(Black is lying in bed in his room in the castle, asleep, dreaming of Lily's spirit. Lily appears, through smoke, and is deliriously talking to her son, Harry. Her spirit is about to depart for Heaven.)
LILY
Harry, it's turned so cold
Harry, it's past your bedtime
You've played the day away
And soon it will be night.
Come to me, Harry, the light is fading
Don't you see the evening star appearing
Come to me, and rest against my shoulder
How fast the minutes fly away and every minute colder.
Hurry near, another day is dying
Don't you hear, the winter wind is crying
There's a darkness which comes without a warning
But I will sing you lullabies and wake you in the morning.
(Black rises from the bed)
BLACK
Oh, Lily, our time is running out
But Lily, I swear this on my life
LILY
Look, Sir'us, where all the children play!
BLACK
Be at peace, be at peace, evermore.
LILY
My Harry...
BLACK
Shall live in my protection
LILY
Take him now
BLACK
Your child will want for nothing
LILY
Sirius, you come from God in Heaven.
BLACK
And none will ever harm Harry
As long as I am living.
LILY
Take my hand.
The night grows ever colder.
BLACK
Then I will keep you warm.
LILY
Take my child.
I give him to your keeping.
BLACK
Take shelter from the storm
LILY
For God's sake, please stay till I am sleeping
And tell Harry I love him
And I'll see him when I wake...
(She fades out, into smoke, smiling. There is a knock at the door, and Black opens it to find Snape standing there.)
SNAPE
Black, at last,
We see each other plain
`Professor White,'
You'll wear a different chain!
BLACK
Before you say another word, Snape
Before you chain me up like a slave again
Listen to me! There is something I must do.
I must rescue Harry Potter from unloving care.
There is none but me who can intercede,
In Mercy's name, three days are all I need.
Then I'll return, I pledge my word.
Then I'll return...
SNAPE
You must think me mad!
I've hunted you across the years
Men like you can never change
A man such as you.
BLACK
(in counterpoint)
Believe of me what you will
There is a duty that I'm sworn to do
You know nothing of my life
You shouldn't believe all that's said
You know nothing of the world
You would sooner see me dead
But not before I see this justice done
I am warning you Snape
I'm a stronger man by far
There is power in me yet
My race is not yet run
I am warning you Snape
There is nothing I won't dare
If I have to kill you here
I'll do what must be done!
SNAPE
(in counterpoint)
Men like you can never change
Men like you can never change
No,
24601
My duty's to the law - you have no rights
Come with me 24601
Now the wheel has turned around
Sirius Black is nothing now
Dare you speak to me of crime
And the price you had to pay
Every man is born in sin
Every man must choose his way
You know nothing of Snape
I have been inside the jail
I was once damned scum like you
I am from the gutter too!
(Black breaks a chair and threatens Snape with the broken piece.)
BLACK
(to Lily's departed spirit)
And this I swear to you tonight
SNAPE
(to Black)
There is no place for you to hide
BLACK
Your child will live within my care
SNAPE
Wherever you may hide away
BLACK
And I will raise him to the light.
BLACK AND SNAPE
I swear to you, I will be there!
(They fight, Snape is knocked out. Black escapes)
Ah I love the end part, when they have that line by line duet. I hope you understood the part where Snape and Black are singing at the same time... Javert...err Snape may be my favorite character. But I also love Eponine and Valjean...and Fantine...mostly everyone except Cosette and the Thernadiers (obviously). Well, and the Foreman, and others, but of the main characters, yeah. Not that I don't like Cosette, I just don't love her. Fantine's death, I've only seen Les Miz once, and I was bawling. My friends make fun of me for it, Anne always says she could hear me across the theater (she obviously couldn't, as I wasn't using my voice box, it was just my breathing that was...slightly...loud). But I was crying "like your own mother died," according to Sarah. Actually, I wonder if I'd cry that hard if my mom died. I think it would be more...frozen, in shock, like you're lost and you don't know what to do. I really don't know though, and I hope I don't find out for a reaaaaalllly long time. But I think it was the music...music has a really powerful effect, like a lot of times when I hear the National Anthem I get chills...fondly known as music orgasms. Jean Valjean's voice gives me those a lot of times...like "Shall live in my protection", it's not sexual at all, don't get the wrong idea. Oh, I hope I haven't grossed or freaked you out, please keep reading my next chapters (when they get posted, which will probably be soon, since I don't have school Monday, and since it is the weekend!!), and pretty please go read my other story, This is Hogwarts? (if you think of a better name, please suggest it, I will love you), I like it. Okay long enough Author's Note...
Belle
LILY
Harry, it's turned so cold
Harry, it's past your bedtime
You've played the day away
And soon it will be night.
Come to me, Harry, the light is fading
Don't you see the evening star appearing
Come to me, and rest against my shoulder
How fast the minutes fly away and every minute colder.
Hurry near, another day is dying
Don't you hear, the winter wind is crying
There's a darkness which comes without a warning
But I will sing you lullabies and wake you in the morning.
(Black rises from the bed)
BLACK
Oh, Lily, our time is running out
But Lily, I swear this on my life
LILY
Look, Sir'us, where all the children play!
BLACK
Be at peace, be at peace, evermore.
LILY
My Harry...
BLACK
Shall live in my protection
LILY
Take him now
BLACK
Your child will want for nothing
LILY
Sirius, you come from God in Heaven.
BLACK
And none will ever harm Harry
As long as I am living.
LILY
Take my hand.
The night grows ever colder.
BLACK
Then I will keep you warm.
LILY
Take my child.
I give him to your keeping.
BLACK
Take shelter from the storm
LILY
For God's sake, please stay till I am sleeping
And tell Harry I love him
And I'll see him when I wake...
(She fades out, into smoke, smiling. There is a knock at the door, and Black opens it to find Snape standing there.)
SNAPE
Black, at last,
We see each other plain
`Professor White,'
You'll wear a different chain!
BLACK
Before you say another word, Snape
Before you chain me up like a slave again
Listen to me! There is something I must do.
I must rescue Harry Potter from unloving care.
There is none but me who can intercede,
In Mercy's name, three days are all I need.
Then I'll return, I pledge my word.
Then I'll return...
SNAPE
You must think me mad!
I've hunted you across the years
Men like you can never change
A man such as you.
BLACK
(in counterpoint)
Believe of me what you will
There is a duty that I'm sworn to do
You know nothing of my life
You shouldn't believe all that's said
You know nothing of the world
You would sooner see me dead
But not before I see this justice done
I am warning you Snape
I'm a stronger man by far
There is power in me yet
My race is not yet run
I am warning you Snape
There is nothing I won't dare
If I have to kill you here
I'll do what must be done!
SNAPE
(in counterpoint)
Men like you can never change
Men like you can never change
No,
24601
My duty's to the law - you have no rights
Come with me 24601
Now the wheel has turned around
Sirius Black is nothing now
Dare you speak to me of crime
And the price you had to pay
Every man is born in sin
Every man must choose his way
You know nothing of Snape
I have been inside the jail
I was once damned scum like you
I am from the gutter too!
(Black breaks a chair and threatens Snape with the broken piece.)
BLACK
(to Lily's departed spirit)
And this I swear to you tonight
SNAPE
(to Black)
There is no place for you to hide
BLACK
Your child will live within my care
SNAPE
Wherever you may hide away
BLACK
And I will raise him to the light.
BLACK AND SNAPE
I swear to you, I will be there!
(They fight, Snape is knocked out. Black escapes)
Ah I love the end part, when they have that line by line duet. I hope you understood the part where Snape and Black are singing at the same time... Javert...err Snape may be my favorite character. But I also love Eponine and Valjean...and Fantine...mostly everyone except Cosette and the Thernadiers (obviously). Well, and the Foreman, and others, but of the main characters, yeah. Not that I don't like Cosette, I just don't love her. Fantine's death, I've only seen Les Miz once, and I was bawling. My friends make fun of me for it, Anne always says she could hear me across the theater (she obviously couldn't, as I wasn't using my voice box, it was just my breathing that was...slightly...loud). But I was crying "like your own mother died," according to Sarah. Actually, I wonder if I'd cry that hard if my mom died. I think it would be more...frozen, in shock, like you're lost and you don't know what to do. I really don't know though, and I hope I don't find out for a reaaaaalllly long time. But I think it was the music...music has a really powerful effect, like a lot of times when I hear the National Anthem I get chills...fondly known as music orgasms. Jean Valjean's voice gives me those a lot of times...like "Shall live in my protection", it's not sexual at all, don't get the wrong idea. Oh, I hope I haven't grossed or freaked you out, please keep reading my next chapters (when they get posted, which will probably be soon, since I don't have school Monday, and since it is the weekend!!), and pretty please go read my other story, This is Hogwarts? (if you think of a better name, please suggest it, I will love you), I like it. Okay long enough Author's Note...
Belle