Chapter 3: Invitation to the Jellicle Ball

Just then, Padma noticed the white cat, Victoria, standing by herself. "Hey, what's that white cat doing standing by herself?" She asked. "It looks like she's getting ready to dance." Hermione said. "I wonder how this will go." Peyton said. "Let's watch and find out." Harry said.

Victoria started slow dancing a beautiful, measured and impossibly graceful ballet solo to the slow music, stretching out her legs and going into splits. "Wow. She's so limber." Kaz said. "Yeah. She's pretty good." Sarah said. "I wonder if she gives lessons." Cho said as Victoria continued to slowly dance to the floor.

[Invitation to the Jellicle Ball]

Just then, the black and white cat, Quaxo, came out of the pipe and slid up to Victoria as they started dancing together.

Quaxo: Jellicle Cats come out tonight

Jellicle Cats come one come all

The Jellicle Moon is shining bright

Jellicles come to the Jellicle Ball

Jellicle Cats come out tonight

Jellicles come to the Jellicle Ball

The heroes were confused. "The Jellicle Ball? What's that?" Tom asked. "I've never heard of such a ball." Najarin said. "I think we're about to find out." Ron said as Munkustrap walked up.

Munkustrap: Jellicle Cats meet once a year

At the Jellicle Ball where we all rejoice

And the Jellicle leader will soon appear

And make what is known as the Jellicle Choice

When Old Deuteronomy just before dawn

Through a silence you feel you could cut with a knife

Announces the cat who can now be reborn

And come back to a different Jellicle life

For waiting up there is the Heaviside Layer

Full of wonders one Jellicle only will see

And Jellicles ask because Jellicles dare

Who will it be?

Chorus: Who will it be?

"What is this Jellicle Choice?" Angelina asked. "It is a decision of which Jellicle Cat is of heart enough to be reborn and come back to another Jellicle life." Munkustrap explained. "So, it's like some kind of contest?" Ron asked. "In a way, it is kinda like a contest. But through song, the Jellicle Cats who wish to become the Jellicle Choice show why they wish to be reborn." Munkustrap said. The heroes put all of this to thought. "Come. We're about to begin." Munkustrap brought all the heroes into the gathering where the Jellicle Cats began greeting each other. They even greeted the heroes.