A/N: Sorry it's been so long! I just finished final exams, so I have a week off until summer school starts. I'm trying to keep my mind off the bad weather in my area, so I decided to write another chapter. Thanks to all that reviewed! I love hearing from you! This song is "Bring Me to Life" by Evanescence.
Life had been uneventful at Hogwarts in recent weeks. Dumbledore had postponed any performances by any singing group so that all of the students could prepare for another talent show. "I understand that other students have showed some interest in performing on Fridays, so the staff and I have decided to hold another talent show. Please submit your entries to Professor Flitwick during your normal Charms classes. The talent show will be held one week from today," Dumbledore had said the previous Friday. It was Tuesday and the twins had already picked out a song. "Girls, we want to do a song with the whole lot of us," George began as the group sat around the fire on Tuesday night. Angelina raised her eyebrows and Fred continued for his brother, "We want to do the muggle song 'Bring Me to Life.' We think Hermione should sing the lead girl part and you four will sing back up for her. Then, Gred and I will sing the guy parts." Hermione crinkled her nose and said, "I don't think I know that song." George smiled and held up a CD. "Dad bewitched a CD player for us, so it works without electricity," Fred said, pulling it out from behind him and allowing George to put the CD in the player. Hermione frowned at the rule breaking, that is, until she heard the beginning of the song.
"Alright, I'll do it," Hermione said as the song ended, trying to hide her excitement. The song was just up her alley, and she was going to enjoy belting out the melody. "Oh wow! We could start out with everything all dark and stuff!" Ginny whispered excitedly to Angelina, Alicia, and Katie, who nodded enthusiastically. "Wicked," Fred said, smiling broadly, "We're going to win this thing again!" Angelina reached over and squeezed Fred's hand as Alicia gasped, "What are we going to wear?!"
"Am I going to like it?" Harry asked Ginny as the pair sat beside the lake the next afternoon after their classes had ended. "Oh, you're going to love it! It's a great song," she said, her head resting on his arm. They were watching the squid swim slowly through the water; Ginny had thrown him a bit of a roll left over from her lunch. "Are you and Ron going to do anything?" she asked, looking up into his green eyes. "Ehh, I don't know. Ron has been such a git lately. I hardly talk to him anymore. Besides, I would much rather spend time with you. You make me happy, Gin," Harry said, leaning down to kiss her on the top of her head. She snuggled a bit closer to him and they continued to watch the squid.
Meanwhile, Hermione and George were sitting at a table in the library. Hermione had forced George to do the Potions essay that he had been putting off and she was finishing a Transfiguration worksheet that was due in a week. As she was deep in concentration, George stared at her hazel eyes skimming the page. "Hermione," he whispered, causing her to jump. Her features relaxed into a smile when she saw George looking at her. "It's so nice outside, you fancy a walk?" he whispered, gathering her hair up and pushing it away from her face. "Alright," she sighed, giving in quickly. Truth be told, she was so tired of writing the same type of sentences over and over, and she could see that George was getting nowhere on his essay. The packed up their things and left, playfully bumping each other as they walked up to the tower to put away their books. Just as Hermione was about to walk out of her dormitory and down the stairs, George caught her arm and pulled her into his arms. "George—," she began, but her words were cut off by his lips. His hands were entangled in her hair, drawing her ever closer to him as he kissed her soft lips. Finally breaking the kiss, George looked down into her eyes, seeing that there were tears there threatening to spill over onto her cheeks. "Why are you crying?" he whispered, pulling her head to his chest. She remained there for a minute and then leaned back to look in his eyes. She smiled through her tears and said, "No one ever kissed me like that, George." His cheeks flushed, but his eyes remained on hers. At the risk of sounding cheesy, George said, "You bring me to life, Hermione." She giggled, smiling and pulling him down to kiss her again.
The group practiced all night Thursday night in the Charms classroom. Professor Flitwick even stayed around to watch the group sing. The little man was clapping excitedly after their first complete run through. "Oh! It's excellent!" he said, clapping and smiling. The group smiled as the breathed heavily. Fred caught Angelina's eyes and they shared a look. We're going to win this thing. Angelina thought, locking eyes with Fred. "Ten points to Ms. Granger for her wonderful lighting charms!" The professor said as he was on his way out, bringing a smile to Hermione's face.
Friday night's dinner finally arrived, and the group was nervous. "How does my hair look?" Hermione asked Katie, eyeing herself in the mirror. Her all black outfit consisted of a tank top and leotards. The other girls were wearing all white outfits which had been owled from Angelina's mum. "You ladies look smashing!" George said, grabbing Hermione around the waist. "Are you ready?" Professor Sinistra said, opening the door to the room behind the stage in the Great Hall. Pansy and Millicent had just finished singing "Get Your Freak On" by Missy Elliot. The crowd was clapping politely. Dumbledore took the stage and said, "And next, we have Katie Bell, Alicia Spinnet, Angelina Johnson, Ginny Weasley, Hermione Granger, Fred Weasley, and George Weasley." The girls in the crowd screamed excitedly and the crowd roared in anticipation. Suddenly, the lights dimmed, leaving only the floating candles at the back of the hall to light the room. Hermione snuck out onto the stage quietly and then flicked her wand, beginning the music and the series of charms that would change the lights with the music.
A/N: Hermione is in bold.
The girls are in italic. Bold italic and underlined is all of the girls together.
Fred and George are in normal.
Actions are in (parenthesis.)
(If you are playing along, being your song now!!)
A piano slowly began to play as the room remained dark…
How can you see into my eyes like
open doors? (The
room was dark as she sang. The girls crept in behind her as she continued to
sing.)
Leading you down into my core
Where I've become so numb… (The
music began to get louder but the room remained dark.)
Without a soul (ahhhahhh in the back ground.)
My spirit sleeping somewhere cold (As this line began, the darkness slowly faded to red light,
showing all of the girls.)
Until you find it there and lead it back home.
(At the end of the verse, the room went pitch black, extinguishing
even the candles.)
(Fred and George had snuck onto the stage from the doors on each side of it. Right as they began the next verse, they slammed the doors loudly and Hermione's charms caused the lights to come up very brightly.)
Wake me up (The
whole group formed a horizontal line across the stage and belted out the
chorus.)
Wake
me up inside
I can't wake up
Wake
me up inside
Save me!
Call
my name and save me from the dark.
Wake me up
Bid
my blood to run
I can't wake up
Before
I come undone
Save me
Save
me from the nothing I've become.
(The light
faded to red again and George and Fred walked down the stairs and into the
crowd, to the pleasure of some screaming Gryffindor girls.)
Now that I know what I'm without
You can't just leave me. (ohhhhhohhhohhhhohhhhhhhhhhhhohhh in the
back ground from the girls.)
Breathe into me and make me real
Bring me to life. (The red light faded to pure darkness again as the music
faded.)
(Spotlights lit up on Fred and George, who were on opposite sides of the back
of the Great Hall.)
Wake me up (The stage lights came up slightly, but not
fully.)
Wake
me up inside (All of the
girls stood at the edge of the stage reaching out for Fred and George, who made
their way up the aisles to the stage.)
I can't wake up
Wake
me up inside
Save me!
Call
my name and save me from the dark
Wake me up
Bid
my blood to run
I can't wake up
Before
I come undone
Save me
Save
me from the nothing I've become
Bring me to life. (The girls sang as
Hermione dropped behind them and the boys made it back to the stage.)
I've been living a lie
There's
nothing inside.
Bring me to life.
(The group spread to reveal Hermione, who had pulled on a black, beaded, tight fitting robe that had been borrowed from Katie's sister. The low light caused the robe to glitter, spreading light around the room.)
Frozen inside without your touch,
Without your love, darling
Only you are the life among the dead! (As her voice faded out, Hermione stepped to one corner of
the stage and George stepped to the other.)
All this time I can't believe I couldn't see,
(George sang to Hermione.)
Kept in the dark but you were there in front of me.
I've been sleeping a thousand years it
seems (She sang to him.)
Got to open my eyes to everything
Without a
thought without a voice without a soul
(George sang again.)
Don't let me die here (Hermione quickly bewitched her voice to
sound distorted and far away.)
There must be something more (George screamed.)
Bring me to life (Hermione's voice was back to normal.)
(The house lights came up fully and flashes of red filled the air.)
Wake me up
Wake
me up inside
I can't wake up
Wake
me up inside
Save me!
Call
my name and save me from the dark
Wake me up
Bid
my blood to run
I can't wake up
Before
I come undone
Save me
Save
me from the nothing I've become
Bring me to life
I've been living a lie
There's
nothing inside
Bring me to life… (Hermione's voice faded out and was
drowned out by the screams of the crowd.)
The applause lasted for at least a full thirty seconds as the group bowed. Dumbledore finally had to raise his hands for silence as the group exited the stage and the Great Hall. They quickly snuck back in and sat down at the Gryffindor table to watch the rest of the talent show. Ron smiled at Ginny as she sat down across from him. "Where's Harry?" she mouthed. Ron shrugged, but Professor Dumbledore answered her question. "Next, we have Harry Potter!" Dumbledore said, stepping out of Harry's way. He smiled at Ginny as his back up musicians filed onto the stage.
To be continued!
