop along with Brant. Elona will return as the Grey Lady and Madame Pomfry. Jeff Blim is going to be our Aragog, and a Death Eater, just to keep with his villain theme. And the news you've all been waiting for, the one and only AJ Holmes will be playing Gilderoy Lockhart, in addition to collaborating with Clark and Pierce on the music!"
The loudest cheer of all came immediately after, along with much pounding on the table and applause. While everyone was distracted, Lauren fired off a quick text from underneath the table to Brian. After feeling the light buzz in his pocket, Brian carefully pulled out his phone under the table and quickly scanned the message.
"When r we going 2 tell Mere? It's killing her!" Brian raised an eyebrow. Did Meredith really think they had forgotten about her? The boy's eyes darted across the table to Meredith, who was smiling, but clearly trying to hide hurt feelings. Brian grinned slightly, shaking his head. Meredith was a smart girl, but was always at a loss when taken by surprise. He sent a brief text when no one was looking.
"When the opportunity presents itself, then, we strike." By sheer coincidence, Meredith slowly stood up from her chair, while everyone else chatted animatedly about the past Potter musicals.
"Bathroom," she murmured, excusing herself from the discussion.
What she didn't know was that the minute she had completely left the room, her friends became strangely silent. Matt poked his head out of the doorway to ensure she was gone and went back into the room.
"You're absolutely sure she has no idea?" Nick asked.
"Positive," Julia nodded, "None of the girls have said a word."
"Same," Dylan agreed, "None of the guys have either."
"I just feel really bad, though," Denise confessed, "She looked like a kicked puppy when she thought we left her out."
"I think she'll forgive us once she knows," Walker said cheerfully, "Hopefully."
Moments later, Meredith's footsteps began to plod along the hallway and Brian pulled a large cardboard box from under the table, carefully setting it out where Meredith could see it.
"Commence Operation Pigfarts," Brian whispered as he motioned for everyone to spread out and hide. Jaime had just dove behind the sofa when the girl re-entered the room, still looking very down on herself. Meredith looked up and noticed the empty table.
"Guys?" she called suspiciously, "Guys?" Suddenly, she noticed the cardboard box sitting out on the table. On closer inspection, there was a note sitting on top, written in a hasty scrawl. Picking it up, Meredith allowed her eyes to scan over the page.
"To the lucky girl who finds this letter, you're one step closer to finding a treasure. Read carefully now, the rest of this scroll; you must put together the clues to discover your role."
"Of course," Meredith groaned, "Let's just make this as difficult as possible." Reluctantly, she put down the note and read the label taped on the package.
"Open Me."
Shrugging, Meredith slid her fingers under the tape that held the box shut. Pulling open the flaps, she gave an uncharacteristically high shriek.
*GASP* Cliffhanger...