Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. The wonderful JK Rowling does! I wish I did, then I'd be rich! Just kidding! Please don't sue me for writing a fan fic that I really hope you enjoy!
(A/N: Prank ideas in this one were from Claudia, Snaps4Hollywood, and the unknown one! Also, thanks to everyone who helped me with song ideas for the dance!)
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The 7th years went back to their common rooms to get ready for the dance, which was in an hour and a half. The girls were complaining because that wasn't a lot of time to get ready.
"You have over an hour! How is that not enough time?" Sirius asked, dumfounded at the fact that some one would need more than ten minutes to get ready.
"Unless you want me wearing sweat pants, you better shut up so I can go get ready," Marissa said, rushing up the stairs.
"Fine! We'll just stay down here and par-tay!" Sirius said, joining in the party that was still going on since they had won the Quidditch cup.
An hour later the Marauders went upstairs to get ready for the dance. Ten minutes later they were sitting in their dress robes, bored to death.
"I'm bored!" Sirius whined.
"Maybe we could think of another prank to do," Remus suggested.
"Yeah!" James said sitting up. They sat there for a while, staring at each other. "Okay, I'm out of ideas."
"My brain hurts," Peter squeaked.
"Hey! We could cover the Great Hall in toilet paper!" Sirius said, grinning from ear to ear.
"Let's make the toilet paper colored!" Peter said.
"Wait a second, we can't ruin the girls night, they would kill us," Remus said.
"Oh yeah, the toilet paper thing isn't such a good idea for tonight. Let's cover the Hogwarts Express in colored toilet paper!" James said excitedly. Remus wearily put his head in his hands, sad he was getting used to dealing with children.
"Yeah! Oh! I have a funny idea. We should sing karaoke!" Sirius said.
"Yes! I have a great song!" James said, digging out a magical record player and putting a demo record on it. "It's a muggle one and it's just a demo. But it's really good!"
The Marauders listened to it, and they all agreed it was very good, so they played it over and over again to learn the words to it. "We got to go! The girls are probably waiting!" Sirius said when he looked at his watch.
They ran down to the common room, their robes billowing behind them. When they got down there they didn't find the girls. "Well I'm going to go meet Kiah in the Entrance Hall," Remus said after five minutes of waiting.
"I'll go with you, I need to meet Petula," Peter said, following Remus out of the common room.
As his friends exited the portrait hole, James all of a sudden got an intense headache and gasped out loud, clutching his head. Sirius looked at him questionably. "What's wrong mate?"
"I don't know," James said through gritted teeth. He saw a flash of something in his head and he focused on it. There were Death Eaters all around Remus in the woods. Then all left but one. He took off his hood and James saw it was Peter. Remus and Peter talked for a second, and then Peter used the Cruciatus Curse on Remus.
James gasped again. "What is it James?" Sirius asked worriedly.
"Peter!" James tried to explain what he saw, then the image was gone. James' mind was blank. He tried to remember what he just saw but he couldn't bring the image back into his mind.
"What about Peter? What's the matter?" Sirius asked.
"I don't remember. That was weird. I got a headache, then I saw something, but I don't remember it," James said.
"Do you have any idea what it is?"
James concentrated hard. "No, I don't remember. Oh well, it was probably some dream I had."
"Are you sure your okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine," James replied, rubbing his head with his hand, his engagement ring catching the light. James peeked at the staircase from under his hand and told Sirius, "Here comes Marissa."
Sirius snapped his head around as he watched Marissa walking slowly down the steps. He was in awe of how beautiful she looked. Marissa was wearing robes of deep royal purple that shimmered when she moved. Half of her hair was done up in a complicated bun, while the rest of it cascaded down in waves to her shoulders. She had two pieces of her brown hair framing her face, which brought out her violet eyes even more than the dress did. She was wearing a small diamond choker and the promise ring that Sirius gave her.
"Wow," breathed Sirius. Marissa smiled at him, and Sirius felt his knees melt. "You look amazing."
"Really? I didn't have enough time to get ready actually," Marissa said nervously. She tripped on the last step, but Sirius caught her quickly. "I hate wearing high heels," Marissa muttered, glaring down at her feet.
Sirius pulled out his wand and did a quick spell to make her shoes comfortable, but still look the same. "Shall we?" Sirius said promptly, holding out his arm.
"Of course. Oh, James, Lily is going to be down in a second, she is having shoe troubles," Marissa said.
"No I'm right here," Lily said, trying to carefully make her way down the staircase. James gasped, she looked amazing. Lily was wearing the gold shimmering robes that Claudia gave her on her birthday. Her shoes were high heels and were the exact same color as her dress. She had her hair in a very complicated bun with her bangs parted to the right side of her head. She had gold sparkles spread evenly around her hair. She was wearing the necklace that James gave her in sixth year for Christmas. Lily's engagement ring sparkled along with a diamond bracelet that her father gave her for her fourteenth birthday.
James open and closed his mouth soundlessly. When he finally got his voice back, James said, "You look absolutely stunning."
"Seriously? Just wait until the wedding," Lily said smiling and hugging James. "Let's go, I can't wait until the pranks are performed! But if you ruin the night, I swear I will wait longer than the honeymoon," Lily said threateningly. James gulped and nodded.
They arrived in the entrance hall to see three couples waiting for them. Kiah was wearing robes made of all the shades of blue. Her hair was down and straight, curling slightly at the ends. She was wearing the silver locket Remus gave her and the mood ring Marissa gave her. Petula was wearing robes of pale pink (straining against her not exactly fat but not exactly skinny body), her hair in a curled ponytail with curled bangs framing her face. She had on a gold necklace with a badger charm hanging from the chain.
The four couples made their way to the Great Hall. All of them were in awe of how romantic everything looked. There was circular tables set up around the edges of the room with a red rose levitating on the table, glowing softly, giving each table light. There were teachers tables set up in the two far corners of the room. There was a small stage with a band and a raised dance floor in the middle of the room, which was sparkling and glowing.
The four couples picked the two larger tables near the dance floor and sat there talking for a while. When the Great Hall had filled up, Dumbledore walked to the stage and smiled warmly at the graduates.
"Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to say it again, congratulations! You made it through our seven treacherous years of schooling. This dance is welcoming you to celebrate a new bound freedom called adulthood. We feel this is a very special year, so we hired a popular band I think you all know. Please welcome Phoenix Fire!"
There was a screaming applause as an all guy band walked out on stage, wearing robes of fire red. "Hey everyone!" the lead singer said when he got on stage, "I'm Cullen, the lead singer of the band. This is Dalton," he pointed to the guy on his right tuning his guitar, "and he is the guitarist. To my left is Hale, he's the base guitarist. Behind me is Mason, the drummer and to the left of him is Carr, the crazy dude on the keyboards." The crowd cheered even louder as all the band members waved.
"I just want to say congratulations for graduating! So as a special treat, I'm going to have a very special graduate open the dance tonight. Her fiancé told me she had a beautiful voice and that one of her dreams was to go onstage and sing in the spotlight," Cullen said, grinning over in Lily's direction.
Lily leaned over to Marissa. "Am I the only engaged graduate?"
Marissa nodded, dumfounded. "I guess James set this up."
Lily glared over at James, but all he did was give her a lopsided grin and put a finger to his lips and turned to Cullen again.
"So, without further ado, the future Lily Potter will sing one of my favorite songs, Thankful!" Cullen said, clapping and signaling for Lily to come on stage. Lily shook her head no and cowered in her seat. Cullen got down from the stage and made his way into the audience, who screamed even louder and clawed at his brilliant robes more. "James allowed me to listen to a tape of your voice, it's truly is amazing. Sing for your friends!" Cullen said, offering Lily his hand.
James pushed her up off her seat and gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Go on, you told me it's what you've always wanted to do."
Lily was frozen. "I-I can't, everyone will laugh at me!"
"If you don't go up there now, I will single handedly plan the wedding and make a mess of it," James said, grinning at her.
Cullen laughed and pulled Lily along, stopping when they got to the microphone stand. "If you're nervous, just close your eyes and pretend you're in front of your mirror practicing," Cullen said, giving her the microphone. Lily nodded and took a deep breath. The band started up on the first few notes.
"You
know my soul, you know everything about me there is to know
You
know my heart, how to make me stop and how to make me go
You
should know I love everything about you, don't you know,"
Lily took another deep breath, and then broke into the chorus.
"That
I'm thankful, for the blessing and the lessons
That I've learned
with you by my side that I'm thankful (so thankful)
For the love
that you keep bringin' in my life, in my life
You know my
thoughts, before I open up my mouth and try to speak
You know my
dreams; you must be listening when I'm talking in my sleep
I hope
you know I love having you around me, don't you know," She
felt so powerful, her voice was rising more and more as she got later
into the song.
"That
I'm thankful, for the blessing and the lessons
That I've learned
with you by my side, that I'm thankful (so thankful)
For the love
that you keep bringin in my life, in my life
Don't you know, that
I am thankful
For the moments, when I'm down you know just how to
make me smile
Thankful for all the joy you're bringing to my life,
in my lifeAll the lessons that, that I've learned, for the trouble
I've known
For the heartache and pain thrown in my way, I didn't
think I could go on
But you made me feel so wrong; with you I am
never alone," She showed her range by moving her voice up
and down the scales.
"Thankful,
so thankful
So I'm thankful, for the blessing and the lessons
That
I've learned with you by my side, that I'm thankful
For the love
that you keep bringin' in my life, in my life
And I'm thankful,
for the moments
When I'm down you know just how to make me
smile
Thankful for all the joy you're bringing to my life, in my
life
Thankful, so thankful
Thankful, so thankful," Lily
finished, holding the note for a while. When she finished, there was
a standing ovation from her classmates. Even a few of the Slytherins
stood and clapped. "Thank you!" Lily said, hugging Cullen
and handing the microphone back to him.
Lily ran to James and gave him a huge hug. "Thank you, that was the most rewarding experience of my life!" Lily said quietly in his ear.
"You were brilliant! I recorded it, you can listen later. But I felt so moved when you sang it," James said kissing her briefly.
"Let's get this dance started!" Cullen said, signaling the band. He broke into the song called "It's My Life".
"Let's go dance!" Kiah said, grabbing Remus arm and pulling him on the dance floor. Other students followed, and soon the dance floor was packed.
"It's my life and it's now or never! I ain't gunna live forever I just wanna live while I'm alive." Cullen rocked out with his band. . "My heart is like an open highway. Like Frankie said I did it my way. I just want to live while I'm alive…Cause it's…my…life!" Cullen finished, jumping one last time. "Alright, the next song is called 'Cryin'."
Everyone stayed on the dance floor and even more joined in as Dalton began strumming the first few notes on his guitar. Lily, Marissa, and Kiah danced together with their boyfriends, singing along to the song. Lily and Marissa really got into it and held up invisible microphones while singing along.
"I was cryin when I met you, now I'm dyin' to forget you. Your love is sweet misery, yeah! I was cryin' just to get you now I'm dyin' cause I let you. Do what you do to me yeah!' " Cullen sang with Hale as he jammed on his guitar, with Lily and Marissa singing with him. Even Sirius and James joined in after they had heard the chorus enough times.
"This next song is one of my favorites, and it's called Breakaway." The band started up and Cullen immediately started into the song. Since it was a slower song, couples around the dance floor wrapped their arms around each other as the band played.
"Da
da dum dum dum, da da da dum dum, da da da da da da dum.
Da da dum
dum dum, da da da dum dum, da da da da da da dum.
Grew up in a
small town, and when the rain would fall down,
I'd just stare out
my window. Dreaming of what could be,
And if I'd end up happy, I
would pray.
Try not to reach out, but when I tried to speak
out,
Felt like no one could hear me. Wanted to belong here,
But
something felt so wrong here. So I'd pray, I could breakaway.
I'll
spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly, I'll do what it takes till
I touch the sky,
And I'll make a wish, take a chance, make a
change, and breakaway.
Out of the darkness and into the sun, but I
won't forget all the ones that I love.
I'll take a risk, take a
chance, make a change, and breakaway.
Da da dum dum dum, da da da
dum dum, da da da da da da dum.
Wanna feel the warm breeze, sleep
under a palm tree,
Feel the rush of the ocean; get onboard a fast
train,
Travel on a jet plane, faraway, and breakaway.
I'll
spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly,
I'll do what it takes
till I touch the sky,
And I'll make a wish, take a chance, make a
change, and breakaway.
Out of the darkness and into the sun, I
won't forget all the ones that I love.
I've gotta take a risk,
take a chance, make a change, and breakaway.
Buildings with a 100
floors, swinging around revolving doors,
Maybe I don't know where
they'll take me.
But I gotta keep moving ,on moving on, fly away,
breakaway.
I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly, though
it's not easy to tell you goodbye.
Gotta take a risk, take a
chance, make a change, and break away.
Out of the darkness and
into the sun, but I won't forget the place I come from.
I've gotta
take a risk, take a chance, make a change, and breakaway.
Breakaway,
breakaway . . . " Cullen finished, holding out that last
note.
There was roaring applause and a standing ovation from all those sitting down. Cullen smiled and the drummer, Mason, showed off by playing around on his drums. "This next song is called I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing." Cullen pulled a stool out from offstage and sat in the middle with his microphone in his hand. He looked up at the ceiling as the song started up. The couples went back together.
"I could stay
awake just to hear you breathing. Watch you smile while you are
sleeping
While you're far away and dreaming. I could spend my life
in this sweet surrender
I could stay lost in this moment forever.
Every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure
I don't wanna
close my eyes. I don't wanna fall asleep cause I'd miss you, baby
And
I don't wanna miss a thing. Cause even when I dream of you, the
sweetest dream will never do
I'd still miss you, baby and I don't
wanna miss a thing.
Lying
close to you feeling your heart beating and I'm wondering what you're
dreaming
Wondering if it's me you're seeing. Then I kiss your eyes
and thank God we're together
And I just wanna stay with you in
this moment forever, forever and ever
I don't wanna close my eyes.
I don't wanna fall asleep cause I'd miss you, baby
And I don't
wanna miss a thing. Cause even when I dream of you, the sweetest
dream will never do
I'd still miss you, baby and I don't wanna
miss a thing
I don't wanna miss one smile. I don't wanna miss one
kiss
Well, I just wanna be with you, right here with you, just
like this
I just wanna hold you close. Feel your heart so close to
mine
And stay here in this moment for all the rest of time
Don't
wanna close my eyes. Don't wanna fall asleep cause I'd miss you,
baby
And I don't wanna miss a thing. Cause even when I dream of
you, the sweetest dream will never do
Cause I'd still miss you,
baby. And I don't wanna miss a thing
I don't wanna close my eyes.
I don't wanna fall asleep cause I'd miss you, baby
And I don't
wanna miss a thing. Cause even when I dream of you the sweetest dream
will never do
I'd still miss you, baby. And I don't wanna miss a
thing
Don't wanna close my eyes. Don't wanna fall asleep, yeah. I
don't wanna miss a thing."
Cullen finished. There was yet more applause as he put the stool
backstage again.
"This next song," Cullen said from backstage, heading towards center stage again, "is not one I wrote, but one Switchfoot originally sings it. It's called Only Hope."
Carr started up on the keyboards as the rest of the band was silent and Cullen put the microphone back on the stand. The couples moved back towards each other, Lily and James had never moved apart.
"There's
a song that's inside of my soul, it's the one that I've tried
to write over and over again,
I'm awake in the infinite cold,
but you sing to me over and over again.
So I lay my head back
down, and I lift my hands and pray to be only yours,
I pray to be
only yours, I know now you're my only hope." Cullen took
the microphone off its stand and walked across the stage to Carr and
stood next to him as he sang.
"Sing
to me the song of the stars, of their galaxies dancing and laughing
and laughing again,
When it seems like my dreams are so far, sing
to me of the plans you have for me over and over again,
So I lay
my head back down, and I lift my hands and pray to be only yours,
I
pray to be only yours, I know now you're my only hope."
Cullen walked back to center stage and placed his microphone back on
the stand.
"I
give you my destiny, I'm giving you all of me,
I want your
symphony singing in all that I am,
At the top of my lungs, I'm
giving it back,
So I lay my head back down, and I lift my hands
and pray to be only yours,I pray to be only yours, I know now you're
my only hope.
Hmmmm... Hmmm... Oooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh..."
Lily and James didn't even realize the song finish. They were still swaying slowly, their eyes closed and their foreheads touching. Only when some one bumped into them did they turn their attention back to Cullen.
"This next song is from a movie called Moulin Rouge. It's a love song between two people who couldn't see each other and whenever they sung the song, they know in their hearts that nothing bad would happen at that they loved one another. I dedicate this song, Come What May, to the future Mr. and Mrs. Potter," Cullen said smiling over at Lily and James. They both grinned at him and James gave him the thumbs up.
"Never
knew I could feel like this, like I've never seen the sky before.
Want to vanish inside your kiss, every day I love you more and
more,
Listen to my heart, can you hear it sing? Telling me to give
you everything,
Seasons may change, winter to spring, but I love
you until the end of time.
Come what may, come what may, I will
love you until my dying day,"
Lily gasped. "James! This should be our wedding song! The first one we dance to as husband and wife!" Lily said excitedly.
James slowly grinned. "It's perfect! The words match us." Lily kissed him softly.
"Suddenly
the world seems such a perfect place, suddenly it moves with such a
perfect grace, suddenly my life doesn't seem such a waste, it all
revolves around you,
And there's no mountain too high, no river
too wide, sing out this song and I'll be there by your side, storm
clouds may gather and stars may collide,
But I will love you,
until the end of time,
Come what may, come what may, I will love
you until my dying day.
Oh come what may, come what may, I will
love you, I will love you
Suddenly the world seems such a perfect
place,
Come what may, come what may, I will love you until my
dying day,"
"Guys, we found our wedding song!" Lily said excitedly to the two other couples around her.
"What is it?" both Kiah and Marissa said at the same time.
"The last one we heard, Come What May! It's so romantic and the words fit us perfectly," Lily said. James wrapped his arms around her waist and laid his head on her shoulder.
All of them thought about the song for a while, then the two girls grinned. "It is so perfect for you guys! Maybe you could have Phoenix Fire sing at your wedding!" Marissa said excitedly. She loved this band.
"Well, they are a huge band, I doubt they would want, let alone could, do a wedding party," Sirius said, "But that would be wicked if they could…"
"Okay ladies and gentlemen, I will now do an all request. Come up to the stage and tell me a song and I'll sing it for you! There's some paper and a pen up here, so while I'm singing Blackbird, come up her and write down your song requests!" Cullen said.
The Marauders grinned. "You think we could convince him?" Remus asked.
"Most definitely, he is so cool about everything, I mean it was no problem convincing him to let Lily open the dance," James said.
"Then let's go after the song is over!" Sirius said excitedly, rubbing his hands together. "Plus James, you and I need to ask him to do the other one right?"
"Of course," James said. Lily was going to ask what all this was about, but before she could, Cullen began singing a muggle band's song by a group called the Beetles. Since James loved the Beetles, thanks to Lily, they all had to endure him singing Blackbird. After two verses of dirty looks, James just sung it quietly in Lily's ear. Lily didn't mind at all, since she loved hearing James' voice, even though him singing was a completely different matter.
Before the song was completely finished, The Marauders rushed over to the stage and waited for Cullen to close. When he did, he got the hint that they wanted to talk to him, so he signaled the band to just play in the background. Cullen jumped off the stage as the Marauders told him what they wanted to do.
After they finished explaining, Cullen was overcome with a fit of laughter. "Seriously?" he asked, gasping for breath.
"Yeah, we are known for our wonderful voices. We even have a tape to sing along with, so it won't be too terribly bad," Sirius said, pulling out a tape from a hidden pocket.
"I don't mind at all, but if you guys want to take the risk of being embarrassed, go for it. In fact, do it now! I want to see this," Cullen said excitedly.
"All right," all four boys said at the same time.
Three of the four boys began walking up to the stage, but Peter stayed behind, nervously shaking. "Wait! Ar-Are we sure we wanna do this? What if people laugh at us?" he squeaked.
With a sigh, James trotted back over to Peter and clapped a hand on his shoulder. "Pete, people laugh at us all the time—"
"They laugh at our pranks!" Peter squeaked once more, his voice reaching a new octave.
James continued on like he hadn't heard him. "All the same, this is going to be fun! And I bet you anything Petula will be all over you after you get on stage." Peter stopped quivering immediately and stood up a little taller, nodding fiercely. James looked him up and down and thumped his back. "Good man, let's go." The four of them walked up on stage. James set the record up and Cullen went to the microphone.
"Some of your fellow classmates wanted to perform something for you. It's a demo of a song from a muggle band called Queen. The song is Bohemian Rhapsody. Enjoy!" Cullen said, handing the microphone to Peter. James, Sirius, and Remus conjured their own magical microphones.
Sirius grinned and said, "This our favorite part of the song. I hope you all enjoy it. Hit it James!" James turned on the tape player and the four boys sang at the same time with very serious faces on.
"I
see a little silhouetto of a man, scaramouche, scaramouche will you
do the fandango- Thunderbolt and lightning, very very frightening
me-
Galileo, Galileo, Galileo, Galileo, Galileo
figaro-magnifico-
But I'm just a poor boy and nobody loves me,
he's just a poor boy from a poor family, spare him his life from
this monstrosity-Easy come easy go, will you let me go-," The
boys had been standing still, then they separated so there were two
groups, Sirius and Peter in one, James and Remus in the other. They
alternated singing.
"Bismillah!
No we will not let you go - let him go!
Bismillah! We will not let
you go - let him go!
Bismillah! We will not let you go - let me
go!
Will not let you go - let me go!
Will not let you go - let
me go!" They then army marched back into one group.
"No,
no, no, no, no, no, no - Mama mia, mama mia, mama mia let me
go-
Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me, for me-" At
this point James and Sirius starting rocking out to the guitar solo,
flipping their hair around wildly as Remus and Peter stood aside and
laughed along with the rest of the graduates.
"So you
think you can stone me and spit in my eye- So you think you can love
me and leave me to die- Oh baby-can't do this to me baby-
Just
gotta get out-just gotta get right outta here-," Then they
put their heads down and closed their eyes, swaying in sync and
singing softly.
"Nothing really matters, anyone can see, nothing really matters, nothing really matters to me..."
There was laughter throughout the whole song, but now there was a roaring applause and whistling with added laughter. Especially from Lily, Marissa, and Kiah. All three of them were doubled over laughing, trying not to cry because of their make-up.
The four of them clasped hands and bowed, blowing kisses to everyone in the audience. Remus said a small spell to make his microphone disappear, then himself and Peter exited the stage, waving to everyone.
James and Sirius stayed on stage. Remus and Peter walked over to Lily and Marissa, grabbed their arms and dragged them onstage. "What's going on?" Lily asked Remus.
Remus just laughed. "You'll see," he said simply.
Remus and Peter pushed the two girls on stage, and James and Sirius each took their own girlfriend. "What we are going to do is sing along to the song Ain't No Mountain High Enough. James and I will sing the guy parts, and you'll sing the girl parts. We are also going to dance!"
"No way!" Both Lily and Marissa said at the same time.
"Come on, you are both good dancers and singers! Plus this is mine and Sirius' signature song, Remus hates it!" James said winking at Sirius. Remus had no idea of the song they were going to sing, just that they were singing a song.
After much persuasion and cheering from the crowd, the girls agreed. James changed tapes and started the tape player. James and Lily were on one side of the stage, each holding a microphone. Sirius and Marissa were the opposite side, also holding microphones.
Remus groaned loudly when he heard the song start up. "Oh no," he muttered, burying his face in his hands.
"Listen baby! Ain't no mountain high, ain't no valley low, ain't no river wide enough baby!" James and Sirius sang out, dancing a little bit, which wasn't a bad thing since they were both pretty good dancers.
Lily wasn't too terribly embarrassed to sing, but Marissa sure was. "If you need me, call me, no matter where you are, no matter how far."
"Don't worry baby!"
"Just call my name, I'll be there in a hurry, you don't have to worry, cause baby there," Marissa had gotten used to the stage and the four of them sang in a duet, the whole Great Hall clapping and cheering.
"Ain't no mountain high enough, ain't no valley low enough, ain't no river wide enough, to keep me from getting to you."
The guys took over singing again. "Remember the day I set you free, I told you, you could always count on me, girl. From that day on I've made a mind, I'll be back when you want, some way, somehow. Cause baby there,"
They went back into a duet, getting more into the song and dancing along. "Ain't no mountain high enough, ain't no valley low enough, ain't no river wide enough, to keep me from getting to you babe!"
"Oh no, no, no!" the girls sang.
"No, no darling!" the boys sang.
"No wind, no rain!" The girls sang out, both holding the note. The couples repeated the chorus two more times, adding in little parts here and there. When they finished there was a standing ovation from everyone. Some students even conjured roses and threw them on stage.
"And now, back to the wonderful band, Phoenix Fire!" Sirius said, clapping his hands as the band walked on stage. Sirius and James shook everyone in the bands hands and Marissa and Lily each received five hugs.
The dance went on well, with everyone dancing and talking, and Phoenix Fire playing their heart out. By the time the dance was nearing to an end, Cullen's voice was hoarse.
"This next song goes perfectly with graduation. It's song is called A Moment Like This," Cullen said as Dalton started playing the electric guitar and Carr joined in with the keyboards.
"What
if I told you it was all meant to be? Would you believe me? Would you
agree?
It's almost that feeling we've met before, so tell me
that you don't think I'm crazy,
When I tell you love has come
here and now,
A moment like this, some people wait a lifetime for
a moment like this,
Some people search forever for that one
special kiss, Oh I can't believe it's happening to me,
Some
people wait a lifetime for a moment like this,
Everything changes
but beauty remains, something so tender I can't explain,
Well I
may be dreaming but 'till I awake, can we make this dream last
forever?
And I'll cherish all the love we share,
A moment
like this, some people wait a lifetime for a moment like this,
Some
people search forever for that one special kiss,
Oh I can't
believe it's happening to me,
Some people wait a lifetime for a
moment like this,
Could this be the greatest love of all? I wanna
know that you will catch me when I fall.
So let me tell you this,
some people wait a lifetime for a moment like this.
Some people
wait a lifetime for a moment like this,
Some people search forever
for that one special kiss,
Oh I can't believe it's happening
to me,
Some people wait a lifetime for a moment like this,
Oh a
moment like this, Oh I can't believe it's happening to me
Some
people wait a lifetime for a moment like this, oh, oh, oh, a moment
like this."
There was another roaring applause, and Cullen did a small bow. "Thank you!" he said, waving to everyone in the Great Hall. "All right, we have one more song, and I already have this one picked out. I just want to say I had a ton of fun tonight, and I hope all of you have fun with the rest of your lives. This next song is called Last Dance."
The room cheered and conjured more things to throw on stage. Cullen smiled and took the microphone off the stand.
"Last
dance, last dance for love. Yes, it's my last chance for romance
tonight
I need you, by me, beside me, to guide me,
To hold me,
to scold me, 'cause when I'm bad I'm so, so bad
So let's dance,
the last dance, let's dance, the last dance, let's dance, this last
dance tonight
Last dance, last dance for love. Yes, it's my last
chance for romance tonight
Oh, I need you, by me, beside me, to
guide me,
To hold me, to scold me, 'cause when I'm bad I'm so, so
bad
So let's dance, the last dance, let's dance, the last dance,
let's dance, this last dance tonight
Yeah, will you be my Mr.
Right? Can you fill my appetite?
I can't be sure that you're the
one for me
But all that I ask is that you dance with me
Dance
with me, dance with me, yeah
Oh I need you, by me, beside me, to
guide me,
To hold me, to scold me, 'cause when I'm bad I'm so,
so bad
So let's dance, this last dance, let's dance, this last
dance, let's dance, this last dance tonight
Oh I need you, by me,
beside, to guide me,
To hold me, to scold me, 'cause when I'm bad
I'm so, so bad
So, come on baby, dance that dance, come on baby,
dance that dance, come on baby, let's dance tonight..."
There was a huge applause as the band picked up an upbeat tempo. "Goodnight Class of 1978!" Cullen said, running offstage as the other band members disappeared, leaving the drummer, Mason, to finish off on last band on his drums then disappear.
There was still applause going on for a while, then Dumbledore announced that they all go back to their rooms so they could get some rest for tomorrow. Of course, no one would be going to bed.
Petula invited Peter back to her common room to spend the night and he excitedly accepted. Kiah was going to spend most of the night at Gryffindor Tower, then retreating back to her common room for a couple hours of sleep.
"Before you go Peter," Sirius said.
"Right!" Peter grinned, holding his wand in the air, along with the other three boys. They muttered a few words and there was a loud banging. Everyone screamed and ducked, then after a moment looked around and laughed.
The Slytherin seventh year boys were wearing different thongs over their pants on their heads, just like Sirius and James had done at the muggle mall. "Sonorus!" James said to his throat. "Attention all Slytherin boys!" James' magnified voice rang out. "This friendly spell will last one month! But it is fairly easy to undo, if you know the magic words, which I doubt any of you would look forward to saying, but it must be said. Take it as our goodbye and good riddens present! Thank you!" James then pointed his wand to his throat and muttered, "Quietus!"
The Marauders exited the hall, chuckling at their own joke. "What are the magic words they have to say?" asked Kiah.
"We will forever worship the great and everlasting Marauders!" all four of them recited proudly. The girls laughed and Peter and Petula turned towards the Hufflepuff common room, waving goodbye. The other three couples went to Gryffindor Tower, not caring if Kiah heard the password since they had one more day of school. The party was still raging in the common room, like they had just begun. They were fewer people there, but not much.
James ran up to the dorms to get his Invisibility Cloak and Marauder's Map. Lily expanded the cloak so they could all fit comfortably inside of it, and they headed out, to see all of the school for one last shining time.
They headed through the rooms, remembering all the good and bad things that happened there. The girls were tearing up and the guys were having a very hard time to keep their spirits up.
When they finished touring the castle from top to bottom, they headed to the Marauder Headquarters to put spells on it that they had been working on the past few weeks. These spells would only allow themselves or their blood relation to ever see the secrets within those walls. After they finished performing all the spells successfully, they sprawled out on the couches and chairs and over the floor. The six friends talked until the crack of dawn, joking and laughing, oblivious to the horrors going on outside of the safe walls, oblivious to the fact that some within their group would die tragically. Completely unaware of what futures lie ahead of them, the happiness, the heartache, the torture, and the madness. All they had was hope. Hope, and everlasting love...
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Author Notes: Song Credits
Thankful,
Breakaway, A Moment Like This – Kelly Clarkson
Cryin' and I
Don't Wanna Miss a Thing – Aerosmith
It's My Life – Bon
Jovi
Only Hope – Switchfoot/Mandy Moore
Come What May –
Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman
Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
Last
Dance – Donna Summer
Ain't No Mountain High Enough – Marvin
Gaye and Tammi Terrell
I originally had Kelly Clarkson be the singer because I am her biggest fan in Missouri and I love her to death and her music. This chapter was the reason Hogsmeade Kiss was removed the first time. The rules say you can't have a musician/actor be in your story for copyright reasons. This I did not know. So I had to make up a band to be in here.
xx-Heartbroken: You're making me blush…it wasn't that good, honestly. I much prefer the chapters to come. And yes, there is going to be a prom of some sort…it's this chapter! Graduation dance to be exact lol. I believe this chapter and A/N should've answered your questions but I'll re-answer them right now. I put Thankful, Breakaway, and A Moment Like This in the chapter (this was wrote before the album Breakaway came out and right after the single Breakaway was released from the Princess Diaries 2 Soundtrack). I am very excited you listed a wide variety of Kelly songs, I'm absolutely in love with her music. About Anne Frank, she was reluctantly allowed to date, her mom didn't like it at all, and even her dad was a little wary about it. Lol no I'm not Jewish, I'm Christian. My personal religion is God rocks, Jesus is cool beans…let's just leave it at that haha. I have no clue if the Quidditch cup is at the end of the year, I just threw that in there at last minute. And it was THIS chapter that got reported, not the last one. And OF COURSE I have seen the Walk Away video…I'm a wee bit Kelly obsessed. Go on, quiz me, I bet I can answer any trivia about her career, her personal life, or her music.
CASOCCERCHIC02: Oh man I have those moments every time I read a Marauder ff…even when I read the HP Series and they talk about Sirius being a criminal I'm like NO! IT WAS PETER! HE'S ALIVE! But no one ever listens…((sigh)). Thanks for reviewing!
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