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So sorry I haven't updated! Here it is:
The Real Me
Chapter 2 Morning of the Competition
Hermione woke to the sun shining on her face. "Oh no!" she thought with dread, "Today is the Talent Competition!" Nervousness and Anxiety spread over her. She would have to sing in front of all the teachers and the students, maybe she shouldn't- "No", she said quietly to herself out loud, "I am going to do it". She got up and pulled on a pair of muggle jogging paints and a black tank top. She grabbed her three costumes (one for each song) and shrunk them, "Shrinaleto!" (A/N: `I made that up, is supposed to be a shrinking spell, sorry!). It wasn't early, only a little bit before breakfast was supposed to start, but since there were no classes, everyone decided to sleep in. Hermione made her way down to the Entrance Hall, where they were to meet, going over the lyrics to her songs in her head. She didn't need to though, she knew all 3 songs off by heart. She would never tell Harry and Ron, but she loved almost all muggle music.
She reached the Entrance Hall to see a bunch of girls and guys waiting there for directions on what was going to happen next. She spotted Lavender and Parvati and walked over to them. She said "Hi" to them, they looked really surprised to so her there, but before they could question her, Albus Dumbledore came and told them what was going to happen today. "Well, its great to see so many people out here today!" he said, his eyes twinkling merrily, "The contest will occur after lunch, in about 4 hours. Everyone not participating will be served breakfast and lunch in there Common Rooms, and will stay there and till the competition commences. We have erected a stage in the Great Hall, and you will wait Back Stage until it is your turn. You may practice back there as we have made it sound proof." He looked extremely excited about the whole thing. He ushered them into the Great Hall, giving Hermione a knowing smile and a small wink. "What was that all about", she wondered as Lavender and Parvati started questioning her.
"What are you doing here?" Lavender asked in disbelief. "Umm, I'm entering the contest, what else would I be doing?" Hermione replied. "You can't be serious!!" Parvati inquired, shocked. "I am", Hermione said confidently (much more confident than she felt), and it shut them up.
The three walked back stage, Hermione setting up another soundproof space, so no one could hear her sing. She began to sing, and warm up. (A/N: I was going to tell you the songs, but decided not to! Read on to find out!)
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Approximately 3 hours later
Hermione stopped practicing, and decided to get into her first costume. She took down the soundproof barrier and went to where she had been told the dressing rooms were located. She was surprised to see one with her name on it, but opened the door and went in.
It was really nice. It had the classic dressing room mirror, with light bulbs around it, and a director's chair to sit on, which also had her name on it. It had a full-length mirror, and a place to keep her costumes. There was a ton of space for makeup and whatever. Most of all, it was huge!! It looked quite small on the outside, but was big on the inside. "Well that's magic for you!" she thought. She got settled in and pulled on her first costume, black baggy pants, a rainbow belt, and a light blue shirt (A/N: remind you of someone?). She put on only a little bit of makeup, and opened the door, hoping she was ready to face the rest of the contestants. She had ignored them all morning and was sure that Lavender and Parvati had told everyone else she was entering. She came to where everyone was, all already dressed in costumes. She spotted Cho Chang, Lavender, Parvati, Padma Patil (Parvati's twin sister), Hannah Abott, of Hufflepuff, Pansy Parkinson, and her gang of Slytherin girls. There were some others she didn't know, and a bunch of boys, amongst them, Terry Boot, of Ravenclaw, and Seamus Finnigan, one of Harry and Ron's room mates. She approached Lavender and Parvati.
They were talking with Cho and Padma, but stopped when she got there. Cho smiled at her, Padma gave her a dirty look (as a result of Ron ignoring her to watch Hermione at last year's Yule Ball, though Hermione didn't know that). Parvati and Lavender also smiled, but not a very sincere smile, which made her a bit uneasy. But soon that lifted as they began to discuss what they were doing. Hermione would only tell them that she was singing, not the songs. They tried to force it out of her, but she wouldn't tell. She enjoyed the other girls' company, as she was never around girls, or at least not very often. Everyone back stage was talking loud, so they had no idea that the rest of the school were sitting on the other side of the stage, waiting for the competition to commence. They did not find out till Albus Dumbledore came to inform them of it. Hermione felt a wave of nervousness, and this time, excitement wash over her. He told them "When you hear you name called, you will come on to the stage and perform your talent. As you already know, there are 3 levels. The judges will decide who makes it to the next level and who wins. Good luck to you all!" He smiled at them, and went outside to tell the audience the same thing, they all stayed silent and listened to his speech. Then Professor Dumbledore began to call names. Cho was first, than Terry Boot, Lavender, and etc. Hermione was the last called. She listened to the contestants and the applause. Not everyone was singing, a lot of people were doing things were you had to see it. Soon it was her turn. "Hermione Granger, 5th year, Gryffindor!". She pictured everyone's shocked faces, especially Harry and Ron. She walked towards the stage, and slowly stepped out.
A/N: Thank you so so so so much for the reviews:
Blaze Dragon Girl: I continued, you review inspired me to write the next chapter, or else this would have gone unfinished!
Magster: I'm really glad you like it. Thanks.
No name: I can't wait to write it either! That's going to be fun. Sorry I didn't write it soon (!
Miss Fix It: Thank you for your 4 reviews! How did you get it to let you do that?
Malathyne: I made it longer and added more detail just for you!
Xakk Zimph: Thank you for your review! And you were my first one!
Thanks for reading, please review!
-Eliza
So sorry I haven't updated! Here it is:
The Real Me
Chapter 2 Morning of the Competition
Hermione woke to the sun shining on her face. "Oh no!" she thought with dread, "Today is the Talent Competition!" Nervousness and Anxiety spread over her. She would have to sing in front of all the teachers and the students, maybe she shouldn't- "No", she said quietly to herself out loud, "I am going to do it". She got up and pulled on a pair of muggle jogging paints and a black tank top. She grabbed her three costumes (one for each song) and shrunk them, "Shrinaleto!" (A/N: `I made that up, is supposed to be a shrinking spell, sorry!). It wasn't early, only a little bit before breakfast was supposed to start, but since there were no classes, everyone decided to sleep in. Hermione made her way down to the Entrance Hall, where they were to meet, going over the lyrics to her songs in her head. She didn't need to though, she knew all 3 songs off by heart. She would never tell Harry and Ron, but she loved almost all muggle music.
She reached the Entrance Hall to see a bunch of girls and guys waiting there for directions on what was going to happen next. She spotted Lavender and Parvati and walked over to them. She said "Hi" to them, they looked really surprised to so her there, but before they could question her, Albus Dumbledore came and told them what was going to happen today. "Well, its great to see so many people out here today!" he said, his eyes twinkling merrily, "The contest will occur after lunch, in about 4 hours. Everyone not participating will be served breakfast and lunch in there Common Rooms, and will stay there and till the competition commences. We have erected a stage in the Great Hall, and you will wait Back Stage until it is your turn. You may practice back there as we have made it sound proof." He looked extremely excited about the whole thing. He ushered them into the Great Hall, giving Hermione a knowing smile and a small wink. "What was that all about", she wondered as Lavender and Parvati started questioning her.
"What are you doing here?" Lavender asked in disbelief. "Umm, I'm entering the contest, what else would I be doing?" Hermione replied. "You can't be serious!!" Parvati inquired, shocked. "I am", Hermione said confidently (much more confident than she felt), and it shut them up.
The three walked back stage, Hermione setting up another soundproof space, so no one could hear her sing. She began to sing, and warm up. (A/N: I was going to tell you the songs, but decided not to! Read on to find out!)
*****************************************
Approximately 3 hours later
Hermione stopped practicing, and decided to get into her first costume. She took down the soundproof barrier and went to where she had been told the dressing rooms were located. She was surprised to see one with her name on it, but opened the door and went in.
It was really nice. It had the classic dressing room mirror, with light bulbs around it, and a director's chair to sit on, which also had her name on it. It had a full-length mirror, and a place to keep her costumes. There was a ton of space for makeup and whatever. Most of all, it was huge!! It looked quite small on the outside, but was big on the inside. "Well that's magic for you!" she thought. She got settled in and pulled on her first costume, black baggy pants, a rainbow belt, and a light blue shirt (A/N: remind you of someone?). She put on only a little bit of makeup, and opened the door, hoping she was ready to face the rest of the contestants. She had ignored them all morning and was sure that Lavender and Parvati had told everyone else she was entering. She came to where everyone was, all already dressed in costumes. She spotted Cho Chang, Lavender, Parvati, Padma Patil (Parvati's twin sister), Hannah Abott, of Hufflepuff, Pansy Parkinson, and her gang of Slytherin girls. There were some others she didn't know, and a bunch of boys, amongst them, Terry Boot, of Ravenclaw, and Seamus Finnigan, one of Harry and Ron's room mates. She approached Lavender and Parvati.
They were talking with Cho and Padma, but stopped when she got there. Cho smiled at her, Padma gave her a dirty look (as a result of Ron ignoring her to watch Hermione at last year's Yule Ball, though Hermione didn't know that). Parvati and Lavender also smiled, but not a very sincere smile, which made her a bit uneasy. But soon that lifted as they began to discuss what they were doing. Hermione would only tell them that she was singing, not the songs. They tried to force it out of her, but she wouldn't tell. She enjoyed the other girls' company, as she was never around girls, or at least not very often. Everyone back stage was talking loud, so they had no idea that the rest of the school were sitting on the other side of the stage, waiting for the competition to commence. They did not find out till Albus Dumbledore came to inform them of it. Hermione felt a wave of nervousness, and this time, excitement wash over her. He told them "When you hear you name called, you will come on to the stage and perform your talent. As you already know, there are 3 levels. The judges will decide who makes it to the next level and who wins. Good luck to you all!" He smiled at them, and went outside to tell the audience the same thing, they all stayed silent and listened to his speech. Then Professor Dumbledore began to call names. Cho was first, than Terry Boot, Lavender, and etc. Hermione was the last called. She listened to the contestants and the applause. Not everyone was singing, a lot of people were doing things were you had to see it. Soon it was her turn. "Hermione Granger, 5th year, Gryffindor!". She pictured everyone's shocked faces, especially Harry and Ron. She walked towards the stage, and slowly stepped out.
A/N: Thank you so so so so much for the reviews:
Blaze Dragon Girl: I continued, you review inspired me to write the next chapter, or else this would have gone unfinished!
Magster: I'm really glad you like it. Thanks.
No name: I can't wait to write it either! That's going to be fun. Sorry I didn't write it soon (!
Miss Fix It: Thank you for your 4 reviews! How did you get it to let you do that?
Malathyne: I made it longer and added more detail just for you!
Xakk Zimph: Thank you for your review! And you were my first one!
Thanks for reading, please review!
-Eliza
