Hooray, more chapters! Just two, though! I'll talk to you all at end of
next chapter!
Oh, by the way I disclaim all the songs except Kat and Sirius' first song – I wrote that myself! I know it's not much, but it's the best I can do. The songs from 'Grease' and the songs in 'Talk about Diamonds' all belong to other wonderful composers and songwriters.
Lol, Tanydwr
Chapter 13 – Past lives and 'Grease'
(A/N: This is Kat and Sirius' performance, just in case you're confused!)
"Papa, I don't want to go!" The girl onstage shrieked. She wore a black mask, effectively removing her identity.
The shadowy person, a magical 'actor', replied forcefully: "You will! You spend too much time locked away, Flamma! You will never know the true meaning of life if you do not leave your room!"
"I don't want to go to some pointless ball and socialise with witches with more beauty charms on them than brain cells!" She screamed.
"You shall, daughter! Do not think to defy me! You shall go to the welcoming ball for the de Winter family and that is final!" He was forceful.
"Fine, but don't think I'll enjoy it!" She retorted.
"At least you do not need charms to make you beautiful." He murmured.
There were titters of laughs among the audience.
He left. She stormed across the stage.
"Why?" She snarled angrily. And then her voice became musical and unknown music drifted through the air.
"Why must I go?
Why can't I know?
Why can't he accept who I am?"
She stopped, and began 'fixing' her hair in front of a mirror.
"I've tried to leave,
Gain a reprieve,
But all he ever gives is a sham.
Please someone,
Help me."
Flamma walked off the stage dejected.
Now a young man, again masked, and older woman, a shadowy magical 'actor', entered.
"Why, Mother? Why must I attend a pointless ball to 'get to know the new people'?" He demanded.
"Because it is the only way for you to make friends. To mix with those of your own class, your own... sort."
"You mean purebloods." His voice was a snarl. "I don't care about the sort of blood they have, Mother! As long as they're a witch or wizard, they are one of us!" He yelled.
"Well, Solum. I do not approve of you raising your voice. You will be at this ball and it is final!"
"What, so I can mix with the pureblooded, white as snow, beauty-charmed daughters of the local wizarding community?" He ridiculed her.
"Just obey me!" The woman snarled and marched offstage haughtily.
He paced the 'room' for a few moments. Then he looked up and music accompanied him once more.
"What makes people so strange?
Why can't they change?
They care only for blood,
While ideals could be mud,
For all they
Seem worth."
He left the stage.
Darkness fell. Voices whispered, but had clearly been charmed with Sonorus.
"Astayana." One voice murmured.
"Kelousta." The other joined.
Lights came back up on the stage. Traditional dancing music. And the shadowy figures of magical 'actors' (i.e. conjured knowing their lines and actions, but not real), were dancing.
Solum stood by a number of other people, looking to be a family.
A bugle sounded.
"The Lady Flamma de Wakanda."
Flamma entered looking nervous.
Solum's mother whispered to him audibly. "She's only here for her father. Her mother is a Mudblood."
Solum frowned and shrugged.
The Lady Flamma came towards them as expected. For someone who didn't want to be there, she was remarkably good at acting.
"Lord de Winter. Lady de Winter." She curtsied. She turned to Solum. "Sir de Winter."
It was at that moment that their eyes met. A spark of fire lit in the air between them.
Flamma withdrew from the family. She was gasping, confused. A spotlight fell on her as she began to sing.
"Loneliness was always mine,
All alone for hours at a time.
Until you entered it, my life was dark.
But then you, you ignited a spark.
A spark of fire.
I'd entered the fire of love,
That burns so I can't get enough.
I'd felt so alone,
Heart made out of stone.
Then you came.
Oh, and that fire burst into flame.
It's the fire of love."
There was a pause, she seemed to melt into the background as Solum moved towards her, amazed.
"Meeting everyone new,
But the one who struck me was you.
A genuine nymph of fire.
I couldn't have felt shyer.
A spark of fire.
I'd entered the fire of love,
That burns so I can't get enough.
I'd felt so alone,
Heart made out of stone.
Then you came.
Oh, and that fire burst into flame.
It's the fire of love."
And then they moved towards each other, danced to the music and sang together. (A/N: Use your imagination, okay?)
"I will always need you,
I swear I'll never be untrue.
I promise I'll always be there,
I swear it by fire, water, earth and air.
I'd entered the fire of love,
That burns so I can't get enough.
I'd felt so alone,
Heart made out of stone.
Then you came.
Oh, and that fire burst into flame.
It's the fire of love."
Again a pause. They held each other at arms' length before saying their next few lines.
Solum:
"I love you so."
Flamma:
"I'll never go."
Solum:
"I've entered it."
Flamma:
"I've entered it."
Both, slowly:
"I've entered the fire of love."
Solum:
"Fire of love."
Flamma:
"Fire of love."
Both:
"Fire of love!"
There was a tumult of applause from the audience. But they weren't finished.
"Flamma." Solum murmured.
"How is it possible?" Flamma wondered.
"I know not. Only know this. I love you."
"I love you." She replied.
"NO!" The woman cried.
Flamma turned from him, afraid. Something else showed in her eyes as she looked up at Solum. This was not planned.
"You cannot!" She yelled. "You cannot love that... that... that spawn of a Mudblood!"
"My mother is no Mudblood." Flamma announced. "Mudbloods do not exist. They are fiction, created by those who have near always had magic blood in their veins, supposed purebloods."
The silvery light of before flashed before them.
And the magical 'actors' seemed to become flesh and blood.
"You are pathetic!" The woman, Solum's mother, spat. "Your love shall never survive! In this life or the next, you shall be plagued by evil's haunting. You shall have a chance, a few years, and then be ripped from each other. You shall be harmed by separation, by loss, by murder, by death, by imprisonment, by betrayal. By knowing what shall happen and having no way to prevent it! You, girl, you shall know that. You shall try not to love for fear of breaking your heart, or his, but you shall never manage it. You shall always love, you shall always have those few years of happiness before they are wrenched away, to make it more painful! And then, when you can change the future after what cannot be changed, even then you cannot change it! You cannot stop the loss."
Suddenly Flamma snarled. "Wanna bet?"
"Curse thee, Flamma and Solum! Separation, loss, the evil that will rise will always separate you. Even with it's destruction."
"Separate us? Your curse can only do that so many times." Solum announced, placing his arms about Flamma's shoulders protectively. "There will be those who can fight it, by the very thing you gave. A name. Until those who take the attributes of our given names, we shall suffer. Only they can break the curse. And all they need to do that, is to defy you. The evil that will rise can and will be defeated. They cannot, but they can help. For she of pure and magic name, of fire and soul, of beauty and strength, of blood such as Flamma's, she shall know who can defeat that evil. She shall ensure that that defeat comes to pass, even if he of star and life, of care and protection, of love and bravery, he, her lover, lies dead. She shall ensure the evil does not go free. She shall ensure the one with the power to destroy him is born, that he is protected, that he survives. She shall know of his future to a point, and once that point is passed, she shall help him in any way she can. Fire and Earth are soulmates, Kali de White, they can never be separated."
"Thou art cursed!" Kali de White shrieked again, her wand glowing with the brownish red of dried blood. It hit the pair of them like a cannon blast.
"But we shall not curse thee except in one way. When you flee this life, ne'er return to gain another. Go to the land of evil souls, to Tartarus below." Flamma murmured, crimson light gathering before her and settling over the woman.
"Separation can be defeated by love." Solum informed.
Flamma smiled, almost cheekily. "After all, absence makes the heart grow fonder."
They kissed and the woman gave a scream of unadulterated rage.
"You shall never break this curse!"
"Until one of pureblood father and Muggle-born mother, of pure and magic name, of fire and soul, meets one of pureblood, of true ideals, of star and opposing name, of earth and life. Then shall they create one half of a whole. Two protectors to one child, parents to another. One born as the seventh month dies, the other as the eighth month is born. To give hope to them, to bring them together. One of earth and fire. One of water and air. Do not despair. Evil, in any lifetime, in any form, in any place, of any blood, can be defeated by two things. Good. And something they can never truly understand. Love." The lovers announced together.
"NO!" The shriek resounded about the hall.
The magical 'actors' disappeared and the two real actors fell to the ground. The silvery light danced once more and then ceased. And Flamma and Solum became Kathryn and Sirius once more.
"What... what happened?" Kathryn asked, sitting up, her hand enclosed by Sirius.
Whatever had happened, their audience loved it. They applauded, screamed, whistled, cheered, celebrated, praised, none realising that nothing that had happened since Flamma had said "I love you" was supposed to have happened.
The two acknowledged their praise with a bow, or curtsy, and left the stage. To be met by Dumbledore and four very worried friends.
"Quietus." Kathryn and Sirius muttered in unison.
"That was great!" Lily grinned.
"Yeah." Kathryn tried to smile and failed.
"What's wrong?" Remus asked.
"There's a gap. How... How did we end up on the floor?" Sirius asked.
"Did you know the story of Solum and Flamma before you chose this scene to perform?" Dumbledore asked.
Kathryn answered. "Yeah, I read about them, I think. Maybe I dreamed it. Anyway, it seemed perfect for our song. Unwilling to go, one complete pureblood, the other half pureblood and half Muggle-born. The not caring about purity of blood by either..."
"The maniacal obsession with pure blood of his mother." Sirius scowled.
"It just seemed to fit us well. We could draw on... experience." Kathryn explained.
"Not just experience I fear." Dumbledore looked worried, for once. "I believe you drew on your souls."
"Well, they're part of us, aren't they?" Sirius frowned.
"Yes, but I believe what you experienced was one of your previous lives. A situation from it."
"The curse." Lily murmured. "James!" She exclaimed, gripping his arm.
"That's what they meant before." James looked wide-eyed.
"What are you on about? Why have we got gaps in our memories?" Kathryn demanded.
"I'm sorry to tell you this, guys, I mean, you're so young an' all, but..." Remus began.
"Just spit it out."
"You're soulmates, guys, and you've got a curse hanging over you." Lily elaborated.
"Oh, is that all?" Kathryn asked. "Excuse me while I just... *scream at not knowing this*!"
Sirius had gone pale. Kathryn was shaking. He took her in his arms, hugging her close.
"You'd best tell us everything." Dumbledore ordered.
Onstage, out in the ball, other people sang, danced and laughed, not hearing the recount of two situations where Kathryn and Sirius' previous personalities had surfaced.
"What was that about a child?" Kathryn frowned.
James recounted what she had said.
Kathryn started as he said 'born as the seventh month dies'.
"What?" Dumbledore asked. "What is it?"
"I know who it is. Who we shall protect. But the other, *our* child?" Kathryn looked at Sirius, who blushed. "I don't know anything of that." Suddenly she frowned. "When are we on again?"
Lily checked her timetable. "Shoot! Girls, we're on now."
Alura appeared at that moment.
Kathryn grinned. "Out boys. We've got things to do."
The three teens raised their brows. Dumbledore just smiled, typically.
"Very well."
The girls, grinning, changed their clothing and prepared for their debut. All people knew was that Enchanted were performing 'Talk about Diamonds', a medley, they claimed. "And please welcome, Enchanted with 'Talk about Diamonds'!" Announced Elena Parson, who was acting, with her boyfriend Len Gates, as an emcee, of sorts (just introducing!).
As the four girls walked on, people frowned. All were wearing full-length, long-sleeved, high-necked black robes, very conservative – too conservative for the girls who frequently took risks with clothing (mainly thanks to the twenty-first century styled Kathryn).
They assembled in the centre of the stage, and began to sing in perfect harmonies.
Kathryn: "Silent night, holy night,"
Kathryn and Lily: "All is calm, all is bright,"
Kathryn, Lily and Radella: "Round yon virgin mother and child,"
Kathryn, Lily, Radella and Alura: "Holy infant so tender and mild.
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace."
They stopped.
"Ahh, forget it." Kathryn waved her hand exasperatedly.
Instantly the girls removed the robes to reveal low-cut black trousers, sparkling diamanté sandals and a cropped top of some variety – Kathryn in crimson, Lily in emerald green, Radella in midnight blue and Alura in shocking pink.
Instantly the mood changed.
Kathryn: "Where's all my soul sisters?
Let me hear y'all flow, sisters."
All: "Hey sister, go sister, soul sister, flow sister.
Hey sister, go sister, soul sister, flow sister."
Kathryn: "He met Marmalade down in old Moulin rouge.
Struttin' her stuff on the street.
She said, Hello,
Hey Joe...
You wanna give it a go?
Ah oh whoa."
All: "Gitchi-Gitchi ya-ya da-da,
Gitchi-gitchi ya-ya here
Mocha chocolata ya-ya
Creole Lady Marmalade
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, c'est soir
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, (yeah yeah yeah yeah)"
Lily: "He sat in her boudoir while she freshened up,
Boy drank all that magnolia wine
Upon her black satin sheets,
I swear he started to freak... yeah."
All: "Gitchi-Gitchi ya-ya da-da,
Gitchi-gitchi ya-ya here
Mocha chocolata ya-ya
Creole Lady Marmalade
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, c'est soir
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, (yeah yeah yeah yeah)"
Alura: "We come through with the money and the garter belt.
Let 'em know we got that cake, straight up the gate.
We independent women, some mistakes us for whores
I'm sayin' why spend mine, why I can spend yours?
Disagree? Well that's you and I'm sorry.
I'm keeping these cats our like Atari.
High-heeled shoes, getting love from the dudes
Four bad ass chicks from the Moulin Rouge."
All: "Hey sisters, soul sisters
Better get that dough sisters."
Alura: "We drink wine with diamonds in the glass,
By the case, the meaning of expensive taste."
All: "You wanna gitchie-gitchie ya-ya, (come on)
Mocha Chocolata what?
Creole Lady Marmalade
(come on, one more time)
Marmalade."
Radella: "Oooh!"
All: "Lady Marmalade."
Radella: "Ooh yeah."
All: "Marmalade."
Radella: "Ooh! Hey, hey, hey!
Touch of her skin feeling silky smooth, hey.
Colour of café au lait
Made the savage beast inside roar until he cried
More (more) more (more) more (more)."
Radella and Kathryn: "Now he's back home doing 9 to 5
Livin' the grey flannel life
But when he, turns off to sleep, memories creep,
More (more) more (more) more (more)."
All: "Gitchi-Gitchi ya-ya da-da,
Gitchi-gitchi ya-ya here
Mocha chocolata ya-ya
Creole Lady Marmalade
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, c'est soir
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, (yeah yeah yeah yeah)."
Other three: "Secret."
Radella: "Oh yeah ooh."
Other three: "Charm."
Lily: "Lady Marmalade."
Other three: "Allure."
Alura: "Hey uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh."
Other three: "Mystique."
Kathryn: "Oh-oh oooh."
Alura, Radella and Lily: "Rot wilder babe."
Kathryn: "Baby."
Alura, Kathryn and Radella: "Moulin Rouge."
Radella: "Oh whoo da-da-da."
Alura, Kathryn and Radella: "Misdemeanour here."
All: "Creole Lady Marmalade ooh yes!"
There was an incredible applause greeting them, but then the scene changed. Kathryn, who had by far the best voice (of course!), came to the front. She twirled and her top became sparkling with diamonds.
She stood at the front, a diamond-ribboned top hat perched jauntily on her head (A/N: I love that film! 'Moulin Rouge' is the best!).
"The French are glad to die for love,
They delight in fighting duels.
But I prefer a man who lives,
And gives expensive jewels."
The music began, much louder.
"A kiss on the hand may be quite continental, But diamonds are a..."
All: "Girl's best friend."
Kathryn: "A kiss may be grand, but it won't pay the rental
On your humble flat
Or help you feed your pussy cat."
All: "Men grow cold
As girls grow old."
Kathryn: "And we all lose our charms in the end."
All: "But square-cut or pear-shape,
These rocks don't lose their shape,
Diamonds are a girl's best friend."
Music.
Kathryn (shouting): "Tiffany! Cartier!"
The music stopped and changed suddenly.
All: "Cause we are living in a material world
And I am a material girl."
Kiss.
All (speaking): "Come and get us, boys!"
Kathryn (with others singing backing): "There may come a time when a lass needs a lawyer,"
All: "But diamonds are a girl's best friend."
Kathryn: "There may come a time when a hot-boiled employer
Thinks you're awful nice,
But get that ice or else no dice."
Lily, Radella and Alura: "He's your guy when stocks are high, But beware when they start to descend. Diamonds are a girl's best, Diamonds are a girl's best, Diamonds are a girl's best friend."
Then they began dancing, with frequent exclamations from each other them.
Kathryn: "Coz that's when those louses
Go back to their spouses."
All (Kathryn in lead): "Diamonds
Are a
Girl's
Best..."
Kathryn: "Friend."
The music ceased as they struck their pose.
Again, the room filled with applause.
"I'm afraid you're gonna have to wait until 'Moulin Rouge' comes out to hear it again, guys." Kathryn grinned. "I love singing the future!"
"And we love you!" James, Sirius, Damion and Remus shouted.
"Why, thank you, boys." The four struck 'innocent' poses together.
And left the stage.
When they re-entered the ball, garbed in their dress robes once more, grinning friends and boyfriends met them.
"That was great!" James grinned. He and Lily were the only ones not kissing. He just gave her a friendly hug.
"I know, I loved the outfits." Sirius smirked.
"Of course you did. After all, we were wearing them." Kathryn flirted.
"God, you two are as bad as Damion and Alura and you've only been going out for about an hour and a half." James groaned.
"Well at least we aren't as bad as Remus and Radella." Sirius jerked his head towards the kissing couple.
"When are you guys up?" Alura asked.
"Um, in a few minutes." Sirius grinned. "How about a dance, fair and sweet lady?"
Kathryn curtsied to his bow and replied. "I would love to, sir knight."
A fifth-year Ravenclaw was singing 'Hopelessly Devoted' from the film 'Grease'. Kathryn smiled as she swayed in Sirius' arms, just enjoying the moment. She knew one thing – neither she nor Sirius were going to make the mistake of deserting one another to 'protect' them, so they wouldn't 'hurt' the other. There was no point. Both were most likely on Voldemort's list for their magic, and if he found out about this occurrence, well, he'd be even more likely to go after them.
She sighed. What did it mean about children? Surely it couldn't mean that she had a child? And if she did, why was it not mentioned in the books? And it meant she would have survived long enough to even have a mention. But then, her dreams had been confusing recently.
She kept seeing glimpses of the books, extracts, scenes, but with some of the older characters, those who could possibly know, there were barely- hidden emotions, thoughts, tones, in their actions, as though tiny thoughts were added to the future she had read. Never enough to make any real difference, but of course, the books concentrated on Harry. She didn't know what others spoke of behind closed doors. What was it lurking there? What was just that tiny event, that tiny change, that made these differences?
She shook the thoughts from her mind, and leaned against Sirius' chest.
This is perfect. She thought, not realising it was in thought-speech.
I agree. Sirius thought back.
Kathryn smiled up at him.
Sirius gazed down on her. These things that had happened tonight... They were confusing, but at least, he had faced up to the feelings that had been building ever since he had seen her again, even when he hadn't realised that she was *his* Kathryn, the girl who was in the coma, who no one had ever expected to wake up. Merlin, he was glad she had.
She had made so many changes. For instance, she had helped Lily and James make friends, and they were clearly on their way to falling in love, something everyone had said was meant to be. And she had made him understand how people felt, helped him realise his own potential... She had brought out the power in him he hadn't realised he had. He had saved her from Snape, though she would never know it, and it had made him realise what he felt.
But what he felt scared him as much as it thrilled him.
Luckily, he wasn't alone.
"And now, we have the Marauders with 'Greased Lightning'." Len Gates announced. 'Grease' had permeated even the wizarding world.
Sirius grinned as he and the others got onto the stage, Sirius whispering a spell to transfigure their clothes. Instantly the scene became that of the film, and the girls settled back to watch, grins on their faces.
Sirius, of course, was Danny Zuko (A/N: Sp? I so rarely have to ask! Hee hee hee!). The others blended in perfectly as the rest of the T-Birds, even Peter (A/N: Remember the rather daft character?).
The girls began dancing as the boys sang, unable to just sit and watch. But there were a few students who remembered the girls' contribution, and the onstage kiss between Sirius and Kathryn and began giving orders to the emcees.
As the boys finished, the girls were called.
"We've had a new addition to the performances. Marauders meet Enchanted for 'A Grease Medley'."
Kathryn sighed. "Oh well."
She snapped her fingers. Having been told she was Sandy (of course), she transfigured plain costumes and hairstyles and so on to appropriate styles.
The girls went onto the stage and grinned at the boys. Instantly they launched into a rendition of 'Summer Nights'.
Sirius: "Summer lovin', had me a blast."
Kathryn: "Summer lovin', happened so fast."
Sirius: "Met a girl, crazy for me-ee."
Kathryn: "Met a boy, cute as can be."
Both: "Summer days, driftin' away,
Oooh, uh, oh, those summer nights."
Remus, James, Peter, Radella, Lily and Alura (Others):
"Well ah, well ah, well ah, oo."
Boys: "Tell me more, tell me more,"
James: "Did you get very far?"
Girls: "Tell me more, tell me more."
Lily: "Like, does he have a car?"
Others: "Oo, uh huh, uh huh, uh..."
Sirius: "She swam by me, she got a cramp."
Kathryn: "He ran by me, got his suit damp."
Sirius: "Saved her from the squid – she nearly drowned."
Kathryn: "He showed off, splashing around."
Both: "Summer sun, something's begun,
Then, uh oh, those summer nights."
Others: "Well ah, well ah, well ah, ooh."
Girls: "Tell me more, tell me more."
Radella: "Was it love at first sight?"
Boys: "Tell me more, tell me more."
Remus: "Did she put up a fight?"
Sirius: "Took her bowling in the arcade."
Kathryn: "We went strolling, drank lemonade."
Sirius: "We made out under the dock."
Kathryn: "We stayed out till twelve o'clock."
Both: "Summer fling, don't mean a thing,
But uh oh, those summer nights."
Boys: "Tell me more, tell me more."
James: "Like you don't have to brag."
Girls: "Tell me more, tell more."
Lily: "Cause he sounds like a drag."
Others: "Shu-da, bop bop
Shu-da, bop bop
Shu-da, bop bop
Shu-da, bop bop
Shu-da, bop bop
Shu-da, bop bop
Shu-da, bop bop, yeah."
Kathryn: "He got friendly, holding my hand."
Sirius: "She got friendly, down on the sand."
Kathryn: "He was sweet, just turned eighteen."
Sirius: "She was good, know what I mean."
Both: "Summer heat, boy and girl meet,
Then uh oh, those summer nights."
Girls: "Tell me more, tell me more."
Alura: "How much dough did he spend?"
Boys: "Tell me more, tell me more."
Peter: "Could she get me a friend?" (A/N: Yeah right!!!)
Kathryn: "It turned colder, that's where it ends."
Sirius: "So I told her, we'd still be friends."
Kathryn: "Then we made our true love vow."
Sirius: "Wonder what she's doing now."
Both: "Summer dreams, ripped at the seams.
But, oh, those summer nights."
Others: "Tell me more, tell me more."
A round of applause. And then Kathryn disappeared for a moment as the boys resung their song and the girls performed 'Look at me, I'm Sandra-dee'. Of course then came Sandy's famous re-entrance. But Kathryn was a little different. Less tight, but tight enough, black jeans, the same top, but loose curls.
"Tell me about it, stud." She murmured, twirling her wand between her fingers. (A/N: Smoking is gross! I won't let them do *that*, even in pretend!)
Sirius: "I got chills, they're multiplyin',
And I'm losing control.
'Cause the power you're supplyin',
It's electrifyin'!"
Kathryn, grinning: "You better shape up,
'Cause I need a man,
And my heart is set on you.
You better shape up,
You better understand,
To my heart I must be true."
Both: "You're the one that I want,
You-oo-oo, honey.
The one that I want,
You-oo-oo, honey.
The one that I want,
You-oo-oo, are what I need,
Oh yes indeed."
Kathryn: "If you're filled with affection,
You're too shy to convey.
Meditate in my direction.
Feel your way."
Sirius: "I better shape up,
'Cause you need a man,"
Kathryn: "I need a man."
Both: "Who can keep you/me satisfied."
Sirius: "I better shape up,
If I'm gonna prove."
Kathryn: "You better prove."
Both: "That your/my faith is justified."
Sirius: "Are you sure?"
Both: "Yes, I'm sure down deep inside.
You're the one that I want,
You-oo-oo, honey.
The one that I want,
You-oo-oo, honey.
The one that I want,
You-oo-oo, are what I need,
Oh yes indeed.
You're the one that I want!"
And finally, it became 'We go together'. (A/N: I'd write it, but I don't have the words on me.) Let's just say it was a pretty amazing finish.
"Okay, now, we don't want to be called again." Sirius warned.
"Uh-uh, Lily and James still have a duet." Elena grinned.
Both groaned, but walked offstage, relieved that they now had ages before they had to sing again.
All had changed back into their dress robes.
"You're the one that I want." Damion declared as he met Alura once more.
Kathryn grinned, adjusting her mask. "That's our line."
"I expect you enjoyed that. A lot." Remus teased.
"Of course. Who wouldn't enjoy having a beautiful woman singing to them?" Sirius asked.
"No one I know." James grinned. "Food, anyone?"
Kathryn smiled. "Y'know, I ate so much at lunch, I really am not that hungry. However, I ought to eat something."
"A girl after my own heart. Knows when she's gotta eat." Sirius hugged her round the shoulders.
"Compared to you who just eats, well, all the time." She scolded.
"He's got a good excuse." Alura pointed out.
"He's male." Lily grinned.
"Hey!" All four boys protested (Peter, as usual, had disappeared).
The girls giggled.
"I can't believe she snatched him." A female voice sighed wearily.
"There's only James left." Another responded.
"Hardly likely, he's here with Lily Evans, remember?"
"It hardly seems fair that Enchanted get the best-looking guys in school."
A male voice butted it. "Or the Marauders getting the best-looking girls. As for Peter, well he hardly counts. He seems to have given his place to Damion Jackson."
The Marauders and Enchanted burst out laughing.
"So, Lily, James, when are you announcing this relationship?" Sirius chuckled.
"Again with the exposure to Kathryn making you delusional." James grinned.
"Maybe I just have poisonous kisses." Kathryn mused.
"Then I die happy." Sirius kissed her soundly on the lips.
"Good." Kathryn responded.
"Ugh, you two." James wrinkled his nose distastefully.
"Wait until you two are caught snogging on rounds. That would be interesting." Kathryn smirked.
"Did you...?" Lily began worriedly.
"Nah, I'm just kidding. But it could happen." Kathryn looked decidedly wicked.
"Definitely." Sirius agreed.
"Uh, no." Lily and James replied in unison.
"We've gotta stop making them talk in unison." Sirius told his girlfriend.
"Agreed."
The rest of the night was spent enjoyably, especially the duet between Lily and James – 'The Phantom of the Opera'. The others had a lot of fun teasing them. Kathryn was impressed that Lily could get the high notes at the end – she herself had never managed it, but then she was far better at the lower scales.
And while the teens enjoyed themselves, Dumbledore deliberated over the meaning and cause of the previous lives of Kathryn and Sirius reappearing.
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A/N: Now the next chapter! It's a bit of a skimmer, and finally has Quidditch!
Oh, by the way I disclaim all the songs except Kat and Sirius' first song – I wrote that myself! I know it's not much, but it's the best I can do. The songs from 'Grease' and the songs in 'Talk about Diamonds' all belong to other wonderful composers and songwriters.
Lol, Tanydwr
Chapter 13 – Past lives and 'Grease'
(A/N: This is Kat and Sirius' performance, just in case you're confused!)
"Papa, I don't want to go!" The girl onstage shrieked. She wore a black mask, effectively removing her identity.
The shadowy person, a magical 'actor', replied forcefully: "You will! You spend too much time locked away, Flamma! You will never know the true meaning of life if you do not leave your room!"
"I don't want to go to some pointless ball and socialise with witches with more beauty charms on them than brain cells!" She screamed.
"You shall, daughter! Do not think to defy me! You shall go to the welcoming ball for the de Winter family and that is final!" He was forceful.
"Fine, but don't think I'll enjoy it!" She retorted.
"At least you do not need charms to make you beautiful." He murmured.
There were titters of laughs among the audience.
He left. She stormed across the stage.
"Why?" She snarled angrily. And then her voice became musical and unknown music drifted through the air.
"Why must I go?
Why can't I know?
Why can't he accept who I am?"
She stopped, and began 'fixing' her hair in front of a mirror.
"I've tried to leave,
Gain a reprieve,
But all he ever gives is a sham.
Please someone,
Help me."
Flamma walked off the stage dejected.
Now a young man, again masked, and older woman, a shadowy magical 'actor', entered.
"Why, Mother? Why must I attend a pointless ball to 'get to know the new people'?" He demanded.
"Because it is the only way for you to make friends. To mix with those of your own class, your own... sort."
"You mean purebloods." His voice was a snarl. "I don't care about the sort of blood they have, Mother! As long as they're a witch or wizard, they are one of us!" He yelled.
"Well, Solum. I do not approve of you raising your voice. You will be at this ball and it is final!"
"What, so I can mix with the pureblooded, white as snow, beauty-charmed daughters of the local wizarding community?" He ridiculed her.
"Just obey me!" The woman snarled and marched offstage haughtily.
He paced the 'room' for a few moments. Then he looked up and music accompanied him once more.
"What makes people so strange?
Why can't they change?
They care only for blood,
While ideals could be mud,
For all they
Seem worth."
He left the stage.
Darkness fell. Voices whispered, but had clearly been charmed with Sonorus.
"Astayana." One voice murmured.
"Kelousta." The other joined.
Lights came back up on the stage. Traditional dancing music. And the shadowy figures of magical 'actors' (i.e. conjured knowing their lines and actions, but not real), were dancing.
Solum stood by a number of other people, looking to be a family.
A bugle sounded.
"The Lady Flamma de Wakanda."
Flamma entered looking nervous.
Solum's mother whispered to him audibly. "She's only here for her father. Her mother is a Mudblood."
Solum frowned and shrugged.
The Lady Flamma came towards them as expected. For someone who didn't want to be there, she was remarkably good at acting.
"Lord de Winter. Lady de Winter." She curtsied. She turned to Solum. "Sir de Winter."
It was at that moment that their eyes met. A spark of fire lit in the air between them.
Flamma withdrew from the family. She was gasping, confused. A spotlight fell on her as she began to sing.
"Loneliness was always mine,
All alone for hours at a time.
Until you entered it, my life was dark.
But then you, you ignited a spark.
A spark of fire.
I'd entered the fire of love,
That burns so I can't get enough.
I'd felt so alone,
Heart made out of stone.
Then you came.
Oh, and that fire burst into flame.
It's the fire of love."
There was a pause, she seemed to melt into the background as Solum moved towards her, amazed.
"Meeting everyone new,
But the one who struck me was you.
A genuine nymph of fire.
I couldn't have felt shyer.
A spark of fire.
I'd entered the fire of love,
That burns so I can't get enough.
I'd felt so alone,
Heart made out of stone.
Then you came.
Oh, and that fire burst into flame.
It's the fire of love."
And then they moved towards each other, danced to the music and sang together. (A/N: Use your imagination, okay?)
"I will always need you,
I swear I'll never be untrue.
I promise I'll always be there,
I swear it by fire, water, earth and air.
I'd entered the fire of love,
That burns so I can't get enough.
I'd felt so alone,
Heart made out of stone.
Then you came.
Oh, and that fire burst into flame.
It's the fire of love."
Again a pause. They held each other at arms' length before saying their next few lines.
Solum:
"I love you so."
Flamma:
"I'll never go."
Solum:
"I've entered it."
Flamma:
"I've entered it."
Both, slowly:
"I've entered the fire of love."
Solum:
"Fire of love."
Flamma:
"Fire of love."
Both:
"Fire of love!"
There was a tumult of applause from the audience. But they weren't finished.
"Flamma." Solum murmured.
"How is it possible?" Flamma wondered.
"I know not. Only know this. I love you."
"I love you." She replied.
"NO!" The woman cried.
Flamma turned from him, afraid. Something else showed in her eyes as she looked up at Solum. This was not planned.
"You cannot!" She yelled. "You cannot love that... that... that spawn of a Mudblood!"
"My mother is no Mudblood." Flamma announced. "Mudbloods do not exist. They are fiction, created by those who have near always had magic blood in their veins, supposed purebloods."
The silvery light of before flashed before them.
And the magical 'actors' seemed to become flesh and blood.
"You are pathetic!" The woman, Solum's mother, spat. "Your love shall never survive! In this life or the next, you shall be plagued by evil's haunting. You shall have a chance, a few years, and then be ripped from each other. You shall be harmed by separation, by loss, by murder, by death, by imprisonment, by betrayal. By knowing what shall happen and having no way to prevent it! You, girl, you shall know that. You shall try not to love for fear of breaking your heart, or his, but you shall never manage it. You shall always love, you shall always have those few years of happiness before they are wrenched away, to make it more painful! And then, when you can change the future after what cannot be changed, even then you cannot change it! You cannot stop the loss."
Suddenly Flamma snarled. "Wanna bet?"
"Curse thee, Flamma and Solum! Separation, loss, the evil that will rise will always separate you. Even with it's destruction."
"Separate us? Your curse can only do that so many times." Solum announced, placing his arms about Flamma's shoulders protectively. "There will be those who can fight it, by the very thing you gave. A name. Until those who take the attributes of our given names, we shall suffer. Only they can break the curse. And all they need to do that, is to defy you. The evil that will rise can and will be defeated. They cannot, but they can help. For she of pure and magic name, of fire and soul, of beauty and strength, of blood such as Flamma's, she shall know who can defeat that evil. She shall ensure that that defeat comes to pass, even if he of star and life, of care and protection, of love and bravery, he, her lover, lies dead. She shall ensure the evil does not go free. She shall ensure the one with the power to destroy him is born, that he is protected, that he survives. She shall know of his future to a point, and once that point is passed, she shall help him in any way she can. Fire and Earth are soulmates, Kali de White, they can never be separated."
"Thou art cursed!" Kali de White shrieked again, her wand glowing with the brownish red of dried blood. It hit the pair of them like a cannon blast.
"But we shall not curse thee except in one way. When you flee this life, ne'er return to gain another. Go to the land of evil souls, to Tartarus below." Flamma murmured, crimson light gathering before her and settling over the woman.
"Separation can be defeated by love." Solum informed.
Flamma smiled, almost cheekily. "After all, absence makes the heart grow fonder."
They kissed and the woman gave a scream of unadulterated rage.
"You shall never break this curse!"
"Until one of pureblood father and Muggle-born mother, of pure and magic name, of fire and soul, meets one of pureblood, of true ideals, of star and opposing name, of earth and life. Then shall they create one half of a whole. Two protectors to one child, parents to another. One born as the seventh month dies, the other as the eighth month is born. To give hope to them, to bring them together. One of earth and fire. One of water and air. Do not despair. Evil, in any lifetime, in any form, in any place, of any blood, can be defeated by two things. Good. And something they can never truly understand. Love." The lovers announced together.
"NO!" The shriek resounded about the hall.
The magical 'actors' disappeared and the two real actors fell to the ground. The silvery light danced once more and then ceased. And Flamma and Solum became Kathryn and Sirius once more.
"What... what happened?" Kathryn asked, sitting up, her hand enclosed by Sirius.
Whatever had happened, their audience loved it. They applauded, screamed, whistled, cheered, celebrated, praised, none realising that nothing that had happened since Flamma had said "I love you" was supposed to have happened.
The two acknowledged their praise with a bow, or curtsy, and left the stage. To be met by Dumbledore and four very worried friends.
"Quietus." Kathryn and Sirius muttered in unison.
"That was great!" Lily grinned.
"Yeah." Kathryn tried to smile and failed.
"What's wrong?" Remus asked.
"There's a gap. How... How did we end up on the floor?" Sirius asked.
"Did you know the story of Solum and Flamma before you chose this scene to perform?" Dumbledore asked.
Kathryn answered. "Yeah, I read about them, I think. Maybe I dreamed it. Anyway, it seemed perfect for our song. Unwilling to go, one complete pureblood, the other half pureblood and half Muggle-born. The not caring about purity of blood by either..."
"The maniacal obsession with pure blood of his mother." Sirius scowled.
"It just seemed to fit us well. We could draw on... experience." Kathryn explained.
"Not just experience I fear." Dumbledore looked worried, for once. "I believe you drew on your souls."
"Well, they're part of us, aren't they?" Sirius frowned.
"Yes, but I believe what you experienced was one of your previous lives. A situation from it."
"The curse." Lily murmured. "James!" She exclaimed, gripping his arm.
"That's what they meant before." James looked wide-eyed.
"What are you on about? Why have we got gaps in our memories?" Kathryn demanded.
"I'm sorry to tell you this, guys, I mean, you're so young an' all, but..." Remus began.
"Just spit it out."
"You're soulmates, guys, and you've got a curse hanging over you." Lily elaborated.
"Oh, is that all?" Kathryn asked. "Excuse me while I just... *scream at not knowing this*!"
Sirius had gone pale. Kathryn was shaking. He took her in his arms, hugging her close.
"You'd best tell us everything." Dumbledore ordered.
Onstage, out in the ball, other people sang, danced and laughed, not hearing the recount of two situations where Kathryn and Sirius' previous personalities had surfaced.
"What was that about a child?" Kathryn frowned.
James recounted what she had said.
Kathryn started as he said 'born as the seventh month dies'.
"What?" Dumbledore asked. "What is it?"
"I know who it is. Who we shall protect. But the other, *our* child?" Kathryn looked at Sirius, who blushed. "I don't know anything of that." Suddenly she frowned. "When are we on again?"
Lily checked her timetable. "Shoot! Girls, we're on now."
Alura appeared at that moment.
Kathryn grinned. "Out boys. We've got things to do."
The three teens raised their brows. Dumbledore just smiled, typically.
"Very well."
The girls, grinning, changed their clothing and prepared for their debut. All people knew was that Enchanted were performing 'Talk about Diamonds', a medley, they claimed. "And please welcome, Enchanted with 'Talk about Diamonds'!" Announced Elena Parson, who was acting, with her boyfriend Len Gates, as an emcee, of sorts (just introducing!).
As the four girls walked on, people frowned. All were wearing full-length, long-sleeved, high-necked black robes, very conservative – too conservative for the girls who frequently took risks with clothing (mainly thanks to the twenty-first century styled Kathryn).
They assembled in the centre of the stage, and began to sing in perfect harmonies.
Kathryn: "Silent night, holy night,"
Kathryn and Lily: "All is calm, all is bright,"
Kathryn, Lily and Radella: "Round yon virgin mother and child,"
Kathryn, Lily, Radella and Alura: "Holy infant so tender and mild.
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace."
They stopped.
"Ahh, forget it." Kathryn waved her hand exasperatedly.
Instantly the girls removed the robes to reveal low-cut black trousers, sparkling diamanté sandals and a cropped top of some variety – Kathryn in crimson, Lily in emerald green, Radella in midnight blue and Alura in shocking pink.
Instantly the mood changed.
Kathryn: "Where's all my soul sisters?
Let me hear y'all flow, sisters."
All: "Hey sister, go sister, soul sister, flow sister.
Hey sister, go sister, soul sister, flow sister."
Kathryn: "He met Marmalade down in old Moulin rouge.
Struttin' her stuff on the street.
She said, Hello,
Hey Joe...
You wanna give it a go?
Ah oh whoa."
All: "Gitchi-Gitchi ya-ya da-da,
Gitchi-gitchi ya-ya here
Mocha chocolata ya-ya
Creole Lady Marmalade
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, c'est soir
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, (yeah yeah yeah yeah)"
Lily: "He sat in her boudoir while she freshened up,
Boy drank all that magnolia wine
Upon her black satin sheets,
I swear he started to freak... yeah."
All: "Gitchi-Gitchi ya-ya da-da,
Gitchi-gitchi ya-ya here
Mocha chocolata ya-ya
Creole Lady Marmalade
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, c'est soir
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, (yeah yeah yeah yeah)"
Alura: "We come through with the money and the garter belt.
Let 'em know we got that cake, straight up the gate.
We independent women, some mistakes us for whores
I'm sayin' why spend mine, why I can spend yours?
Disagree? Well that's you and I'm sorry.
I'm keeping these cats our like Atari.
High-heeled shoes, getting love from the dudes
Four bad ass chicks from the Moulin Rouge."
All: "Hey sisters, soul sisters
Better get that dough sisters."
Alura: "We drink wine with diamonds in the glass,
By the case, the meaning of expensive taste."
All: "You wanna gitchie-gitchie ya-ya, (come on)
Mocha Chocolata what?
Creole Lady Marmalade
(come on, one more time)
Marmalade."
Radella: "Oooh!"
All: "Lady Marmalade."
Radella: "Ooh yeah."
All: "Marmalade."
Radella: "Ooh! Hey, hey, hey!
Touch of her skin feeling silky smooth, hey.
Colour of café au lait
Made the savage beast inside roar until he cried
More (more) more (more) more (more)."
Radella and Kathryn: "Now he's back home doing 9 to 5
Livin' the grey flannel life
But when he, turns off to sleep, memories creep,
More (more) more (more) more (more)."
All: "Gitchi-Gitchi ya-ya da-da,
Gitchi-gitchi ya-ya here
Mocha chocolata ya-ya
Creole Lady Marmalade
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, c'est soir
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, (yeah yeah yeah yeah)."
Other three: "Secret."
Radella: "Oh yeah ooh."
Other three: "Charm."
Lily: "Lady Marmalade."
Other three: "Allure."
Alura: "Hey uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh."
Other three: "Mystique."
Kathryn: "Oh-oh oooh."
Alura, Radella and Lily: "Rot wilder babe."
Kathryn: "Baby."
Alura, Kathryn and Radella: "Moulin Rouge."
Radella: "Oh whoo da-da-da."
Alura, Kathryn and Radella: "Misdemeanour here."
All: "Creole Lady Marmalade ooh yes!"
There was an incredible applause greeting them, but then the scene changed. Kathryn, who had by far the best voice (of course!), came to the front. She twirled and her top became sparkling with diamonds.
She stood at the front, a diamond-ribboned top hat perched jauntily on her head (A/N: I love that film! 'Moulin Rouge' is the best!).
"The French are glad to die for love,
They delight in fighting duels.
But I prefer a man who lives,
And gives expensive jewels."
The music began, much louder.
"A kiss on the hand may be quite continental, But diamonds are a..."
All: "Girl's best friend."
Kathryn: "A kiss may be grand, but it won't pay the rental
On your humble flat
Or help you feed your pussy cat."
All: "Men grow cold
As girls grow old."
Kathryn: "And we all lose our charms in the end."
All: "But square-cut or pear-shape,
These rocks don't lose their shape,
Diamonds are a girl's best friend."
Music.
Kathryn (shouting): "Tiffany! Cartier!"
The music stopped and changed suddenly.
All: "Cause we are living in a material world
And I am a material girl."
Kiss.
All (speaking): "Come and get us, boys!"
Kathryn (with others singing backing): "There may come a time when a lass needs a lawyer,"
All: "But diamonds are a girl's best friend."
Kathryn: "There may come a time when a hot-boiled employer
Thinks you're awful nice,
But get that ice or else no dice."
Lily, Radella and Alura: "He's your guy when stocks are high, But beware when they start to descend. Diamonds are a girl's best, Diamonds are a girl's best, Diamonds are a girl's best friend."
Then they began dancing, with frequent exclamations from each other them.
Kathryn: "Coz that's when those louses
Go back to their spouses."
All (Kathryn in lead): "Diamonds
Are a
Girl's
Best..."
Kathryn: "Friend."
The music ceased as they struck their pose.
Again, the room filled with applause.
"I'm afraid you're gonna have to wait until 'Moulin Rouge' comes out to hear it again, guys." Kathryn grinned. "I love singing the future!"
"And we love you!" James, Sirius, Damion and Remus shouted.
"Why, thank you, boys." The four struck 'innocent' poses together.
And left the stage.
When they re-entered the ball, garbed in their dress robes once more, grinning friends and boyfriends met them.
"That was great!" James grinned. He and Lily were the only ones not kissing. He just gave her a friendly hug.
"I know, I loved the outfits." Sirius smirked.
"Of course you did. After all, we were wearing them." Kathryn flirted.
"God, you two are as bad as Damion and Alura and you've only been going out for about an hour and a half." James groaned.
"Well at least we aren't as bad as Remus and Radella." Sirius jerked his head towards the kissing couple.
"When are you guys up?" Alura asked.
"Um, in a few minutes." Sirius grinned. "How about a dance, fair and sweet lady?"
Kathryn curtsied to his bow and replied. "I would love to, sir knight."
A fifth-year Ravenclaw was singing 'Hopelessly Devoted' from the film 'Grease'. Kathryn smiled as she swayed in Sirius' arms, just enjoying the moment. She knew one thing – neither she nor Sirius were going to make the mistake of deserting one another to 'protect' them, so they wouldn't 'hurt' the other. There was no point. Both were most likely on Voldemort's list for their magic, and if he found out about this occurrence, well, he'd be even more likely to go after them.
She sighed. What did it mean about children? Surely it couldn't mean that she had a child? And if she did, why was it not mentioned in the books? And it meant she would have survived long enough to even have a mention. But then, her dreams had been confusing recently.
She kept seeing glimpses of the books, extracts, scenes, but with some of the older characters, those who could possibly know, there were barely- hidden emotions, thoughts, tones, in their actions, as though tiny thoughts were added to the future she had read. Never enough to make any real difference, but of course, the books concentrated on Harry. She didn't know what others spoke of behind closed doors. What was it lurking there? What was just that tiny event, that tiny change, that made these differences?
She shook the thoughts from her mind, and leaned against Sirius' chest.
This is perfect. She thought, not realising it was in thought-speech.
I agree. Sirius thought back.
Kathryn smiled up at him.
Sirius gazed down on her. These things that had happened tonight... They were confusing, but at least, he had faced up to the feelings that had been building ever since he had seen her again, even when he hadn't realised that she was *his* Kathryn, the girl who was in the coma, who no one had ever expected to wake up. Merlin, he was glad she had.
She had made so many changes. For instance, she had helped Lily and James make friends, and they were clearly on their way to falling in love, something everyone had said was meant to be. And she had made him understand how people felt, helped him realise his own potential... She had brought out the power in him he hadn't realised he had. He had saved her from Snape, though she would never know it, and it had made him realise what he felt.
But what he felt scared him as much as it thrilled him.
Luckily, he wasn't alone.
"And now, we have the Marauders with 'Greased Lightning'." Len Gates announced. 'Grease' had permeated even the wizarding world.
Sirius grinned as he and the others got onto the stage, Sirius whispering a spell to transfigure their clothes. Instantly the scene became that of the film, and the girls settled back to watch, grins on their faces.
Sirius, of course, was Danny Zuko (A/N: Sp? I so rarely have to ask! Hee hee hee!). The others blended in perfectly as the rest of the T-Birds, even Peter (A/N: Remember the rather daft character?).
The girls began dancing as the boys sang, unable to just sit and watch. But there were a few students who remembered the girls' contribution, and the onstage kiss between Sirius and Kathryn and began giving orders to the emcees.
As the boys finished, the girls were called.
"We've had a new addition to the performances. Marauders meet Enchanted for 'A Grease Medley'."
Kathryn sighed. "Oh well."
She snapped her fingers. Having been told she was Sandy (of course), she transfigured plain costumes and hairstyles and so on to appropriate styles.
The girls went onto the stage and grinned at the boys. Instantly they launched into a rendition of 'Summer Nights'.
Sirius: "Summer lovin', had me a blast."
Kathryn: "Summer lovin', happened so fast."
Sirius: "Met a girl, crazy for me-ee."
Kathryn: "Met a boy, cute as can be."
Both: "Summer days, driftin' away,
Oooh, uh, oh, those summer nights."
Remus, James, Peter, Radella, Lily and Alura (Others):
"Well ah, well ah, well ah, oo."
Boys: "Tell me more, tell me more,"
James: "Did you get very far?"
Girls: "Tell me more, tell me more."
Lily: "Like, does he have a car?"
Others: "Oo, uh huh, uh huh, uh..."
Sirius: "She swam by me, she got a cramp."
Kathryn: "He ran by me, got his suit damp."
Sirius: "Saved her from the squid – she nearly drowned."
Kathryn: "He showed off, splashing around."
Both: "Summer sun, something's begun,
Then, uh oh, those summer nights."
Others: "Well ah, well ah, well ah, ooh."
Girls: "Tell me more, tell me more."
Radella: "Was it love at first sight?"
Boys: "Tell me more, tell me more."
Remus: "Did she put up a fight?"
Sirius: "Took her bowling in the arcade."
Kathryn: "We went strolling, drank lemonade."
Sirius: "We made out under the dock."
Kathryn: "We stayed out till twelve o'clock."
Both: "Summer fling, don't mean a thing,
But uh oh, those summer nights."
Boys: "Tell me more, tell me more."
James: "Like you don't have to brag."
Girls: "Tell me more, tell more."
Lily: "Cause he sounds like a drag."
Others: "Shu-da, bop bop
Shu-da, bop bop
Shu-da, bop bop
Shu-da, bop bop
Shu-da, bop bop
Shu-da, bop bop
Shu-da, bop bop, yeah."
Kathryn: "He got friendly, holding my hand."
Sirius: "She got friendly, down on the sand."
Kathryn: "He was sweet, just turned eighteen."
Sirius: "She was good, know what I mean."
Both: "Summer heat, boy and girl meet,
Then uh oh, those summer nights."
Girls: "Tell me more, tell me more."
Alura: "How much dough did he spend?"
Boys: "Tell me more, tell me more."
Peter: "Could she get me a friend?" (A/N: Yeah right!!!)
Kathryn: "It turned colder, that's where it ends."
Sirius: "So I told her, we'd still be friends."
Kathryn: "Then we made our true love vow."
Sirius: "Wonder what she's doing now."
Both: "Summer dreams, ripped at the seams.
But, oh, those summer nights."
Others: "Tell me more, tell me more."
A round of applause. And then Kathryn disappeared for a moment as the boys resung their song and the girls performed 'Look at me, I'm Sandra-dee'. Of course then came Sandy's famous re-entrance. But Kathryn was a little different. Less tight, but tight enough, black jeans, the same top, but loose curls.
"Tell me about it, stud." She murmured, twirling her wand between her fingers. (A/N: Smoking is gross! I won't let them do *that*, even in pretend!)
Sirius: "I got chills, they're multiplyin',
And I'm losing control.
'Cause the power you're supplyin',
It's electrifyin'!"
Kathryn, grinning: "You better shape up,
'Cause I need a man,
And my heart is set on you.
You better shape up,
You better understand,
To my heart I must be true."
Both: "You're the one that I want,
You-oo-oo, honey.
The one that I want,
You-oo-oo, honey.
The one that I want,
You-oo-oo, are what I need,
Oh yes indeed."
Kathryn: "If you're filled with affection,
You're too shy to convey.
Meditate in my direction.
Feel your way."
Sirius: "I better shape up,
'Cause you need a man,"
Kathryn: "I need a man."
Both: "Who can keep you/me satisfied."
Sirius: "I better shape up,
If I'm gonna prove."
Kathryn: "You better prove."
Both: "That your/my faith is justified."
Sirius: "Are you sure?"
Both: "Yes, I'm sure down deep inside.
You're the one that I want,
You-oo-oo, honey.
The one that I want,
You-oo-oo, honey.
The one that I want,
You-oo-oo, are what I need,
Oh yes indeed.
You're the one that I want!"
And finally, it became 'We go together'. (A/N: I'd write it, but I don't have the words on me.) Let's just say it was a pretty amazing finish.
"Okay, now, we don't want to be called again." Sirius warned.
"Uh-uh, Lily and James still have a duet." Elena grinned.
Both groaned, but walked offstage, relieved that they now had ages before they had to sing again.
All had changed back into their dress robes.
"You're the one that I want." Damion declared as he met Alura once more.
Kathryn grinned, adjusting her mask. "That's our line."
"I expect you enjoyed that. A lot." Remus teased.
"Of course. Who wouldn't enjoy having a beautiful woman singing to them?" Sirius asked.
"No one I know." James grinned. "Food, anyone?"
Kathryn smiled. "Y'know, I ate so much at lunch, I really am not that hungry. However, I ought to eat something."
"A girl after my own heart. Knows when she's gotta eat." Sirius hugged her round the shoulders.
"Compared to you who just eats, well, all the time." She scolded.
"He's got a good excuse." Alura pointed out.
"He's male." Lily grinned.
"Hey!" All four boys protested (Peter, as usual, had disappeared).
The girls giggled.
"I can't believe she snatched him." A female voice sighed wearily.
"There's only James left." Another responded.
"Hardly likely, he's here with Lily Evans, remember?"
"It hardly seems fair that Enchanted get the best-looking guys in school."
A male voice butted it. "Or the Marauders getting the best-looking girls. As for Peter, well he hardly counts. He seems to have given his place to Damion Jackson."
The Marauders and Enchanted burst out laughing.
"So, Lily, James, when are you announcing this relationship?" Sirius chuckled.
"Again with the exposure to Kathryn making you delusional." James grinned.
"Maybe I just have poisonous kisses." Kathryn mused.
"Then I die happy." Sirius kissed her soundly on the lips.
"Good." Kathryn responded.
"Ugh, you two." James wrinkled his nose distastefully.
"Wait until you two are caught snogging on rounds. That would be interesting." Kathryn smirked.
"Did you...?" Lily began worriedly.
"Nah, I'm just kidding. But it could happen." Kathryn looked decidedly wicked.
"Definitely." Sirius agreed.
"Uh, no." Lily and James replied in unison.
"We've gotta stop making them talk in unison." Sirius told his girlfriend.
"Agreed."
The rest of the night was spent enjoyably, especially the duet between Lily and James – 'The Phantom of the Opera'. The others had a lot of fun teasing them. Kathryn was impressed that Lily could get the high notes at the end – she herself had never managed it, but then she was far better at the lower scales.
And while the teens enjoyed themselves, Dumbledore deliberated over the meaning and cause of the previous lives of Kathryn and Sirius reappearing.
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A/N: Now the next chapter! It's a bit of a skimmer, and finally has Quidditch!