CHAPTER TWO.
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter.
AN: Circle M – thanks for the suggestions, I'll definitely be using one of them in a later week, so keep reading!
The following Wednesday, the Marauders received information about the next bout of live performances. Once again, it was Sirius who took the lead in reading it out.
"Dear Students, congratulations on passing through to the next round of SuperSingStar! This week, the theme of the songs is Befriending an Enemy. This may sound like a hard topic, but I trust you students to rise to the occasion. Good luck!
A. Dumbledore."
An evil grin had spread over Sirius' face, a look that was mirrored in James'.
"Padfoot, I think it's time for us to put aside our differences with Snivellus and tell him of the compromises we could make towards him"
"I completely agree Prongs."
Remus and Peter exchanged worried looks.
"Don't worry ol' chums, the song we have in mind doesn't require you to sing or play anything." Said James.
"Then what do we do?" asked Peter.
"Sit and look pretty. Don't panic, I'll give you some tips." Winked Sirius.
The rest of the week passed with almost no pranks, perhaps just a quick one in the corridor against Malfoy and Snape, and the rest of the school began to realise it was safe to walk the corridors again as the Marauders, were deeply immersed in practice. All the bands had been given the location of the Room of Requirement, to ensure top secret practice session, of course, the Marauders didn't need telling. As it turned out, Remus was needed for more than 'sitting pretty'. He was, in all honesty, not thrilled about studying the ways in which polyjuice potion could be brewed in the space of a day, however he obliged and spent barely any time on homework which resulted in a very stressed Moony.
"Moony, would you stop worrying? It's not like you've never had detention before, even if it could previously be blamed on Prongs and me."
"This can be blamed of you as well you know. We have NEWTs later this year and I don't think I want to re-use the excuse 'Sirius ate my homework' again. By the way James, you should really train him to stop doing that; it makes him a bad dog." Remus replied angrily. Sirius gave his best puppy dog eyes and received a smack from James.
"What the bloody hell was that for?!" he asked, rubbing his head.
"Bad Dog" was all James had to say.
Two days before round two, Sirius bumped into Snape in the corridor and received a disgusted 'watch where you're going'. He ran to the boy's dormitory where Remus was sat on the floor with Peter's cauldron in front of him.
"What did you get?" he asked
"Grease, what else?" laughed Sirius. Remus grimaced as he added it to the potion. It turned green.
"I can't believe you want us to sit pretty looking like Snape of all people." Said Peter.
"It was either that or lose the competition" said James sternly. Remus mumbled something about 'would rather lose' and 'never live it down'. James and Sirius ignored him until he pointed out to James that since Sirius was singing and on guitar, he'd be taking the potion too. James scowled.
Round two and the Marauders were up first. There was great uproar as Dumbledore welcomed onstage one Sirius and three Snape's. Once the crowd had settled down, (with the real Snape looking irate), Sirius sat on a high stool in front of a mike and James sat next to him with Remus and Peter stood at either end of the stage.
"This is dedicated, not to the girls as previously promised, but to our dear chum Severus. I do hope we can be friends" said Sirius with an overly soppy look on his face. Many people in the crowd laughed. Sirius cleared his throat.
"Here
we are
Dear old friend,
You and I drunk again
laughs have
been had
and tears have been shed
maybe the whisky has gone to
my head
but if I were gay
I would give you my heart
and if I
were gay
you'd be my work of art
and if I were gay
we would
swim in romance
but I'm not gay
so get your hand out of my
pants" McGonnagal had never looked so angry. Dumbledore seemed to
be enjoying the performance
"Its not that I don't care
I
do
I just don't see myself in you" the crowd were now laughing
hysterically at the innuendos.
"another time another scene
I'd
be right behind you if you know what I mean
coz if I were gay
I
would give you my soul
and if I were gay
I would give you my
whole... being" McGonnagal made to stand up, but the extra word
seemed to placate her slightly.
"And if I were gay
we would
tear down the walls
But I'm not gay
so won't you stop cupping
my Ba... Hand" This time Sirius saved himself from Dumbledore's
intervention.
"We've never hugged
we've never kissed
I've
never been intimate with your fist
you have opened brand new
doors
get over here and drop ... your ... Drawers" Sirius held
the final high note for a laughably long time then took one final
breath:
"Severus Snape, would you do me the honour of becoming my wife?"
By this point, McGonnagal stifled a laugh and other teachers were trying hard to hide their smiles.
No one else seemed to see the point in their performance because the Hall was full of the hilarity of the Marauder's song. However, they gave it a shot with classics such as 'Maybe this time, I'll win' and 'I kissed a girl'. This last one gained more immature laughs and the Slytherin group that sang it were voted out.
(AN: I suggest looking up 'if I were gay' on Youtube, it's by Stephen Lynch.)
Dumbledore stood at last and announced the date of the next round. As students began filing out of the hall, Remus Lupin stared plainly at the wall ahead of him.
"Earth to Moony" called James.
"Don't be ridiculous James, the moon belongs in the sky." Complained Sirius.
"I wish it belonged nowhere" said Remus quietly. He sighed. "Next round is the same night as full moon."
The Marauders stood in silence, cursing the moon and the curse that came with it.
AN: Sorry this chapter is so short, I'll try to write more but I'm snowed under with work right now. Damn the Marauder's and their addictive ways!!