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Miss Hogwarts
Lily hurried over to the post board in the common room where loads of Gryffindors were gathered. Jennifer and Iris where at her heels.
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MISS HOGWARTS
As this year is Hogwarts one thousandth year of existence our Head Master, Albus Dumbledore, has decided to give you students something to do over the year. In co-operation with the rest of the staff, we have decided upon a Miss Hogwarts competition with three girls from each house. In December there will be an individual competition in each house where they will choose their three girls. Everyone above fifteen may enter.
The judges will be following:
Headmaster – Albus Dumbledore
Gryffindor Head of House – Minerva McGonnagal
Slytherin Head of House – Bartemus Vector
Ravenclaw Head of House – Filius Flitwick
Hufflepuff Head of House – Maria Floricole
Sponsor – Rigidus Malfoy
Talent Scout – David Patil
Model – Melissa Hart
Musician – George Carter
Actress – Angelica Wellman
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Lily turned to her two friends.
"So, are you going to enter?" Jennifer shrugged.
"Don't know." Iris said.
"How 'bout you?" Jennifer asked.
"I don't know either. I won't win, that's for sure." Her two friends looked at her.
"Lils, you're gorgeous. Your hair is thick and soft," Iris said.
"And those beautiful green eyes of yours, and I envy you those lashes!" Jennifer continued.
"Hair and eyes are not everything." Lily protested.
"And what a figure, or what Jamey?" Lily turned to Sirius.
"He's right Lily, you're gorgeous." Lily blushed terribly at James' words.
"Lily," Remus said, "You have the figure, the height and the face of a model. You have the brain to be anything you want. And your personality... I have no words."
"Thank you Moony."
"You're welcome Tiger." The three boys dumped down in the couches and chairs surrounding the three girls.
"So… You want me to enter?" Lily asked. All five of them nodded.
"Okay," Lily sighed, "Anyone got a quill?" Iris flicked a quill out of her pocket and handed it to Lily. She accepted it and slowly walked over to the board. The crowd parted to let her through. Slowly she wrote Lily Evans on the top of the before empty sheet.
"So, you're not signing up?" Sirius asked Iris and Jennifer after Lily had returned.
"Nah. We're supporting our friend." Iris smiled.
"You know that you have the beauty to win as well?"
"No! Seriously! Me?" Jennifer said.
"I'm serious." Sirius said very seriously.
"We know. What have that got to do with anything?" Iris said jokingly.
"I'm serious with the fact that all three of you are drop dead gorgeous." Sirius said. At that Jennifer and Iris blushed deep red. "But I'm still not signing up." Iris said.
"Me neither." Jennifer added.
James Potter, Sirius Black and Remus Lupin were a part of a foursome that called themselves The Marauders. For the past six years James Potter and Lily Evans had been enemies. Or, James had been her enemy 'til fourth grade. Then he saw she was hot, and tried to get her on a date half the time, but to Lily he was a royal pain in the butt. But something had clearly happened. 'Cause now they weren't just friends, but secretly in love with each other. Why they didn't do anything about it was a mystery to everybody.
The next day Lily and her friends saw more names on the Gryffindor list. 'Huff' she shuddered.
After a week the list was collected by McGonnagal, and the names on the list was final.
7th
Lily Rose Evans
Yvonne Cimera
Rowena White
Feline Longbottom
Aphelia Patil
Victoria Chali
Liv Griffith
Aphrodite Barthon
Janet Andora Havell
Stephanie Fay James
6th
Tara Michelle Cedes
Emmeline Jean Vance
Andromeda Black
Catharine Seagle
Jaqueline Carrie
Michelle Tonks
Elizabeth Georgeton
5th
Theresa Maria Quinn
Sheila Jade
Shari Core Cannes
Bianca Novell
The week after, each Head of House declared to their houses how the individual House choosing would happen. Every member of the house was enlisted to give five points, joint to one person or split over several. Then would the Head of Houses judge the group, and give them final points between 0 and 100.
When McGonnagal red up the points up the following week, Lily could not believe her ears; she had received 157 points out of 1130 possible! That was like---wow!
So, the unbelievable had happened, Lily was on the top! But now came the thing she feared worst. Jennifer and Iris had convinced her to sing for the judges, and as she came down the morning of the judging day, she found the common room had been rearranged. The sofas, chairs, beanbags and stools had been placed in several rows, in a kind of half circle, in front of a stage. Lily found her legs feeling like jelly, and had to have Jennifer's supporting help to reach the great hall. Iris asked what was wrong, as Lily hadn't taken one bite from her blueberry jam and banana toast.
"Everyone's going to watch! I'm gonna stand there, looking like an idiot while I try to sing!" It didn't help Lily's temper much, when she learned she was to sing first...
"What? No! Never!"
"Come on Lily, you have to." Iris pleaded.
"You'll get it over with sooner." Jennifer tried.
"There's no backing out now, and you know it." Lily slumped down on her bed in defeat, but was pulled up again by her friends.
"You have to get ready Lily." They pushed her into the showers to wash up and when finished, she was placed in a hard chair in front of a mirror. Iris curled her long red hair slightly at the bottom, and brushed it over and over again. They carefully pulled a dress over her head before pushing her back down in the chair. The dress was strapless and form-fitting. It flared out at her hips and trailed slightly in the back. It was smooth and elegant, and was in a creamy colour. Jennifer lined Lily's eyes with green and black to bring them more out, and added a light touch of cream and green at her eyelids. Lily's mouth was carefully painted in red and glossed with a clear lip-gloss. Iris drew some of Lily's hair back with pearl decorated clips and they landed a pearl necklace around Lily's neck as well as some pearls in her ears. Iris drew the brush through Lily's hair a couple of times before they ushered her out the door. "Lily Rose Evans!" called Minerva McGonnagal, and Lily elegantly walked down the stairs. Catcalls were heard from Sirius, James, Remus and Peter in a beanbag corner close to the stage. Lily smiled at them and lifted her dress carefully so she could enter the stage. She could see that some had brought their wizard cameras, and by tomorrow, a tape with her name on it would wander the school.
"I'm going to sing." Lily said in a slightly shaking voice.
"The song is from 1973, and is made by a Scandinavian group." She saw Jennifer wave her wand at the loud speakers and music issued from these.
"I'm nothing special
In fact, I'm a bit of a bore
If I tell a joke,
You've probably heard it before
But I have a talent a wonderful thing
Cause everyone listens when I start to sing
I'm so grateful and proud
All I want is to sing it out loud
So I say thank you for the music
The songs I'm singing
Thanks for all the joys they're bringing
Who can live without it?
I ask in all honesty
What would life be?
Without a song or dance
What are we?
So I say thank you for the music
For giving it to me
Mother says I was a dancer before I could walk
She says I began to sing long before I could talk
And I've often wondered
How did it all start?
Who found out that nothing can capture a heart
Like a melody can?
Well, whoever it was I'm a fan
So I say thank you for the music
The songs I'm singing
Thanks for all the joys they're bringing
Who can live without it?
I ask in all honesty
What would life be?
Without a song or dance
What are we?
So I say thank you for the music
For giving it to me
I've been so lucky
I am the girl with golden hair
I wanna sing it lout to every body
What a joy what an life what a chance
So I say thank you for the music
The songs I'm singing
Thanks for all the joys they're bringing
Who can live without it?
I ask in all honesty
What would life be?
Without a song or dance
What are we?
So I say thank you for the music
For giving it to me
So I say thank for the music
For giving it to me"
Lily's fellow Gryffindors applauded, and Sirius did another catcall.
"Thank you Miss Evans," Dumbledore said. "You have the voice to capture a 90, the beauty is clearly there," At this Lily blushed severely
"And your elegance and fashion taste shows me that you clearly know what you are doing. But I will have a listen to what my colleagues mean." Dumbledore turned to the four Head of Houses.
"She's one of my best students," Flitwick, the Charms teacher and Ravenclaw Head of House said, "The best I'll dare myself to say. And I have long known her voice is great. I quite agree with you Headmaster."
"Minerva?"
"I will echo Flitwicks words, she's one of the best I have, if not the best, and though her voice often was spoiled on arguing with James Potter in the past, I must agree to that it is beautiful. You have a true tone in your voice, and I chorus the last two."
"Yes," Floricole, Hufflepuff Head of House said, "An extraordinary voice. But her looks today can not be trusted completely on her. Her wonderful choice of clothing and make up we can surely give her companions Miss Savoy and Miss Winter much of the honour for. But she deserves a high score." Professor Floricole smiled at Lily and turned to professor Vector, the Slytherin Head of House. As expected professor Vector who, even though he clearly didn't want to, had to admit that Lily was much better than most of his Slytherin, collected, in his subject, potions. And there was no denying that her voice was superb, but clearly, you couldn't just go around giving the girl a hundred points. Seventy should be more that enough. The professors decided upon 85 points, on which they ignored most of professor Vectors comments. Lily blew a kiss to the Marauders before leaving for the dorm. The other girls cross-examined her for a good twenty minutes before letting her go. Lily stayed hidden in the dorm for the good two hours the competition lasted, and only went down when all of the participants were asked to gather in the common room.
Third place was awarded to Rowena White, second to Tara Cedes and first, surprise, surprise, was awarded Lily. From Ravenclaw Marilee Voulige, Jeannie Sanders and Madelyn Morris were chosen, from Hufflepuff Desiree Cannes, Mirabella Quinn and Catheryn Douglas were chosen and from Slytherin Persephone Malfoy, Xyania Partridge and Diana Rodney were chosen.
