Chapter 3 ~ The Karoeke Dance

The night had finally arrived. It was finally the night of the Kareoke dance. Excitement was in the air in the Gryffindor common room. Everyone was either getting dressed or deciding on what song they would sing. The students had the day off from classes because the professors were setting up the Great Hall for the dance.

As the time for the dance drew closer everyone got even more excited (if it was possible). Harry and Ron had their outfits for the dance on and they were passing the remaining time playing chess. Ron was wearing kahki cargo pants with a dark red polo shirt and black shoes. Harry was wearing black cargo pants with a dark green shirt and black shoes.

"What song are you goin' to sing?" asked Harry.

"I'm not sure. I heard that we can sing muggle songs, but I'm don't know allot of muggle songs. Ginny does though. Mum and Dad let her keep a muggle radio in her room. What about you? What are you goin' to sing?"

"I dunno. I never had my own radio and Dudley doesn't listen to much music. My aunt and uncle do but I don't like their music."

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Over in the 5th year girl dormitory Ginny and Hermione were helping each other get ready.

"What song will you sing, Hermione?" asked Ginny.

"I'm not sure. I might start with a slow love song but I'm not to sure about that."

"Gee, I wonder who you're going to sing that song to."

"Does everyone BUT Ron know that I like him?"

"Probably. You know my brother, though. He can be a bit thick."

"How about you, Ginny. What song are you going to sing?"

"I'm not sure yet. I was thinkin about something by Shakira. Maybe either 'Whenever, Wherever' or 'Underneath Your Clothes'."

"I wonder who YOU'RE going to sing to," Hermione replied in a teasing way.

"Yeah, I know. Do you think Harry knows though?"

"Yeah, I think he knows. Besides I think he's actually starting to notice you more. And, by the end of the night I think he'll see you as more that just Ron's little sister."

"I hope you're right. Okay, I'm done with your hair."

Ginny finished fixing Hermione's hair. Hermione helped Ginny with her hair earlier.

"Well how do I look?" asked Hermione.

Hermione was wearing a magenta rugby shirt with a dark blue, short, denim skirt. She had on knee high, black pleather (a/n: NOT real leather) boots and her hair was smooth and twisted up in a knot in the back of her head. "You look great. How do I look?" asked Ginny. Ginny was wearing a dark (near black)bell bottom, hip hugging, blue jeans with a low cut, black, glittery tank top. She had ankle high, lace up, black boots on with a silver chain around her waist. Her hair was down and curly with silvery glitter all over it (that was charmed so it would stay in her hair for the night without getting all over).

"You look awesome. Are you ready to go?"

"Yeah. Lets go."

As soon as they entered the common room they spotted Harry and Ron. Hermione went over to Ron and tapped him on the shoulder. "Hey Hermione...." When he saw her he went speechless. Then Ginny Walked over.

"Hi Harry," she said.

"Hey," Harry smiled at her.

"WOW!" thought Harry. "I've never seen Ginny like that before."

"Sure you have," a small sly voice in his head replied. "Ever since summer you have been staring at her when no one was looking."

"Are you guys ready to head over to the Great Hall?" asked Hermione.

"Why are we leaving so early?" asked Ron.

"We are leaving early because if we leave now we'll beat the rush. Plus then we'll have a better chance of getting a good table to eat at." (a/n: I forgot to mention in the last chapter that they were going to have dinner at the dance too.)

"Then lets go," said Harry.

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After waiting for thirty minutes Harry, Ginny, Ron, and Hermione finally walked into the Great Hall. What they say took their breath away. The professors really fixed up the Great Hall. The walls were enchanted to change colors to go along with the music (and the music's mood). Twinkling lights ("Those are probably fairies," thought Ginny.) were around the walls and scattered over the students heads. A giant disc ball hung in midair and was spinning over the cleared dance floor that was in front of the raised stage. The stage had a small box, a television, and a microphone. The rest of the hall had round tables scattered around it. Each table could seat ten people. Two larger tables were at the two sides of the stage for the professors.

"Wow," Hermione whispered. "I've never seen anything like this before."

"How about we find a seat instead of starring at the hall," said Ron.

They all sat down at a table on the right edge of the dance floor, not to far, but5 not to close to the stage. As more students came into the hall Dean, Seamus, Neville, Parvati, Padma, and Lavender joined them at their table. After everyone found a place to sit in the hall, Dumbledore got up to the stage.

"As some of you may have guessed, the dinner portion of this dance is allot like the Yule Ball. After you find what you would like to eat on the menu simply tell your plate the name of the dish and it will appear on your plate. Enjoy your meal!"

Everyone began to read the menu and order their food.

Finally after everyone finished eating. Dumbledore stood up once again. With a wave of his hand the tables were cleared of food and pieces of parchment appeared in their place. With a snap of his fingers bowls of snacks and pitchers of butterbear appeared in the center of the table.

"Before you get up here to perform, write the title of the song of your choice and your name on the piece of parchment and bring it up here. Then place it in this small box here. After a few moments the music will start and the lyrics will appear on this screen." He pulled out his piece of parchment an put it in the box. "May the first Kareoke Dance begin!"