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Chapter 3: Any Man Sold!
Lee jumped down without going back to change and flopped next to Fred and George, grinning widely. "So, was it good?" "Smashing!" "Absolutely!" "Probably not as good as you guys will be though. What was it again?" "Can't catch us that quickly, Lee!" "You'll have to wait just like everyone else."
As they had talked, Susan had stepped back up to announce the next person. "Nice job, Lee! Next is… Hermione Granger, singing… Any Man Of Mine!" Everyone fell silent for a second. Hermione? Surely this was some mistake… They then started clapping when Angelina and Katie set it off.
The curtain opened, and indeed Hermione was there, wearing a short denim skirt and a red and white plaid tank top that had hanging ends which tied in a knot right under the bust. On her feet were tan knee-high cowboy boots and on her head was a matching hat. She started to sing.
Hermione:
This is what a woman wants...
Any man of mine better be proud of me
Even when I'm ugly he still better love me
And I can be late for a date that's fine
But he better be on time
Any man of mine'll say it fits just right
When last year's dress is just a little too tight
And anything I do or say better be okay
When I have a bad hair day
And if I change my mind
A million times I wanna hear him say
Yeah, yeah, yeah yeah, yeah I like that way
Any man of mine better walk the line
Better show me a teasin' squeezin' pleasin' kinda time
I need a man who knows, how the story goes
He's gotta be a heartbeatin' fine treatin'
Breathtakin' earthquakin' kind
Any man of mine
Well any man of mine better disagree
When I say another woman's lookin' better than me
And when I cook him dinner and I burn it black
He better say, mmm, I like it like that yeah
And if I change my mind
A million times I wanna hear him say
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I like it that way
Hermione danced around as she repeated the chorus. She winked at the audience and smiled when she caught sight of Ron, mouth hanging open, many guys also looking the same way.
Any man of mine better walk the line
Better show me a teasin' squeezin' pleasin' kinda time
I need a man who knows, how the story goes
He's gotta be a heartbeatin' fine treatin'
Breathtakin' earthquakin' kind
Any man of mine
Let me hear you say yeah, yeah, yeah yeah, yeah, I like it that way
You gotta shimmy shake
Make the earth quake
Kick, turn, stomp, stomp, then you jump
Heel to toe, Do Si Do
'Til your feet And your backache
Keep it movin' `till you just can't take anymore
Come on everybody on the floor
A-one two, a three four
Hup two, hup
If you wanna be a man of mine, that's right
This is what a woman wants...
Everyone stared in shocked silence as Hermione blushed, looked down, then smiled at the audience. Dumbledore, noticing that Hermione was looking embarrassed, started clapping politely and the Hall exploded. Many of the male students were clapping extremely hard, Dumbledore noted with a twinkle of his eyes.
Susan stepped out as the curtain closed on Hermione. "Well, that was wonderful! Great job, Hermione. Now we have our first Hufflepuff, Ernie Macmillian, singing another country hit, Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)!"
Ernie was also wearing plaid, his long sleeves in shades of yellow. He had chosen a black hat and boots and was obviously wearing long jeans instead of a skirt, but you could tell that both Ernie's and Hermione's songs were somewhat similar.
Ernie:
Well, I went down to the Grundy County Auction,
Where I saw something I just had to have.
My mind told me I should proceed with caution,
But my heart said: "Go ahead an' make a bid on that!"
An' I said: "Hey, pretty lady, won't ya gimme a sign?
"I'd give anything to make you mine, all mine.
"I'll do your biddin' an' be at your beck and call."
Yeah, I never seen anyone lookin' so fine.
Man, I gotta have her, she's a one-of-a-kind.
I'm goin' once, goin' twice, I'm sold!
On the lady in the second row;
She's an eight, she's a nine, she's a ten, I know.
She's got ruby red lips, blonde hair, blue eyes.
An' I'm about to bid my heart good-bye!
Well, the auctioneer was goin' about a mile-a- minute.
He was takin' bids an' callin' them out loud.
An' I guess I was really gettin' in it.
'Cos I just shouted out above the crowd!
An' I said: "Hey, pretty lady, won't ya gimme a sign?
"I'd give anything to make you mine, all mine.
"I'll do your biddin' an' be at your beck and call."
Yeah, I never seen anyone lookin' so fine,
Man, I gotta have her, she's a one-of-a-kind.
I'm goin' once, goin' twice, I'm sold!
On the lady in the long black dress.
Well, she won my heart it was no contest.
With her ruby red lips, blonde hair, blue eyes.
Well, I'm about to bid my heart good-bye!
Yeah, we found love on the auction block,
An' I hauled her heart away.
Now we still love to laugh about,
The way we met that day:
When I said: "Hey, pretty lady, won't ya gimme a sign?
"I'd give anything to make you mine all mine.
"I'll do your biddin' an' be at your beck and call."
Yeah, I never seen anyone lookin' so fine,
Man, I gotta have her, she's a one-of-a-kind.
I'm goin' once, goin' twice, I'm sold!
On the lady in the second row.
She's an eight, she's a nine, she's a ten, I know.
She's got ruby red lips, blonde hair, blue eyes,
An' I'm about to bid my heart good-bye!
Everyone clapped as Susan came back out. "Well, that was certainly laudable! Nice job Ernie! Now after a short break we have another Patil, this time it's Parvati, singing Oops, I Did It Again!"
Hermione came back out in her normal clothes to slip into her seat next to Ron. "So, did I miss anything?" Ron stared at her. Hermione cocked her eyebrow. Ron's jaw dropped. Hermione sighed and shook her head, "Harry, did I miss anything?" "Er… No, just Ernie singing some country… song why did you do that?" "Proper English please, Harry, you should really pause between song and why." "Yeah. So?" "If you must know, it was a dare. Ron, please close your mouth, you're catching flies." "Ehrm, yeah. Okay."
Hermione shook her head in exasperation and turned around to look at the placements of everyone else in the room. As she shifted around in her chair Ron caught a sight of red plaid at the neck of her robes. His face got redder and redder as he struggled to hold in what he was about to say. Finally it burst out- "Hermione why didyou do that?" She gave a heavy sigh and turned around. "Ron, I already told Harry, it was a dare! Why don't you just listen a little closer next time!"
Ron slouched in his seat as Hermione settled more comfortably in hers, seeming to Harry to be more delighted than mad. He would have thought about it a little more, but then the break ended and the lights dimmed again.
So, did you like this newest installement? Sorry that I stopped for a while, it's just that the Fifth book came out and my story was suddenly AU. After a while, though, I just figured whatever and decided to keep on. Please review!
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