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Ch. 8

Ron saw what Josh was doing and felt petrified. He was about to scream, but then remembered what happened the last time that he screamed when he was scared, and that didn't work out very well, did it? He had to think of some way to get Harry's attention before it was too late, and possibly Hermione's. Where WAS Ginny, anyway?

Suddenly, he thought of a muggle song that was called, 'All Star' by Smash Mouth that he had heard on his dad's old-um...um...whatever, muggle music box thing. He started to sing the song in a desperate attempt to push Josh's attention away from Harry. "

SOMEBODY ONCE TOLD ME THE WORLD WAS GONNA ROLL ME! I AIN'T THE SHARPEST TOOL IN THE SHED! SHE WAS LOOKING KIND OF DUMB WITH HER FINGER AND HER THUMB IN THE SHAPE OF AN "L" ON HER FOREHEAD!"

Harry, Ginny, Luna and even tree-tied Hermione caught on to what Ron was doing and started singing very loudly. It sounded like a hundred screaming monkeys. They even started dancing from side to side like Ron, except for Hermione of course.

"WELL THE YEARS START COMING AND THEY DON'T STOP COMING! FED TO THE RULES AND I HIT THE GROUND RUNNING! DIDN'T MAKE SENSE NOT TO LIVE FOR FUN! YOUR BRAIN GETS SMART BUT YOUR HEAD GETS DUMB!"

Ron 'accidentally' knocked into Baby and she fell into the lake, shrieking

"Ahh! My hair! My CLOTHES!" She flailed her arms wildly, still trying to keep her clothes and head dry, but failed and sunk into the water, shrieking, "There's a squid! Like, a giant squid! I'm gonna die!"

"No kidding." muttered Hermione, still tied to the tree. Everyone nodded in agreement and continued singing.

"SO MUCH TO DO SO MUCH TO SEE SO WHAT'S WRONG WITH TAKING THE BACK STREETS? YOU'LL NEVER KNOW IF YOU DON'T GO! YOU NEVER SHINE IF YOU DON'T GLOW! HEY NOW, YOU'RE AN ALL STAR, GET YOUR GAME ON, GO PLAY! HEY NOW, YOU'RE A ROCK STAR, GET YOUR SHOW ON, GET PAID! AND ALL THAT GLITTERS IS GOLD! ONLY SHOOTING STARS BREAK THE MODE! IT'S A COOL PLACE AND THEY SAY IT GETS COLDER! YOU'RE BUNDLED UP NOW BUT WAIT UNTIL YOU GET OLDER!"

For a brief moment, 'Baby' surfaced the water. "I'm so cold!" she shrieked, before sinking down again.

"BUT THE METEOR MEN BEG TO DIFFER JUDGING BY THE HOLE IN THE SATELLITE PICTURE! THE ICE WE SKATE IS GETTING PRETTY THIN THE WATERS GETTING WARM SO YOU MIGHT AS WELL SWIM!"

"Not true, and I don't know how to!" came again from the lake.

"MY WORLD'S ON FIRE, HOW ABOUT YOURS? THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE IT AND I NEVER GET BORED! HEY NOW, YOU'RE AN ALL STAR, GET YOUR GAME ON, GO PLAY! HEY NOW, YOU'RE A ROCK STAR, GET YOUR SHOW ON, GET PAID! AND ALL THAT GLITTERS IS GOLD! ONLY SHOOTING STARS BREAK THE MODE! HEY NOW, YOU'RE AN ALL STAR, GET YOUR GAME ON, GO PLAY! HEY NOW, YOU'RE A ROCK STAR, GET YOUR SHOW ON, GET PAID! AND ALL THAT GLITTERS IS GOLD! ONLY SHOOTING STARS BREAK THE MODE!

Voldemort was moaning and cursing as the song went on and on.

Josh was screaming out into the water. "NO, BABY, NO!!!!!!!!"

"Oh, get over it, kid." Ginny said shaking her head. "You're no better then the ferret."

Luna (Beta/N: remember her?) smiled. "Lovely singing." Then, discreetly, she headed back to Hogwarts, than returned.

With Dumbledore. Dumbledore chuckled softly at the site of everyone (besides Hermione, who was tapping her foot to the rhythm and humming while trying to get untied) dancing. "And this is in favor, I'm sure, of Miss Lovegood, who has been kind enough to bring me to this spectacular performance." Dumbledore turned slowly and looked at Voldemort.

They looked at each other. The singing stopped.

"So we meet again, Tom." And they were stuck in a staring contest.

"You take him down, Albus!" Luna looked hard at Voldemort as she rang her quiet cheer for Professor Dumbledore. (Beta/N: Remember, Luna only calls people by their last name if she doesn't like them?)

Then Dumbledore turned his gaze to Josh. "I am not surprised to see you here, Mr. Stone." (A/N: That's his last name.)

"However. May I inquire on why you happen to be here, Mr. Stone?"

Josh opened his mouth and closed it, then opened it again and cackled. "I'll never tell you, you old crazy man! You'll never know! MUAHAHAHAHAHA!"

Luna leered at Josh. "Don't you dare call him that!"

Ron walked over, face-to-face with Josh. "Or things will be very uncomfortable for you."

Luna shook her head at Ron. "I have to do this on my own. Mother would have. Thank you anyways, Ronald." Ron stepped back, puzzled. Luna smiled at Josh. "Oh, the things you have encountered. Sometimes, it's easier to release things if you tell the truth. Open up."

Josh's jaw fell open, shocked. Who was this 'weird' girl?

Luna grinned and poured half the bottle of Veritaserum in his mouth and put the bottle back into her pocket.

Josh spilled the beans.

"I sleep with a stuffed animal unicorn at nighttime, because I'm missing my girlfriend. And one time when I was five, I puked on my Mommy's dress and..."

"Get to the point, Jerky Boy!" Ron said, disgustedly. "Or should I say Unicorn boy? Unicorn-Beef-Jerky boy!"

He went onto the point. Dumbledore took Voldemort and Josh away. Luna and Ginny exchanged glances and grinned.

"Your turn, Ronald and Hermione."

"What?! My turn for what?!" Ron asked, confused.

"Well, first of all, you might want to untie Hermione from the tree." Ginny said pointedly.

"Thank you!" Hermione called from the tree.

"Hermione! Right!" Ron ran over to the tree and untied Hermione.

Meanwhile, Luna and Ginny silently poured the Veritaserum into two cans of Coke. "To celebrate!" Ginny handed them the coke.

Ron gulped it down in one swallow, and Hermione sipped it slowly, to be polite.

Luna pulled mistletoe out of her pocket and discreetly hung it from a tree.

Ron's eyes bulged. Hermione gasped.

"Well Ron" Harry said "looks like I won the bet now confess you're in love with her" Ron gulped "okay look Hermione I love you"

Ron blurted out and kissed her.

Hermione kissed him back.

Everyone gasped.

"Okay, okay, okay" Harry said "break it up"

Ron stopped kissing Hermione "ooh Harry you just need a girlfriend" Ron said

"no I don't" Harry said back. But indeed he does.

A/N so what did you think?