A/N: Hey! I'm finally back with more from this story! Just to let you all know, I'll be gone for the next four days or so, so there won't be any updates for a while. Annnnnnyway, on with the story! The songs in this chapter are "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" from The Sound of Music and "I Stand All Alone" from the Road To Camelot. Now before you shoot me, I know that Road to Camelot is actually a movie but just this once I will not use a stage musical song… if you all hate it I will never do it again. I just thought that the song fit the character. Oh and hersheygal… thanks for the title… lol!

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Harry Potter, the Sound of Music, or The Road to Camelot. I don't own the title of this chapter either… it's the title of a story that Hersheygal is writing.

Harry Potter: A Hot New Musical

Acts of Jealousy

INTERMISSION!

All students heaved a huge sigh of relief as soon as the curtain dropped. That had certainly been an experience they didn't care to repeat.

"I swear… if that bloody Phantom makes us do something that crazy again I just might kill him," Ron muttered and shot a few looks up into the rafters. A note floated down from the same spot Ron had glared at.

"Don't look at me, you got him upset so you can deal with him!" Harry snapped at Ron when he noticed Ron looking at him like he was supposed to get the letter from the floor. With a sigh, Ron opened the letter and began to read quietly to himself. His face went from red, to green, to deathly white as he read the letter and before anyone could prevent it Ron had passed out cold on the floor. Hermione walked carefully over and grabbed the letter, which she promptly read out loud.

"Dear Unruly Student," Hermione began, making sure to articulate so that everyone could understand. "I just wanted to tell you that your red hair is simply ridiculous. I mean… who wears it that orange anymore?" Hermione suppressed a giggle and continued on. "Anyway, I also wanted to say that if you EVER THREATEN ME AGAIN I WILL BE SURE TO KILL OFF YOUR CHARACTER IN THE PLAY! BOTH FICTIONALLY AND REALISTICLY! Now… have a nice day and watch out for the trap doors…" Hermione couldn't hold back laughter now as she looked down at poor Ronald. "Forever your friend, OG!" she finished in a sing-song voice. The rest of the students sniggered and laughed with each other.

"Say, how long is this intermission anyway?" Seamus asked suddenly and Luna was more than happy to reply.

"Well… about fifteen minutes… though we will have to flash the lights at about ten minutes so that people can get to their seats… then we usually delay it another ten minutes to continue letting people get to their seats," Luna said in one breath and put on a dreamy smile. Everyone stared at her and took a minute to process everything she had just said.

"Oh!" they all cried at once about five minutes later. Harry and Hermione shook their heads and tried to wake Ron.

NEARLY TWENTY MINUTES LATER

"Okay… a couple more minutes and we'll be onstage again!" Luna announced and she quickly looked at her list to see who was in the next scene. The answer was apparent though when a familiar man and a woman with bright hair walked backstage.

"Hello, I heard that we were needed for the rest of the play," Remus Lupin said in his soft but steady voice. The young woman right next to him nodded in agreement and quickly changed her hair to a vibrant blue.

"Remus! Tonks!" Harry shouted enthusiastically and gave both adults a rather large hug. "I'm so glad to see you!" he exclaimed happily as he pulled away from Tonks.

"Really Harry… it's been to long!" the woman named Tonks replied and beamed joyfully while giving Harry a light shove. Remus smiled somewhat broadly (a considerable improvement since the last time Harry had seen him).

"It's good to see my best friend's son again… I'm afraid you're one of the only friends I have left," Remus replied somewhat sadly. Harry knew exactly what the older man was going through… it couldn't be easy losing your last childhood and best friend.

"Well at least you have Tonks at home to keep you company… and my letters of course," Harry added reassuringly and Remus shifted somewhat uncomfortably but gave a small smile and nodded.

"Hermione and Victor, you're onstage in two minutes!" Luna called out and the students all made way for the couple. "Oh and Ron… you're on in about five minutes…" Luna added and Ron detangled himself from Lavender, looking somewhat cheerful.

"Oh… is Hermione dating Victor again?" Remus inquired, sounding somewhat disappointed in Hermione's choice. Harry nodded in agreement.

"You see… it's probably only to make Ron jealous… he started dating Lavender Brown and Hermione was terribly upset so she decided to date Victor again… there's more to it but we probably don't have enough time to discuss it," Harry said in a somewhat annoyed tone. He was getting a little fed up with his friends' behavior.

"And what about you Harry? Are you seeing anyone?" Remus asked casually while searching his younger friend's eyes for an answer. Harry's look blackened somewhat but he replied in a cheerful tone.

"Are you?" he asked and that settled it. Remus laughed softly and Harry grinned as well. They both pretty much answered for themselves with that laughter.

"Shh!" Luna hissed impatiently and cued the orchestra to begin playing.

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"So Herminny…" Victor began while looking casually at Hermione. "What do you think about… us…" he asked hesitantly with a trace of nervousness in his voice. Hermione looked startled for a moment but quickly tried to cover it up.

"Well… what do you mean?" she asked in an even tone but refused to make eye contact. This gave Victor the impression that she was too shy to say how she felt so he hastened to explain himself.

"Vell… I mean… do vou want vo see each other regularly or… vo vou want to vsee other people?" he asked nervously and looked at Hermione for an answer.

"Oh I don't know Victor… I mean… I like you but I'm also afraid…" Hermione trailed off… not wanting to fall into a trap lest she should give away her true feelings. Victor smiled somewhat and took Hermione's hand reassuringly.

"You wait little girl on an empty stage for fate to turn the light on," Hermione looked a little indignant but didn't have the heart to stop the young man in front of her. "Your life little girl is an empty page that men will want to write on." Hermione could see the sense in this… I mean… look at Ron!

"To write on," Hermione echoed, wondering where this sudden wisdom came from.

"You are sixteen going on seventeen baby it's time to think. Better beware, be canny and careful, baby you're on the brink," Victor sang persuasively and even though Hermione scoffed a little she could still see the sense in his words.

"You are sixteen going on seventeen, fellows will fall in line," now Victor began to imitate a long line forming to express his point. "Eager young lads and roués and cads, will offer you food and wine." Victor held out a goblet (that was really filled with pumpkin juice) to Hermione and she decided to play along by taking an eager sip from it. Victor roughly grabbed the goblet away from Hermione and threw it off stage dramatically.

"Totally unprepared are you to face a world of men," Hermione mentally cocked an eyebrow at this. She was never unprepared for anything. "Timid and shy and scared are you of things beyond your kin!"

"Okay… partially true… maybe this guy has some sense after all…" Hermione thought to herself hopefully.

"You need someone older and wiser telling you what to do," Victor cocked his head, straightened up proudly, and put a smug smirk on his face when he said this.

"Or not…" Hermione thought to herself as Victor nearly tripped over a rock in the way of his path towards her.

"I am seventeen going on eighteen, I'll take care of you!" (A/N: Okay… pretend that Krum literally never aged in the story… thanks!) Hermione seriously doubted this boy in front of her.

"Oh wow… you are one year older than me… that makes you SO much wiser," she thought sarcastically to herself. But still… Victor seemed like he genuinely cared… more than she could ever say about Ron. Anyway, any doubts she had instantly vanished when she saw Ron walk on stage and eavesdrop on them… she knew what she had to do. With a meaningful look in Ron's direction she began to sing back to Victor.

"I am sixteen going on seventeen, I know that I'm naïve," Hermione sang and batted her eyes as if she were totally oblivious to the world. "Fellows I meet may tell me I'm sweet and willingly I believe!" She gave a sweet smile and sat down, trying her best to look innocent and naïve.

"I am sixteen going on seventeen innocent as a rose!" Victor surprised her by handing her a red rose.

"Well that was sweet… no Hermione! Don't give into the guilt!" she thought desperately to herself. Grabbing the rose she began to twirl it slowly as though she didn't really know what she was doing.

"Bachelors, dandies, drinkers of brandies, what do I know of those?" she sang and dramatically shrugged her shoulders with her palms facing up.

"Totally unprepared am I to face a world of men. Timid and shy and scared am I of things beyond my kin!" Even though neither Victor nor Ron (who was practically going to burst a gasket I might add) picked up on it Hermione's words dripped with sickly sarcasm.

"I need someone older and wiser telling me what to do!" Sarcasm… sarcasm! "You are seventeen going on eighteen… I'll depend on you!" Hermione purposely dragged out the "depend" part and allowed her hands to be grabbed by Victor. With a well hidden glance in Ron's direction to make sure he was still watching, Hermione braced herself for what she was going to do. She leaned in and allowed Victor to give her a kiss. It wasn't passionate or really romantic… but it was sweet. Even Hermione had to admit that… I mean Victor was a sweet guy. But it was enough to nearly drive Ron over the edge. Hermione must have sense the warning signals because she quickly dashed offstage with Victor in tow. Ron sprinted onto the center stage and just stood for a moment… staring after Hermione and Victor. He softly began to sing a few lines from a song that just entered his head.

"Why does my heart cry? Feelings I can't fight…" he sang softly but passionately. He stared after Hermione for a moment then walked off stage in the opposite direction… clearly struggling with his emotions. The audience "Awwed" and applauded him off the stage.

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"I can't believe she let him kiss her!" Ron fumed once he was backstage and with Harry again.

"I can't believe it either… she never seemed to like Victor THAT much…" Harry agreed… and this time he wasn't just saying it to keep his friend's temper in check.

"Shhh!" Luna snapped once more, glaring at the two boys until they were silent.

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A/N: Okay I know I promised two songs but that was before… I won't go on to list excuses but I'm leaving for my trip in about thirty minutes so I need to post just this for now. I promise that I will work on the other part of the chapter and maybe even a new one on my trip. Thanks and please review!