Harry Potter and the Sirens song

By Sailor Miaka

Disclaimer: Don't own it, JK Rowlings does


Chapter 3
"Ron and Ronzi, or BOYZ"


Harry watched as Ron fussed with the collar and cuffs of his new dress robes for the hundreth time. He smiled. George and Fred had done well picking the rich navy blue robes for Ron. He adjusted his own bottle green robes and waited for Ron to finish.

"So what'd you think of her?" Ron asked

"Veronica?" Harry replied

"No, Angelina Bell." Ron said "Of course I meant Veronica. She is um quite attractive."

Ron's ears turned a shade rivaled only by his hair as he waited for Harry's answer.

"There is something about her. I just can't figure it out." Harry said evenly.

"What do you mean?" Ron said turning to look at him. "Is there something your not telling me?"

Harry smiled at his best friend. Ron always knew when he wasn't being honest.

"My scar hurt when we first met her. And she looks at me like she knows something I don't."

THeir conversation was cut short by a panting Neville Longbottom coming up the stairs.

"Hermione, says she and Veronica are ready to go to the ball Harry." Neville said catching his breath.

Harry patted him on the back as he and Ron went down the stairs into the common room.
Harry and Ron stopped short, forgetting to breath. Harry stared at Hermione. Ever since that kiss she had given him at the train station, he had pondered their relationship. He remembered the jealousy he had felt at Viktor Krum for asking her to the ball before he could. He realised that at that exact moment, Hermione had never looked more beautiful. He felt right then that their relationship was going to be a bit different. She straightened her periwinkle blue robes and patted her now sleek hair that had been pulled back away from her faceinto a becoming half ponytail. Veronica was no where to be seen. Ron looked around for her and finally found her staring into the fire. Her red hair hung in soft waves from her half pigtails on the top of her head to her waist. The royal purple of her robes brought out the purple in her eyes. SHe had an odd look on her face. Like she wasn't really there but somewhere else. He reached out his hand to touch her shoulder when she turned and looked at him.

"Salvation..." she whipered softly in a sing-song voice.

"Veronica?" Ron asked worriedly "You alright?"

The redhead suddenly shook her head and stared at Ron giving him a dazzling smile that made his knees go week and his mouth go dry.

"Of course I am alright Ron," she answered in her normal tone " Lets go!"

She wrapped her arm around his and preceded to walk out of the room. Hermione laughed at her friend and blushed when Harry offered his arm to her. The two couples journeyed to the banquet hall which was a blaze with light. The hall wwas packed witht their fellow fifth years. The hall grew silent as the couples entered. The music ended and Dumbledore raised his hands to draw attention.

"Students, In Miss Snape's honor we have held this ball, so we felt it nessacery to play music that fit her tastes. She is also an accomplished singer, so Miss Snape if you will..."

He held out his hand and motioned Veronica to join him. When she had reached him, she held out her wand and it instantly turned into a microphone. A heavy synthesized melody with loud bass rang through the hall and the students began to dance as Veronica began to sing. She looked down at Ron

"I spotted you dancing.
You made all the girls stare
Your lips and your brown eyes.
And that sexy red hair."

Ron blushed hard as the singer continued to keep eye contact

"I'llshake shake my thing
you make the girls want you
tell your boys you'll be back
I wanna see what you can do!"

Here, Veronica walked down toward Ron, who know resembled a deer caught in headlights. HArry and Hermione, who still had there arms linked, chuckled softly. Harry couldn't help but be drawn in too the song

"What would it take for you to just sleep with me?
I know it sounds concieted
but for me and you its destiny
I'm not a nasty girl
I'm a nice girl
Lets turn this dance floor
into our own little nasty world."

Veronica had danced her way over to Hermione and Harry and had succeded in grabbing Hermione's hand and had dragged her over to a table and was hauling Hermione up it. Terror widened Hermione's eyes as she realised what Veronica was doing. She was laughin so hard that she could barely concentrate on the words she was supposed to sing as she transformed her own wand into a microphone

"BOYZ
sometime a girl just needs one
Boyz
To love her and to hold
Boyz
but when a girl is with one
Boyz
Then she's in control..."

Suddenly wothout warning the music was cut. All heads turned to see Proffessor Snape standing holding his wand which had just muted the bewitched victrola, which played the music.

"Veronica, get down right now."

Heads snapped back to Veronica. Bets were being made as to what would happen. Ron started to make his way toward Veronica as did Harry. Veronica closed her eyes and started sing again

"Say hello to the girl that I am
You are gonna have to see from my perspective
I need to make mistakes just to learn who I am
and I don't wanna be
So DAMN protected!
There must be another way
Cause I believe in taking chances
but who am I to say?
What a girl is to do
GOD I need some answers!"

Snapes face curled in rage as he looked on powerless to stop Veronica's song

"What am I to do with my life?" she belted

"You will find it out don't worry!" Hermione answered.
The look shot ot her by Snape insured her permenant place on his most hated list.

"How am I supposed to now what right?

"You just gotta do it your own way!"

"I can't help the way I feel
cause all my life I've been so
overprotected!"

"Enough!!!!" Snape bellowed.

The students quaked and and stared, unsure of what was going to happen. Harry and Ron stood transfixed to their spots and unable to move when Snape physically lifted Veronica off the table and walked out of the hall with her. The students filed out silently, sensing that the ball was pretty much over.

"I can't believe he did that!" Ron bellowed "If he wasn't a teacher..."

"Ron please." Hermione said "There has got to be a good explantion to this."

"SSSHHHH!" Harry said scooting over to a corner.

No sooner had Ron and Hermione joined him, then did Veronica, Snape and Dumbledore come sailing through the hall. The trio was silent, listening to bits of the conversation, praying that they wouldn't be found.

"You had no right to do that!" Veronica bellowed

"you were going to blow your cover." Snape said

"oh BITE ME!!!" she screamed before kicking him in the shins and taking off running.

Snape started after her but Dumbledore held him back

"Severus, she's a little girl."

"sHE NEEDS MANNERS AND DISCIPLINE." Snape seethed under his breath

"She needs friends. Her parentage has not been kind to her. That was why we sent her to America in the first place. We thought it would be the last place he would look for her."

"She needs to be careful. Her voice will give her away if her eyes don't. Is it wise for her to be so close to Potter? considering...

"I think it will do her well. She seems quite taken with the young Weasly boy..."

By this time the men had moved down the corridor and the last thing they heard was

"Red hair!" from Snape

Hermione was the first to speak

"what do you think they were talking about? I hope Ronzica's alright!"

"She'll be alright. I wonder what i have to do with this...ROn?"

Ron was looking dazed and spaced

"Ron?" hermione asked. No response.

This calls for drastic measures, Harry thought. Motioning to Hermione, Each took a place on opposites sides of Ron, and leaned in, their mouths just an inch from his ears and bellowed:

"RON!!!"

'OI!!" he yelled " What'd ya do that for? Oh never mind did you hear that?"

"What? Hermione said exasperated

"She LIKES ME!!!!!"

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Lord Voldemort sat in his palacial hideout, staring intently at his wine glass. He was biding his time. It wouldn't be to long before she sang, before he could track her. She was key to his full restoration. HE closed his eyes for a moment before casting a galance to one of two photographs on the side table. The only ones he had. In one, a beautiful, red headed woman holding a baby stared at him beofre running in the background. He chuckled. Valerie had been a fool, but she served her purpose. He chuckled once again before ring for Wormtail.

"Contact Lucious Malfoy. I have a job for him."

"Yes, my liege" Wormtail said, before leaving.

"Soon, little one, he said to the other photograph we will be reunited."

Veronica's picture stared back at him in silent contempt.

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"Boys" and "Overprotected" are owned by Britney Spears and her people, not me, i just borrowed them