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Sirius Black ran noisily into the Great Hall, for once ignoring the effect his presence had on the female students
Sirius Black ran noisily into the Great Hall, for once ignoring the effect his presence had on the female students. In his hand was a piece of parchment with Dumbledore's writing on it. James Potter, him best friend, barely acknowledged him, he was instead staring down the Gryffindor table at a certain red head who was deep in discussion with Frank Longbottom. Sirius shook his hair out of his eyes, slightly out of breath. He was tall with hair to match his surname that hung casually around his handsome face; there was a smile at his lips, curving them slightly in a seductive way. Remus Lupin rolled his eyes; he doubted Sirius knew how to smile like a normal person. James' eyes were fixed staring to the left behind glasses that made him look anything but nerdy. His hair stuck up in every which direction and was the same colour as Sirius' though he was several inches shorter. The eye roller had sandy coloured hair with natural darker highlights. He had a weary yet wild look to eyes that were flecked with gold and bronze; he was the tallest of the group.
"Should I be worried?" he asked Sirius dubiously.
Sirius' grin became slightly mischievous thought his eyes were being forced into looking innocent, eyebrows raised.
"Of course not my dear Moony, what you are about to hear is quite possibly one of the best things to have happened to Hogwarts while we Marauders are still student here."
"You said the same about the Map, and that has gotten us into more trouble than it took to make."
Sirius frowned.
"Hmm, that wasn't the original idea. Don't worry though; I have complete faith in you to stop it sounding an alarm when in use."
"Sirius?" this voice came from the fourth Marauder, a boy gifted with neither looks nor talent. Peter Pettigrew was a simple boy, the shortest of all four and the widest. "You were excited about something…?"
"Oh yeah! We're, my friends, are about to become a band." Peter looked surprised, Remus looked still more dubious and James joined the conversation for the first time since Sirius had sat down.
"Enlighten us Sirius." Sirius stood on the bench in full view of everyone and cleared his throat.
"This year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry there will be a talent competition within year's five to seven. Anyone within these three years is eligible to enter and we look forward to a range of genres within singing. First auditions will take place three weeks from today. So get singing in bands no bigger than five and show us what you've got."
"Couldn't have put it better myself Mr. Black" said Dumbledore, a twinkle in his eye.
Student's throughout the Hall put their heads together to discuss what they had just heard, all the girls asking what was going on, none of them having apparently listened to a word Sirius had said.
"Of course, there is Marauder pride at stake here boys." Said Sirius, having sat down.
"Now, I suggest we enter, get through every round, and win."
"One problem wise guy; none of us has the first idea about being in a band." Said James. Sirius slapped the piece of parchment that was in his hand onto the table. It read:
Sirius – Vocals and Guitar
James – Vocals and Drums
Remus – Keyboard
Peter – Bass
"No." Sirius had expected this reaction for Remus. "The finals run into exams, and we already have shed loads of homework."
"Come on Rem, lighten up, it could be a laugh." Sirius smiled widely at James.
"I'm not very good at Bass" said Peter.
"Doesn't matter, no one really hears it anyway." Said James tactlessly.
"Of course you are Peter." said Remus kindly.
Four weeks after hearing about the contest, the list for 16 finalists was taped to the common room notice board. Sirius and James were, naturally, at the front of the crowd. This time, James cleared his throat.
"The four finalists from Gryffindor house are: The Redroom Bassists (A fifth year band of three), The Common Room Rollers (a sixth year all girl band), Check It (a group of girls from seventh year, including Lily) and the Marauders." As James finished his speech, there was a brief round of applause before talk broke out about the choices. Sirius smiled over at Remus who was looking distinctly green and Peter who was asleep.
TWO WEEKS LATER
Dumbledore stood before the whole school gathered in the Great Hall.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the first heat of the SuperSingStar contest. Without further ado, let me introduce the first act…"
The Marauders stood backstage, Remus and Peter both looking nervous. Sirius was tuning his guitar quietly and James was doing press-ups. Remus rolled his eyes. He was going to get repetitive eye strain if he hung out with these two image obsessed boys much longer. First up were a Slytherin band called Stealth. They were good, better than the Marauders had anticipated. Of course, this group contained Lucius Malfoy so it was possible they had found a way to boycott the rules and drink certain potions to improve their voices. They sang a muggle song called "I'm No Good."
Second were a group of Ravenclaws called Brainbox Three Sixty. Remus didn't recognise the song they sang and their tuning was a little out. Then a Hufflepuff group called the Dizzy Daizies danced around the staged to banjos to somewhat scattered applause. After another four performances, it was the Marauders turn. They walked on stage to tumultuous clapping, with James and Sirius winking at several girls in the crowd. Sirius was wearing black jeans and a t-shirt that said 'Sex, Drugs and Sausage Rolls'; James was also wearing black jeans and an open collar shirt; Remus was wearing black jeans and a red t-shirt that said 'Show Me Your Wild Side'; and Peter was wearing black jeans and a fully buttoned up shirt.
Sirius walked confidently up to the mike, his t-shirt rather tight and said, "Hello Hogwarts" more applause, "This song, and every song we sing from now on is dedicated to every female in this room." Cue screaming. Sirius looked at his band mates and winked, stepping back from the mike. He took a breath,
"Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me
I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed
She was looking kind of dumb with her finger and her
Thumb in the shape of an "L" on her forehead
Well the years start coming and they don't stop coming
Fed to the rules and I hit the ground running
Didn't make sense not to live for fun" McGonnagal smile wryly.
"Your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb
So much to do so much to see
So what's wrong with taking the back streets?
You'll never know if you don't go
You'll never shine if you don't glow
Hey now you're an All Star get your game on, go play
Hey now you're a Rock Star get the show on get paid
And all that glitters is gold
Only shooting stars break the mould" Star shot across the enchanted ceiling.
"It's a cool place and they say it gets colder
You're bundled up now but wait 'til you get older" A wink at Dumbledore.
"But the meteor men beg to differ
Judging by the hole in the satellite picture
The ice we skate is getting pretty thin
The waters getting warm so you might as well swim
My world's on fire how about yours
That's the way I like it and I never get bored" Every girl in the hall smiled sheepishly.
"Hey now you're an All Star get your game on, go play
Hey now you're a Rock Star get the show on get paid
And all that glitters is gold
Only shooting stars break the mould
Hey now you're an All Star get your game on, go play
Hey now you're a Rock Star get the show on get paid
And all that glitters is gold
Only shooting stars break the mould
Somebody once asked, "could you spare some change for gas
I need to get myself away from this place"
I said yep what a concept
I could use a little fuel myself
And we could all use a little change.
Well the years start coming and they don't stop coming
Fed to the rules and I hit the ground running
Didn't make sense not to live for fun
Your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb
So much to do so much to see
So what's wrong with taking the back streets
You'll never know if you don't go
You'll never shine if you don't glow
Hey now you're an All Star get your game on, go play
Hey now you're a Rock Star get the show on get paid
And all that glitters is gold
Only shooting stars break the mould"
The Hall erupted into applause and the rest of the performances passed smoothly with only a few broken instruments and out of tune songs. At the end of the night, a Hufflepuff group was eliminated and the party in the Gryffindor common room lasted until the early hours of the morning.
AN: So what do you guys think? Should I bother writing more chapters?