Chapter 26*~~
Singing in the Rain...Or the Pool or the Whatever*~~
Professor McGonagall rolled her eyes at Sirius as he and Ara started snogging. She hit him over the head with her éclair. "What did you do that for?" Sirius snapped.
"Behave in front of the students," Professor McGonagall said primly.
"Minerva this isn't school. Besides Black is an adult - even if he doesn't like it," Snape pointed out.
"Well, it's obvious why Harry makes out with Ginny so much; look at his godfather," muttered Professor McGonagall.
"Why thanks," Harry and Sirius said in unison. They shot grins at each other and resumed their separate games of chess.
"Ooooooooooh! You know what we should do?" Hermione asked suddenly .
"Ooooooooooh! No! What?" asked Ron, mocking her. Hermione glared at him and chucked the red card box at him. Ginny giggled behind her hand of cards. Cho bit her lip.
"I am being kind enough to pause in the middle of a highly intense game of Go Fish! and all you can do is mock me. I'm sorry for trying to give you something more amusing than beating Harry at chess every five minutes to do," she said. Hermione sniffed and returned to her game with Ginny and Cho. "Got any red threes Ginny?"
"Thanks for displaying my chess skills," Harry said with a jovial wave.
"No problem," returned Hermione.
"Now that you're done yelling at Ronnie," George said.
"What is your idea?" Fred finished.
"Well..." Hermione took a moment to glare at Ron before continuing. "My mother and father bought me a set of microphones and stereo hook ups when I came home last summer. I've spent my time getting around the under age decree. Now that I've worked that out I've been adding spells and adjusting the set. It worked with magic. The microphones don't need cords or plugs and neither does the sound system. If you need the words to a song they'll appear in front of you in red, blue, yellow, or green smoke."
"Wow," Cho said. "I'd heard you were a stuffy know-it-all in my second year but you really are brilliant."
"Thanks," Hermione said smiling.
"Well go get it!" Ron said. Hermione stood slowly and led Cho and Ginny leisurely into the house where they went about gathering Hermione's set. Ten minutes later they were walking outside with a handful of black boxes.
"It's so small," Sirius said poking it.
"She used a shrinking spell," Remus said immediately. "Like what you tried to do to hide your king." Remus smiled wickedly as he referred tot heir just ended game of chess. Hermione grinned as well and motioned Remus over. He and Sirius followed.
"Oh no! You get away, Padfoot. There's going to be no explosions here," Hermione warned fiercely. Sirius sulked over to Mel and Sev. (as that is much shorter they will be Mel and Sev from now on!) About fifteen minutes later they announced they were through and pulled a few tables over to the small stage they had made a few feet from the pool.
"Ginny, you sing first," Hermione said. "You have to sing ON My Father's Wings."
"Must you torture us?" whined Ron. "Ginny CAN NOT sing. I repeat, CAN NOT!"
"There was a whole year in which you didn't see me while you were at Hogwarts. You never know," Ginny said mysteriously.
"This is one weird thing," Snape said fingering the microphone Hermione had set down.
"It's quite simple, actually," Hermione said. She flicked the on button to on and spoke into it. "See? You try."
"Snape singing is worse than anyone," Remus said, grinning evilly.
"You cannot repeat that experience," snapped Snape.
"I think this has something to do with a prank," Ron said.
"DUH!" shouted everyone. Ron pouted.
"So?" prompted Ginny.
"Well," began Mel.
"I swear Melody Harper Sinistra if you open your mouth I will never kiss you again," Snape swore.
"Oh really?" Mel leaned over and kissed him for a while before leaning back. "And I had opened my mouth."
"Get on with it!" prompted Harry.
"Well."
~~*Flashback*~~
"So are you guys ready?" asked sixteen year old James Potter.
"No!" squealed Sirius Black. Remus Lupin, James, and Peter Pettigrew whacked him in the back of the head as they continued talking, muttering over hteir plan again and again. "You guys, this is a simple prank."
"Yes, but we have to look innocent or else who knows what Lily might do to me," James said.
"Yes, she only went out with Prongs because we stopped picking on Snape all the time," Remus said.
"We all know that," said Peter.
"Besides," Sirius cut in. "Lily can't get mad because we're picking on the other Slytherins too."
"Padfoot's right," Remus agreed. "Amazing isn't it. OW! Sorrrrrrrrry! But Lily really can't be too upset if we're pranking all of Slytherin."
The four trooped into the Great Hall and took their seats. James across Lily Evans and beside Sirius and Remus, Sirius across from Arabella Figg and next to James and Peter, Remus across from May Gates and next to James and Mundungas Fletcher.
About ten minutes later , when most were reassured the Maraduers weren't planning on striking that day, James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter all said the same thing under their breath. "One, two, three!"
A loud bang echoed through the hall. The Marauders were watching the Slytherin table. They all had puke green hair.
Severus Snape, Lucious Malfoy, Bellatrix Black, Sandra Jades, and Narcissa Black were all standing up. Instead of their black Hogwarts robes they wore brightly colored forties clothes and the girls had umbrellas. Suddenly they broke into off key song and started dancing around, kicking their feet.
~~*End of Flashback*~~
The whole of the part was rolling on the ground with laughter. Snape hadn't noticed but the microphone had been on. He groaned and repeatedly banged his head on the table.
"And now, ladies and gentlemen!" cried Harry into it. "The musical workings of Virginia Weasley singing On My Father's Wings from Quest For Camelot!" He tossed the microphone to his girlfriend and sat down at the picnic table.
Ginny stared for a moment but she was aware of the song beginning. At exactly the right moment she started singing, her voice starting soft. It got louder with each word.
"I will be free.
To fly on my father's wings.
To places I have never been.
There is so much I've never seen.
And I can feel his heart beat still
And I will do great things
On my father's wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiings."
When Ginny had finished there was a bunch of loud claps and three stunned brothers. She smirked at them before bouncing down to Harry and giving him a kiss. "My girlfriend is a star."
"That's right," Ginny said grinning. "And never forget it!" Harry laughed.
"Alright missy!"
"Next up Draco Malfoy!" Hermione announced.
"Oh god, TORTURE!" screamed Ron and Harry.
"I heard that Potter, Weasley!" Draco snapped. They shrugged easily.
"Just sing," Hermione ordered.
About an hour later they were trying to push Snape onto the stage. "NO! I would rather play a stupid child's game!"
Ginny and Hermione exchanged grins with Harry and Ron. "Fine, we'll play a child's game. Spin the Bottle Truth or Dare."
"Shit."
"Yes, we know you need to shower but don't be too hard on yourself," Ginny said.
"Now here are the rules..."
A/N I'm sorry about the HUGE wait but I'd forgotten that we were getting a new internet server and the one day I could update we didn't have internet. Besides that I accidentally left the notebook that had this chapter, the next chapter, the chapter after that and my chapter for The Bond of An Army up at the cabin which is in upper Wisconsin and I live down past Madison and Milwaukee in Waterford. I'm REALLY sorry!"
Professor McGonagall rolled her eyes at Sirius as he and Ara started snogging. She hit him over the head with her éclair. "What did you do that for?" Sirius snapped.
"Behave in front of the students," Professor McGonagall said primly.
"Minerva this isn't school. Besides Black is an adult - even if he doesn't like it," Snape pointed out.
"Well, it's obvious why Harry makes out with Ginny so much; look at his godfather," muttered Professor McGonagall.
"Why thanks," Harry and Sirius said in unison. They shot grins at each other and resumed their separate games of chess.
"Ooooooooooh! You know what we should do?" Hermione asked suddenly .
"Ooooooooooh! No! What?" asked Ron, mocking her. Hermione glared at him and chucked the red card box at him. Ginny giggled behind her hand of cards. Cho bit her lip.
"I am being kind enough to pause in the middle of a highly intense game of Go Fish! and all you can do is mock me. I'm sorry for trying to give you something more amusing than beating Harry at chess every five minutes to do," she said. Hermione sniffed and returned to her game with Ginny and Cho. "Got any red threes Ginny?"
"Thanks for displaying my chess skills," Harry said with a jovial wave.
"No problem," returned Hermione.
"Now that you're done yelling at Ronnie," George said.
"What is your idea?" Fred finished.
"Well..." Hermione took a moment to glare at Ron before continuing. "My mother and father bought me a set of microphones and stereo hook ups when I came home last summer. I've spent my time getting around the under age decree. Now that I've worked that out I've been adding spells and adjusting the set. It worked with magic. The microphones don't need cords or plugs and neither does the sound system. If you need the words to a song they'll appear in front of you in red, blue, yellow, or green smoke."
"Wow," Cho said. "I'd heard you were a stuffy know-it-all in my second year but you really are brilliant."
"Thanks," Hermione said smiling.
"Well go get it!" Ron said. Hermione stood slowly and led Cho and Ginny leisurely into the house where they went about gathering Hermione's set. Ten minutes later they were walking outside with a handful of black boxes.
"It's so small," Sirius said poking it.
"She used a shrinking spell," Remus said immediately. "Like what you tried to do to hide your king." Remus smiled wickedly as he referred tot heir just ended game of chess. Hermione grinned as well and motioned Remus over. He and Sirius followed.
"Oh no! You get away, Padfoot. There's going to be no explosions here," Hermione warned fiercely. Sirius sulked over to Mel and Sev. (as that is much shorter they will be Mel and Sev from now on!) About fifteen minutes later they announced they were through and pulled a few tables over to the small stage they had made a few feet from the pool.
"Ginny, you sing first," Hermione said. "You have to sing ON My Father's Wings."
"Must you torture us?" whined Ron. "Ginny CAN NOT sing. I repeat, CAN NOT!"
"There was a whole year in which you didn't see me while you were at Hogwarts. You never know," Ginny said mysteriously.
"This is one weird thing," Snape said fingering the microphone Hermione had set down.
"It's quite simple, actually," Hermione said. She flicked the on button to on and spoke into it. "See? You try."
"Snape singing is worse than anyone," Remus said, grinning evilly.
"You cannot repeat that experience," snapped Snape.
"I think this has something to do with a prank," Ron said.
"DUH!" shouted everyone. Ron pouted.
"So?" prompted Ginny.
"Well," began Mel.
"I swear Melody Harper Sinistra if you open your mouth I will never kiss you again," Snape swore.
"Oh really?" Mel leaned over and kissed him for a while before leaning back. "And I had opened my mouth."
"Get on with it!" prompted Harry.
"Well."
~~*Flashback*~~
"So are you guys ready?" asked sixteen year old James Potter.
"No!" squealed Sirius Black. Remus Lupin, James, and Peter Pettigrew whacked him in the back of the head as they continued talking, muttering over hteir plan again and again. "You guys, this is a simple prank."
"Yes, but we have to look innocent or else who knows what Lily might do to me," James said.
"Yes, she only went out with Prongs because we stopped picking on Snape all the time," Remus said.
"We all know that," said Peter.
"Besides," Sirius cut in. "Lily can't get mad because we're picking on the other Slytherins too."
"Padfoot's right," Remus agreed. "Amazing isn't it. OW! Sorrrrrrrrry! But Lily really can't be too upset if we're pranking all of Slytherin."
The four trooped into the Great Hall and took their seats. James across Lily Evans and beside Sirius and Remus, Sirius across from Arabella Figg and next to James and Peter, Remus across from May Gates and next to James and Mundungas Fletcher.
About ten minutes later , when most were reassured the Maraduers weren't planning on striking that day, James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter all said the same thing under their breath. "One, two, three!"
A loud bang echoed through the hall. The Marauders were watching the Slytherin table. They all had puke green hair.
Severus Snape, Lucious Malfoy, Bellatrix Black, Sandra Jades, and Narcissa Black were all standing up. Instead of their black Hogwarts robes they wore brightly colored forties clothes and the girls had umbrellas. Suddenly they broke into off key song and started dancing around, kicking their feet.
~~*End of Flashback*~~
The whole of the part was rolling on the ground with laughter. Snape hadn't noticed but the microphone had been on. He groaned and repeatedly banged his head on the table.
"And now, ladies and gentlemen!" cried Harry into it. "The musical workings of Virginia Weasley singing On My Father's Wings from Quest For Camelot!" He tossed the microphone to his girlfriend and sat down at the picnic table.
Ginny stared for a moment but she was aware of the song beginning. At exactly the right moment she started singing, her voice starting soft. It got louder with each word.
"I will be free.
To fly on my father's wings.
To places I have never been.
There is so much I've never seen.
And I can feel his heart beat still
And I will do great things
On my father's wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiings."
When Ginny had finished there was a bunch of loud claps and three stunned brothers. She smirked at them before bouncing down to Harry and giving him a kiss. "My girlfriend is a star."
"That's right," Ginny said grinning. "And never forget it!" Harry laughed.
"Alright missy!"
"Next up Draco Malfoy!" Hermione announced.
"Oh god, TORTURE!" screamed Ron and Harry.
"I heard that Potter, Weasley!" Draco snapped. They shrugged easily.
"Just sing," Hermione ordered.
About an hour later they were trying to push Snape onto the stage. "NO! I would rather play a stupid child's game!"
Ginny and Hermione exchanged grins with Harry and Ron. "Fine, we'll play a child's game. Spin the Bottle Truth or Dare."
"Shit."
"Yes, we know you need to shower but don't be too hard on yourself," Ginny said.
"Now here are the rules..."
A/N I'm sorry about the HUGE wait but I'd forgotten that we were getting a new internet server and the one day I could update we didn't have internet. Besides that I accidentally left the notebook that had this chapter, the next chapter, the chapter after that and my chapter for The Bond of An Army up at the cabin which is in upper Wisconsin and I live down past Madison and Milwaukee in Waterford. I'm REALLY sorry!"