Music Knows No Boundaries
Chapter 7
Two days later Dumbledore addressed the school yet again. The students were all getting ready to finish up and head to their common rooms when Dumbledore cleared his throat to catch their attention.
"Could I have your attention for a few moments?" Dumbledore inquired.
At Dumbledore's request every student fell silent and those that were getting up sat back down again.
"Thank you. I wish to announce the rules for the upcoming battle of the music. The contestants have decided that a battle will occur every Friday night after dinner in the Great Hall for all those that wish to attend. Now each team must fill certain requirements throughout the competition. Every week each time will perform one song from the era they represent. Each contestant must sing at least one solo. The songs must come from more then one group or artist. At one point the team must sing a song from the other team's era. When performing a group song each member of the team must participate in one way or another.
Those are all the rules for now. The first battle will be held next Friday. Good night and good luck to each team. May the best era win."
With that the Great Hall broke out into an excited murmur about the competition. Meanwhile at the Gryffindor table the two opposing teams jokingly glared at each other.
"You're on foreign territory. You've got no chance of winning." Sirius remarked.
"We may be on 'foreign territory', but we've got plenty of tricks up our sleeves." Eve responded.
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Over the next week the two teams worked tirelessly over their school work and the competition. Since Eve and Elizabeth knew the most about muggle music it was agreed that they would compile a list of potential songs and let the rest listen to them so that they could pick the songs as a group, even the ones that they all didn't sing on.
Lily was the chosen leader on the other team seeing as she was the only muggle. She basically did the same as Eve and Elizabeth. To keep the suspense up the two teams decided to keep what songs they were performing a secret from the other group.
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Soon enough the week was over and it was Friday. The two teams were excited for the first battle that night as was the rest of the school. Slowly the classes ticked by and after what seemed like a century, dinner arrived. The chatter at dinner that night was the loudest it had been in years. When all the plates were cleaned off the student were ushered out of the Great Hall so that the house elves could help transform the Great Hall. After five minutes of waiting in the entrance hall the whole school filed back into the Great Hall.
The house tables had been moved and in their place were rows upon rows of seats. The younger years took the front seats since they were shorter and the older years sat at the back. Different houses mingled as did different years. Where the staff table was now was the stage equipped with instruments and microphones. The crowd fell silent when Dumbledore stood in front of the mike with both teams on either side of him.
"Welcome to the first ever Hogwarts battle of the music. To my left stand the BELPS, and to my right stand the Future Five. I thank you all for attending. The visiting team will go first as is customary so let the battle begin!"
Dumbledore left the stage and sat with the other staff members. The opposing team or BELPS as they called themselves went off stage to the left and sat on the awaiting chairs. Ron, Hermione, Harry, Eve and Elizabeth took their spots on the stage and Eve flicked her wand to start the music and they began the choreography that went with the song.
Group: Thank god it's Friday night
And I just, just, just, just, just…got paid.
(Get money, money, money…)
Just Got Paid
Friday night
Party hoppin'
Feeling right
Booty shakin'
All around
Pump that jam
While I'm getting' down
[Ron moved out in front of the others as his solo started]
Ron: Check the mirror
Lookin' fly
Round up my posse
Radio rockin'
Hottest jam
Fell the rhythm, pump up the sound
Feelin' so good don't you know
I'm just grooving to the beat
(Grooving yea, grooving)
(Just got paid)
Just got paid
(Friday night)
Friday Night
(Party Hoppin')
(Feelin' right)
Feeling alright
(Booty Shakin')
Booty shakin'
(All around)
(Pump that jam)
(While I'm getting' down)
[Ron falls back and Hermione steps up to the front]
Hermione: Yo! People say my single is impossible
But when I get up on this mike yo I'm unstoppable
And it's probable when you hear our voices laid down
You'll be bopping you r head to this ill tight sound.
Now I know that you thought you had me played
(Played)
Check is in the mail, I've got it made
(Made)
And when you notice me smile it's like cool-aid
Cause I just got paid
[Hermione moves to the back and makes way for Harry]
Harry: On the floor
Rockin' to the beat
Always y'all look sweet
Fine young lady standing by
Come on baby sweet, I delight
(I love the way you move)
Said you look so sweet
When you're moving to the beat
I'm tired of all these boring parties baby
Why don't we get on down
Let's get on down
(Just got paid)
(Friday night)
Friday Night
(Party Hoppin')
Party Hoppin'
(Feelin' right)
Feeling alright
(Booty Shakin')
Got booty shakin' all around
(All around)
(Pump that jam)
(While I'm getting' down)
I'm getting' down
(Just got paid)
Just got paid
(Friday night)
Friday Night
(Party Hoppin')
Come on
(Feelin' right)
Tell me where the party is
(Booty Shakin')
Booty shakin'
(All around)
It's all around
(Pump that jam)
(While I'm getting' down)
[Harry steps back to join Ron and Hermione as Eve and Elizabeth step forward. Each at a different end of the stage]
Elizabeth and Eve:
(Just got paid)
Just got paid
(Friday night)
It's Friday
(Party hoppin')
Party hoppin'
Party hoppin'
Just tell me where the party is
Just tell me where the party is
Tell me where the party is
Tell me where the party is
(Pump that jam)
C'mon
(While I'm getting down)
Getting' down
(Just got paid)
Just got paid its Friday
It's Friday
I'm gonna have me a thumping good time
Having a good time baby
Having a good time baby
Having a good time baby
Having a good time baby
I'm getting down
I'm gettin' down…down
I'm gettin' down…down.
The song ends and the crowd cheers enthusiastically as the Future five take a bow. Harry, Ron, Hermione, Eve and Elizabeth make their way over to the waiting bench as James, Remus, Sirius, Lily and Marie make their way onto the stage. The crowd cheered for the home team and then calmed down so that they could begin. Sirius stepped to the front of the group and waved his wand to begin the music.
Sirius: Well shake it up baby now
(Shake it up baby)
Twist and shout
(Twist and shout)
Come on, Come on, Come on, Come on baby now
(Come on baby)
Come on and work it on out
(Work it on out)
Work it on out honey
(Work it on out)
Ya know you look so good
(Look so good)
Ya know you've got me going now
(Got me going)
Just like I knew you would
(Like I knew you would)
[Sirius stepped out of the spotlight to his backup microphone as James took the lead. Meanwhile Remus grabbed Marie's hand and danced with her in the background while Lily and Sirius sang backup.]
James: Well shake it up baby now
(Shake it up baby)
Twist and shout
(Twist and shout)
Come on, Come on, Come on, Come on baby now
(Come on baby)
Come on and work it on out
(Work it on out)
You know you twisted little girl
(Twisted little girl)
Ya know you twist so fine
(Twist so fine)
Come on and twist a little closer now
(Twist a little closer)
And let me know that you're mine
(Know you're mine)
[James traded with Remus while Marie went back to her microphone and James and Lily resumed the dancing in the background.]
Remus: Well shake it up baby now
(Shake it up baby)
Twist and shout
(Twist and shout)
Come on, Come on, Come on, Come on baby now
(Come on baby)
Come on and work it on out
(Work it on out)
You know you twisted little girl
(Twisted little girl)
Ya know you twist so fine
(Twist so fine)
Come on and twist a little closer now
(Twist a little closer)
And let me know that you're mine
(Know you're mine)
[James and Lily returned to their microphones to finish out the last verse. Sirius took the lead once again as Remus took his original lace beside Marie.]
Sirius: Well shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it up baby now
(Shake it up baby)
Well shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it up baby now
(Shake it up baby)
Well shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it up baby now
(Shake it up baby)
The crowd had started cheering as soon as the first note was played. This was one of the biggest songs out in the muggle world right now and just about everyone knew it. So the applause was greater for the BELPS, but the future five weren't discouraged. Eve and Elizabeth had explained to the others that it would be a challenge for them to win since they had to win the crowd over with brand new stuff they had never heard before. Besides this was only the first competition and there were plenty more to come.
After the crowd had died down some Dumbledore approached the stage again with the future five in tow.
"Well done all of you you're performances were spectacular and I look forward to seeing another on next week. Now for the voting. Everyone a piece of parchment will be coming around to you and when you get it just think of whom you thought was the best performance tonight. Over the week I will add up the votes and announce the winner of this week's battle before the battle next week. So until then…"
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Well there it is the first battle. I hope you like it. The songs I used were *NSYNC's "Just got paid" and the Beatles "Twist and Shout". Now please don't massacre me if I screwed up some of the words it's late. I'm working on like two hours of sleep, and I'm going by what I hear right now. ENJOY!
P.S. – Be sure to review with your vote as to which performance (or song) you liked best!
~Autumn
