Good Guys
Buffy – Harry, Spike – Draco, Willow – Cho, Tara – Luna, Anya – Hermione, Xander – Ron, Giles – Dumbledore, Dawn – Ginny
Bad Guys
Sweet – Voldemort, Sweet's Flankies – Death Eaters, Vampires – Vampires, Demons - Demons
Act I
Open in Harry's bedroom, morning. The words "Once More, With Feeling" splash across the screen in the style of an old movie musical.
Pan down to reveal an old-fashioned alarm clock (the kind with actual bells). The clock hits 7:00 and the alarm goes off.
Reveal Harry in bed, rolling over to glare at the clock. He reaches over, picks it up, looks at it.
Overture
The overture music is a medley of the musical themes from the rest of the episode. As it plays, we see the following action:
Begins with Cho walking across her bedroom, then she turns and goes back the way she came. Grabs a sweater from a chair and exits into the bathroom. As she goes, we see Luna making the bed. She finds the herb that Cho used to do the "forget" spell. Luna picks it up, sniffs it, smiles.
Pan to the hallway. Ginny runs out of her room and over to the bathroom door. She knocks on the door while jumping from foot to foot as if she has to pee. Cho comes out of the bathroom brushing her hair. Ginny rushes into the bathroom.
Pan across the hallway again to reveal Harry still lying in bed, awake.
Cut to the magic shop. Overture music continues. Ron and Hermione are looking at a bridal magazine, smiling and talking (we don't hear their dialogue). A customer comes over and Hermione escorts her toward the cash register.
Pan across to Ginny standing by the bookshelves looking at a book. Dumbledore comes over and takes the book away. Ginny looks annoyed. Dumbledore gestures with the book and she walks off.
Pan to the round table where we see Cho and Luna looking at a book together and taking notes. Pan further and we see Harry sitting next to Luna, sketching on a pad.
Dumbledore comes over and holds a large axe in Harry's line of sight. Then he gestures with his head toward the back and walks away. Harry puts down his sketch pad, gets up and follows Dumbledore toward the workout room, taking off his sweater as he goes.
End Overture.
Cut to the graveyard, night. Harry walks along, looking around. Suddenly he begins to sing!
Song: "Alive"
HARRY: (verse one) Every single night, the same arrangement, I go out and fight the fight. Still I always feel this strange estrangement, Nothing here is real, nothing here is right.
A vampire appears from behind a gravestone, rushes at Harry. He spins him around, continues singing.
HARRY: I've been making shows of [punch] trading blows, Just hoping no one knows [kick, grabs vampire and throws him behind him] That I've been going through the motions, Walking through the part.
Harry pulls a stake from his jacket pocket. The vamp attacks him from behind and he stakes him without looking back.
HARRY: Nothing seems to penetrate my heart.
He resumes walking and singing.
HARRY: (verse two) I was always brave, and kind of righteous. Now I find I'm wavering.
We see two vampires and a demon gathered near a tree. There's a person tied to the tree. The vampires see Harry and attack.
HARRY: Crawl out of your grave, you'll find this fight just [punches a vampire] Doesn't mean a thing. [punches second vamp]
VAMP 1: He ain't got that swing.
The vamp punches Harry and he goes down. A sword is stuck in the ground beside him. He lies there on his back. Sound of crickets chirping.
HARRY: Thanks for noticing.
He continues lying there as the two vamps and the demon begin to do a dance.
VAMPS AND DEMON: He does pretty well with fiends from hell, But lately we can tell [Harry gets up and grabs the sword] That he's just going through the motions DEMON: Going through the motions.
Harry pulls Vamp 1 away, cuts off his head with the sword.
VAMP 2: Faking it somehow. [Harry pushes him aside, stabs the demon]
DEMON: He's not even half the guy he- [looks down at his wound] ow.
The demon falls over. Harry continues walking, holding the sword.
HARRY: Will I stay this way forever? Sleepwalk through my life's endeavor?
He uses the sword to cut the ropes that are tying the person to a tree. The person comes around the tree trunk and we see it's a very good-looking man.
HANDSOME GUY: How can I repay-
HARRY: Whatever.
He turns away, tosses the sword aside and continues walking.
HARRY: I don't want to beeeeee... [walks up onto a raised platform ringed by statues, stops] Going through the motions, Losing all my drive. I can't even see, If this is really me, And I just want to be-
Vamp 2 attacks him and he stakes him. He explodes into dust which forms an artful cloud, obscuring Harry from view, then clears as he sings the final word.
HARRY: Aliiiiiive.
End of song "Alive."
Wide aerial shot of Harry standing amidst the gravestones.
Cut to magic shop, day. The bell jingles. Harry enters.
DUMBLEDORE: Good morning, Harry!
We see Cho and Luna standing by the counter. Dumbledore in the background.
CHO: Oh, hey, did Ginny get off to school all right?
HARRY: (distracted) What? Oh, uh, yeah. I think so.
Harry walks farther into the store. We see Ron sitting at the round table holding a donut in each hand.
RON: Respect the cruller. And tame the donut!
Hermione passes by en route to the counter.
HERMIONE: That's still funny, sweetie.
Hermione goes behind the counter. Dumbledore looks in the box of donuts, takes one out, takes a bite.
HARRY: So, uh, no research? Nothing going on? Monsters or whatnot?
Dumbledore and Ron shake their heads "no," continue eating donuts.
HARRY: Good! Good. (awkwardly) Uh, so, did anybody ... uh ... last night, you know, did anybody, um ... burst into song?
Dumbledore stops chewing. Everyone stares at Harry for a moment.
RON: Merciful Zeus!
Cho, Luna, and Hermione rush over. Everyone talks at once.
CHO: We thought it was just us!
DUMBLEDORE: Well, I sang but I had my guitar at the hotel...
LUNA: It was bizarre. We were talking and then it was like-
HARRY: Like you were in a musical!
LUNA: Yeah!
DUMBLEDORE: That would explain the huge backing orchestra I couldn't see and the synchronized dancing from the room service chaps.
CHO: We did a whole duet about dish washing.
HERMIONE: And we were arguing and, and then everything rhymed and there were harmonies and the dance with coconuts.
CHO: There was an entire verse about the cous-cous.
RON: It was very disturbing.
[The above is everyone talking at once.]
DUMBLEDORE: (to Harry) What did you sing about?
HARRY: (pauses) I don't remember. But i-it seemed perfectly normal.
RON: But disturbing. And not the natural order of things, and do you think it'll happen again?
DUMBLEDORE: I don't know. I should look into it.
CHO: With the books.
LUNA: Do we have any books on this?
RON: Well, we just gotta break it down. Look at the factors before it happens again. Because I for one-
[Dumbledore begins to sing, interrupting Ron.]
Song: "I've Got A Theory"
DUMBLEDORE: I've got a theory, That it's a demon, A dancing demon! No, something isn't right there.
CHO: I've got a theory, Some kid is dreamin', And we're all stuck inside his wacky Broadway nightmare. [Luna doing "jazz hands"]
RON: I've got a theory we should work this out.
HERMIONE/LUNA/CHO/RON: It's getting eerie, what's this cheery singing all about?
RON: [jumps up] It could be witches! Some evil witches! [sees Cho's and Luna's expressions] Which is ridiculous, 'cause witches they were persecuted, Wicca good and love the earth and woman power and I'll be over here. [sits]
HERMIONE: I've got a theory! It could be bunnies!
Silence. The others just stare at her. Sound of crickets chirping.
LUNA: I've got a-
Suddenly the tune changes to a frantic hard-rock beat with electric guitar and a roving spotlight that waves crazily over Hermione.
HERMIONE: (shrieking a la Alanis Morissette) Bunnies aren't just cute like everybody supposes! They've got them hoppy legs and twitchy little noses! And what's with all the carrots? What do they need such good eyesight for anyway? [playing air guitar]
Bunnies! Bunnies! It must be bunnies!
Fireworks go off all around her, then the smoke clears away. The others continue simply staring.
HERMIONE: (back to original melody) Or maybe midgets.
CHO: (quickly sits down beside Dumbledore and opens a book) I've got a theory we should work this fast.
CHO/DUMBLEDORE: Because it clearly could get serious before it's passed.
Dumbledore gets up, starts to climb the stairs to the loft.
HARRY: I've got a theory. It doesn't matter.
Dumbledore pauses, turns back. Everyone looks at Harry.
HARRY: What can't we face if we're together? What's in this place that we can't weather?
Apocalypse? We've all been there. The same old trips, Why should we care?
ALL EXCEPT DUMBLEDORE: What can't we do if we get in it? We'll work it through within a minute.
Harry looks at Dumbledore throughout this. He watches him too and finally joins in.
ALL: We have to try, We'll pay the price, It's do or die
HARRY: Hey, I've died twice.
Dumbledore smiles, comes down off the ladder.
ALL: What can't we face if we're together? DUMBLEDORE: (descant) What can't we face...
ALL: What's in this place that we can't weather? DUMBLEDORE: ...if we're together...
ALL: There's nothing we can't face.
HERMIONE: (sits) Except for bunnies.
End of song "I've Got A Theory."
RON: (sits) See, okay, that was disturbing.
CHO: (sits) I thought it was neat.
HARRY: So what is it? What's causing it?
DUMBLEDORE: I thought it didn't matter.
HARRY: Well, I'm not exactly quaking in my stylish yet affordable boots, but there's definitely something unnatural going on here. And that doesn't usually lead to hugs and puppies.
HERMIONE: Well, is it just us? I mean, is it only happening to us? (Harry turns away) 'Cause that would probably mean a spell or-
Harry goes to the door, opens it. The bell jingles.
Cut to the street. A man stands in the street holding a shirt in a dry-cleaning bag.
LUCIUS: (sings) They got ... the mustard ... out!
We see a whole crowd of people standing in dance formation holding dry-cleaning bags. They do a synchronized dance, waving the clothing around.
CROWD: (sings) They got the mustard out!
Harry turns back into the store, closes the door.
HARRY: It's not just us.
Cut to later. Ginny enters the store wearing a huge smile.
GINNY: Oh my god. You will never believe what happened at school today.
Reveal the rest of the gang sitting around the table looking at books.
HARRY: Everybody started singing and dancing?
Ginny looks disappointed.
GINNY: I gave birth to a pterodactyl.
HERMIONE: Oh my god, did it sing?
Shot of Cho and Luna whispering to each other.
GINNY: So, you guys too, huh? (walks closer)
RON: So what'd you guys sing about?
GINNY: (sighs) Math.
Ginny puts down her backpack, sits on a stool by the counter. We see Cho whispering in Luna's ear.
LUNA: (loudly) Tha-That's right! The, the volume. The text.
DUMBLEDORE: What text?
CHO: The volume-y text. You know? The, the (mumbles) report.
RON: The what now?
LUNA: Oh, there's just a few volumes back at the house that deal with mystical chants, bacchanals.
Ginny glances at the counter, sees a necklace lying there.
LUNA: It might be relevant.
CHO: Yeah, we could, um-
DUMBLEDORE: Well, I'm a hair's breadth from investigating bunnies at the moment, so I'm open to anything.
Ginny furtively picks up the necklace and puts it in her pocket.
CHO: Great, we'll, uh, go check it out and uh, we'll give you a call.
LUNA: Yeah, this could blow the whole thing wide open.
Cut to Cho and Luna walking through a park. It's sunny and beautiful. Green grass, blue sky, etc.
LUNA: Do we have any books at all at home?
CHO: Well, who wants to be cooped up on a day like this? The sun is shining, there's songs going on...
A couple of young men walk by and look at Cho and Luna as they pass.
CHO: ...those guys are checking you out.
LUNA: What? (turns to look) Wh-What are they looking at?
CHO: The hotness of you, doofus.
LUNA: Those boys really thought I was hot? (looks back at them again)
CHO: Entirely.
LUNA: Oh my god. I'm cured! I want the boys!
Luna makes like she's going to run after the guys. Cho grabs her and pulls her back. Luna giggles.
CHO: Do I have to fight to keep you? 'Cause I'm not large with the butch.
They stand underneath a tree, leaning on a wooden railing.
LUNA: I'm just ... not used to that. They-they were really looking at me?
CHO: (fondly) And you can't imagine what they see in you.
LUNA: I know exactly what they see in me. You.
Song: "I'm Under Your Spell"
LUNA: (verse one) I lived my life in shadow, Never the sun on my face. It didn't seem so sad, though, I figured that was my place, Now I'm bathed in light [walking out from the shade, lifting her face to the sun] Something just isn't right, I'm under your spell, How else could it be, Anyone would notice me? It's magic, I can tell, How you set me free, Brought me out so easily.
Pan across a little stream with a bridge over it. Cho and Luna are on the bridge. Luna takes Cho's hand and they walk off the bridge onto a path, holding hands.
LUNA: (verse two) I saw a world enchanted, Spirits and charms in the air.
Luna makes a gesture with her arm and sparkles appear, following her hand with a little tinkling noise.
LUNA: I always took for granted, I was the only one there.
Cho makes some even more impressive sparkles with her hand, ending in a small shower of sparks surrounding them both. They smile at each other.
LUNA: But your power shone, Brighter than any I've known.
Luna spins away from Cho. We see a small pond at the edge of the grass. Luna begins to dance.
LUNA: I'm under your spell, Nothing I can do, You just took my soul with you
A couple of young women are on the grass sunbathing in the background. They get up and begin dancing in sync with Luna.
LUNA: You worked your charms so well, Finally, I knew, Everything I dreamed was true, You made me believe.
SUNBATHERS: Ahhh, ahhh, ahhh (etc...)
Cho and Luna spin around in each other's arms. Suddenly they are in their bedroom. They sit down on the bed and look lovingly at each other. The music and background "ahh, ahh" continues.
LUNA: The moon to the tide, I can feel you inside, I'm under your spell [lies down on the bed] Surging like the sea [Cho leans over her, smiles] Wanting you so helplessly, I break with every swell [Cho moves downward, disappears out of shot] Lost in ecstasy, Spread beneath my Cho tree, You make me complete!
Luna's body slowly rises up and hovers over the bed.
LUNA: You make me complete, You make me complete, You make me...
Cut back to the magic shop. Everyone still looking at books.
RON: I bet they're not even working.
HARRY: Who now?
RON: Cho and Luna. You see the way they were with each other? The get-a-roominess to them? I bet they're- (glances at Ginny, catches himself) Singing. They're probably singing right now.
DUMBLEDORE: I'm sure Cho and Luna are making every effort.
RON: Oh, yeah.
HARRY: Ron.
GINNY: Harry, it's okay. I do know about this stuff. Besides, it's all kinda romantic.
HARRY/RON: No it's not!
GINNY: Come on! Songs, dancing around. What's gonna be wrong with that?
Cut to the Bronze. It's dark. A man is tap-dancing across the floor. Cut closer and we see that his expression is scared and desperate. He continues dancing and suddenly bursts into flame, screaming.
He falls to the floor in front of a pair of feet in red shoes and red pants.
Pan up to reveal a man in a black cloak, with pale skin, red eyes and a snake like nose.
VOLDEMORT: That's entertainment.
Blackout.
A/N - Please read and review, this is my first story. i dont have a beta so sorry for any errors made.