Credit to Darren Criss of course for 'Gotta Get Back to Hogwarts - A very Potter Musical'
"Where are you going?" Rose looked over me as we came in the great hall and I started walking towards the front to go down to the trophy room with my bag.
"My surprise," I just smiled and met up with Dean as we walked through the door.
"Alright everyone lets warm up." The choir captain, Ella Williams, said and we all formed a half circle around her. That's right I joined the choir that's my big surprise and it had been decided over the summer to sing an song at the feast. Thankfully they had decided to make it a bit more entertaining well up to date so they sang some popular songs along with the Latin ones.
"Every go get changes into our new uniforms." All of us girls headed behind the curtains set up and changed into our new black a-line dresses with black high heeled ankle booties. While the guys had simple black trousers, white button ups and black ties. Some girls applied make up and fixed their hair until Ella called us all to line up to go out.
"You ready to sing in front of everyone?" Dean asked as we walked forward.
"I think so," I smiled just as McGonagall signaled for us to come out.
Lining up in our formation I blended right in with the girls and looked down at the Gryffindor table spotting my friends not paying any attention. Taking our formation we waited for Ella to count us in and one of the guys names Allen moved forward.
I'm sick of summer and this waiting around.
Man, its September, so I'm skipping this town
Hey It's no mystery, there's nothing here for me now…
We all Joined in swaying slightly back and forth…
I gotta get back to Hogwarts,
I gotta get back to school.
I gotta get myself to Hogwarts,
where everybody thinks I'm cool.
Back to witches and wizards, and magical beasts,
to goblins and ghosts and to magical feasts.
Its all that I love, and it's all that I need.
AT HOGWARTS, HOGWARTS, I think I'm going back.
Emmett took the center stage position Allen previously had…
I'll see my friends, gonna laugh 'til we cry
take my Firebolt, gonna take to the sky
NO WAY this year anyone's gonna die, and it's gonna be totally awesome
Next Maggie came up singing her part…
I'll cast some spells, with a flick of my wand
defeat the dark arts, yeah bring it on!
and do it all with my best friends along, 'cuz together we're totally awesome…
Suddenly another girl named Ari jumped forward mic in hand…
yeah, 'cause together we're totally awesome!
It's been so long, but we're going back
don't go for work, don't go there for class
Maggie: As long as were together…
Ari: …gonna kick some shush…
Together: ... and its gonna be totally awesome!
This year we'll take everybody by storm,
stay up all night, sneak out of our dorm
After they moved back in formation and we all sang together dancing slightly and moving around…
yeah it's so cool, and it's totally awesome!
We're sick of summer and this waiting around
it's like we're sitting in the lost and found
don't take no sorcery
for anyone to see how...
we gotta get back to hogwarts
we gotta get back to school
we gotta get back to hogwarts
where everything is magic-cooooool
back to witches and wizards, and magical beasts
to goblins and ghosts and to magical feasts
it's all that I love, and it's all that I need at
HOGWARTS, HOGWARTS
Were back to learn everything that we can
Its great to come back to where we began
And here we are, and alakazam! Here we go, this is totally awesome!
Come on and teach us everything you know
The summers over and were itchin' to go
Back to witches and wizards, and magical beasts
to goblins and ghosts and to magical feasts
it's all that I love, and its all that i need.
at HOGWARTS, HOGWARTS,
Back to spells and enchantments, potions and friends
To Gryffindor!
Hufflepuff!
Ravenclaw!
Slytherin!
Back to the place where our story begins
At Hogwarts, Hogwarts,
Jumping forward I stood in front of them all putting my hand up to my ear…
I'm sorry, what's its name?
All the choir member shouted. Hogwarts, Hogwarts
Smiling I turned to the rest of the students putting my hands up to my ears.
I didn't hear you guys!
Hogwarts, Hogwarts
Laughing slightly Allen sighed flopping to the ground with the mic…
Man, I'm glad I'm back.
By the end of the song everyone was clapping and we all took a slight bow before walking back down to the trophy room to change.
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Walking back to the table in my uniform I heard slight whispering and hoped it was mostly good whispering.
"Why didn't you tell us!" Rose exclaimed when I came to the table.
"Because it was a surprise that's the point of a surprise," I smiled putting some roasted chicken on my plate with smashed potatoes.
"That was amazing," Freddy smiled over and me and James just nodded his mouth stuffed with food.
"When did you guys even practice?" Dom asked.
"Well we mostly practiced in the last month and getting past James and Albus wasn't really that difficult. Ginny had to distract Lily sometimes but otherwise it was easy."
"I take offense to that I'm supposed to be the older brother." James spoke after swallowing his food.
"Oh well I'm very sorry I guess I'll ask you next time." I rolled my eyes.
Soon afterwards we were instructed to help the first-years to the dorms all of us even though there were 10 little first year Gryffindors and 6 of us. As we were walking the 7th years leading, and us 6th and 5th years basically rounding them like they do cattle.
"Excuse me," I looked down to see a tiny first year girl that looked even younger than 11 years old.
"Yeah?" I smiled down at her.
"I really liked that performance."
I held back the urge to just wrap her up in a hug and squeeze, "Thank you what's your name?"
"Penelope Atwood, but most call me Penny" She said as we continued walking up the stairs and I heard the 7th years saying something.
"Well hello Penny I'm Mari Longbottom." I smiled and instinctively hoped over the trick step but watched as she got caught along with another student. "Sorry should have warned you," I turned holding out my hand and pulled her out as Xander pulled the boy out.
"Does it always do that?" she looked back at it.
"Yup you get used to it and by probably 3rd year will just hop over it."
"What about the pictures and the ghosts?"
"Well their always around, the pictures are pretty friendly but some are grumpy in the morning; same with the ghosts especially Sir Nicholas our house ghost. The only one you have to really watch out for is Peeves the poltergeist he never does terribly mean thing just pranks." I saw a slight fear in her eyes. "It's not something to be afraid of it's just something like water balloons or something." The fear eased somewhat and I just smiled, "that will fade quickly," I giggled and a small smile appear as we came to the door.
"Alright this is our door to Gryffindor Tower," Bo commented and the Fat Lady looked down at all of us. "salus in arduis" he said and the door opened and we all filed into the common room and we fell back against the wall allowing the first years to crowd around the 7th year prefects.
"Alright so to get in, as you just saw, you say the password which right now is 'salus in arduis.' We will change it every 2 months and we will let you all know the new one that morning on the bulletin board," Elena said.
"Speaking of the bulletin board you want to check it often this is how you will be notified of everything in the school from clubs to cancellations in classes," Bo finished. "There's two staircases the one on the left leads to the boys dorms and the right is the girls. Boy's don't even try it's charmed and will turn into a slide and a bunch of angry girls will slide down on top of you." He smiled and it caused some of the firsties to ease up and laugh.
"Just remember that all of us in this room are more than willing to answer any questions. Now go on up and check out your dorms." Elena smiled and some raced up while others just walked up.
"I really want to go up and change," I mumbled fidgeting with my knee high socks and skirt but knew I couldn't since I had to represent the prefects and stay in uniform with my badge until about 11 o'clock at least. Walking over to a chair I sat down and was glad I didn't have to patrol tonight and the 7th year Hufflepuff boy and Ravenclaw girl with the Head Boy and Girl had to. Soon after the firsties disappeared people started streaming into the common room and soon Rose, James, Freddy and Hugo were sitting around with Dom, Xander and I. Dean had gone and joined Flynn and Chase over to the side of the room.
"Hi Freddy" A girls voice came from behind me and I turned looking at the one and only Dawn.
"Umm hey," He looked confusion written on his face as he looked at the now taller blonde.
Biting my lip I just looked forward at Rose who was in the chair across from me. Silently she moved her hands up and down telling me to breath and I looked back at her.
"It's Dawn remember the girl your ex attacked." She glared at me and I just shrugged a small smile on my lips.
"Oh hi, what's up?"
"Well I was just wondering since you're now back on the market if you'd like to go out sometime."
"Nope." Shocked I looked over at him; I figured he would say yes, she was pretty after all not that she wasn't a titchy first year.
"What?" her eyes grew to the size of grapefruits.
"I said no," He shrugged.
"Are you with someone else?"
"No."
"Then why?"
"Oh my Merlin he just doesn't like you." Hugo replied from his spot on the floor and she looked down and him.
"Umm Mari?" I heard a tiny voice from behind her and stood up seeing Penny and a two other girls.
"Yup?" I smiled down at them.
"We're just wondering about some things."
"Ok shoot, oh this is Dom and Xander the 6th year prefects." I said motioning to them and they waved.
"Well I've got a question about flying." One of the girls said and I moved back sitting on the edge of the chair after saying a small excuse me to Dawn and she huffed marching away. "Penny and I are muggle borns so we don't really understand it." Another girl said right out, far more outgoing than Penny.
"Well I'm personally not that great with flying but…well all of them are," I said pointing to the group.
"I'll pass it to you mighty quidditch captain," Dom smiled and James excitedly sat up and looked at the three girls.
"Well broomsticks aren't like your normal muggle ones that have charms built in for them to work along with some protective charms to keep the rider on. Also it's not as uncomfortable as it would seem since along with the other charms there a cushioning one so you actually hover a couple centimeters off the stick." He smiled and I was actually surprised at the care in his voice.
"So what about flying lessons, it's not dangerous is it." Instantly all their eyes went to me and I looked up at the ceiling a wide smile set on my face as I held in a laugh.
"Well it can be dangerous but not seriously, Madam Warrington would have you fixed up in a couple of minutes." Dom smiled.
"Yeah just look at Mari here." Hugo came in a large smirk on his face and I picked up the pillow and threw it at him.
"It was just a little accident, my family doesn't have good experiences in flying." I laughed slightly
"What happened?"
"She fell about twenty feet onto rocky ground smashing her head into a rock," Oh lovely blunt Hugo.
"Shut it," Rose smacked his face with another pillow.
"Yeah but I woke up like an hour later totally fine. I'm like the only person that's done that badly in flying class since my Dad he broke his wrist but it was mended in a couple minutes."
"A broken bone was fixed in a couple minutes!" Penny exclaimed
"Yeah that's a simple spell," I smiled.
"This is so cool." The other one replied
"When can we try out for quidditch?" the third one finally spoke getting a bit of courage.
"In your second year, I'm the captain, actually this is our team right here though we need a seeker since he graduated last year."
"Ok," She smiled.
"Oh there's the guys in our year let's go introduce ourselves," The more outgoing one said and they waved goodbye and walked off to the other little firsties.
"I can't believe we were all that tiny once," I fell back into the chair making sure to keep my skirt down.
"Yeah now we have to take one of the biggest tests of our lives this year." Rose groaned leaning back in the chair.
"It's not that bad really?" Dom shrugged looking at us.
"I remember you guys last year, you were all miserable." Lucy commented and instantly my eyes flashed to Freddy and his eyes to me but it seemed to go unseen by everyone else.
"So Mari do you think you could beat up Dawn for me again," He smiled.
"Sorry I've got to set a good example you'll have to deal with her yourself." I laughed glancing over at the blonde.
