Beauty? and the Beast

ATTENTION

All Hogwarts students:

Hogwarts will be putting on a

Production of muggle classic:

The Beauty and the Beast

Auditions will be this Friday

At 3-7 p.m

In the Great Hall

All who wish to participate in this production

Must be in the Great Hall at this time

Thank you,

Headmaster Dumbledore

Draco stared at this poster on the wall outside the Great Hall, his heart beating fast. Gradually more students saw the poster and gathered around him.

Eventually Draco could hear the Golden Trio and the Weaselette making their way towards him. And his heart starts beating even faster, because he has a crush on none other than the Golden Trio's Golden Boy, Harry Potter. But watching Harry walking up, with his arm around the Weaselettes waist, was too painful to bear. So he turned and swiftly made his way into the Great Hall.

"Drakie!" Draco winced as he hears Pansy screech his name. He's nearly knocked to the floor when she crashes into his back and holds him in a death grip.

"Pansy.. let GO!" He tears himself from Pansy's grasp and takes his usual seat beside Blaise Zabini. Pansy's pug face turns into a scowl as she storms away.

"You okay, Dray?"

"No! That crazy bitch needs to back off!" Draco says as he rubs his now painful arms. "Did you hear about the play? Terrible idea, don't you think?"

"Don't pull that shit with me, Draco. I know you want to be in that play. Starring next to you-know-who…"

"Shut up Blaise! You're lucky I even told you!" Draco says while looking around to make sure no one overheard them.

"Relax Draco. Maybe you should just tell him." Blaise says while putting a comforting hand on Draco's shoulder. "You never know. He may just feel the same way for you."

"Very funny Blaise. He would never, not in a million years, feel the same for me." Draco says with a dejected sigh.

"Draco!" Pansy's high pitched voice fills the Hall again. "Draco have you heard about the play? We should audition together! Oh it would be so romantic. You as the Beast, and me as Belle. Falling in love. It would be perfect!" Pansy looks at him expectantly. Her, and the rest of the students. And Draco knew that he could not say "no" now.

So with a frustrated sigh, Draco responded. "Sure Pansy. It sounds like fun. I'd love to." Draco gives Pansy a soft smile, trying his best to suppress his desire to murder her. But over Pansy's ecstatic squeal, a bellowing laugh filled the Hall. When Draco turned to see who it was, he saw none other than Harry Potter, hunched over, holding his stomach, and laughing so hard he was crying. Draco couldn't help but feel a strange tightening in his chest at the sight.

"What's so funny Potter?" Pansy says as she stalks menacingly over to Harry and the Weaselette.

"Oh, sorry. I just thought it funny that you think you and Malfoy can be the stars. You'll have to be better than Ginny and I." Harry says as he wraps an arm around Ginny's shoulders, just causing the feeling in Draco's chest to become even more painful.

"Oh don't worry Potter, we will be. But best of luck." Pansy says and Harry and his girlfriend turn and walk out of the Great Hall.

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Friday came fast and the time for auditions was almost over. Harry and the Weaselette were one of the first to go, and the judges absolutely loved them. Finally it was Draco and Pansy's turn. Pansy was over the top and you could tell they didn't like her one bit. The same for Draco, who didn't want to be the beast in the first place; that with the fact that the judges were none other than Professor McGonagall, Professor Sprout, and Dumbledore. The three teachers who hated him the most.

So Draco walked out of the Great Hall, and through the front doors. He walked around the school to the lake. The one place Draco felt safe. The reflection of the moon off the surface, the whisper of wind through the trees, the crunch of leaves under his feet, it was perfect.

When Draco got to the edge of the lake, he sat, thinking about everything that was wrong with his life. Starting with how Harry would never like him, to how Pansy kept clinging to him, to how embarrassed he was to have to do the stupid audition. He just wished he could have been strong enough to audition for Belle. Just to be with Harry…

As he sat there, he thought about what he would have sung.

"Little town, it's a quiet village
Every day like the one before
Little town full of little people
Waking up to say...
So he sang…
Townsfolk:
Bonjour
Bonjour
Bonjour
Bonjour
Bonjour

Belle:
There goes the baker with his tray, like always
The same old bread and rolls to sell
Every morning just the same
Since the morning that we came
To this poor provincial town

Townsfolk:
Good morning, Belle
Belle:
good morning monsieur
Townsfolk:
where are you off to?
Belle:
the bookshop, I just finished the most wonderful story
about a beanstalk, and an ogre, and a-
townsfolk: that's nice. MARIE the baguettes, hurry up
But little did he know, Dumbledore also liked to walk around the lake. And he heard Draco singing. Walking around the trees and performing with such passion, it brought a smile to his face.
Townsfolk:
look, there she goes
the girl is strange, no question
dazed and distracted, can't you tell?
never part of any crowd
cause her head's up on some cloud
no denying she's a funny girl, that Belle

Man 1: bonjour
Woman 1: good day
Man 1: how is your family?
Woman 2: bonjour
Man 2: good day
Woman 2: how is your wife?
Woman 3: I need...six eggs
Man 3: that's too expensive!

Belle: there must be more than this provincial life!

Man: ah, Belle
Belle: Good morning. I've come to return the book I borrowed
Man: finished already?
Belle: oh I couldn't put it down. have ya got anything' new?
Man: (chuckle) not since yesterday
Belle: that's alright. I'll borrowww, this one
Man: that one? but you've read it twice!
Belle: well it's my favorite: far off places,
daring sword fights, magic spells, a prince in disguise!
Man: if you like it all that much it's yours!
Belle: but sir?!
Man: I insist!
Belle: well thank you, thank you very much!

Townsfolk:
look, there she goes, that girl is so peculiar
I wonder if she's feeling well
with a dreamy, far-off look
and her nose stuck in a book
what a puzzle to the rest of us is Belle

Belle:
ohhhhhh...isn't this amazing?
it's my favorite part because...you'll see
here's where she meets Prince Charming
but she won't discover that it's him
till chapter three

Woman:
now it's no wonder that her name
means "beauty"
her looks have got no parallel

Shopkeeper:
but behind that fair facade
I'm afraid she's rather odd
very different from the rest of us

Townsfolk:
she's nothing like the rest of us
yes, different from the rest of us is Belle

Lefou: wow you didn't miss a shot Gaston!
you're the greatest hunter in the whole world!
Gaston: I know
Lefou: no beast alive stands a chance against you, haha...and
no girl for that matter
Gaston: its true lefou, and I've got my sight set on that one
Lefou: t-the inventor's daughter!?
Gaston: she's the one, the lucky girl I'm going to marry
Lefou: but she's-
Gaston: the most beautiful girl in town
Lefou: I know-
Gaston: that makes her the best! and don't I deserve the best?
Lefou: well of cause, I mean ya do, but I (mumbling)
Gaston: right from the moment when I met her, saw her
I said she's gorgeous and I fell
here in town it's only she
who's as beautiful as me
so I'm making plans to woo and marry Belle

Silly Girls:
look there he goes! isn't he dreamy?
monsieur Gaston! oh, he's so cute!
be still my heart! I'm hardly breathing!
he's such a tall, dark, strong, and handsome brute!

Man1:bonjour
Gaston: pardon!
Man2:good day
Man3:mais oui!
Matron: you call this bacon?
Woman1:what lovely grapes!
Man4:some cheese...
Woman2:...ten yards!
Man4:...one pound..
Gaston:`scuse me!
Cheese merchant: I'll get the knife
Gaston: please let me through!
Woman1:this bread...
Man5:those fish...
Woman1:...it's stale
Man5:...they smell!
Baker: Madame's mistaken!

Belle: there must be more than this provincial life!

Gaston: just watch...I'm going to make Belle my wife!

Townsfolk:
look there she goes...a girl who's strange but special
a most peculiar mademoiselle
it's a pity and a sin
she doesn't quite fit in
cause she really is a funny girl
a beauty but a funny girl
she really is a funny girl...that Belle!"

When Draco finished, he gave one last longing look at the lake, and turned to return to the castle. Not seeing Dumbledore hiding behind a tree nearby, an amused glint in his eyes.

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Monday morning, Draco woke up and got ready just like every morning, and made his way to the Great Hall with Blaise by his side. But as they approached, a big group of people were gathered around a small piece of paper. Pansy, seeing Draco, reached out, grabbed his hand tightly and pulled/pushed him to the front of the crowd. And before Draco's eyes, was one of the most horrifying sights of his short life. There, on the wall, was the cast list, with his name, right above Harry's.

The Beauty and the Beast Cast List:

Belle: Draco Malfoy

Beast: Harry Potter

Gaston: Theodore Nott

Maurice: Blaise Zabini

Lumiere: Ron Weasley

Cogsworth: Terry Boot

Mrs. Potts: Hermione Granger

Chip: Colin Creve