For Harry, Ginny, Ron and Hermione, these next few days seemed to just fly by. Ron and Hermione were still confuzzled over what to do since their onstage kiss. Harry and Ginny however, were flirting rather openly. Then, on Tuesday, Harry approached Ron about it.
"Ron?"
"Yeah Harry?"
"I wanna talk to you about your sister"
"I kinda saw this coming"
"And you're not mad?"
"Harry, why would I be? You're my best mate, and besides from knowing better than anyone else what I will do to the poor bastard that hurts her, I trust you, And I know you care about her, so go for it, by all means. You have my blessing"
"Wow, Ron! Thanks! You have no idea what this means to me."
"Think I do…"
"You talking about 'Mione?"
"Yeah…"
"Well good luck with that, but I have to go, I'm gonna ask Ginny in my song this Friday, it's 'Fly Me To The Moon'"
"nice idea, well good luck Harry!" Ron said as Harry turned the corner of the hallway. Then Ron heard a strange rustling coming from the inside of a door just a few feet away from him. He decided to investigate. He opened the door and out tumbled Luna with a very shocked Draco still in the closet!
"Weasley! Luna…I mean Looney and I were just… taking inventory on the janitorial supplies for Filch. Prefect business you know…"
"Yes I do know, Malfoy, and I also know that Luna's not a prefect! What did you do to her?"
"RON! He did nothing, I started it! So leave us alone!"
"YOU started it?" Ron stared at Luna, shocked.
"Yes Ron, I did!"
"But how did this happen?"
"Well…ya see… we kinda enjoyed our stage kiss a little too much…" Luna stammered.
"What Luna is trying to say is that after working closely together for a week, we kind of… bonded" explained Draco.
"Luna, I'm very surprised to say the least, you may be good friends with my sister, but you're not my sister, so I can't kill him or anything, so all I can say is just take care of yourself okay?"
"Don't worry Ron, I will. Dracos a good guy, I'll be fine."
Just as Ron turned to leave, Draco called after him. "Hey Weasley! Thanks for not beating the snot out of me"
"Your welcome, but be warned, hurt her, And I'll see to it that they will have to feed you through a tube"
"Understood"
Not soon enough, Friday was upon them. It had been a general consensus that they no longer had to appear in any kind of costume, just to appear appropriate to whatever genre.
Before they started, it was announced that out of all of them, Luna did not make the cut, but it was close, she was only off by three votes.
First to perform was Draco. He was in a black collared shirt and black pants. He was wearing an olive green tie. He stood up to the mike and the lights dimmed slightly as the music began to play
It begins to tell, round midnight, round midnight
I do pretty well, till after sundown
Suppertime I'm feeling sad
But it really gets bad, round midnight
Memories always start, round midnight round midnight
Haven't got the heart, to stand these memories
When my heart is still with you
And round midnight knows it too.
When some quarrel we had needs mending
Does it mean that our love is ending?
Darling I need you, lately I find
You're still in my heart and I'm out of my mind.
Let our love take wing, some midnight, round midnight
Let the angels sing for all eternity
Let our love be safe and sound
When old midnight comes around.
The applause was huge. Nobody expected that he could sing that low and that well. The judges thought so too. (he being the only Slytherin received good comments from everyone.)
Soon, Ginny stepped out in a dark blue satin dress, it went down to the floor but it just barely showed her blue with rhinestone strappy heels. Her red hair shone in the spotlight and flowed loose down her back.
She stepped up to the mike and began a slow and sultry melody.
What good is melody? What good is music? If it ain't posessin' something sweet.
It ain't the melody. It ain't the music
There's something else that makes the tune complete.
Suddenly the tune picked up speed and she took the mike off it's stand
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing.
Doowaa doowaa doowaa Doowaa Doowaa Doowaa Doowaa Doowaa.!
It don't mean a thing, all you gotta do is sing
Doowaa doowaa doowaa Doowaa Doowaa Doowaa Doowaa Doowaa.!
It doesn't matter if it's sweet or hot.
Just give that ribbon everything you got.
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing
Doowaa doowaa doowaa Doowaa Doowaa Doowaa Doowaa Doowaa.!
What good is melody? What good is music? If it ain't posessin' something sweet.
It ain't the melody. It ain't the music
There's something else that makes the tune complete.
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing.
Doowaa doowaa doowaa Doowaa Doowaa Doowaa Doowaa Doowaa.!
It don't mean a thing, all you gotta do is sing
Doowaa doowaa doowaa Doowaa Doowaa Doowaa Doowaa Doowaa.!
It doesn't matter if it's sweet or hot.
Just give that ribbon everything you got.
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing
Doowaa doowaa doowaa Doowaa Doowaa Doowaa Doowaa Doowaa.!
Doowaa doowaa doowaa Doowaa Doowaa Doowaa Doowaa Doowaa.!
Doowaa doowaa doowaa Doowaa Doowaa Doowaa Doowaa Doowaa.!
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing!
The cheering had started before she had even stopped singing. Ginny was flushed but looked happy… she knew she had nailed it! Even Snape had difficulty coming up with anything negative to say. So he just stayed silent. Soon Ginny exited the stage and took her seat in the front.
Harry was up next He was in a white shirt with a Black tie, and black pants. (A/N Sorry Steph, I decided against the band vest, I though it would take away from his performance.)
He stepped up to the mike and as the intro started to play he began speaking.
"Ginny Weasley, I love you. Will you go out with me?" but before she could answer, the intro had ended ad he started to sing.
Fly me to the moon and let me play among the stars
Let me see what spring is like on Jupiter and mars
In other words, hold my hand
In other words, darling kiss me
Fill my heart with song and let me sing forever more.
You are all I long for all I worship and adore
In other words please be true
in other words I love you.
Fly me to the moon and let me play among the stars
Let me see what spring is like on Jupiter and mars
In other words, hold my hand
In other words, darling kiss me
Fill my heart with song and let me sing forever more.
You are all I long for all I worship and adore
In other words please be true
in other words I love you.
When he stopped singing, Ginny ran on stage to him and jumped into his arms, accepting his offer to be his girlfriend. The kissed, but then remembered that the chances were that Ron was watching an he was more than likely gonna kill Harry if they snogged onstage. The judges congratulated the two of them and complemented Harry on his singing, Snape was kinda quiet… (I think he had taken a liking to Ginny after her performance of dirrty!)
Next onstage was Hermione. She was in a thigh length black halter droopy neck dress that shimmered as she moved in the spotlight. Her hair was up in a French twist and she had black lace gloves on that went just to her wrists. She took the mike and started to sing.
That certain night, the night we met
There was magic abroad in the air!
There were angels dining at the Ritz
And a nightingale sang in Berkley square
I may be right I may be wrong
But I'm perfectly willing to swear
That when you turned and smiled at me
A nightingale sang in Berkley square
That moon that lingered over London town
Poor puzzled moon, he wore a frown
How could he know we two were so in love?
The whole darn world seemed upsidown
The streets of town were paved with stars
It was such a romantic affair!
And as we kissed and said goodnight
A nightingale sang in Berkeley square.
This heart of mine, beat loud and fast
Like a merry-go-round at a fair
For we were dancing cheek to cheek
when a nightingale sang in Berkley square.
When dawn came stealing up all gold and blue
To interrupt our rendezvous
I still remembered how you smiled and said
'was that a dream? Or was it true?"
Our homeward step was just as light
As the tap dancing feet of Astair!
And like an echo far away
A nightingale sang in Berkley square
I know 'cause I was there
That night in Berkley square.
There was silence until the music faded, kinda like the audience was letting it soak in, then suddenly the pause was over and everyone was cheering!. This was by far the best job she had done! The judges were blown away. Giving comments like "wow" and "I'm not sure I can criticize that!" Soon she exited the stage and joined Harry and Ginny in the audience to watch Ron.
The lights were cut and soon faded back on Ron was silhouetted, a slow beat came up and he started singing quietly.
like the beat beat beat of the tum tum, when the jungle shadows fall
Like the tick tick tock of a stately clock as it stands against a wall
Like the drip drip drop of the raindrops when the summer shower is through
So a voice inside me keeps repeating you, you, you.
Then the music picked up and you could see him in full light. He was in a well tailored dark grey pinstripe suit and a matching dark grey fedora. His red hair was slicked back, but you only saw in on the occasion he decided to flip his fedora, just for fun! Hermione's jaw dropped 'damn he cleans up good!' was the first thought in her head.
Night and day, you are the one
Only you beneath the moon and under the sun
Weather near to me or far
It's no matter darling where you are
I'll think of you
night and day
Day and night
Why is it so?
This longing for you follows me wherever I go
In the roaring traffic's boom
In the silence of my lonely room
I think of you
Night and day
Night and day
Under the height of me
There's an oh such a hungry yearning
Burning inside of me
And it's torment won't be through
'till you let me spend my life making love to you
Day and night
Night and day!
Night and day, you are the one
Only you beneath the moon and under the sun
Weather near to me or far
It's no matter darling where you are
I'll think of you
night and day
Under the height of me
There's an oh such a hungry yearning
Burning inside of me
And it's torment won't be through
'till you let me spend my life making love to you
Day and night
Night and day!
For the last chorus of the song Ron was staring directly at Hermione. Who was blushing furiously 'is he meaning to do that?' she was thinking to herself so frantically she completely missed the judges spiel on his song… but soon enough she and the other singers were called up onstage again for their bows and to announce that the next week would be Love ballads.
(A/N sorry fot the slow update, i've just been nusy with school and band. but i'm doing my best to keep writing!)