Chapter 4- Everlovin' Adelaide
Chorus music rehearsal was finished and Hannah had requested the male chorus members stay to go over parts on 'Luck be a Lady'. "Ginny, I want to ask you something too," Hannah said. The other girls there left as the boys gathered around the piano.
Hannah was pulling Ginny to the side so she could discuss some information when Cho entered the room. She smiled at one of the boys by the piano but came up to Hannah. "Can I talk to you?" she asked quietly, eyeing Ginny for only a moment.
"Just one second," Hannah said with a smile, standing to go aside with Cho.
At first Ginny kept to herself, but then she became curious. "I don't know, Hannah," Cho said quietly. "I was looking at what kind of… costumes I'm going to have to—"
"Don't worry, we can work with costumes. They won't be any worse than a one piece bathing suit."
"Well," Cho said nervously. "It's not just that."
"What then?" Hannah asked, confused and frustrated that a lead seemed to be dropping on her.
"It's just," Cho bit her bottom lip and looked to make sure no one was watching the two, "it's really awkward having to work with an ex-boyfriend, or whatever he was, and… well… he's already wanting to do extra things and whatnot."
"Well, I guess I can't force you," Hannah said rather distressed.
Cho reached out and touched Hannah's arm. "I'm sorry," she said. "I just don't think I can. Besides, I'm really busy and with N.E.W.T.s—"
"I know," Hannah interrupted. "It's okay."
Cho sighed and smiled. "Thanks." Cho handed over the script and score and walked out, carefree. Ginny, on the other hand, was scowling at Cho as she left.
Hannah came up and sat down across from Ginny taking a deep breath. "How would you like to play Adelaide?"
"Wasn't her rehearsal supposed to be done forty-five minutes ago?" Ron asked, looking again at the portrait hole. "I haven't seen Dean in a while either."
"You know, you really don't have to worry so much," Hermione said. "What is with this suddenconcern about Ginny anyway? Ever since we got back this year you've—"
"Been keeping an eye on her," said Ron defensively. "I'm the only one left here to make sure she doesn't get herself into trouble."
Hermione rolled her eyes. "Like Fred and George leaving makes that big a difference."
"It does," Ron said. Hermione scoffed. "Really, at least she would talk to them."
"This is because of Dean isn't it?" Hermione accused.
"Oh great," Harry commented and mockingly ducked beneath a pillow for cover.
"Shut up," Ron and Hermione said in unison.
"What's wrong with me taking care of my baby sister?"
"Because she's not a baby anymore," Hermione said in Ginny's defense.
"Oh really?" was all Ron could come up with.
"Yes, really," Hermione added.
"Really?" Ron repeated loudly.
"Really what?" Ginny asked from the portrait hole.
"Nothing," Ron said, still in a staring match with Hermione.
"So guess who will be playing the part of Adelaide," Ginny said casually, raising one eyebrow to Hermione.
"Cho, we already know that," Ron said.
"Cho dropped," Ginny said, a smile she was trying to suppress. "Hannah asked if I would take the spot." Hermione and Ron immediately stopped with their conflicted manner to join in congratulating Ginny as Harry sat back and started to look rather sullen.
"Isn't that great Harry?" Hermione asked, pushing him immediately out of his stupor.
"Oh, yeah… it's great Ginny," Harry croaked out.
"Thanks," Ginny said, blushing as she looked down. "I think I'm going to go upstairs and get ready for tomorrow. See you three later." With that announcement Ginny stood and made her way up to her dormitory, script in hand, and ready to start momorizing lines.
Hermione and Ginny sat in the front row of the auditorium as Hannah staged one of the gangster scenes. "Good, good," she said as Harry finally got his staging correct. Draco continued to laugh, finding Harry an easy target in this activity.
"Come on, Potter, all you have to do is walk. Didn't your parents teach you to walk before they died?" Draco said the next time when Harry stumbled yet again.
Harry turned and punched Draco right across the jaw. "Say that again!" Harry shouted as everyone else were thrown into an uproar.
Ron attempted to hold Harry back as he tried to hit Malfoy again. Hermione stood and was trying to get Harry to stop. Many of the boys onstage looked on and rooted one side or the other. Hannah was on the stage, standing between the two. Suddenly there was a loud whistle and everyone froze. "What is going on here?" McGonagall asked. Harry took a couple steps back, and Draco was helped up by Crabbe and Goyle.
"He hit me, Professor!"
"Not until he made a disgusting re—"
"Stop it both of you!" McGonagall said sharply. They did so. "Mr. Potter and Mr. Malfoy; you will both have detention for the next three evenings, and if I hear of an outburst like this again, you will both be replaced in the musical, is that understood?" Harry wondered if he really cared, even though he nodded. Draco did too. "Now, Ms. Abbott; you may continue rehearsals with supervision from now on. I'll arrange this with you after today's practice which I will sit in on."
Hannah seemed highly disappointed. In her mind, nothing was going right. Her cast couldn't get along, some of them had quit, she wasn't nearly on the schedule she had hoped, and no one would listen. Still shenodded her head and then turned back to those on stage. "Let's try that again. Harry, don't worry about hitting your exact spot, just make it look natural."
They ran the scene four or five more times before Hannah called it quits. It was becoming hard to see Professor McGonagall looking at her watch constantly. "This Tuesday, then, and come ready to dance a bit," she announced.
"Poor Hannah," Hermione said as Ron and Harry joined the girls. "I don't think I've ever seen her so stressed, even during O.W.L.s last year."
"I don't think certain people help much," Ron said, glaring as Malfoy passed. "I wouldn't worry about him," he added to Harry.
"Why's he doing this anyway? Why are any of the Slytherins in a Muggle musical, for that matter," Ginny noted.
"Malfoy? Pass up an opportunity to show off?" Ron scoffed.
"I still don't know," said Ginny skeptically.
Hermione rolled her eyes. "Does it matter?" she asked. "I mean, honestly. He probably just wanted to have an opportunity to antagonize us while there wasn't any supervision. I'm betting Draco and his crew quit now that teachers will be there."
"Maybe," Ginny said with a shrug. "Dean wanted me to help him with lines, so I'll see you three around later."
"What?!" Ron asked, stopping.
"I'm going to help Dean, so I'll see you later," Ginny said again. "Bye." Before Ron could come up with a good argument, Ginny was gone.
"I think I'm going to go by the Room of Requirement," Ron said, having a suspicion where Dean was wanting to hold these private rehearsals. "I'll see you later."
"And then there were two," Hermione sighed. "You doing okay?" she asked Harry.
"I'm fine," Harry said, still walking sulkily to the common room with Hermione.
"Why do you still like her?" Hermione asked.
Harry was thrown off by how forward Hermione decided to be. "I don't know," Harry answered. "I think it could work."
"No, it's only ever going to be right in your head, Harry."
"What do you know?" Harry said defensively.
"I just don't want you to get your hopes up, Harry," Hermione said softly. "Ron's worried about the way you've been acting."
"Fine, I'll cheer up, if that's what you want," said Harry.
"That's not what I mean. I just meant—"
Harry turned to face Hermione. "What did you mean? That you don't approve of Marietta so I can't go out with Cho?"
Hermione started to turn pink. "I mean you should be more mature before you go heading into some silly fantasy," Hermione bit. "And that perhaps you should open your eyes and find someone more mature as well." With that, Hermione stormed off, leaving Harry alone.
A/N: I hope it makes people happy that Ginny now has a good part ;) I feel bad for Hannah to be honest. I directed a musical for church once… it's a lot of work, even without fights breaking out and whatnot.
Please review! I would really appreciate it!
Thank you:
Smileybugace: Not so much whinny as not wanting to deal with it for the time being. Keep in mind she's only 15, so of course she's going to be upset. I'm glad you like the rest of this so far though. Thanks for the review.
fairyofmagic: It's cool... I'm just glad you reviewed.
Connie: Yes, they do belong. I'm glad you like this. I do like HG as well, and I'm happy you like this set-up. I also like the 'default' idea you have going, though Hermione also got the part because she can play that. I dont know if she could have played Adelaide.
Tria Marie Val: Why thank you! I'm glad you enjoy this. It's one of my favorite musicals too.
Michele: Unfortunately that's what happens in community and HS productions. You know, though, the university here is doing an all female casting of MacBeth, and I'm really thinking about auditioning. I think it might be cool to play a man... especially one of the most well known male characters in all of literature.
JamieBell: Fine, I won't blame you anymore, especially since I roped you into helping me make that decision. It's good to know you're not going to bash my head. Oh and I always seem to miss those little things because it's late and my mind thinks its right. I was editing someone's story the other day and wanted to put womens' instead of women's. I think I'm going crazy.
luckyducky8200: Thank you! I'm glad you like it.
Dancerrdw: Thank you. I hope to keep seeing your name.
Emrisah: I'm not much a Cho fan either, though I didn't want to make her out to be a sluty-slut face, as my sister would say. Have I quoted that before? Oh well if I have. Thanks for the review.
Voicezwithin: Yes, yes that would be weird. Especially since they would have to kiss... ewwwwww...
Katkit: lol I would really like to know what's bothering you about it, more so than what you like to be honest. So if you could let me know, I'd be able to take it into consideration.