Hogwarts Idol – Grand Finale
A/N: Welcome everyone to the grand finale of Hogwarts Idol! I hope you enjoy it! Look out for Hogwarts Idol 2, the sequel I am currently writing to this fic!
High excitement at Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry, tonight would be the finale of 'Hogwarts Idol', the wizarding world's first reality show.
The curtain came up on the Hogwarts Idol stage. It was colourfully decorated with balloons and confetti levitating in the air, and above the stage fairies flew and unicorns galloped, the filled hall gasped in awe. SDC and Erin emerged from the wings to applause so loud the castle shook. SDC and Erin were wearing matching outfits: jeans, red tank tops and 'Down with SpongeBob' badges. "Welcome to Hogwarts Idol for our spectacular grand finale!" they shouted. "After seven rounds of fierce competition, our 10 contestants have been narrowed down to two finalists: Ginny Weasley and Draco Malfoy!" A cheer went up from the crowd.
"Tonight, we would like to welcome our very special celebrity judges: Dumbledore, Oliver Wood, Lee Jordan and Professor Sprout and extra special guests, our previous contestants! Hi guys!" SDC and Erin waved to the seven people seated in the top box, high above the stage. "They have all consented to join us tonight, apart from Professor Snape, who mysteriously fell ill when we went to ask him. And SDC's Britney outfit is also missing, so if anyone finds it, she would like it returned!" Erin announced looking cautiously around the stage in case Snape was lurking in the wings. As SDC and Erin continued to warm up the crowd, the two finalists stood backstage…
Draco felt rather confident. Earlier that week, he had gone around and bribed every single person in Hogwarts with 10 Galleons to vote for him instead of Ginny. Little did he know that no one actually intended to vote for him, they just wanted some cash. Even the Slytherins were only pretending to support him. Ginny, knowing this, was quietly confident. They received their cue on the speakerphone to get ready to go on. Draco strutted off as though he had already won, while Ginny made her way to the wings, smiling as she thought about the trick she had up her sleeve.
"…and so, to start us off tonight, the Slytherin Idiot himself, Draco!" SDC hollered. The Slytherins cheered, while the rest of the school booed loudly. Draco pranced onstage wearing his square leather pants and red tie. SDC and Erin, bored to tears of Draco's on-going song choice, pulled out their MP3 players and listened to something much more exciting. The Slytherin's began to chant along with Draco as he began:
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
SpongeBob Squarepants!
Absorbent and yellow and porous is he!
(SpongeBob Squarepants!)
If nautical nonsense be something you wish...
(SpongeBob Squarepants)
Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish!
(SpongeBob SquarePants)
Draco began to dance around the stage, arms flailing wildly. He jumped about as he shouted the final words of his song into the microphone, nearly deafening the sound crew.
SpongeBob SquarePants! SpongeBob SquarePants!
SpongeBob SquarePants!
SpongeBob... SquarePants!'
The Slytherin's cheered as the rest of the crowd booed. "Sucker!" thought the Slytherins, "He actually thinks we're going to vote for him! Ha!"
SDC and Erin, realising that the performance was over, hastily pulled out their earphones and danced back onstage. "Well, thank you Draco!" Erin said. The judges held up 3 point score cards. "I think we just missed Draco's highest-scoring performance" SDC whispered to Erin. "Oh bummer, big shame," Erin said sarcastically.Ignoring the triumphant Draco she turned the the expectant crowd "Moving right along, here's our second finalist, the one, the only, Ginny Weasley!" they cried. The hall went crazy, "Go Ginny" banners waved in every corner, girls screamed, boys hooted and even the judges cheered loudly. Draco was once again trapped onstage, this time by the near-deaf sound crew, all angry that he had frazzled their ear drums. He looked around in horror. "Not again!" he whimpered. As Ginny strode onstage wearing denim cut-off shorts, a plaid shirt, a cowboy hat and boots, the cough no really we're legal immigrants cough steel drum band began to play the tune to "These Boots Were Made for Walking". SDC and Erin waved their wands and were instantly wearing similar outfits. They began dancing behind Ginny as she sang:
You keep singing Spongebob, it annoys me
Why can't you just sing another song?
You should know what happens when you bug me,
Now I'm gonna show you what I mean
These boots are made for stompin'
And that's just what they'll do
One of these days these boots are gonna stomp all over you
You keep saying
You're a real great wizard,
Something you call pure blood
But confess
When it comes to singin'
you ain't no good,
Admit it Draco,
You're just second-best
Well, these boots are made for stompin'
And that's just what they'll do
Today's the day these boots are gonna stomp all over you
"Are you ready, boots?
Start stompin' "
Before Ginny joined SDC and Erin's dance, she waved her wand and a pair of gigantic enchanted boots stomped forward. Draco wailed and ran around the stage, trying to avoid the charmed boots. The crowd laughed hysterically, this was the best thing they'd seen all day. When the music ended, Ginny bowed, and the crowd stopped laughing long enough to give her a humongous cheer. "Thank you Ginny!" said Erin, breathing heavily and resisting the urge to laugh at Draco along with the crowd. The judges scored her a whole ten points. "Well done!" SDC called to her. "But remember Hogwarts, this competition is down to you guys! Everyone cast your votes… now!" Hundreds of spells zoomed around the hall, flying into either one of two boxes labelled "Ginny" and "Draco".
Meanwhile, Draco was still sprinting around the stage, screaming. The boots only missed him by an inch. Once everyone had voted, SDC announced "Now, while two Aurors from the Ministry count up those votes, we welcome up to stage all the former contestants and judges to lead us for a Hogwarts sing-a-long!"
There was a loud bang as they apparated onto the huge Hogwarts idol stage behind SDC and Erin. Ginny had gone backstage to have a break, and Draco was still running from the enchanted boots. Contestants, judges, and students all began head banging furiously as the intro to 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll" played. SDC and Erin began to sing, and gradually the rest of the school joined in.
At the end of the performance, Snape burst out from the wings, wearing SDC's missing Britney outfit. "Oh my god! Ok, guys, I don't want it back now!" she grimaced, cringing at the sight of Snape.
'I should have been the winner! It was meant to be! What is wrong with you people?!" Snape ranted. The raven-haired girl threw a pineapple at him. "We would never wanna idolize you!" she shouted. The rest of Hogwarts yelled their agreement. "Security!" screamed SDC and Erin. The MIB trolls wrestled Snape from the stage. "You'll pay for this in potions! Maybe not tomorrow! Maybe not the next day! But one day, when you least expect it, you will!" Snape could still be heard shouting threats, until the MIB trolls threw him out of the hall (from a very high window).
"Now, Aurors, do we have a winner?" Erin asked as Tonks and Kingsley Shacklebolt emerged from the antechamber where they had been counting the votes. "Yes!" Tonks said. She handed the golden envelope to SDC and Erin. An "ooh!" went through the crowd. "And….the….winner….is……drum roll please…." SDC and Erin said, drawing out every syllable. The cough no really we're legal immigrants cough steel drum band pounded their drums. The Magical Office of Immigration police pounded on the door. "Hey, mon, if you're gonna pound the door, do it in time mon!" yelled one of the drummers. "Whoops sorry!" yelled back the policemen, and they joined the drum roll.
SDC and Erin slowly opened the envelope…the band clashed to a crescendo and the hosts yelled: "The votes have been counted and….Ginny: 783, Draco: 3. Which means, Ginny wins!" There was thunderous applause, and balloons and confetti fell from the roof. Fireworks erupted in the enchanted ceiling of the Great Hall. Suddenly, Draco yelled "WAIT! I demand a recount!" SDC and Erin looked at each other. "Oh, right then, let's see. Oh, sorry Draco, you're right. We were wrong, you only got two votes!" Draco looked shocked and angry at the same time. "But, but, but…." He sputtered. "I can't lose to…to…to…HER!" he shouted, pointing at Ginny, who was taking bow after bow.
"Sorry Draco, but that's the way the cookie crumbles," SDC said. Draco didn't look any less disappointed. "But wait a minute…how come Draco got two votes? I mean, it's obvious that he voted for himself-"
"Hey!" Draco cried, looking indignant.
"-but who was the other voter?" SDC asked. Erin laughed nervously. "Um, it was…me…" she said timidly. "WHAT?!" SDC's shout quieted the whole school. "Why?" she demanded. "Well, I just wanted to make it fair, you know, for Draco…" Erin mumbled. SDC looked stunned. "You idiot! It's not supposed to be fair!" With that, SDC conjured a giant inflatable hammer, which she chased Erin around the stage with for several minutes.
Dumbledore took one of their abandoned microphones. "Quiet everyone, I want to make a speech," he said. Everyone except SDC and Erin stopped and turned to look at him. "Thank you to everyone who has participated in and supported Hogwarts Idol. Now that the competition is over, we must return to our studies-"The students booed. "-but we can remember the fun times by purchasing the Idol CD, on sale next week from Wizard Record stores nationwide!" Dumbledore said. "Oh, and the house with the least number of House points will be cleaning up the hall tonight." The Slytherins groaned loudly. "Any complaints and you can alphabetize my pensieve collection too!" he added. The Slytherins promptly shut up.
SDC had finally finished chasing Erin. "And now, to play us out, Ginny will be singing her favourite song from the series. What will it be Ginny?" asked Erin. "Definitely 'He had it Coming'" Ginny replied, smiling devilishly. Draco tried to hide amongst the throngs of people on the stage, but they all parted so that Ginny got a clear shot. SDC and Erin transformed their costumes once again, and joined Ginny in singing.
By the end of the performance, Draco lay groaning on the floor at Ginny's feet, only semi-conscious. The crowd cheered madly. As the crowd partied to the music of the cough no really we're legal immigrants cough steel drum band, SDC and Erin addressed the TV camera. "We want to thank everyone for watching Hogwarts Idol, all the voters and especially our wonderful (well,mostly) performers. Stay tuned for the next Hogwarts reality show, sure to be coming your way soon!" SDC and Erin bowed. Dumbledore stumbled up behind them. "I wanted the last word!" he wailed. "You already had your speech, get lost!" Erin told him. "Bye everyone!" SDC and Erin called.
THE END
A/N: Well, guys, that's it! I hope you enjoyed it! I really want to thank everyone who has read, reviewed and liked my fic! A special thanks to my best friend Erin (yes, she's a real person) for putting up with whatever random thing I have her doing each chapter. Thanks guys! And watch this space for Hogwarts Idol 2! SDC xx)