The Raptor and the Raven
Chapter 13:The Talent show and the Spy
--Last chapter--
Toboe stood in the darkness tears running down her face. She couldn't believe that this had happened again. Hermione had broken her promise. Toboe wouldn't trust anyone save Sevare for many moons. She still had to do something for the talent show tomorrow. But for tonight she would think.
--This chapter--
The morning broke cold and clouded. Even though inside the castle it was warm and everyone was working to set up for the talent show to start in a few hours. Toboe had volunteered to set up with Remus and Lucius. She took over the stage and curtains. When she was finished it looked like the stage she saw in the Fifth Element movie. The curtains were black with the house crests embroidered into them. Lucius was taking care of the lighting,Remus the seating.
The judges were to sit in a box that was shielded from anyone finding out who the judges liked until the award ceremony that night at the ball. There were two categories. Solo and Group. The winners from each category would face off for the grand prize. But only Dumbledore knew what that was. Toboe was silent and not her usual happy self Remus noticed as she strode from the hall after she was finished.
"Alright Malfoy whats wrong with Toboe?"He asked after the door slammed behind her. Lucius sighed and locked eyes with the slightly growling werewolf. "Severus chose Ms. Granger over Toboe"And Lucius turned and left the hall. Remus was astonished Snape had chosen Hermione over Toboe? Yes Hermione was beautiful, But how did Toboe fit in with the equation?Then it hit him Toboe had allowed Snape close and then he chose her best friend. He felt his wolf snarl at the thought of the wolfwoman crying because of Snape.
It took him a bit before he was able to leave the hall calmly and he headed for his rooms he had to get dressed for the talent show.
--The Talent Show--
The judges had been announced and they were, Amelia Bones,
Kingsley Shacklebolt and Clow Reed. The students were up first. The younger years were horrible, on the ears and some of the voices cracked. Ginny got up there with a smile on her face and stood on stage in jeans and a white wife-beater with cowboy boots. As the music started she sang.
This is what a woman wants...
Any man of mine better be proud of me
Even when I'm ugly he still better love me
And I can be late for a date that's fine
But he better be on time
Any man of mine'll say it fits just right
When last year's dress is just a little too tight
And anything I do or say better be okay
When I have a bad hair day
And if I change my mind
A million times
I wanna hear him say
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah I like it that way
As the last of the music faded she was floored by the applause. She had been happy she had taken Toboe's advice and used an American song. The rest of her year rotated after her. The fifth years started with one Harry potter who was shoved on stage by someone behind the scenes. He walked to the mic and grabbed it. Then he knocked them on their asses with a rock song.
Oo my little pretty one, pretty one
When you gonna give me some time, Sharona?
Oo you make my motor run, my motor run
Gun it coming off of the line, Sharona
Never gonna stop, give it up, such a dirty mind
I always get it up with a touch of the younger kind
My-ee ey-ee by-ee ahee ah woo!
Ma ma ma my Sharona
Come a little closer, over here
Close enough to look in my eyes, Sharona
Keep a little mystery, kissin' me
Runnin' down the length of my thigh, Sharona
Never gonna stop, give it up, such a dirty mind
I always get it up from a touch of the younger kind
My-ee ey-ee by-ee ahee ah woo!
His voice was suited to the song and the girls went wild. The judges clapped and scored him on their cards. Clow Reed smiled as he stepped into the crowd. Hermione was called next and she was wearing a beautiful deep blue evening gown swimmingly sprinkled with golden stars that brought out her eyes. She walked to the mic and smiled before speaking. "This song is dedicated to my dark knight." and then the music started.
Everybody's got something they had to leave behind
One regret from yesterday that just seems to grow with time
There's no use looking back or wondering
How it could be now or might have been
Oh this I know but still I can't find ways to let you know
I've never had a dream come true
Till the day that I found you
Even though I pretend that I've moved on
You'll always be my baby
I never found the words to say
You're the one I think about each day
And I know no matter where life takes me to
A part of me will always be with you
Somewhere in my memory
I've lost all sense of time
And so my road can never be cuz yesterday is all that fills my mind
There's no use looking back or wondering
How it could be now or might have been
Oh this I know but still I can't find ways to let you go
As Hermione sang she thought of Toboe and Severus, her Dark knight was who she lived for now. As her mind ghosted over Toboe she got an image of the woman looking at her over her shoulder and then vanishing into the moonlight. Ron's performance had most of the students silencing their ears. Pansy was worse it was like a cat screaming as it ran its claws over a chalk board.
Blaze had a beautiful tenor when he sang in Italian.
When the last seventh year sang. The teachers were up Severus was up first.
He growled as he took the stage. He snatched the mic. "I am having one of the other professors aid me for this performance. Though it is still my single since they will not be singing. It is dedicated to an Angel."He rumbled as the school saw Toboe step on stage with a guitar. Her eyes were distant and reflected nothing of the soul inside.
Like a gift from the heavens
It was easy to tell
It was love from above that could save me from hell
She had fire in her soul
It was easy to see
How the devil himself could be pulled out of me
There were drums in the air as she started to dance
Every soul in the room keeping time with their hands and we sang
A-yo-a-yo-a-yo-a
And the voices rang like the angles sing, and singing
A-yo-a-yo-a-yo-a
And we danced on into the night
Like a piece to the puzzle that falls into place
You could tell how we felt from the look on our faces
We was spinning in circles with the moon in our eyes
No room left to move in between you and I
We forgot where we were and we lost track of time
And we sang to the wind as we danced through the night
His voice was deep resounding but was honestly cryptically beautiful. He put his very soul into the song and was applauded he growled them into silence. He could see Hermione's tears of joy as she was standing at the front of the stage smiling up at him. Toboe's guitar playing had enhanced his voice to its peak. He had turned around to nod to her but she was gone.
Remus took the stage as the next to last performer after Dumbledore's rendition of the beer song. He walked to the mic and looked out to the crowd. He pulled it too him as he felt the excitement around him. "This song is dedicated to someone I know, She inspired this song." And with the dark lulling beat began his voice washed over all there.
She seemed dressed in all of me, stretched across my shame.
All the torment and the pain
Leaked through and covered me
I'd do anything to have her to myself
Just to have her for myself
Now I don't know what to do, I don't know what to do when she makes me sad.
She is everything to me
The unrequited dream
A song that no one sings
The unattainable, Shes a myth that I have to believe in
All I need to make it real is one more reason
I don't know what to do, I don't know what to do when she makes me sad.
But I won't let this build up inside of me
I won't let this build up inside of me
I won't let this build up inside of me
I won't let this build up inside of me
A catch in my throat choke
Torn into pieces
I won't, no!
I don't wanna be this...
But I won't let this build up inside of me
I won't let this build up inside of me
I won't let this build up inside of me
I won't let this build up inside of me
She isn't real
I can't make her real
She isn't real
I can't make her real
As the song finished the applause almost knocked him off his feet. As he stepped of stage he saw that Toboe had heard him and was smiling sadly before she mouthed a thank you to him. Her eyes glittered with some of their former brilliance for a moment. She walked on stage she was wearing a backless top that showed off her tanned skin beautifully.
Her black wings have her an angelic appearance. She took the mic from Clow Reed and smiled at the man. She turned to the crowd her head held high. And Hermione knew she had something up her sleeve. She took a breath as the music started and she locked eyes with someone, who at that moment Hermione had no idea.
If you hear a voice,
It the middle of the night,
Saying it'll be all right,
It will be me..
If you feel a hand,
Guiding you along,
When the path seems wrong,
You will find me..
There is no mountain that I can't climb,
For you I'll swim through the rivers of time,
As you go your path, and I walk mine,
A light will shine, and You will find me..
If there is a key that goes to your heart,
A special part, You will find me..
If you need a friend, call out to the wind,
To hold you again, You will find me..
Oh, how the world seems so unfair,
Creating a love that cannot be shared,
As you go your path, and I walk mine.
A light will shine, and You will find me..
I see ever after,
There's a place for two,
In your tears and laughter,
I'll be there for you.
Under the sun and the moon,
Between the land and the sea,
Look all around you, You will find me.
There is no mountain that I can't climb,
For you I'd swim through the rivers of time,
As you go your path, and I walk mine,
A light will shine, and You will find me..
You will find me... You will find me..
Toboe's voice was a mezzo with dark shading, it rang with her emotion and an under tone of power. And then Remus realized how close she had let Snape get to her. Hermione had started to cry when she felt the meaning of the words. Clow was stunned the woman had the voice of a siren and she knew how to use it. When the song ended it was silent with shock as she walked towards the end of the stage. A single clap started her head whipped around to see who it was. It was Clow Reed and he was joined by Harry and Draco then it spread until the hall echoed. He head raised high and she smiled at him before vanishing behind the curtain.
Clow Reed was announcing that the group category would start in a few minutes. Harry, Draco and Remus had asked Toboe for help screwing with a songs lyrics. She'd agreed as long as she got to play guitar for it. They took the stage and she smirked as the music started and she chuckled seeing the look on Minerva's face. When the boys started to sing.
Well it's Friday evening' six o'clock
And all my friends are twistin' off
I'm at the house just turnin' on T.V.
Well they all wonder why I've changed
How many times must I explain
It's basic honky tonk anatomy
The howlin' bone's connected to the party bone
The party bone's connected to the stayin' out all night long
And she won't think it's funny
And I'll wind up all alone
And the lonely bone's connected to the howlin' bone
Hey two plus two is always four
And down is south and up is north
Thirty-two degrees is bloody cold
You play with fire you wined up burned
The early-bird gets the worm
But the only thing you really need to know
Is...
The howlin' bone is connected to the party bone
The party bone's connected to the stayin' out all night long
And she won't think it's funny
And I'll wind up all alone
And the lonely bone's connected to the howlin' bone
Yeah sing it with me
Let's make sure you know...
The howlin' bone's connected to the party bone
The party bone's connected to the stayin' out all night long
And she won't think it's funny
And I'll wind up all alone
And the lonely bone's connected the...
Toboe took over singing for the final chorus and it sounded something like this.
The howlin' bone's connected to the party bone
The party bone's connected to the stayin' out all night long
And I still think its funny
And your ass is on your own
And the lonely bone's connected to the howlin' bone
Toboe strode off stage to get ready for her group performance and she couldn't help but chuckle on who she was preforming with. Hermione walked in to see Toboe looking out a window at the new moon sky. "Toboe. Thank you for agreeing to sing with me." She didn't see that Toboe had a her clenched around her wand.
"I don't mind Hermes were on next."Toboe waited until Hermione left the room before snarling. She suppressed her soul-beast and left the small room for the stage her magic flaring slightly. The were the last to preform that night. As they walked on stage and got in their spots, Toboe smiled slightly as she caught Remus' thumbs-up. The looked at one another and the music started.
Hermione:
I've known about you for a while now
When he leaves me he wears a smile now
As soon as he's away from me
In your arms is where he wants to be
Toboe:
But you're the one he rushes home to
You're the one he gave his name to
I'll never see his face in the early morning light
You have his mornings, his daytimes
And sometimes I have his nights
Both:
But does he love you (Does he love you)
Like he loves me (Like he loves me)
Does he think of you (Does he think of you)
When he's holding me
And does he whisper (Does he whisper)
All his fantasies
Does he love you (Does he love you)
Like he's been loving me
Toboe:
But when he's with me
He says he needs me
And that he wants me
That he believes in me
Hermione:
And when I'm in his arms
Oh he swears there's no one else
Is he deceiving me
Or am I deceiving myself
(Am I deceiving myself)
Both:
But does he love you (Does he love you)
Like he loves me (Like he loves me)
Does he think of you (Does he think of you)
When he's holding me
And does he whisper (Does he whisper)
All his fantasies
Does he love you (Does he love you)
Like he's been loving me
Hermione:
Oh and shouldn't I lose my temper?
Toboe:
Oh and shouldn't I be ashamed?
Hermione:
Cuz I have everything to lose
Toboe:
And I, I have nothing to gain
Both:
But does he love you (Does he love you)
Like he loves me (Like he loves me)
Does he think of you (Does he think of you)
When he's holding me
And does he whisper (Does he whisper)
All his fantasies
Does he love you (Does he love you)
Like he's been loving me
Hermione:
Oh does he love you
The crowd went wild because separately they was beautiful together they could stop hearts. They circled one another and seemed to live entirely with in the song and the lyrics. Lucius looked at Severus and shook his head. The crowd called for an encore. But both shook their head and left the stage. They parted at the grand stair case for a moment that Lucius saw the pain both tried to hide. He saw Toboe leap up the stairs and vanish on the fourth floor. Hermione departed into the dungeons. As they whole school got ready for the ball one person smiled malevolently. They were going to kill potter tonight,and finally they would destroy the only threat to their lord and master. The Mudblood would have to die also for bringing the Wolf-bitch here.
Toboe was brushing her hair while sitting at her vanity, her mind working over the last ten months starting from the letter she got from Hermes to say that she was coming. As she thought over the details it hit her and she dropped the brush. It finally fit together all the little pieces she'd heard over the months. She knew who the spy was but she was thinking why wait all this time? Her eyes widened in horror.
Who would she warn no one would believe her. She would have to wait for them to make their move and take them out. She grabbed her wand and also her key. She looked at her wolf and gave him a smile. "No matter what happens tonight I love you Severus." She embraced the wolf and had his cool nose touch her locket. She took a deep breath and walked out her chamber door. Her black cloak billowed with out reveling a thing to her outfit.
--The Ball--
She walked with her head held high, her back ramrod straight. She had a feeling the tonight would make or break a life. She noticed that mostly every one was there when she got to the entrance of the great hall there was a man seeming to wait for her. Silver eyes locked on to Emerald. "Clow Reed who are you waiting for?"He smiled to her and held out a black rose in full bloom. "Call me Clow Toboe. I was wondering if you would accompany me tonight?"She smiled and nodded, having Clow around would make it easier to go unnoticed.
They entered and removed their clocks the house elf called out. "Presenting Clow Reed and Professor Toboe Wolfwalker!" Her students let out a few wolf whistles, she smiled at them. But she noticed Draco's eyes on her and motioned to him. He nodded and she knew her message was received. Lucius felt like he had been sucker-punched. Toboe looked astounding the emerald green dress flowed over her generous curves it shimmered faintly silver when she moved.
It was backless and tied around her throat while it had a slit up to her tanned thigh for dancing. Her her hair was left to flow freely save for the black rose behind her left ear. Hermione's dress was the exact opposite on the color chart for hers was golden with a faint red shimmer, it looked like a princess was missing a gown. Hermione glowed with happiness while Toboe resonated darkness.
Toboe was waiting for the spy to show. She saw a wand raised and ran for it. She never saw Severus leave her side. Hermione froze in shock as the light came at her. A black shape appeared in her vision as her brain registered the impact and that she was falling backwards. The spy laughed as the two lay still. "Oh look I killed two with one spell."The person turned to face those watching and the hood fell back to reveal...
Wow Second cliffy the spy is in play.
Who knocked over hermone?
review please!! I crave feed back!!-Cerberus