"How do I look, Ryoko?" asked a girl with black hair.
"You look just fine, Erika." exclaimed Ryoko for the thousandth time.
"Don't get so huffy about it!" retorted Erika.
Erika Black and Ryoko Bakura were the best of friends. Both girls
went to Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry to study magic.
Erika was a metamorphosis. So right now she had long black hair and light pink eyes.
Ryoko, however, had long white blond hair and dark brown eyes. Both girl were in Gryffindor house and played on the house team for Quidditch. Tonight, however, both girls were going to attend the 1st Annual Hogwarts Karaoke Contest. And needless to say both hoped to win. As Ryoko finished doing her hair, their friend Hermione Lupin walked in. Hermione just laughed as Erika tried to do her hair.
"Come on you guys!" Hermione laughed.
"It's almost 6:30" she added.
"Holy Shit" cried Erika aloud as she bolted for the door
All three girls ran out of the dorm and into the Gryffindor Common Room where Harry and Ron where waiting. Both boys smiled at the site of the girls. Ron grabbed Hermione's hand while Harry took Erika's. Ryoko sniggered at the sight but didn't say anything. Her boyfriend was in Slytherin so he was going to meet her in the Great Hall. When they entered the hall there was a huge stage up front and instead of the usual house tables there were tons of tables set for six people. Ron, Hermione, Harry, Erika, Ryoko and Draco Malfoy sat down at the table closest to the front.
"Welcome everybody" announced Professor Dumbledore.
"As I can see there are a lot of you" he added.
"Those of you that want to put your name in the hat." Dumbledore continued.
After everybody that wanted to had put their names in the hat and had sat down. Everybody watched as Dumbledore reached into the hat and drew out the first contestant.
"And our first contestant is Ginny Weasley" Dumbledore shouted.
The Hall went absolutely wild as Ginny walked up to the mic and the music began.
My
brother said that I
was rotten to the core.
I was the youngest
child,
so I got by with more.
I
guess she was tired by
the time I came along.
She'd laugh until
she cried,
I could do no wrong.
She would always save me,
because I was her baby.
"Wow Ginny's good" whispered Hermione softly
I
worked a factory in Ohio,
a shrimp boat in the Bayou,
I drove
a truck in Birmingham.
Turned 21 in Cincinnati,
I called home
to mom and daddy,
I said "Your boy is now a man."
She
said "I don't care if you're 80,
you'll always be my baby."
She
loved that photograph,
of our whole family.
She'd always point
us out,
for all her friends to see.
"Of course she is!" exclaimed Ron.
That's
Greg he's doing great,
he really loves his job.
And Ronnie
with his 2 kids,
how 'bout that wife he's got.
And that one's
kinda crazy,
but that one is my baby.
I
got a call in Alabama,
said come on home to Louisiana
and
come as fast as you can fly.
Cause your momma really needs you,
and says she's got to see you,
she might not make it through
the night.
The whole way I drove 80
so she could see her baby.
"She's also very pretty and this song fits her so well." added Ryoko
She
looked like she was sleepin'
and my family had been weepin'
by
the time that I got to her side.
And I knew that she'd been taken,
and my heart it was breakin',
I never got to say goodbye.
I
softly kissed that lady
and cried just like a baby.
Ginny's song came to an end and everybody clapped really loudly as Ginny took her seat beside Dean Thomas. Before she sat down Ginny drew the next contestant. Her eyes widened as she looked at the piece of parchment.
"Luna Lovegood" she cried
Luna wandered up to the mic with huge spider earrings and her usual dreamy look. Luna took the mic and the music started up again.
An
old man turned ninety-eight It's
like rain on your wedding day
He won the lottery and died the next
day
It's a black fly in your Chardonnay
It's a death row pardon
two minutes too late
And isn't it ironic...Don'tcha think
It's a free ride when you've already
paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Who
would've thought...it figures
"Just
like Luna, Don'tcha think?" said Harry Mr.
Play It Safe was afraid to fly It's like rain on your wedding day
He packed his suitcase and kissed
his kids goodbye
He waited his whole damn life to take that
flight
And as the plane crashed down he thought
"Well
isn't this nice..."
And isn't it ironic...Don'tcha
think
It's a free ride
when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't
take
Who would've thought...it figures
"Yeah
but it is kinda ironic" answered Erika lightly Well
life has a funny way of sneaking up on you A traffic jam
when you're already late
When you think
everything's okay and everything's going right
And life has a
funny way of helping you out when
You think everything's gone
wrong and everything blows up
In your face
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette
break
It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a
knife
It's meeting the man of my dreams
And then meeting his
beautiful wife
And isn't it ironic...Don'tcha think
A little
too ironic...and yeah I really do think...
"But
she is pretty good" added Ron It's
like rain on your wedding day Life has a funny way of sneaking
up on you
It's a free ride when you've already
paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Who
would've thought...it figures
Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out
Helping
you out
Luna finished her song and kinda just stood there for a moment. Finally she reached in and drew the next name. The hall was filled with a dead silence as they waited for Luna to read the next name. But before Luna could read the name Dumbledore issued a bathroom break. Lots of people got up to go to the bathrooms. After every boy came back, Luna read the next name.
"Hermione Lupin" Luna announced.