A/N: I don't know why I think Hermione would be a good singer, I suppose I just really want her to be good at something other than studying, ya know? Don't remember who asked, but "We are the Champions" is by Queen, "Shake your Bon Bon" is by Ricky Martin, "She's Always a Woman to Me" by Billy Joel and "Oops I did it Again" by Britney Spears. I edited all the lyrics because they were either too long or I didn't like one of the verses, haha. I'm so glad y'all liked my last chapter so much!! Yes I WILL have more Hermione/Samantha confrontation! You better believe it! Hey Dark Ice Dragon, give me a break with those mistakes will ya?
Thank you all so much for reviewing! I wouldn't keep writing if it wasn't for y'all! And I'm sorry Chapter 13 was so unlucky, it really did take me forever to update!!
Chapter 14
When the food arrived, everyone began eating so intently that they didn't even notice as Samantha got up and strode over to the bar that was situated next to the parent's table.
Samantha smiled maliciously as she looked over at Hermione's table.
"What can I get you?" The bartender asked.
"Three Strawberry Daiquiris, please, for that table over there." Samantha said, pointing over at the trio's table.
The bartender glanced over at their table and raised an eyebrow questioningly. "They all old enough, the girl looks too young."
"Of course they're old enough." Samantha said, taking out her I.D. card and showing the man. "They're all the same age as me."
"Hmmm" The bartender said, looking at the I.D. and then back at the table. It was a good thing for Samantha's sake that Ron and Harry looked old for their age. "Yeah†okay†I'll bring them over right away"
"Thank you." Samantha grinned and headed over to the adults table. She crouched in between her mother and her Aunt Tabitha, talking with them casually until she saw the drinks be delivered to Hermione's table.
When the drinks were brought, Hermione looked around questioningly to see where they had come from, right at that moment, Samantha leaned towards Tabitha Granger. "Aunt Tabitha, Hermione just waved at you."
Tabitha turned to look in her daughter's direction and catching her eye, gave her a smile and a wave. Hermione waved back and turned once more to face the boys.
"Mum must have got them for us." She told them.
"They came from the bar." Ron said with a huge grin and a glint in his eye. "There must be alcohol in them."
"Sorry Ron, but they're most likely virgin Daiquiris, no alcohol. My parents don't approve of under age drinking." Hermione said, causing Ron's smile to fade. The three of them took a sip of their drinks.
Harry scrunched his nose up as he drank it. "It's too†fruity" Harry said as he set his drink back down and pushed it toward Hermione, "You want mine Hermione?" Hermione looked at her large glass, then over at Harry's.
"I'm not sure if I can drink that much, but just leave it there just in case." Hermione said, taking another sip of her drink.
"It's okay." Ron shrugged. "It's not nearly as good as butter beer, but not too bad."
"Well," Harry said standing up, "I'm going to see if they have something else I can drink besides water or Daiquiris."
Ron and Hermione turned back to their food that was by now nearly gone.
"Hermione?" Ron said, picking at his remaining food. "Will you sing again now?" Hermione looked up at him curiously, but couldn't see his face.
"Oh, I hate singing twice in a row, it looks stupid." Hermione said, but Ron chose that moment to look up and lock eyes with her. Hermione's breath caught in her throat and she couldn't refuse. "Yeah†I will" She answered, not looking away and not making a move to get up.
"Am I interrupting something?" Harry asked as he approached his friends, causing them to jump in their seats and look away from each other immediately.
"Of course not mate, what have you got there?" Ron asked, diverting the attention away from Hermione and himself. Harry was holding a glass of yellow/green liquid in each hand.
"My friend, this is Mountain Dew. It may just give butter beer some competition." Harry said, setting one glass in front of Ron and taking a large gulp out of his own glass. Ron looked disbelievingly at his glass before skeptically raising it to his lips and taking a sip.
"Whoa" Ron said before quickly downing half the glass's contents. "This stuff is good!" Harry and Hermione shook their heads at Ron's enthusiasm.
"Now that I have proper refreshment, I demand entertainment!" Ron said, slamming his cup on the table, causing his ice slosh around. "Sing!" Ron demanded, pointing at Hermione with his free hand. Hermione crossed her arms over her chest and gave Ron a look that said 'no body demands Hermione Granger to do anything.' "Please?" Ron added, flashing her a sheepish smile, Harry chuckled in the background.
Without a word Hermione took a quick sip of her water and walked over to the DJ before taking her place once again on stage. This time she left her microphone in the stand as her arms hung at her sides.
"I can read your mind
And I know your story" Hermione looked over at Ron and Harry at this point and couldn't help but smile. They were both rolling their eyes and chuckling at the opening lines of her song.
"I see what you're going through, yeah
It's an uphill climb
And I'm feeling sorry
But I know it will come to you, yeah
Don't surrender
'cause you can win
In this thing called love
When you want it the most
There's no easy way out
When you're ready to go
And your heart's left in doubt
Don't give up on your faith
Love comes to those who believe it
And that's the way it is" Hermione sang loud and strong, Ron and Harry stared at her in awe. Samantha was even caught off guard by how well she was singing, and glowered at her, she knew her voice was nothing compared to her cousins.
"When you question me
For a simple answer
I don't know what to say, no
But it's plain to see
If you stick together
You're gonna find the way, yeah
So don't surrender
'Cause you can win
In this thing called love
When you want it the most
There's no easy way out
When you're ready to go
And your heart's left in doubt
Don't give up on your faith
Love comes to those who believe it
And that's the way it is
That's the way it is" Hermione came to slow finish and held the last note for a few seconds before softly bring the song to a close. As soon as the music stopped, Ron and Harry jumped to there feet clapping loudly. Tabitha and William Granger got to their feet as well and clapped loudly along with everyone else. Chelsea merely brought her hands together once or twice before stopping and Samantha glared angrily at Hermione as she blushing, got off the stage and rejoined her friends.
"Not to bad?" Hermione asked nervously.
"You sang wonderfully." Harry said sincerely.
"Beautifully!" Ron added excitedly, simply glowing at Hermione as she sat next to him.
"Thanks" Hermione said in almost a whisper as she tried to hide her dark blush behind the Strawberry Daiquiris she was now drinking very quickly.
"Let's give it another go, what do you say Ron?" Harry said, eagerly.
"Follow an act like that?" Ron asked, gesturing towards Hermione who was nearing the end of her drink. "Are you crazy?"
"Come on Ron, no one else has enough guts to sing after Hermione, she's too bloody good! Let's show some Gryffindor courage and march right up there and make complete fools of ourselves! It'll be fun!" Harry said with such enthusiasm that it made Ron laugh and Hermione, who was now starting on Harry's Daiquiri, giggle.
"How about we sing together? Will you do it then?" Harry asked, taking Ron's laughter as a no.
"Only if I like the song." Ron agreed. Harry grinned brightly, grabbed Ron by his arm and pulled him over towards the DJ booth. Hermione watched as Harry said something to the DJ before he handed Ron and him some headphones. Harry smiled and nodded at the DJ while Ron had a contemplating look on his face as his foot tapped in time with the music.
After a few minutes, Harry and Ron handed the headphones back to the Deejay (haha! I just found out how to spell that, woohoo!), saying something else to him, before the two proceeded to get on stage. Ron kept his eyes glued tightly to the screen above him that showed the lyrics, but Harry looked nervously around at the crowd that seemed to have grown increasingly during Hermione's song. Taking a deep breath as the music began, Harry and Ron started to sing.
"Today is gonna be the day
That they're gonna throw it back to you
By now you should've somehow
Realised what you gotta do
I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do about you now
Backbeat the word was on the street
That the fire in your heart is out
I'm sure you've heard it all before
But you never really had a doubt
I don't believe that anybody feels
The way I do about you now
And all the lights that lead us there are blinding
There are many things that I would
Like to say to you
but I don't know how Because maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me ?
And after all
You're my wonderwall
Said maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me
You're gonna be the one that saves me
You're gonna be the one that saves me"
Ron and Harry jumped off the stage as everyone applauded; Hermione however, was clapping more exuberantly than anyone. Ron and Harry looked at her curiously before noticing that all three Strawberry Daiquiris were now completely gone.
"Hermione," Ron said with a raised eyebrows as he finished off his Mt. Dew, "Are you sure those drinks didn't have any alcohol in them?"
Hermione grinned brightly at him. "I'm quite certain they did not have any alcohol in them Ronald, don't be silly." Hermione giggled before jumping up so quickly that she knocked her chair over. "I want to sing again."
"Hermione!" Ron exclaimed, reaching out to grab her arm, but before he could stop her, she was already on stage and beaming at the large audience. Ron looked over at Harry seriously. "Those drinks had alcohol in them and if she makes a fool of herself, she's going to blame us."
A loud upbeat melody started playing and Ron and Harry looked anxiously up at the stage.
"I got chills.
They're multiplyin'.
And I'm losin' control.
'Cause the power
You're suplyin',
It's electrifyin'!" Unlike the last songs Hermione sang, where she stood still on the stage, this time Hermione was holding the microphone with one hand so she could stroll casually around on the stage and gesture where appropriate.
"You better shape up,
'cause I need a man
And my heart is set on you." Hermione pointed a finger at Ron, before bringing her hand to her heart and back down in Ron's direction. Ron's eye's were so wide, Harry could of swore they were about to fall out of his head as Hermione started to slowly descend the stage stairs.
"You better shape up;
You better understand
To my heart I must be true."
(Nothin' left, nothin' left for me to do.)
"You're the one that I want.
(you are the one i want), o,o, oo, honey.
The one that I want.
(you are the one i want), o,o,oo, honey.
The one that I want
You, o,o, oo
Are what I need.
Oh, yes indeed." By now Hermione had reached Harry and Ron's table.
"If you're filled
With affection
You're to shy to convey,
Meditate in my direction.
Feel your way." At this point, Hermione made a gesture that caused Mrs. Granger to stand up from her seat and exclaim 'Hermione Jane Granger!' in distaste and made Ron's ears and neck turn a blazing shade of red.
"You're the one that I want.
You, o,o, oo, honey.
The one that I want.
You, o,o,oo, honey.
The one that I want
You, oo, oo
Are what I need.
Oh, yes indeed."
Just as the song came to an end, Hermione was hanging on Ron and was moments away from falling into his lap as Tabitha Granger reached them and yanked Hermione quite roughly away from him. Ron, who had seemed to stop breathing, looked thankful.
"What on earth do you think you're doing? I thought your father and I raised you to have more respect in yourself than that." Tabitha Granger said in a dangerously low voice.
"Oh relax! I was just having some fun Mum!" Hermione said with a giggle as her Mum was holding her tightly by the shoulders and forcing Hermione to look at her.
"Fun? Fun?! You call shaming your father and me, fun?" Mrs. Granger hissed. "Do you have any idea how embarrassed we are of you right now? You were traipsing around the stage and throwing yourself all over Ron here like some sort of floozy and right in front of your father's family too!" Hermione stopped mid giggle and stared wide eyed at her mother.
"You're†you're ashamed of me?" Hermione said shakily, staring unblinkingly at her mother.
"More than I ever have been." Tabitha Granger said more harshly than she meant to. Ron and Harry watched the conversation with baited breath. At that moment, Ron was certain that Hermione got her anger flashes from her mother, even if she wasn't her real one. Ron knew for a fact that Mrs. Granger was going to regret every word she had just said soon, like Hermione usually did when ever the two of them got into a fight, but right now, her face shown with anger.
"I think- I think I'm going to be sick" Hermione said with tears in her eyes, holding a hand to her mouth before pulling away from her mother and running through a door which must have led to the bathroom.
Ron and Harry looked warily at Mrs. Granger before Ron decided to speak up. "I think she's drunk Mrs. Granger, it wasn't her fault, there must have been alcohol in those drinks you sent us."
"Drinks?" Mrs. Granger said, finally pulling her now softening eyes away from the door Hermione went through. "I didn't send you three any drinks."
"Samantha!" Ron said, fuming as he stood up abruptly, slamming his fists into the table. "Samantha sent those drinks! She wanted Hermione to make a fool of herself; she's had it out for her since she got here!"
"It's true Mrs. Granger, Hermione wasn't acting herself." Harry said, staring up at Mrs. Granger, who now also seemed to have tears forming in her eyes.
"Oh dear," Mrs. Granger said, rushing off towards the bathroom. "What have I done?"
A/N: "Today" by Oasis, they're British, so I said, why not? "And That's the way it is" by Celine Dion who isn't my fav. Singer, but she has a good strong voice that I think Hermione's would be similar to. Last but not least, "You're the one that I want" is from Grease, excellent musical. Um, that's the end of my light-heartedness for now, next chapter will be tre angsty. At least I think so. I'll try to get it up sooner, but school is being pretty harsh right now.
Sorry for taking so long to post and thanks for reading!!