Chapter 4 : Rapping and Changing
... a pool of water and blood. He sighed, cleared it up and made sure there was no more blood in the bathroom. Remus then went back to bed and went straight to sleep.
The next morning, Remus walked down to breakfast before his fellow roommates, and surprisingly saw that Frank, Alice and Lilly had gathered a group of kids that wanted a career in music. Also, Professor McGonagall was there as well.
"Hey Remus, Professor McGonagall said that Professor Dumbledore said we can use one of the abandoned classrooms for our music label until we leave Hogwarts." Lilly said excited. Remus just smiled at her, the smile not quite reaching his eyes.
"That's great! Are we all going to set up the classroom at lunch then?" He asked, as Lilly nodded.
"Right. Let me introduce our young artists. This is Michael Chang, a Sixth Year Ravenclaw," Alice said. Michael had black hair and blue eyes, and Remus recognised him from their classes. "This here is Kayla Stevens, a Fourth Year Gryffindor," Kayla smiled at Remus. She had blonde hair and brown eyes. "This is Brad Coast and that's Samantha Coast. They're twins, and they're Fifth Year Hufflepuffs" Alice added as she nodded towards a pair of mocha-skinned, friendly looking siblings. They both had black hair, but Sam has green eyes, where as Brad has blue eyes. "This is Kye Jackes; he's a Fifth Year Ravenclaw." Kye smiled at Remus. He was a big, muscley lad, with blonde hair and blue eyes. Remus recognised Kye and Brad from the Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff Quidditch Teams. Finally, this little lady is Talia. She's a first year in Hufflepuff." Talia was a small, brown haired, brown eyed, hyper little thing. Remus knew this because he had once escorted her to class when she somehow managed to get up to the divination tower when she needed to be in potions. She was bouncing and talking all the way there, and had brightened Remus' day up.
"Hi. So, I guess Lilly has told you all about where we are going to set up, and when, so does anyone have any questions?" Remus asked as McGonagall went up to the staff table.
"Um, I do," Sam said as Remus nodded to her. "Are we going to produce Albums, or are we going to perform at places or something?"
"Well," Alice answered, "We have all decided that we should let you guys perform at places, and then we can think about producing some albums."
"Ok." They all chorused. They then all split up to go to their tables/groups of friends, when Sirius, James, Freya and Peter came into the great hall.
"Hey guys," James greeted as he sat next to Lilly. Remus nodded to them and went back to his notebook.
"Hey," Sirius greeted as Frank pulled Remus' notepad away from him. Frank raised his eyebrows at Remus as Remus glared at him.
"Give. It. Back." Remus growled, as Frank laughed. Frank just shook his head and got up, running to the door. Remus ran after him as the others laughed.
"Here we are," Frank breathed, as the 2 boys stopped outside the classroom that McGonagall and Dumbledore's let them use. They walked in to find a recording booth with 4 couches, all purple. "Rap the song." Frank said, pushing Remus into the recording studio as he put the music on that it said on Remus' sheet. Remus looked unsure as Frank nodded encouragingly.
(A/N:/ This is Lose Yourself by Eminem, and this fits in with one of the secrets Remus will reveal later...*Don't own this song or the lyrics.*)
"Look, if you had, one shot, or one opportunity
To seize everything you ever wanted, one moment
Would you capture it? Or just let it slip, yo
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy
There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti
He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready
To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgetting
What he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud
He opens his mouth, but the words won't come out
He's chokin' how, everybody's chokin' now
The clock's run out, times up, over, blaw!
Snap, back to reality, oh, there goes gravity
Oh, there goes Rabbit he choked, he's so mad but he won't
Give up that easy, no, he won't have it he knows
His whole back's to these ropes, it don't matter he's dope
He knows that but he's broke, he so stagnant he knows
When he goes back to his mobile home, that's when it's
Back to the lab again, yo
This whole rap shit better go capture this moment
And hope it don't pass him
You better lose yourself in the music
The moment, you own it, you better never let it go (go)
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo
You better lose yourself in the music
The moment, you own it, you better never let it go (go)
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo
His soul's escaping, through this hole that is gaping
This world is mine for the taking, make me king
As we move toward a new world order, a normal life is boring
But superstardom's close to post mortem
It only grows harder, only grows hotter
He blows it's all over, these hoes is all on him
Coast to coast shows, he's known as the Globetrotter lonely roads
God only knows he's grown farther from home, he's no father
He goes home and barely knows his own daughter
But hold your nose cuz here goes the cold water
These hoes don't want him no mo', he's cold product
They moved on to the next schmoe who flows
He nose dove and sold nada, so the soap opera is told it unfolds
I suppose it's old partna, but the beat goes on
Da da dum, da dum da da da da
You better lose yourself in the music
The moment, you own it, you better never let it go (go)
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo
You better lose yourself in the music
The moment, you own it, you better never let it go (go)
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo
No more games,
I'ma change what you call rage
Tear this mothafuckin' roof off like two dogs caged
I was playin' in the beginning, the mood all changed
I been chewed up and spit out and booed off stage
But I kept rhymin' and stepped, writin' the next cipher
Best believe somebody's payin' the pied piper
All the pain inside amplified by the fact
That I can't get by with my 9 to 5
And I can't provide the right type of life for my family
Cuz man, these God damn food stamps don't buy diapers
And it's no movie, there's no Mekhi Phifer, this is my life
And these times are so hard and it's getting even harder
Tryin' to feed and water my seed, plus teeter-totter
Caught up between bein' a father and a prima donna
Baby mama drama's screamin' on and too much for me to wanna
Stay in one spot, another day of monotony's
Gotten me to the point I'm like a snail
I've got to formulate a plot or end up in jail or shot
Success is my only mothafuckin' option, failure's not
Mom, I love you, but this trailer's got to go
I cannot grow old in Salem's lot, so here I go it's my shot
Feet fail me not, this may be the only opportunity that I got
You better lose yourself in the music
The moment, you own it, you better never let it go (go)
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo
You better lose yourself in the music
The moment, you own it, you better never let it go (go)
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo
You better
You can do anything you set your mind to, man."
Remus finished to Frank looking gobsmacked.
"Dude, that was amazing!" He exclaimed, laughing when Remus smirked.
"Thanks man." They looked towards the door of the classroom as Lilly, Alice and Talia came in.
"Was that you rapping Remus?" Lilly asked as he nodded. "That was amazing." Remus just grinned at her.
"Why thank you Lilly. We thought we'd test it out first." He said.
"Well it was great." Alice told him, smiling as she wrapped her arms around Franks' waist, who had his arms around her shoulders. "Why don't you and Frank do some rap songs together?" She suggested, as Remus smiled.
"Great idea Alice! Well mate?" Frank asked.
Remus and Frank's songs will mainly be Eminem, Dr Dre and Rizzle Kicks. But if anyone knows of any other songs to rap to, ideas are welcome :) Reviews PLEASE!
