Hogwarts Idol

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The Great Hall was as usual, buzzing in excitement one Saturday in March as everyone third year and up seemed to wolf down their food to get to Hogsmeade as fast as humanly possible. All the way at the end of the Gryffindor table 4 boys laughed and joked as they seemed to plan out everything they would do in Hogsmeade that day. Towards the center of Gryffindor table 2 girls chatted and spoke about all that they were going to do once the 4 boys previously stated were gone. The boys were James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, and the girls were Lily Evans and Dahlia Summers.

Over on the other side of the great hall 3 boys and 2 girls were all sitting in a group talking in low dangerous tones and occasionally pointing the students at other tables. Their names were Lucius Malfoy, Severus Snape, Regulus Black, Bellatrix Black, and Narcissa Black.

Just then Headmaster Dumbledore stood up, instantly quieting the soft hum of the Great Hall. Amazing man that Dumbledore, very mysterious in his ways.

After clearing his throat, he spoke "As most of you know, today is a Hogsmeade visit for all students third year and up who have the permission of a parent or guardian. But as most of you don't know, some of you will not be attending." The room filled with complaints and shouts from the older students, while the first and second year students just went on eating their food.

"Silence!" Dumbledore shouted, less than a second later you could hear a pin drop in that room. "The staff and I had tiny sound detectors installed in each of the houses showers-…" Before Dumbledore could continue the entire Great Hall corrupted in screams of "Ew!" and "Privacy!" In the background McGonagall seemed to mutter "And some of the sounds we heard were simply revolting…"

"Silence!" Dumbledore shouted once more. "We, the staff, have decided that Hogwarts needs more excitement. Not made by 4 certain young gentleman." He said, looking directly towards the Marauders. The 4 boys stood up, waved, blew kisses, and bowed before taking their seats again. "After carefully analyzing the results of our study, we have selected 6 students to take part n Hogwarts first ever Hogwarts Idol singing competition!" Dumbledore announce.

The Great Hall went wild with excitement. Everyone wondered who the six were, and what the competition would be like. This time, instead of silencing the room instantly, he let them express their excitement.

"Once the 6 competitors are announced, they will need to stay back from the Hogsmeade trip to prepare their song for tomorrow nights competition." Dumbledore announced. Everyone was so anxious to hear who the 6 were; they didn't dare speak a word. "Without further ado I will read off the names of the students." Everyone student in the room seemed to lean forward as if to hear better. "The six competitors are… James Potter, Sirius Black, Lily Evans, Dahlia Summers, Lucius Malfoy, and Narcissa Black!" Dumbledore announced.

The entire Great Hall was filled with cheers, whistles, and shouts for the 6 contestants. James and Sirius erupted like a volcano as they jumped up, high-fived eachother, and each took bows. Lily's mouth was hanging open in shock, as her best friend Dahlia desperately tried to get her to stand up and wave. Other at the Slytherin table, Lucius was standing up on his seat, simply looking over all his fellow students. Narcissa was also standing right next to Lucius, blowing kisses and curtsying.

After all the excitement died down Dumbledore stood back up and smiling said "Congratulations to all six of you, and once everyone is dismissed, we need you to meet us up here at the staff table for a few simple instructions." The six nodded, understanding. "Everyone is dismissed!" He announced. Most of the other students stood up and darted towards Filch to hand him their forms and run off to Hogsmeade. While the first and second year students moseyed back to their common rooms, James, Sirius, Lily, Dahlia, Lucius, and Narcissa ambled up to the staff table.

"Once again, congratulations." Dumbledore spoke to them, most of the staff members nodding in agreement. "Tomorrow night is the first night of the competition, being called 'Hogwarts Idol' , and each of you will need to perform a small tid-bit of a song of your choosing. As the competition progresses the length of the songs will grow, and you will also have to choose from a certain genre of songs. But for now you may select any song." He explained. Lily seemed to be the only one actually paying attention. Lucius was simply standing there as if none of it affected him, Narcissa was examining her nails, and Dahlia, James, and Sirius were all extremely interested in a fly that had flown directly above Dumbledore's head. "The judges will be randomly selected from the student body, and by tomorrow the 2 hosts will have been transported to our time from the future using a time turner. Tomorrow each of you will need to report to the building located just infront of the Black Lake at 6:30 to prepare for the show at 8." Dumbledore continued to explain. "Understood?" He asked. "Understood." All 6 of them responded, although only Lily seemed to mean it. "Right then, you may go. But I highly suggest using this time to perfect you performances." He said, and the six of them each darted off.

That night in the Gryffindor seventh year boys' dorm Sirius and James were animatedly retelling Remus and Peter exactly what he had told the six of them earlier that day. "And then he told us that we have to be at the building infront of the-…" Sirius started.

"Wait a minute!" James shouted. "There's no building infront of the Black Lake!" He said, as the four of them rushed to huddle around the Marauders' Map.

"Woah." They all said, as sparkles appeared on the map infront of the Black Lake and a large building appeared.