Disclaimer: not mine, Draconis is Mayhem's and lots of songs none of which are mine!
Warning; unsavoury language (that means swearing!) near the end you have been warned!!!!
AN: Song lyrics are in speech marks and indented!
Chapter 40
As the day drew on people started disappearing to get ready.
"So Harry are you going to tell us what you got as a replacement costume?" Hermione had been on at him all day since the parcel arrived at breakfast, he grinned
"Nope" he was very proud of himself for not letting on a thing, he'd blatantly ignored their threats, pleas and whining and hadn't so much as uttered a colour. But now it was time to get ready. Hermione gave him one more dose of puppy-dog eyes in a last ditch effort, Harry rolled his eyes
"Hermione the ball is in a couple of hours surely you can wait that long"
"No I can't tell me!"
"No. besides it's time we got ready" with that he sauntered up to the boys dorm. For fear of being seen he had yet to open the package himself and was excited to see it too, it was far heavier then just a top and bottom.
Back in the dorm Harry decided that a shower would be a good idea to start. He grabbed his wash kit and headed off to the showers. Ron came up a few minutes later and glanced at the parcel that was still wrapped and sighed; he went back down the stairs where Hermione was waiting impatiently
"Well?"
"He hasn't opened it yet, honestly let it go, your getting obsessed" she glared at him
"I am not obsessed, just because I'm showing a healthy interest in what my best friend is wearing to the ball does not mean I'm obsessed" she said haughtily
"No, but getting me to try and sneak a peak while he's in the shower and badgering him constantly not to mention trying an x-ray spell is! Just leave it alone and go get ready I don't want to have to wait hours for you"
"I don't take hours to get ready"
"Of course you do you're a girl" Ron noticed the danger signs and retreated to the safety of the dorm as Hermione threw the first hex.
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Harry wondered back into the dorm wearing jeans and a t-shirt, violently rubbing his hair with a towel. Ron was still sitting on his bed
"Not still talking to 'Mione?"
"No she went mental and started throwing hexes at me" Ron said sounded affronted, Harry was used to these quarrels between his best friends
"Uh huh, and I'm sure you did nothing to deserve it" Ron tried to look innocent, and when he noticed that Harry wasn't buying it gave up and shrugged
"Well maybe a little but she definitely overreacted" Harry shrugged, he knew better then to get in the middle of their squabbles and just went back to his bed. He felt rather then saw Ron looming over his shoulder, attempting to peak into the parcel as he unwrapped it. Harry rolled his eyes before clambering onto his bed, drawing the curtains and locking them together.
"Hey cone on Harry what's with all the secrecy?"
"Nothing except its driving you and 'Mione nuts" Harry laughed as Ron uttered something obscene and went back to the parcel. It was worth waiting for, Outkast had got him a pair of black leather trousers, a long sleeves black t-shirt that proclaimed 'I poke badgers with spoons' on the front and 'don't blink that's when they get you' on the back in white. She had included a black collar which had two long chains coming from the front centre connecting to bracelets in the same style. Outkast had even included a small makeup kit with informative (if not sarcastic) instructions on what to do with it. She had selected a pair of yellow cats eye contact lenses, as well as a spell to style and change the colour of his hair. Lastly but not least there were a pair of shrunken boots which became full size with a touch of his wand. They were black, chin high, lace ups with large amounts of metal over the toes and spikes off the side, it looked like there was a spring in the heals too. Harry made a note to get her a very nice Christmas present as all of this stuff was new and must have cost a lot. Once dressed he started with the makeup and hair, he transfigured some of the wrapping into a mirror he started with the concealer which completely covered his scar. Once he was confident that the lightning bolt couldn't be seen even with out his hair in front of it he played around with the hair spell. It took several attempts but in the end he managed to get his hair to stick up in points, he changed the end of each point to be red, gold, silver or green. He was originally going to have just Gryffindor colours, but this had the advantage of annoying his dad as well. Finally he put the pale makeup on and accentuated his eyes with black eyeliner (poking himself in the eye several times in the process) and black lipstick. Lastly he added the contacts. He grinned at his reflection happy with the results. He undid the curtains and cautiously looked out, the other four were over by Dean's bed as Dean and Seamus were desperately trying to explain what Ghostbusters were and hence what their costumes were. Ron looked pretty good as Riff-Raff, Neville was doing a passable impression of a mandrake, Harry got off the bed careful to keep his eyes to the ground. Dean was the first to notice him
"Whoa Harry you look….. different" he finished, Harry grinned, his clothes were fairly tight and the complete opposite to the hand-me-downs he normally wore, they showed off the muscle he'd developed playing Quidditch nicely and somehow made him seem less gangly.
"Thanks" He said not taking his eyes off the floor, they all fell silent, Harry wanted to shock 'Mione and the others at the same time so he suggested they went to the common room. They filed out and waited for the girls. Harry it turned out was the only one not taking a date, Ron was taking 'Mione, Dean was taking Ginny – even if Ron had politely reminded him that she was his little sister ("Touch anything but her hand and I'll hex you so hard you'll be begging to resort into Slytherin"), Seamus was taking Parvati and Neville was going with Luna, though he was meeting her downstairs. Eventually the girls appeared giggling, at the same time so did the Creevy brothers, also sporting Ghostbuster costumes. Hermione was wearing the French maid's outfit Outkast had got her, she had finished it off with fishnet stockings and high heeled buckled shoes. Ginny was wearing a medieval ladies dress, with long tail, it was in a baby pink, she looked beautiful, she gave Hermione a wink on her way down, but the boys didn't notice.
"Wow Harry… how did you do that to your hair and well….wow" Hermione circled him once, Harry waited for her to go stand by Ron before he looked up
"Thanks 'Mione". Ginny yelped, the contacts completely changed his face, and since he wasn't wearing glasses were even more noticeable, especially against his now white face.
"What did you do to your eyes" Ginny squealed, Ron nodded,
"Wicked contacts Harry, where did you get them?" Dean being muggle born knew what he'd done
"Contacts?" Ron stuttered, Hermione went into full lecture mode
"Contact lenses are another muggle way of correcting eyesight, they a sort of plastic semi circle you put on your eye, recently people have made them with designs too like the ones Harry has" Harry nodded
"Come on we don't want to be late" with that he led the way out secretly pleased with the reactions he got.
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As they reached the Great Hall after picking up Luna (who was dressed as the lost Australian house fairy- apparently she looked similar, the others just nodded having never heard of said fairy) Harry noticed that a group of Slytherin's Draco in the lead were also arriving, sighing he moved into the crowd of his friends not really wanting to get into a confrontation. Apparently they too had been spotted
"Well look it's the Gryffindorks" Snarled Pansy… Well it was her voice but a number of them had black veils completely covering them
"Where's perfect Potter then, or is he going t levitate down wear white robes" several of the figures sniggered. Ron took an angry step forward; Harry stopped him and confronted them himself. He glared at them, Draco raised an eyebrow
"Not what I thought you would choose Potter" Harry eyed Draco, he was wearing a high neck black cloak, his hair was now black and contrasted starkly with his pale skin. he looks hot as Dracula….wait were did that come from?? Harry shook himself pretending that he hadn't just thought that and shrugged
"I felt like a change, I see you found a way to improve your girlfriend's looks. Or is that Goyle those two look so alike it's hard to tell" he said indicated to the Slytherin's in black material, several of the Gryffindor group laughed. The black blob on Harry's left puffed itself up
"Well at least we have dates Potter, which is more then you have" the voice gave that blob away as Pansy, Harry raised an eyebrow and noticed even Draco was trying not to smirk. He sighed and pulled his wand, before they could react he pointed it at his hand and muttered something. A box appeared and he handed it to the Malfoy heir.
"Here something that might improve your relationship on a day to day basis" he said and then entered the hall. Draco opened box a crack and looked through it. He handed it to Pansy
"It's for you" and then darted into the hall while still able to exercise some self control. Pansy looked through the box screamed in anger threw it on the ground where the contents spilt over the floor. The box contained eight brown paper bags with two circular holes in them, each bag was titled: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Evening wear. Pansy and the rest of the Slytherins entered, most of them also seeing the funny side of the joke.
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The Great Hall was alive, the music was loud and everyone seemed to be in the spirit, Outkast bounced up to them on arrival carrying a green bottle, well floating a green bottle seeing as her costume was black PVC trousers and a straight jacket (also in black) which was done up properly.
"Harry you look great! Here you go" she thrusted the bottle into his hand. Harry grinned and took a large swig
"I'm very sure that Professor Dumbledore would not approve of you giving students beer, you look…. Well insane but it's a good look on you" She shrugged
"Professor Dumbledore doesn't approve of anything I do, so hey I might as well do something to earn his disapproval and as for the jacket, it's tight with shiny buckles I'm in love" she gave him a wink, and then did something that was deeply disturbing, this being sliding her left arm onto her right shoulder, then over her head and reaching down to undo the buckle at the back. The entire process took less then 10 seconds and she was then holding the jacket. She was wearing a black and red corset underneath with a sign held on be safety pins proclaiming 'Does not play well with others' she pointed over to a one of the dinner tables which was pushed against the side and completely covered in drink. At that point Snape made his presence known, having just been accosted by several members of his house.
"Mr. Potter, I have just been informed that you were instigating an incident with the some of my house just outside the hall" Harry looked at him, feeling more confident in the outfit then he normally would
"No sir, I merely offered a member of you house some fashion tips for when their black sacks" Harry was impressed, he managed to say that without cracking a smile, Severus nodded
"Very well then. But if I catch you with another beer I'll personally put you in detention until you graduate" Severus put his hand out for the bottle Harry pouted
"It's all her fault" he said pointing at Outkast, who shrugged and wondered off. Harry sighed and knocked back the contents before handing the empty bottle to his father and walking off. Most of the Gryffindor's gawked at him before shuffling off not wanting to be there when Snape regained his senses enough to take points or shout.
Harry looked around aside from the students, there were a number of Order members, including Fred and George. Harry nabbed another drink went over to them
"Ok spill what are you doing here" the twins grinned
"We are here to make you stay out of trouble"
"Or failing that to make sure we are causing the trouble your in" Harry shuddered
"I wish I hadn't asked" While they were talking he didn't notice George slip a dose of the courage potion into his drink. Harry wondered off the twins grinned
"Mission accomplished" Outkast sauntered over to them
"Hey lads what you up to?" the both tried to pretend that they weren't
"Nothing" she gave them a look
"Yeah and I'm the virgin Mary in disguised" the twins sighed
"We were just making sure Harry got his boost" Outkast looked a little surprised
"You too" she shrugged "Ah well, he's only had twice as much as he should"
"Err three times" Fred pointed over to Harry who was having an awkward conversation with Remus and Dumbledore, when Harry wasn't watching Remus poured another draught into the drink. Outkast rolled her eyes
"I better go ask Sev if there's going to be a problem with that" she jumped down and ambled off in the direction of the potions master
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"Harry, fabulous costume, Outkast's influence no doubt" Harry smiled at the headmaster, trying not to look too anxious that Remus was standing less then ten feet away.
"Harry, I'm not sure if that… costume is entirely appropriate" Harry shrugged,
"Well I'm not sure if your conduct this term had been entirely appropriate, but you don't hear me criticising" Remus looked shocked and hurt
"Harry that wasn't called for" Harry shrugged he didn't really care. He didn't noticed when Remus slipped a potion into his drink. Harry took another swig, he studied the bottle, he was sure he'd drunk more then that. He shrugged it off, and knocked back
"You should take it easy on those" Harry nodded. He wondered what line Outkast had spun the faculty about the drink, he was fairly sure that she hadn't told them the truth…
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"Hey Sev" Outkast said pouncing on his shoulders. Severus growled, he was going to have trouble living this down seeing as many of the Slytherin's were watching him, he shrugged her off turned round to face her.
"Hello Outkast what do you want?" he ground out. She smiled and tugged on his arm drawing him away from the group.
"Not one for public displays then Sev?" his eyes bore into her
"No, and you know that. Now what do you want?"
"Is it possible to overdose on courage potion?"
"Not really, the affected person might become arrogant and brazen but the effect is temporary" she took a deep breath
"Oh that's a relief" she said and started to wonder away. Severus's curiosity got the better of him;
"Why?" Outkast winced; this was not something she really wants to tell him
"Well it looks like Harry's has had at least three doses" Sev closed his eyes and took a deep breath
"How?"
"Umm…oopse?" she said sheepishly and scuttled away before he could go nuclear on her. He rolled his eyes, that witch would be the death of him and where did she get all this drink from he was certain she only picked up a couple of crates.
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About two hours later Outkast jumped up on the stage
"IS EVERYBODY HAVING FUN?" she screamed, somehow using a sonorous charm without a wand. The hall erupted into cheers
"I CAN'T HEAR YOU! ARE YOU HAVING FUN?" the hall cheered, louder this time.
"GOOD! IT'S TIME FOR THE LONG DREADED KARAOKE CONTEST!" the hall cheered again, Outkast clicked her fingers and a muggle microphone appeared on the stage along with a small screen to display the words.
"OK FIRST UP IS THOMAS, FINNIGAN, CREEVY AND CREEVY" Harry and Ron looked at each other as the four Ghostbusters's got onto the stage, most of the muggle borns started laughing guessing what they were singing. Draco sauntered over to Harry and co.
"Err what are they supposed to be?"
"Ghostbusters. It's a show on TV. Look don't worry I'm sure they are going to sing about it" just as he finished talking the song started up.
"If there's something strange in your neighbourhood, who you gonna call?
Ghostbusters!"
Harry winced they probably wouldn't win best but definitely loudest. What seemed like an eternity later Outkast came back on the stage clapping again using a sonorous charm
"Well done lads and each in you own key nice!" the crowd cheered as they left the stage. Outkast introduced the next 'act';
"And here is Justin Finch-Fletchley – oooh I like this one don't murder it – singing house of 1000 corpses!" she jumped off the stage as Justin took the mic and ran to Sev
"Come dance!"
"WHAT?! No" she pouted, fine I'll find some else to dance with she turned and ran to Harry
"Dance!" she said, it was more of a command then a question, Harry shrugged and allowed himself to be dragged to the dance floor.
"She got a corpse under her bed, she had her fun but now he's dead"
Justin spoke the words in a deep baritone rather then singing them, the song felt creepy. Harry remembered it from the club and promptly forgot he was in school and got into dancing much closer with a professor then was proper; strangely neither he nor Outkast noticed the stares they were getting. Severus was getting angry, she should know better, he could forgive Harry because 1. he was 16, 2. he had three times the normal amount of courage potion and 3. he had been drinking, but Outkast should know better. Soon enough the song was over though and Outkast headed back to the stage
"WOO well done Justin, now our next performer is…." She looked in surprise "Draco Malfoy, with Down with the Sickness" she shrugged it off and started clapping. Draco stepped forward swiping one of the phials by the stage and downing it. Outkast handed him the mic and jumped down. She got to Harry at the same time as his friends
"Harry, did you know about this?" Hermione asked accusingly, Harry just looked from her to the stage, wondering what had possessed him. Draco started belting out the words, he actually had quite a good voice for this song;
"Drowning deep in my sea of loathing, Broken your servant I kneel"
he was really acting it up, he made eye contact with Harry and partially spat the words at him
"Looking at my reflection, when suddenly it changes, violently it changes, oh no, There is no turning back now You've woken up in the daemon ….in me"
He kept going and Harry felt his breath become shallower, and then it happened. Draco made it clear it was aimed at him as he over acted the words;
"No mommy, don't do it again, don't do it again I'll be a good boy, I'll be a good by no mommy don't hit me"
Harry couldn't hear anything over the pounding in his ears, the words struck too close to home for his liking.
"Why did you have to hit me like that mommy, Don't do it! You're hurting me Oh-oohh"
He couldn't take it anymore, he turned on his heel and walked out the hall, he ignored his friends and teachers and stormed out of the castle.
He reached the edge of the forbidden forest before collapsing to his knees and throwing up. He shivered, he knew exactly how that felt pleading not to be hurt. He gasped and then collapsed. He knew he didn't have long. True enough less then a minute later Hagrid found him
"He' there 'Arry, you has us worried, c'mon lets get yeh back to the castle" Harry sighed
"Just a minute Hagrid, I hate that song"
"I can see why, young Malfoy did tha on purpose no doubt" Harry snorted
"Yeah he did, but I chose the song"
"Why d'yeh do a thinkg like tha for?"
"So he wouldn't be found out and I would have warning" Hagrid nodded
"Ok I guess, c'mon now you need to get back" Hagrid reached to pull Harry up, Harry yelped and moved away, Hagrid looked hurt
"I'm not gonna hurt yeh 'Arry you know that" Harry took a deep breath
"I know, just a bit jumpy. Sorry" Hagrid nodded but still looked a bit unsettled
"Well I can't really blame yeh for that, I should have killed that muggle when I first laid eyes on 'im" Harry smiled weakly remembering Vernon's face when Hagrid had stormed into the hut. He started back for the castle. As he approached the Great Hall he heard clapping though not as loud as before, apparently just the Slytherin's were impressed. He took a calming breath and entered through a side door. Dumbledore nodded to him and then Hagrid who come in after him.
Outkast was back on the stage. The was a sudden gasp, he turned to see Malfoy's his hair was now red and gold he looked around for the perpetrator, all the usual suspects looked like they were about to hex him but hadn't had a clear shot. Outkast was grinning like the cat that got the cream
"Whoops, sorry sometimes I get sooo excited I simple explode with pride for my former house" despite the words she didn't look the least bit apologetic. Harry thought he should have let her in on it too, ah well was a bit late now.
"Ok the next act is a pair of returning students…. And where the hell they heard this I have no idea but hear they are, singing I've got a brand new combine harvester Gred and Forge Weasley!" The twins bounced onto the stage ignoring the potion and took dramatic bows. Harry smirked, he had a feeling that this was for his benefit and felt better, no matter how down he was he could rely on those two to brighten the mood. He saw Sev scowling in the corner. And went over to him
"I drove my tractor through your hay stack last night"
He smiled at his father
"I didn't know order member were allowed to join in" Sev's scowl deepened
"And when did those two listen to the rules?" Harry shrugged he had a point
"Cuz I got a brand new combine harvester, An I'll give you the keys"
Harry had to giggle, he was fairly certain that the twins had no idea what a combine harvester was but they were having a great time singing about them, he saw the rest of the Weasley's save for Percy and Mr. Wealsey for the first time. Mrs. Weasley looked like she was ready to have a fit. Harry's grin widened as Bill said something that him and Charlie in hysterics and caused Mrs. Wealsey to turn he frown on them
"I'll give up drinkin scrumpy and that larger and lime, Cuz I got a brand new combine harvester and I'll give you the key"
By the end Ron also looked deeply embarrassed, Harry had found the whole thing very funny especially given the actions they did on the last verse;
"Aahh yu're a fine lookin woman and I can't wait to get me hands on your land"
They aimed that comment at Hermione who was laughing her head off, Ron on the other hand was getting embarrassed. He stomped off to sulk with his mother. The twins finished with another deep bow and jumped down. To clapping and whistling, Ginny being the loudest. the twins went over to her and they seemed to be in deep discussion about something. Outkast was back up on the stage
"Yes thanks guys, but don't give up the day job! Ok next is Michael Corner singing Lithium" Harry raised an eyebrow Michael didn't seem the type to be into Nirvana, yet there he was on the stage doing Kurt Cobain proud
"I'm so happy 'cause to day I found my friends, thery're in my head"
Harry felt the need to dance and walked over to the dance floor, Hermione was hvering on the edge having failed to encourage Ron to dance. Harry went over to her
"What's wrong?"
"Ron won't dance he says he doesn't do slow songs" Harry looked surprised
"But it's…."
"I know I know" Harry shrugged
"Come on I want to dance" they got on the dance floor and started screaming along with the rest of muggle borns
"I like it – I'm not gonna crack, I miss you – I'm not gonna crack, I love you – I'm not gonna crack, I kill you – I'm not gonna crack"
The danced waving their arms like loons. Soon the song ended and Michael got down to righteous applause. Outkast was back on
"Ok and here's one I've been waiting for, Harry Potter singing….." she stopped and glanced at him before shrugging, " He's singing Mutter, so I feel it's only fair that with have a translation bored" Harry's stomach knotted, the whole point of singing in German was that no one would know. He swallowed hard. Hermione gave him a reassuring pat, most of the Weasley's were stunned, as were many of the staff. Harry approached the stage and downed two of the phials. Severus cringed that made at least five. Harry got on the stage feeling more confident then he ever had in his life and took the mic, Outkast gave his arm a squeeze before jumping down. She walked over to Sev
"You are definitely dancing to this one" she whispered and pulled him on to the dance floor. The music started, most people who didn't know the song were watching the translation board.
"Die Tränen greiser Kinderschar (The tears of a crowd of very old children)
ich zieh sie auf ein weisses
Haar (I string them on a white hair)
werf in die Luft die nasse Kette (I throw the wet
chain into the air)
und wünsch mir, dass ich eine
Mutter hätte (and wish that I had a mother)
Keine Sonne die mir scheint (no sun shines for me)"
Harry sung it with more feeling then the others, he was actually pretty good Ron looked at his siblings
"Err I think he's still depressed" even the twins rolled their eyes
"Really Ron, what gave it away" Fred looked over the dance floor, Hermione was standing with the Ghostbusters's, they were all swaying in time to the music.
"keine Brust
hat Milch geweint (There
was no breast that cried milk)
in meiner Kehle steckt ein Schlauch
(There is a tube that sticks in my throat)
Hab keinen Nabel auf dem Bauch
(I have no navel on my stomach)
Mutter (Mother)"
"This is really warped" Ginny said as she watched Harry gained confidence, he started dancing too as the words seem to rip from his soul
"Ich durfte keine
Nippel lecken (I was not
allowed to lick any nipples)
und keine Falte zum Verstecken (and there was no
fold to hide in)
niemand gab mir einen Namen (no one gave me a
name)
gezeugt in Hast und ohne Samen (fathered in haste and without sperm)"
Harry made contact with Severus on that line, Outkast was stopping him form leaving, Sev's eyes dances from the translation to his son
"hab ich heute Nacht geschworen (I have sworn tonight)Der Mutter die mich nie geboren (For the mother that never gave birth to me)
ich werd ihr eine Krankheit schenken (I will send her a sickness)
und sie danach im Fluss versenken (and afterwards let her sink in the river)
By now those who knew him were wondering if he was thinking of the Dursely's rather then his biological parents.
"Mutter (Mother)
In ihren Lungen wohnt ein Aal
(An eel lives in her lungs)
auf meiner Stirn ein Muttermal (on my forehead, a
birthmark)
entferne es mit Messers Kuss
(remove it with the kiss of a knife)
auch wenn ich daran sterben
muss (even if it causes me to die)"
As he sung he reached for his forehead for the scar they all knew was there under the makeup, Harry was using small amount of magic to send turrets of flame rising up from the stage
"Mutter (Mother)
He repeated the word four times, on the last time he shouted it, surrounded himself in a ring of steam.
"In ihren Lungen wohnt
ein Aal (An eel lives in
her lungs)
auf meiner Stirn ein Muttermal (on my forehead, a
birthmark)
entferne es mit Messers Kuss
(remove it with the kiss of a knife)
auch wenn ich verbluten muss (even if it
causes me to bleed to death)
Mutter (Mother)
oh gib mir Kraft (Oh give
me strength)
On the last word he dropped to his knees. The hall went silently for a few second before erupting in the loudest cheer yet. Harry got up and chucked the mic back to Outkast with a wink. She grinned at him
"Wow, that's was pretty good wouldn't you say?" the hall cheered again. Outkast waited for them to settle a bit before announcing the next act. She jumped down and went over to Harry who was talking to the Weasley's and Hermione
"Wow Harry, that was amazing!" she said as she got there
"Tell me about it when did you learn to sing?" Ginny piped up, Harry blushed
"Err I don't know thanks" he suddenly found the floor very interesting. Ron patted his back
"Yeah mate well done even with that potion I wouldn't have the guts to do that" Harry just shrugged.
"I need a drink" he muttered before moving off. Outkast left too, to have a quick word with Sev before she was due back on stage
"Hey Sev" Severus nodded, he was still thinking over his son's performance. While the words were rather appropriate, he was mostly amazed at how well he'd pulled it off. Outkast seemed to read his thoughts
"It's ok to be proud of him you know?" Severus glared
"Yes but I can't tell him can I?" she sighed
"No not now, but later you can, when there's no one around. It would mean a lot to him Sev". She wished she could say more but she was needed back on the stage.
A few acts later came the third big surprise in the evening as Outkast got up to announce the second to last act.
"Ok here's Hermione Granger with Temptation Waits" Even Harry did a double take, as his normally refined friend took the potion and got on the stage, she was wearing a big cloak he was certain she hadn't come in with. He went over to Ron
"Did you know about this?" he shook his head
"Not a clue mate" Hermione started singing but didn't turn round
"I'll tell you something, I am a wolf but I like to wear sheeps clothing"
She started to walk further onto the stage and then with the next line dropped the cloak that was covering her
"I am a bonfire, I am a vampire, I'm waiting for my moment"
She had somehow tamed her hair so it fell dead straight down her back, she had transfigured her costume to black PVC trousers and had a little crop top on. She used the pole at the side of the stage as she danced. Ron's eyes were bulging
"Is that even legal?" he yelped as his girlfriend slid down the pole, most of the males in the room were watching her with their jaws on the floor, this was a side of her no one had seen before. When the song ended there were many stunned faced in the audience, which weren't limited to the students. Hermione was grinning like she had just aced a test and came over to the boys
"Err wow, that was err wow" Ron said Hermione's grin widened.
"That was nothing you wait to you see the last act"
"Who's the last act?" Harry asked, but it was Outkast who answered form the stage
"Ginny Weasley!" Gin grinned at her older brothers and scarpered before they could stop her, she too grabbed a potion before getting onto the stage. The fast beat started and Ginny grabbed the mic
"I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation"
with the words she tugged the dress it fell away revealing a red miniskirt, stiletto heeled boots and a shirt that left nothing to the imagination
"You're living in the past it's a new generation"
She chucked the hat away and kept singing, Harry had to stifle a laugh he wasn't sure which sure which of the Weasley's head was going to explode first. Mrs. Weasley had long ago given up and was halfway down a bottle of wine. Harry shrugged and went to dance, Hermione joined him. By the end of the song most of the students were dancing. When she finished she got a round of applause almost as good as Harry's and Outkast retook the stage.
"I didn't realise we had some many talented singers among us! Well it's time to give the prizes. Before we start it should be noted that the judges had unanimously decided that one student, should receive all three awards so with that in mind I invented a fourth one, to Harry Potter the 'Nobody likes a smart ass' prize for topping all three categories!" There was a mixture of cheers and laughter as Harry went to get his award, it turned out to be a small cup emblazed to the award, date and his name. He stuck his out at Outkast as he jumped down. She just smirked.
"Next the award for best singer goes to Michael Corner!" Michael ran up onto the stage grinning from ear to ear, he gat a cup similar to Harry's. Outkast again waited for the noise to go down
"Secondly the most difficult song goes to Luna Lovegood!" A lot of applause later a dreamy looking Luna wondered onto the stage, she had sung Transylvanian Concubine y Rasputina, it was incredibly fast and she had sung it perfectly. She floated off the stage with the award and only seemed vaguely aware that she had it.
"And last but not least, the award for best showmanship goes to – and not just because the look on her brother's faces was priceless – Ginny Weasely!" everyone cheered again, and few noticed that Severus had got on the stage before he appeared next to Outkast, just as she was about to round things up and invite Harry to do an encore he stopped her;
"Just before Mr. Potter honours us with his presence once more, I think it's only fitting that the woman who organised this grace us with a tune" for once most of the students agreed with Snape Outkast glared at him as he gave her the mic.
"You asked for it" she said loud enough for everyone to hear. She quickly selected the song and started to sing. Harry fell over laughing, trust Outkast to have a back up plan for this type of emergency
"To Bombay a travelling circus came"
Outkast then went on to belt out the whole of Nelly the Elephant at full volume whilst running round the stage like an idiot. By the time she had finished most of the students were laughing. She put the mic back on the stand and returned to using sonorous.
"Right Harry where are you? Come on encore time" Harry grinned, he knock back another of the potions, to the cringing of most of the Weasley's, his father and even Outkast. He got to the stage and whispered what he was going to sing to her. She raised and eyebrow,
"Ok all metal head come front row centre" she said as she got down, surprisingly many of the muggle borns appeared, including Hermione, who had dragged Ron, Fred, George and Ginny with her, Bill had come of his own accord. As Harry started singing Bill and Hermione grinned at each other.
"Some of those there were forces are the same that bore crosses"
Harry started singing Killing in the Name of, Hermione caught Dean's eye and he nodded, so she pushed Bill at him
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Ron yelped Hermione rolled her eyes
"Watch!" she had successfully started a mosh pit, with those not participating head banging. Outkast reassured the staff that this was normal before joining in.
"And now you do what they to ya"
The pit was in full swing even Hermione joined in, Fred and George shrugged and decided they might as well it looked like fun. When the pit and banging stopped most of the pure-bloods were taken by surprise, not only that the people on the dance floor were now giving the finger to Harry, who was giving it straight back. Ron gasped he would never use that language in front of one teacher let alone all of them and his dad and all the students. But instead of stopping he was repeating the same thing getting louder and louder
"Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me"
Again and again, all the professors looked horrified, expect Outkast who was on the stage flipping off all the students too,
"Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me"
By the time he finished everyone was shouting the same thing. The crowd cheered, Harry looked round, he caught the horrified expressions of his head of house, the headmaster and his father and shrugged. He didn't care at this precise moment, he would deal with them in the morning. Outkast clicked her fingers and the Karaoke stuff vanished, the lights in the Hall came back to full brightness, many students cheered then end of the night and started grabbing a few last snack before heading back to the dormitories. Harry was smiling, he'd had a really good night and was now ready for bed.
"THANK YOU AND GOODNIGHT!" Outkast screamed from the stage. She jumped down and was accosted by Albus
"My office in the morning, I think we need a chat" she shrugged she was too tired to care, she would deal with the morning later right now all she wanted was to head back to her room and collapse.
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AN; Thanks for reviewing guys, I'm way too tired to got through them all and reply right now I've been up since 7 am it's now 2 am! I will on the next chapter promise!
Oh this isn't beate'd yet either I will repost when it is!