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Prologue Part 2: Words to make you peckish.

Severus Snape wasn't a happy person, neither was he a particularly depressed person. He was sometimes angry, mostly hating, and at other times indifferent or in the throes of obligation.

Hate is a strong word. It is strange that such a simple word could convey such strong, passionate emotion. The only other word that could challenge it is the word 'love.'

Severus was no fool, for fools love and wear their hearts on their sleeves and definitely could not convey such an emotion as loathing or hate. They were too weak. Unintelligent, trusting fools who deserved what was dished as their harsh consequences. Well, except for physical torture and death. Severus had heart enough to understand and believe that no loving fool deserved death.

Severus Snape needed some serious attitude and belief adjustments.

If he let the heart he had hidden beat hard enough to feel, maybe he could understand. Maybe he would see differently. For those of us who judge others and what we think we understand are almost always wrong without having been there ourselves. Experience is the key to understanding and Severus Snape will perhaps not be the only one to find out in this story.

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"Gather 'round, gather 'round!" boomed Dumbledore, his twinkling blue eyes sweeping the Great Hall delightedly.

The students (5th-7th years) crowded around the raised stage, much like the one the 'Weird Sisters' had used at the Yule Ball in Harry's 4th year. The polished black stage was 5 foot high and traditional black theatre curtains that muggles favoured hung along the left and right walls. Looking up, Harry could see a heavy, rich crimson curtain made of thick velvet rolled up, that would be dropped for the opening and closing of the show.

Albus Dumbledore stood poised in indigo robes adorned with silver trimming and his arms wide in a welcoming gesture. Smiling down at the students, his silver beard twitching, he began.

"Students, first of all I thank you for coming tonight. Tonight we will be dividing you into your four groups in which you will be performing in on Easter Day. Now, that is only 2 months away so I expect you all will be working hard on your lines, dances, songs and so on in your spare time.

- "As you will all know by now, this show has a specific theme, or subject if you like. It is set in the fifties. Yes, this means any singing you will do, it will be a fifties song. Any dancing you do, will be a dance of the fifties. Any clothes you wear on stage – and I do hope you all consider wearing them, although it will be allowed if there is a reasonable excuse – will be fifties style MUGGLE clothes."

A few titters swept the crowd.

"Yes, muggle style is compulsory," continued Dumbledore, giving Nott a piercing look as the boy whispered something into a smirking Malfoy's ear.

"Which reminds me, there are a few more rules to add. Each of the groups will be keeping their ideas of what they are to present SECRET. You are not to converse with the other groups. Also, you must obey the professor assigned to each group. They will be your directors and if they disapprove of something, then it will be up to them what to do. Your director also overrides any Head girl or boy decision, should it so need to be.

-"Now Professor McGonagall will read out 4 lists of names with a code name for each. You will then each be assigned a director."

Professor McGonagall stepped forward from behind a black side curtain.

"The four group names are as follows: Fizzing Whizbees, Chocolate Frogs, Cockroach clusters and… the Lemon Drops," McGonagall grimaced and walked over to Dumbledore who looked quite pleased with himself.

Whispering in his ear she said: "Headmaster! This is quite inappropriate! Sweet names for Merlin's sake?" she hissed catlike.

"Why I quite agree, Minerva," murmured Dumbledore thoughtfully, rummaging in his pocket. "They make me rather peckish too. Lemon Drop?" he asked innocently, his eyes sparkling with mischief and something hidden.

He loved getting his staff worked up. Severus and Minerva were his particular favourites.

Her lips a thin white line, Professor McGonagall stalked back to the front of the stage.

Clearing her throat she continued, "The following students are in Fizzing Whizzbees, when I call out your name head to the Gryffindor Table:

Abbot, Hannah.

Patil, Padma.

Crabbe, Vincent…."

After a fourth of the party were sitting at the Gryffindor Table including Ginny, Dennis, Dean and Lavender, McGonagall continued listing the other groups until she came to the last.

"Finally, in… oh Merlin!...Lemon Drop, to the last table remaining, Ravenclaw, are:

Granger, Hermione.

Nott, Theodore.

Creevy, Colin.

MacMillan, Ernie.

Potter, Harry.

Weasley, Ron.

Patil, Parvati…"

At the end of it Dumbledore again took the stage.

"As Professor Snape is at the moment unavoidably detained from joining us, the lists of groups along with the names of their directors will be posted tomorrow morning. Goodnight all of you, and I encourage you to begin unleashing your imaginations. There is no time like the present to begin planning I always say, so with that I bid you adieu."

The list that appeared in the morning was as thus follows:

FIZZING WHIZBEES: (Director: Professor Sprout.)

- Hannah Abbot

- Padma Patil

- Vincent Crabbe

- Gregory Goyle

- Ginerva Weasley

- Dennis Creevy

- Justin Finch-Fletchey

- Dean Thomas

- Lavender Brown

- Millicent Bulstrode

CHOCOLATE FROGS: (Director: Professor Flitwick)

- Terry Boot

- Pansy Parkinson

- Anthony Goldstein

- Marietta Edgecombe

- Lisa Turpin

- Thomas Warrington

- Katherine Asington

- John Furlong

- Mark Bode

- Eleanor Bones

COCKROACH CLUSTERS: (Director: Professor McGonagall)

- Michael Corner

- Neville Longbottom

- Seamus Finnigan

- Luna Lovegood

- Susan Bones

- Fredderick Martin

- Tim Reynoid

- Annaleese MacLeod

- Tigris Draconis

- Jamie Ellad

LEMON DROPS: (Director: Professor Snape)

- Hermione Granger

- Theodore Nott

- Colin Creevey

- Ernie MacMillan

- Harry Potter

- Ronald Weasley

- Draco Malfoy

- Parvati Patil

- Blaise Zabini

- Zacharias Smith

Note: Lemon Drops' have their first rehearsal Tuesday 7pm.

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A/N: Ok, now that the setting up for this story is kinda complete, we'll get into some more plot and more action! WOO-HA! ;)

Reponse to Reviews:

Tigris T Draconis: Lol, thankyou! I've also given you a cameo for being the first reviewer, lol! Just tell me which house you would like to be in and see if you can find yourself!

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-Lisa ;)