Disclaimer: Not my characters... and Guys and Dolls doesn't belong to me either.

Chapter 1- The Call board

Ginny walked through the portrait hole after a long day of classes to see a bright green flyer, which had recently been attached to the Gryffindor bulletin board. She went over with mild curiosity to see what the latest announcement was. A smile slowly came to her lips as she read through the details and went up to her dormitory to put her bags down. When she entered the common room once more, Ginny scanned the room to see her brother and two friends sitting in a corner looking over some papers. Quickly she went over to them. "Did you three see?" Ginny asked.

Harry, Ron and Hermione all looked up at Ginny. "See what?" Ron asked.

"The announcement," Ginny said with a smile.

"About the play? Yes," Hermione answered.

"And?" Ginny said, finding herself a seat. "Are any of you trying out?"

Ron scoffed. "No," he said as Hermione answered 'yes'. "You… you are?"

"Well, there aren't many extra curricular activities here that I can put down on my applications for Muggle Universities," Hermione pointed out.

"You're going to Muggle school after you graduate," asked Harry as he had never thought of that possibility.

"Of course I am," Hermione said. "How can you really make it in this world without having as much education as you—"

"So back to the play," Ron said, turning his attention before the long-winded lecture started up. "Why do you ask?"

"Well, I'm auditioning of course," Ginny said.

Ron looked incredulous. "It's a musical, Ginny," Ron pointed out.

"Yeah? And your point would be?"

"Do you sing?" Harry asked.

Ginny rolled her eyes. "Of course I sing. Would I audition for a musical if I couldn't sing?"

Ron looked skeptical at this. "I've never heard you sing before."

"Just because I don't serenade you, Ron, doesn't mean I can't sing."

"Don't worry about them, Ginny," Hermione stood up. "What are you going to do for auditions?"

"I don't know. Do you think we have to use Muggle monologues since it's a Muggle play?" Ginny asked as she sat and made herself comfortable.

Ron looked up from his paper. "What play?"

"Guy and Dolls," Harry said. "Interesting, though, that they are doing something Muggle, don't you think?"

"Don't you two know anything?" Hermione asked as she rolled her eyes.

"Apparently not," Ron said, earning himself a look from Hermione.

Once she was done glaring at Ron, Hermione answered. "It's Hannah Abbot's project for Muggle studies. She's always liked the theatre, and decided it would make a good final. Wanted to bring culture to Hogwarts."

"Who needs culture?" Ron said as he leaned back, placing his dirty shoes on the table top and hands behind his head.

"Right," Harry said, not following his lead. "So… you two are auditioning then?"

"Yes, I think so," Hermione said.

Ginny started getting giddy at the idea. "I saw the part listings. I think I'm going to try for Sarah Brown."

"You know Cho's going for that too," Hermione warned.

"Cho's auditioning?" Harry asked. It was true that things hadn't exactly 'clicked' as he had hoped, but Harry had eventually found himself wanting once more. It seemed that any girl he even thought about developing an interest towards paled in comparison to Cho. Ever since Michael and Cho had broken things off, Ron was constantly trying to keep Harry in tow to help Harry avoid asking her out again.

"Sure, why wouldn't she?" Ginny asked. "She's one of the most popular girls in Ravenclaw… she'll probably get the part too," Ginny said with a feeling of dejectedness. Cho was in her seventh year and Ginny had no doubt Hannah would give her whatever part she requested.

Ron looked between Harry—who seemed to be calculating something—and Ginny. "Well, you're one of the most popular girls in Gryffindor, and much better than Cho," Ron said. "Don't you think Harry?" he pushed. Harry came out of his stupor and tried racking his brain for what had been said. "Isn't Ginny better than Cho?" Ron supplied.

"Oh, right, yeah," Harry said. "I'm sure you'll do brilliant at auditions."

"What about you, Hermione?" Ginny asked.

"I just want a chorus part," Hermione said.

"Chorus?" Ron asked with a confused expression. "There's a choir thingy?"

"Well, sort of," Hermione gave in to his interesting description. "There are certain people who act as background… they just sing and whatnot."

"Why nothing more?" Ginny asked. "I'm sure you could get a good part."

"No," Hermione said. "Besides, if I'm in the chorus, I won't have to give up too much time at rehearsals. I can study more."

Ron rolled his eyes. "Oh joy."

"Why don't you try out Ron?" Ginny asked.

"Oh no, you're not looping me in," Ron said with certainty.

"But you sing so well," Ginny said honestly.

"You sing?" Hermione and Harry asked in unison.

Ron really did enjoy singing… that was until Fred and George learned how to make a potion that would make the consumer croak. Ron had been about to sing for his great aunt and uncle's anniversary party when the twins had decided to 'test' it out. Ever since, Ron had refused to sing in public. "I don't want to talk about it," Ron said as he started feeling sick at remembering what had happened.

"Come on, Ron, you've got to audition," Ginny begged.

"No," he repeated. "But you two have fun." With that Ron stood, picking up his books and papers with him.

Harry stood a moment later. "I think I'm going to head up too… Hermione?" he asked as a second thought, facing his friend.

"Yes?" she responded.

"Do you…er—" Harry scratched the back of his head and looked down, mumbling something.

"What was that?" Hermione asked.

"Do you," Harry looked around and mumbled again, only slightly more clear. "Do you have any monologues I could use?"

Hermione smiled at her friend. "Sure."

With that Harry took a deep breath and started walking up the steps, wondering if he shouldn't audition, in risk of embarrassing himself. What if, though, this was his chance. Hermione didn't say anything about Marietta. Maybe, just maybe Cho would see how much better being around him was and ditch her friend. It was a thought Harry couldn't help wishing. Cho was the vision he continued to see even after the abrupt ending to their relationship. It was more the idea of Cho, the distant Cho, the one that he never really had. That was how Hermione saw it, at least, and how she explained to Ron.

Harry's attention was turned from Cho, however, as he heard quite a row going on between Dean and Ron. "Just stay away from her then," Ron said.

Harry opened the door and proceeded with caution, noticing the shade of red on Ron's face. "Why? You know, you've been against us since you found out… I don't get it."

"Don't say 'us', it's disgusting," Ron said. Dean looked as if he had just been slapped across the face and was ready to attack the offender. "And it would have been nice to just be told instead of 'finding out'."

"Well, I'm auditioning either way," Dean said firmly and passed Harry without acknowledgement to exit the room. Seamus, who had been sitting on the bed watching, followed, also without a word to Harry.

"What was that about?" Harry asked.

Ron threw a book onto the floor and sat on his bed. "Dean wants to audition and get a leading role opposite Ginny," he said with distaste.

"But they broke up… didn't they?"

"Yeah, but apparently he realized how stupid he was to dump her," Ron said. "Bloody git… he should go fall in a hole with Malfoy."

"Come on, Ron, he's not that bad," Harry pointed out.

"So? If he thinks I'm going to allow him to break Ginny's heart again, he's sorely mistaken." Once Ron was on a roll, there was almost no getting him off.

"I thought it was mutual."

"Didn't you notice Ginny after that 'mutual decision'?" Ron asked. He turned and started to straighten the bedding. "No, I guess you wouldn't," he mumbled.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Harry asked.

Ron stopped for a moment, looked as if he were going to explain himself, then turned and started towards the door. "Nothing, let's go eat."

Harry stood with a 'what-the-hell-just-happened' expression before shrugging it off and following Ron back down to the common room to head for dinner.

A/N: I know this is a short chapter, but it's more the intro to a play within a play. I will be using some lyrics from the musical in later chapters, but it will mostly be my own storyline. Hope you all enjoy!

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