A Susical Event
I'm sorry for those who have been reading this. But I didn't want to continue unless I got at least ONE reveiw. BUT NO ONE HAS, WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE THE LEAST YOU COULD DO IS LET ME KNOW SOMEONES READING MY STORY. I will accept flames. I'm just desperate.
Now I may have confused a few people in the first chapter. So let's recap... Dumbledore is alive, Hogwarts is performing a musical. The main characters in the story are going to be the main characters in the musical. This is a comedy, but it actually has a plot, there are serious bits to it, and it's not like other hogwarts musical stories, at least not the kind I've read.
AND NOW, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, WHAT COMES AFTER ACT ONE...
jojo: ACT TWO.( or chapter two): Oh, the thinks you can think!
The Hogwarts Express continued on down the track noisely toward Hogsmeade station. It was still about an hour away from it's destination and students where starting to get bored.
As the train rattled on six students sat dozing quietly in a single compartment. Well to be fair, four of them where dozing quietly, the other two where engrossed in their reading. The only sound was the rustle of pages, the rattleing of the train, and the slite snoring ensuing from two of the sleeping boys. One with black hair and a round friendly face, the other with flame red hair and freckles. They had remained in this peaceful silence for the better part of the ride, having covered their summers so throughly in the first couple of hours that topics of conversation ran dry.
After what seemed an eternity, the train finally pulled to a stop in Hogsmeade station. Awakening and rubbing their eyes, the teenagers in compartment 12 B, heaved their trunks and the cages carrying their pets out of their compartment and onto the platform and into the warm night air. After depositing their luggage in the rightful carrage, they continued to find a carrage together to take them to Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
"Whats wrong, you all seem relatively quiet today." Luna Lovegood asked as they all climbed into the carrage. Everyone else simply shrugged. Still rather drowsy.
"Do you think anything interesting is going to happen this year?" The red haired boy asked to everyone in general.
"Well, we can't exactly have a normal year now can we. Especially since we're friends with Harry." Hermione stated, ungluing her nose from the Shandard Book Of Spells, Grade Seven.
"I would like a normal year for once, I don't know about you guys, but I get bored with all the excitment." Harry stated flatly staring out the window. "Hey, we're there."
They were aproaching the palace that was Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As the carrages came to a stop and they climbed out, they heard a rather unwelcome droling voice from behind them. It was Draco Malfoy, but for once he was not directing any remarks towards the groop nor, it appeared, had he even noticed them. Instead he was talking, in a rather loud voice due to the hussle of everyone trying to get into the palace, about his summer in America.
They decided to ignore him for now, and continued into the palace. As they entered the greathall, they looked up, more on habit than anything else, at the ceiling to see the clear night sky looking down on them through the enchanted ceiling. Luna said goodbye to them as they reached the Ravenclaw table and the rest continued on to the other side of the hall towards the Griffindore table where they were greeted by Pavati Patil and Lavender Brown.
"Had a good summer?" Pavarti asked as they sat down.
"Oh, it was alright, how about you?" Hermione asked in return.
"It was okay." Lavender answered for her and Pavarti just as Hermione had answered for herself, Ginny, Harry, and Ron. None of them seemed to mind, after years of being best friends they have a tendency of doing that.
Just as all the uper classmen had sat down, the doors to the great hall opened and in came Proffessor McGonagall and the new first year students, all in a straight line and followed by Hagrid. As the first years huddled at the front of the teachers table, Proffessor McGonagall brought out a four-legged stoll and an extremily old wizards hat. As she sat down the hat, the hall fell silent, and a rip near the bottom of the hat open wide and began to sing.
A thousand years or more ago
when I was newly sewn,
There lived four wizards of renown,
Who's names are still well known,
Bold Griffindor, from wild moor,
Fair Ravenclaw, from glen,
Sweet Hufflepuff, from valley broad,
Shrewd Slitherin, from fen,
They shared a wish, a hope, a dream,
they hatched a daring plan,
To educate young sorcerers,
Thus hogwarts school began,
Now each of these four founders
Formed their own house, for each
did value different virtues,
in the ones they had to teach,
By Griffindor, the bravest where
Prized far beyond the rest.
For Ravenclaw the cleverest
would always be the best,
For Hufflepuff hard workers were
Most worthy of admission.
And power hungry slytherin
loved those of great ambission,
While still alive they did divide
Their favorites from the throng,
Yet how to pick the worthy one.
When they are dead and gone?
'Twas Griffindor who found the way.
He whipped me of his head
The founders put some brains in me
So I could chose instead!
Now slip me snug about your ears,
I've never yet been wrong,
I'll have a look inside your mind,
And tell where you belong!
(J.K.Rowling, Goblet of Fire, pg.176-177)
The Greathall exploded with applause as the sorting hat finished and bowed to each table in turn. Then Proffessor McGonagall rolled out a long list and began to read.
"When I call your name, you will place the hat upon your head, and sit down...Amy Anderson." A patite girl with short mouse brown hair stepped up and Proffessor McGonagall place the hat on her head. "RAVENCLAW" the hat shouted as the ravenclaw table burst with applause, Amy Anderson stepped down and went to join the ravenclaw table. And on it continued as Proffessor McGonagall called the students up one by one to be sorted. Until at last, with Whitney Zachs (Griffindor), everyone had taken their seats. Proffessor McGonagall pick up the hat and the stoll, and took them to the side chamber as Proffessor Dumbledore stood up with his arms open wide.
"Good evening and welcome, now before we become ingrossed into the feast, I have just a few words to say. 'Dudaly-dum, lay on ni loony ona. Thank you, now tuck in." The Headmaster stated, then sat down and began to eat.
"What the hell was that?" Asked Ron, speaking for the first time since the carrage ride up to the palace.
"I don't know, but that couldn't be a language." Stated Harry distractedly staring up at the Headmaster. "Maybe he's finally lost it, he's never really been right in the head has he?" Said Harry, not speaking to anyone in general.
"Maybe...But look at the speach he made at the beginning for our first year." Said Hermione thoughtfully.
"Well never mind Dumbledore, look at Snape, he looks meaner and scarier than usual dosn't he?" Neville asked looking frightened. Neville had always been afraid of Snape.
"He's probably just upset about not getting the defence job again. I wonder what that new teachers like anyway." Harry said staring up at the teachers table at a pale woman with long black hair and a slitly eerie feeling about her.
"I expect we'll find out tomorrow." Said Ron lazily as he shoveled down potatoes.
"I guess so...Oh, we're about to find out her name." Said Harry as Dumbledore got to his feet again.
"Now that we are all fed and watered, there are a few start of term notices I must give. First of all, our caretaker Mr. Filch has asked me to remind you that magic is forbidden in the corridors between classes. First years please note that the forest of the grounds is forbidden to all students, and some of our older students would do to remember that as well." Dumbledore said looking pointedly at the center of the Griffindor table. " Also, I am pleased to anounce that Proffessor Ebony has agreed to take the deffence position this year, and hopefully for years to come...Good Luck." He stated bowing to her as the students applaused and many laughed. "And lastly, there is an event happening at Hogwarts this year that will last from next mounth untill the end of the year that every one will have a chance to participate in. Details of which you will find on your house notice boards tomorrow morning. Now, it is late and I'm sure you would want to be refreshed for your lessons tomorrow, so off to bed. And good night."
There was a great scraping of benches as people stood up and started to head towards their dormitories. Hermione headed off to fufill her prefects duties while Ron stayed behind to chat with Harry, Ginny, and Neville.
"So, what do you reckon this event is?" Ron asked.
"So they didn't tell the prefects?" Ginny asked astonished.
"No." Answered Ron.
"I don't know, but if it's somthing like the Triwizard Tournament, I'm not doing it." Harry said flatly.
"Oh Harry, do you honestly think they would be stupid enough to try that again...I mean look at what happened last time." Said Ginny impatiently.
"Well, I guess well just have to find out tomorrow, all I know is that the teacher didn't like it."
"What do you mean Neville?" Asked Harry curiously.
"Well, did you see their faces when Dumbledore brought it up. They looked exasperated, and upset, expecially Snape, but Dumbledore was beaming." Stated Neville matter-of-factly.
"That never bodes well, and if Snape is upset about it, he's going to be even worse this year." Said Harry looking thoughtful.
"I'm glad I no longer take his classes this year." Sighed Neville releived.
"Yeah, lucky you." Harry, Ron, and Ginny said in unison.
When they reach the portrait hole that would lead them into the Griffindor common room then stopped. They all looked around at Ron, who said "YOP" and the portrait swong open to admit them.
Ginny bed them all good night and went up to the girls dormitories. Harry, Ron, and Neville headed up to their dorm and got ready for bed. They where asleep before Seamus and Dean arrived.
Harry awoke early the next morning with the question of 'what's going to happen today?' in his head. The only conclusion he could come to was that Dumbledore would never do anything to dangerous. One thing was for certain, however, due to what they reliezed last night, Snape was ferious about it and loathed it, and the new teacher, with a passion, while Dumbledore was extremely happy. Harry knew only one thing, Snape wasn't the only teacher who was upset about it, all the other teachers where as well, and one thing was always for certain. When Dumbledore loved something, and the rest of the teachers hated it, it NEVER boaded well, just look at the school song.
Resigning himself to this very gloomy thought, Harry got up and began to get ready for the day.
He waited for Ron and the rest of the boys to wake up before he went down. This took an alarming amount of time, considering it was their first day of school, Harry beleived everyone would be up with the sun. He was getting inpatient...So, he decided to take matters into his own hands and wake them up himself.
Humming quietly to himself, Harry poured four full glasses of water and magiked them into the air. He used his wand to open the hangings on all the beds, and floated the glasses over the heads of his slumbering roomates. Smiling to himself, Harry gave one graceful wave with his wand and all the glasses turned themselves upside down.
"WHAT THE HELL?" Dean yelled as he sat up soaked from head to sholders (to be fair, it only hit their heads.). "What'chu do that for Harry?" He asked staring at Harry who was now on the ground rolling in laughter.
"Well, you guys where taking to long, so... I thought I'd wake you up." Harry stated cofidently smiling at them all.
"We didn't ask you to wake us up." Seamus stated ruefully.
"Well... No you didn't, but I thought it common curtesy to wake you up so that you wouldn't be late for classes." Harry said flatly. "And look at it this way, at least now you don't have to wash your faces."
"C'mon guys, we better get ready, he won't let us go back to sleep anyway. I also want to see what Dumbledore has planned for us this year." Ron said getting dressed. In the end they all, grudgingly, got up and began to get dressed. Once they all finished they headed down to the common room to see Hermione standing by the notice board, dressed and ready, reading a poster with a shocked expression on her face.
Seussical the
Musical
A fun filled musical of love, adventure and danger
TRY OUT PEICES
BOYS- SOLLA SALLEW
GIRLS- AMAZING MAIZY
The sheet music for these peices can be found in the office of your heads of houses.
TRY OUT TIMES
Try outs for those who wish to participate will be held on the 12th of October
BOYS: 1-3 p.m
GIRLS: 4-7 p.m
For more information contact your heads of Houses or the Director Miss Silvia Pain
This is the 1st time Hogwarts is preforming a Musical, and in this case we are exspecting all students to be on their best
behavior, and to greet this event with much enthusiasm. We have been assured that everyone who auditions will
receive a role. Remember their are no small parts, but only small actors and everyone is important.
Good Luck!
"Sooo...You wanna try out?" Hermione asked. They all just turned their heads and stared at each other...
Sooo, what did you think of chapter 2. Reveiw and tell all..
Ps. I know there are some spelling errors, but give me a break, I was typing this at 2 in the morning.
R&R