Harry Potter and the Karioke Night





Chapter Two: I Won't Say I'm In Love





Hermione stalked over to where Harry sat and gave a sigh.

"Why did he ask me to dance then abandon me?" she shoulders sagged, "Was he trying to make a fool of me, or was he just being his usual careless self?"

Harry remained silent. He wasn't getting in the middle of this.

He watched Hermione closely, though, and noticed when she got a gleam in her eye.

He couldn't tell whether it was tears or satisfaction, maybe both because the next moment she was out of her seat again and walking up to Professor Dumbledore. She spoke with him a moment, then pulled Parvati up for a moment. Then they both grabbed microphones.

Hermione closed her eyes and Parvati kept hers on the machine that read the lyrics.

Hermione began to sing:

"If there's a prize for rotten judgement, I guess I've already won that. No man is worth the aggravation. That's ancient history, been there, done that."

Parvati started, "Who do you thing you're kidding? He's the earth and heaven to you. Try to keep it hidden, honey we can see right through you. Girl, you can't conceal it. We know how you feel and who you're thinking of."

Hermione got a sad look, "No chance, no way, I won't say it, no."

Parvati smiled at Hermione, "You swoon, you sigh, why deny it, uh oh."

"It's too cliche, I won't say I'm in love." Hermione sang, and Harry noticed that her eyes were brimming with tears, "I thought my heart had learned it's lesson. It feels so good when you start out. My head is screaming get a grip, girl unless you're dying to cry your heart out."

Parvati gave her a sympathetic look, "You keep denying who you are and how you're feeling. Baby, we're not buying, hon we saw you hit the ceiling. Face it like a grown up, when are you going to own up that you got, got it, got it bad?"

Hermione, "No chance, no way. I won't say it, no no."

Parvati, "Give up, give in. Check the grin, you're in love."

Hermione, "This scene won't play, I won't say I'm in love."

Parvati: "You're doing flips, read our lips, you're in love."

Hermione, "You're way off base, I won't say it. Get off my case, I won't say it."

Parvati: "Girl, don't be proud, it's ok, you're in love."

Hermione, with one last sigh, "Oh....At least out loud, I won't say I'm in love...."



The audience went wild, and Harry turned to see Ron, standing at the doorway with a look that was unreadable on his face.

Hermione saw him too, then covered her face and ran off to the girl's washroom.

Parvati, on the other hand, stalked over to where Ron stood.

Harry could hear little bits of what she was saying over everything that was going on.

"Why would you abandon her....that's just awful....that was for you, you know....follow her!"

Ron disappeared from sight and Parvati sighed as she sat down beside Harry.

"Did you get the meaning of that song, Harry?"

He nodded, "Herm was feeling bad. She was letting out her feelings onstage...to Ron. Did he even get it?"

Parvati smiled halfheartedly, "After I explained it to him, he did."

"Good. They should be back any time now."

"Hopefully."

Harry was just about to ask Parvati to dance when he saw her smile triumphantly in direction of the door.