Disclaimer: I own nothing except Merle. I don't even own the idea. My friend came up with it.

A/N: For the reason above, this fic is dedicated to Eira Chikaeru. Thanks, Eira ^_^

Merle: Hello and welcome to the popular Wizarding game show Who Wants to Be A Millionaire! I'm your host, Merle Charton. Let's meet our contestants! ::turns to the ten contestant panels::

~a camera is shown pointing at the first contestant~

Merle: Harry Potter from London, England!

~Harry waves, smiles, and the camera turns~

Merle: Hermione Granger from—oh, screw it, they're all from London.

~Hermione smiles and the camera turns~

Merle: Ginny Weasley!

~Ginny smiles and the camera turns~

Merle: Drago-

Draco: Draco. Not Drago.

Merle: Er, sorry. Draco Malfoy!

~Draco smirks and the camera turns~

Merle: Remus Lupin!

~Remus smiles, waves, and the camera turns~

Merle: Minerva McGonagall!

~Minerva smiles and the camera turns~

Merle: Severus Snape!

~Severus does nothing and the camera turns~

Merle: Arthur Weasley!

~Arthur smiles and the camera turns~

Merle: Sirius Black!

~The crowd gasps~

Merle: He's innocent. ~shakes her head~

~Sirius smiles, waves, and the camera turns~

Merle: And Albus Dumbledore!

~Albus smiles and the camera turns back to Merle~

Merle: Now, I'm sure most of you are familiar with the game, but I'll have to explain anyway, because some people are idiots. (A/N: I'm REALLY sorry if you've never heard of WWtBAM, but I couldn't resist putting that in, please forgive me!)

~Most of the audience laugh~

Merle: All right then. In the game, picking contestants for the 'Hot Seat' is done by using a 'Fastest Finger Question.' The Fastest Finger Question is one question with four answers, and the contestants must use the panel thingy in front of them to put the four answers given in the correct answer. The one who has done it in the fastest time will have a chance to get into the Hot Seat and win one million Galleons.

~Everyone cheers~

Merle: You also have three lifelines, Ask the Audience, Phone A Complete Stranger (A/N: Ever been to Disney's California Adventures? You'd know.), and 50/50. In Ask the Audience, the audience will be polled to help you. In Phone A Complete Stranger, we have Mr. Ron Weasley out there in front of the building with a Muggle contraption called a cellular phone. He will find someone walking by and they might help you with the question. In 50/50, two of the wrong answers to the question out of four will be removed, leaving you to choose from two. Let's play Who Wants to Be A Millionaire!

~Everyone cheers loudly again~

Merle: All right, time for the Fastest Finger Question. The question is, 'In the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, what is the order of the school books on the book list for First Years?' Put these in the correct order: A) A Beginners' Guide to Transfiguration, B) A History of Magic, C) The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection, and D) One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi.

~A few seconds pass~

Merle: Time's up, and let's see them in the correct order: B) A History of Magic, A) A Beginners' Guide to Transfiguration, D) One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi, and C) The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection. Okay, let's see who got it right!

~Camera shows a long list that I don't feel like making up~

Merle: It appears that the first contestant is Minerva McGonagall!

~McGonagall excitedly jumps out of her chair and into the Hot Seat~

Merle: Wow, you're enthusiastic. Stay tuned, folks!

~Commercial break a.k.a. end of Chapter 1~

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