Disclaimer for this and any future Potterfilks:
Roses are red
Violets are blue
J. K. Rowling owns it
I don't, boo hoo.
This filk contains several references to HBP-related news stories found on BBC, CBC, and other major news sites and to the advance pictures of the book cover art, but no known HBP spoilers - I'll be waiting in line for my copy just like a lot of you readers, after all. (And if you see in your bookstore queue an adult with no children in tow, wearing an antique black velvet suit and matching cloak with Gryffindor-maroon lining despite the summer heat... you just might be seeing me.)
ONE DAY
Music: "One Week" (c)1998 by the Barenaked Ladies
It's just one day 'til
that book comes out
Potter fans have been
speculating about
Who lives and who's gonna
die, and is
the ending gonna make the
little kids cry?
Can't wait 'til it's party
time
Who cares if we spend half
the night all standing in line
Waiting to get our copies
of
The Half-Blood Prince -
we don't mind 'cause we're wild about Harry.
We've been waiting since
the last one
And it's been real fun
Sharing in the
anticipation
With the whole horde on
the board - the Muggle fans are well informed
They got a ticker counting
down to jubilation
Everyone there dissecting
rumors
Looking for clues for
What's going to happen to
him this year
The Dark Mark's over
Hogwarts?
Though it's a real fort
U.S. back cover causes new
fear
Who let those guys in?
It's quite a sin
This is a war no one can
win
With so much carnage all
around now
Gotta take a look and read
the book
So many kids and grown-ups
hooked
It's so addictive that it
makes us act like clowns now
Everyone loves to read the
funny bits among the sad
Rowling makes us all smile
when we feel bad
We're all getting ready
for an online funeral
Though we don't know who
it's for, well, we soon will
I have a tendency to read
these books really fast
I have a history of
writing silly songs
And it's one day 'til that
book comes out
Potter fans have been
speculating about
Who lives and who's gonna
die, and is
the ending gonna make the
little kids cry?
Can't wait 'til it's party
time
Who cares if we spend half
the night all standing in line
Waiting to get our copies
of
The Half-Blood Prince -
we don't mind 'cause we're wild about Harry.
Dumb-el-y-dore, watch his
odds go dropping
The bettors all think that
his heart's soon stopping
Reading all night, keep
the lights on
Until the book's done
I hope that Snape survives
through this one
The fangirls and boys are
getting frantic
Check out their antics
As midnight approaches at
the bookstore
But book number six won't
be the end here
Just wait a few more years
And we'll all be clamoring
for one more
Those fifteen Canucks have
got the luck
Some early copies found
and plucked up off the shelves
And well, they'll get 'em
back with Rowling's autograph soon
Oh, but we can wait until
our date to stay out late
The party starts this
Friday night out beneath the shining half moon
Everyone loves to read the
funny bits among the sad
Rowling makes us all smile
when we feel bad
We're all getting ready
for an online funeral
Though we don't know who
it's for, we soon will
I have a tendency to read
these books really fast
And if you're reading this
I hope you'll sing along
'Cause it's one day 'til
that book comes out
Potter fans have been
speculating about
Who lives and who's gonna
die, and is
the ending gonna make the
little kids cry?
Can't wait 'til it's party
time
Who cares if we spend half
the night all standing in line
Waiting to get our copies
of
The Half-Blood Prince -
we don't mind 'cause we're wild about Harry.
Oh no, we don't mind
'cause we're wild about Harry
Oh no, we don't mind
'cause we're wild about Harry
These books weigh too much
for small kids to carry