LOCKED IN A HALL CLOSET

WHO WILL BE THE NEXT…WITCHZARD IDOL?

Chapter 3: Let's get this show on the road!

Three days before the competition, the other contestants from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang arrived. Dumbledore called the contestants and the two hosts into an empty classroom for a meeting.

"Okay, are we complete? Good. Contestants, gather round." He said motioning the group forward. "It seems I have made a mistake." He continued. "Earlier this week, I announced that you would have to work in groups of the same sex. Apparently, majority of the songs that you and group will pick requires at least a male AND a female. So for the males, each group will have 3 boys and 1 girl, and for the females, 3 girls and 1 boy.

Team leaders, please step forward. It is time to pick your teammates." He announced, as the six chosen team leaders stepped forward. Dumbledore held out two bags of different color. "Mr. Smith, you first. Pick two from the red bag and one from the blue one." He instructed, as Zacharias Smith put his hand in the red one, then the blue one, and gave the scraps of paper he picked to Dumbledore.

"Dean Thomas, Neville Longbottom, and Romilda Vane." He announced. "Mr. Zabini, you're next." He said, holding out the two bags.

"Vladimir Volkov, Michael Corner, and Millicent Bulstrode." He said, putting the scraps of paper on the table next to him and holding out the bags to Ron. Ron closed his eyes and one by one, dug his hands into both of the bags.

"Dennis Creevey, Seamus Finnigan, and Hannah Abbot. Ms. Bell, please pick two from the blue and one from the red bag." He instructed her, as she put her hand inside the blue bag.

"Hermione Granger, Ginny Weasley, and Draco Malfoy." He announced, just as two people from the group groaned. "Ms. Chang, " He said, once again, holding out the two bags.

"Padma Patil, Cassandra St.Pierre, and Poliakoff. And last but not least, Ms. Patil." He said politely, shaking the two bags a bit and holding it out for her to pick.

"Lavender Brown," he paused, as a squeal came out from the group. "Gabrielle Delacour, and Hektor Divorski. Now that all the groups have been formed, you will have to pick a song that's compatible for you and your teammates." Dumbledore told them.

"Black Eyed Peas for the male team leaders and their groups, and S Club 7 for the female team leaders and their groups. Listen to the CD's over there, afterwards, you may pick the lyrics from this tray," he explained, gesturing to the tray full of papers. "Practice, memorize, and work together. And that goes for you too, Harry, and Ms. Parkinson. No questions? Alright, we will see each other in 3 days!" he said, leaving the room full of teenagers who started to argue amongst themselves.

- - Backstage - - -

"How're you feeling?" Ginny asked Hermione, as their hairdos were being done—muggle-style. Hermione took Ginny's hand and squeezed it tightly.

"Nervous." She replied. "Really, really nervous. I've probably got a thousand butterflies in my stomach."

Ginny smiled. "I think I might have something that may help. Do you remember rehearsals? The four of us kept arguing throughout all of them! It's a wonder we got something done!" Hermione smiled, a bit of her nervousness going away.

"Yeah, and when you got so annoyed at Malfoy, you hexed him." she grinned. By now, their hair and their make-up were done and they were just waiting for the show to begin.

Ginny laughed. "The best Bat-Bogey Hex ever to be performed!"

"And what are you beautiful ladies laughing about?" Harry said, coming up to them.

Ginny kissed him on the cheek. "Just the time when I hexed Malfoy during rehearsals." She told him.

"At least your rehearsals were fun." Harry said sullenly. "Pansy is a really terrible host. It makes me wonder how she ever got to be one. All she does is whine and pout. It's terrible, really." He said.

"Well Harry, she's a Slytherin." Hermione said, shrugging. "Once a Slytherin, always a Slytherin."

"What is this, racial discrimination against houses?" A voice drawled behind her.

Hermione groaned. "Not you again! Look, I've already spent three days of torture with you during rehearsals. Leave me in peace, will you?" she snapped.

"Such manners must be minded, Granger." Draco said. "Potter, Weaselette." He nodded at them.

"Just five more minutes, Mr. Potter." A guy in a headset came up to him informed him. Harry nodded and gave

Ginny one last kiss. "Better best be going." He told them. "I'll see you later!" he said, heading off to the stage.

"Well Granger, unfortunately, I'll see you soon." Draco said, disappearing before Hermione could hex him. Hermione growled and pulled on a loose strand of hair in frustration. As the lights backstage began to dim, Hermione looked more nervous than she did before and Ginny fidgeted in her seat.

"Well, this is it." Ron appeared next to Hermione, looking as if he were about to faint.

"This is it." Ginny whispered excitedly, grabbing Hermione's hand and squeezing it tightly.

Hermione squeezed her hand back. "Yeah, it's the end of the world." She agreed.

Just then, a loud voice started a 5-second countdown. "We're on air in 5…4…3…2…1…action!"

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"Welcome to the new talent search for aspiring singers out there, Who will be the next…Witchzard Idol!" Harry boomed, running up on the stage with Pansy coming out on the other side. "Well, you all know me, Harry Potter…"

"And me, Pansy Parkinson!" Pansy cried into her mike.

"And we're going to be hosting this competition!" they said at the same time.

"Well, you all know-" Harry said, taking a few steps forward. "-That this is an interschool singing competition. But do you know who's going to be in it? Say hello to the judges: Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts! Madame Maxime, Headmistress of Beauxbatons! And due to the absence of Durmstrang's headmaster, Professor Snape will be filling in for him!" he said, as a few people from the audience booed.

" All right now, let's introduce the contestants!" Harry said, as all 24 contestants apparated to the stage one by one. The audience erupted into loud cheers and some of the contestants bowed.

"Okay contestants, we'll see you later!" Pansy cooed, giving them a little wave as they apparated out of the stage.

"So," Harry said, clapping his hands to get the attention of the audience. "You know what to do: watch them perform, vote for your favorites later. We'll pass around 10 boxes for you to drop your votes in after they're all done performing. So, performing right now: Zacharias Smith, Dean Thomas, Neville Longbottom, and Romilda Vane, singing Black Eyed Peas' 'Don't Phunk With My Heart'!" Harry announced, as he and Pansy exited the stage. The lights dimmed as four people walked up to the stage. The lights brightened and the opening of the song began.

"No, no, no, no, don't phunk with my heart, No, no, no, no, don't phunk with my heart" Romilda Vane began to sing, twirling around. "I wonder if I take you home, would you still be in love, baby (in love, baby). I wonder if I take you home, would you still be in love, baby (in love, baby)" she sang.

Zacharias moved forward and began to sing. "Girl, you know you got me, got me, with your pistol shot me, shot me and I'm here helplessly in love and nothing can stop me, you can't stop me cause once I start it, can't return me cause once you bought it, I'm coming baby, don't got it (don't make me wait) So let's be about it." He sang, attempting to do a suave moonwalk without slipping.

"No, no, no, no, don't phunk with my heart" Romilda sang, shaking her hips.

"Baby, have some trustin', trustin', when I come in lustin', lustin', cause I bring you that comfort I ain't only here cause I want ya body I want your mind too. Interestin's what I find you, and I'm interested in the long haul. Come on girl (yee-haw!)" Zacharias sang, trying to imitate a cowboy and stepping on Neville's toe in the process. Neville yelped and tried not to scream while Zacharias looked at him apologetically.

Romilda stepped forward and opened her mouth. "I wonder if I take you home, would you still be in love, baby (in love, baby). I wonder if I take you home, would you still be in love, baby (in love, baby). No, no, no, no, don't phunk with my heart." She wiggled her finger.

Dean glided forward and brought the mike to his lips. "Girl, you had me, once you kissed me, my love for you is not iffy. I always want you with me. I'll play Bobby and you'll play Whitney, if you smoke, I'll smoke too. That's how much I'm in love with you. Crazy is what crazy do, crazy in love, I'm a crazy fool"

"No, no, no, no, don't phunk with my heart" Romilda put in.

Neville took a teeny step forward and fumbled with the mike before singing into it. "Why are you so insecure, when you got passion and love her. You always claimin' I'm a cheater, think I'd up and go leave ya for another señorita, you forgot that I need ya, you must've caught amnesia, that's why you don't believe. (Uh, yeah, check it out)." He sang, almost tripping over his shiny black shoes.

"Don't you worry 'bout a thing, baby," Zacharias sang. "'Cause you know you got me by a string, baby, don't you worry 'bout a thing, baby, 'cause you know you got me by a string, baby."

"Baby girl, you make me feel," Dean sang. "You know you make me feel so real, I love you more than sex appeal, (Cause you're) That-tha, that tha, that-tha, that girl." He sang, repeating it for five times.

Overlapping music played as Romilda took on her cue to start singing. " No, no, no, no, don't phunk with my heart." She sang, singing it twice.

"That-tha, that tha, that-tha, that girl." Zacharias put in.

Romilda swayed to the music and opened her mouth to sing the end of the song. "I wonder if I take you home, would you still be in love, baby (in love, baby)" she sang, singing it over and over for a few times.

"Don't you worry 'bout a thing, baby," Zacharias sang. " 'Cause you know you got me by a string, baby,"

"Don't you worry 'bout a thing, baby," Dean continued.

"'Cause you know you got me by a string, baby." Neville finished.

After their song finished, the audience whooped and cheered while the group bowed. Harry and Pansy came out and congratulated them.

Pansy yawned softly. "Nice performance." She told them.

"Nice?" Harry said dubiously. "It was great! Except for the part when Zacharias stepped on Neville's toe."

The audience laughed. "Hey, it was an accident!" Zacharias protested.

Harry grinned. "Alright. Judges, what did you think of their performance?" he asked them.

Dumbledore chuckled. "I liked it." Madame Maxime smiled. "Vverry entertaining." She said. "No comment." Snape said, looking bored. The audience booed at him.

"Well, that was our judges' opinions, but we need yours." Harry said. "Vote your favorites later, but right now, let's listen to my best mate, Ron Weasley, with Seamus Finnigan, Dennis Creevey, and Hannah Abbot singing Black Eyed Peas'-"

"-'Don't Lie'!" Pansy screeched. Harry gave her an are-you-an-idiot? look and exited the stage as the lights began to dim and the next group went up the stage.

Ron stepped forward and started to sing. "Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry. Hey, baby my nose is getting big, I noticed it be growing when I been telling them fibs. Now you say your trust's getting weaker, probably coz my lies just started getting deeper, and the reason for my confession is that I learn my lesson. And I really think you ought to know the truth, because I lied and I cheated and I lied a little more. But after I did it I don't know what I did it for. I admit that I have been a little immature, fucking with your heart like I was the predator. In my book of lies I was the editor, and the author. I forged my…my...signature," Ron paused, trying to remember the correct words. "And now I apologize for what I did to you, 'cos what you did to me I did to you." He sighed, relieved that he did not forget the lyrics.

Hannah started to sing softly. "No, no, no, no baby, no, no, no, no don't lie. No, no, no, no, yeah, you know, know, know, know, you gotta try. What you gonna do when it all comes out, when I really see you & what you're all about. No, no, no baby, no, no, no, no don't lie. Yeah, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you gotta try." She stepped backward.

Seamus stepped forward and began to sing. "She said I'm leaving, 'cos she can't take the pain. It's hard to continue this love it ain't the same. Can't forget the things that I've done inside her brain. Too many lies committed too many games. She feeling like a fool getting on the last train. Trying to maintain but the feeling won't change. I'm sorry for the things that I've done and what I became, caught up in living my life in the fast lane, blinded by lights, cameras, you know the fame. I don't know the reason why I did these things." He sang, swaying a little.

Seamus and Hannah stood together and sang at the same time. "And I lie and I lie and I lie and I lie, and now our emotions are drained, 'cos I lie and I lie and a little lie lie, and now your emotions are drained."

Hannah stepped away from Seamus and sang a little louder than she did before. "No, no, no, no baby, no, no, no, no don't lie (no, don't you lie). No, no, no, no, yeah, you know, know, know, know, you gotta try (got to try, got to try). What you gonna do when it all comes out (what you gonna do baby). When I really see you & what you're all about. No no no babe, no, no, no, no don't lie. Because you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, gotta try. Ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh. Ba da ba da ba da ba da badabada"

Hannah, Ron, and Seamus all stepped back to let Dennis move forward. "Yo, I'm lying to my girl," he sang. "Even though I love her, and she all in my world. I give her all my attention and diamonds & pearls, she's the one who makes me feel on top of the world, Still I lie to my girl, I do it." "And I lie and I lie and I lie till there's no turning back, I don't know why, (and I lie and I lie till I don't know who I am)" they all sang at the same time, as the song ended.

The audience cheered and applauded, as Harry and Pansy came out. "Cool song. Nice vocals, mate." Harry said, hi-fiving Ron. Pansy yawned. "B-o-r-i-n-g." she said, examining her cuticles. Harry, Ron, Seamus, Dennis, and Hannah glared at her. Harry cleared his throat. "Alright judges, what do you say about their performance?"

Dumbledore smiled. "Very realistic song, although, Mr. Weasley, you nearly forgot a word in your part of the song, and Ms. Abbot, your voice was a tad bit too soft." "I agree with Profezzor Dumbledore." Madame Maxime said, nodding her head. Meanwhile, Snape shook his head. "Terrible, just terrible." Snape commented, as some people from the audience booed again at him.

Harry nodded at the judges. "Alright, thank you contestants, we will see you later. And next group to perform is-"

"-Blaise Zabini, Vladimir Volkov, Michael Corner, and Millicent Bulstrode singing 'Pump It'!" Pansy cut in.

"By the Black Eyed Peas." Harry added, as he and Pansy exited the stage.

The lights dimmed, then brightened, as four people stepped up to the stage.

Blaise jumped forward and started to sing. "Ha ha ha, Pump it, ha ha ha. And pump it (louder)." He sang, singing it for four times. "Turn up the radio, blast your stereo, right." He continued. "Niggas wanna hate on us (who?) Niggas be envious (who?) And I know why they hatin' on us (why?) Cause that's so fabulous (what?) I'ma be real on us (c'mon!) Nobody got nuttin' on us (no!) Girls be all on us, from London back down to the US. We rockin' it (contagious!), monkey business (outrageous!) Just confess, your girl admits that we the shit. F-R-E-S-H, we (fresh!) D-E-F, that's right we def (rock!) We definite B-E-P, we reppin' it
So, turn it up (turn it up!) C'mon baby, just-"

Michael stepped forward "Pump it (louder!)" he sang, singing in for six times.

Vladimir also stepped forward and began to sing. "And say, oh oh oh oh, say, oh oh oh oh, yo, yo."

"Turn up the radio, blast your stereo, right now. This joint is fizzlin', it's sizzlin', right." They all sang.

Blaise, Michael, and Millicent stepped back to let Vladimir have the spotlight and sing his part. "Yo, check this out right here. Dude wanna hate on us (dude!) Dude need'a ease on up (dude!) Dude wanna act on up but dude get shut like flavor shut (down!) Chicks say, she ain't down but chick backstage when we in town (ha!) She like man on drunk (fool!) She wanna hit n' run (errr!) Yeah, that's the speed, that's what we do, that's who we be. B-L-A-C-K -E -Y-E-D-P to the E, then the A to the S, when we play you shake your ass. Shake it, shake it, shake it girl, make sure you don't break it, girl, cause we gonna-"

Michael stepped forward and began to sing. "Turn it up (turn it up!), turn it up (turn it up!), turn it up (turn it up!). C'mon baby, just, pump it (louder!), pump it (louder!), pump it (louder!), pump it (louder!), pump it (louder!), pump it (louder!)"

Blaise glided forward and sang. "And say, oh oh oh oh, say, oh oh oh oh, yo, yo."

"Turn up the radio, blast your stereo, right now. This joint is fizzlin', it's sizzlin', right." They all put in.

"Damn (damn), Damn (damn), Damn (damn), Damn (damn), Damn (damn)." They all said, one by one.

Millicent moved forward. "Woooooowwwwww." She sang, opening her mouth widely.

Michael danced his way forward and began to sing. "Apl. de ap. from Philippines, live and direct, rocking this scene. Breaking on down for the B-boys, and B-girls waiting to do their thing. Pump it, louder come on, don't stop, and keep it goin', do it, lets get it on Move it! Come on, baby, do it!"

Millicent swayed her hips as she began to sing. "La-da-di-dup-dup die dy, on the stereo. Let those speakers blow your mind, (Blow my mind, baby) to let it go, let it go, here we go. La-da-di-dup-dup die dy (c'mon, we're there) On the radio, the system is gonna feel so fine."

"Pump it (louder!), pump it (louder!), pump it (louder!), pump it (louder!), pump it (louder!), pump it (louder!)" they all put in, one by one.

"And say, oh oh oh oh. say, oh oh oh oh, yo, yo!" Blaise sang, almost hitting Vladimir's eye when he raised his hand in the air.

"Turn up the radio, blast your stereo, right now. This joint is fizzlin', it's sizzlin', right." They sang at once, finishing the song.

As soon as their song finished, the audience cheered some of them standing up and raising signs that they made. The group blushed and bowed as Harry and Pansy came out to congratulate them.

"Great song, guys! I loved it!" Pansy gushed, batting her eyelashes at the three guys in the group who ignored her.

Harry grinned. "Yea, it was great! Let's hear what the judges have to say about it." He said, looking at the judges.

Dumbledore chuckled. "A magnificent performance." He told them, as the audience cheered once again. Madame Maxime smiled. "Vverry energetic song, althow, what eez a 'niggas'?" she asked them in a slightly confused tone.

Nobody answered her.

Snape yawned. "It was much, much better than the last two." He said, as some people from the audience cheered and booed at him.

Harry coughed. "Good performance, guys, we'll see you later." He said, as the group walked out of the stage. "Now, it's time for our next group to perform: Katie Bell, Hermione Granger, Ginny Weasley, and-"

"Drrraccco Malfoyyy." Pansy said dreamily, and sighed.

Harry looked annoyed at her for interrupting him and continued. "Yes, and Draco Malfoy, singing S Club 7's 'Don't Stop Movin'!" he said, prodding Pansy in the back with his mike so she could get out of stage as the lights dimmed.

"Don't stop moving to the funky, funky beat." A voice said.

"Don't stop moving to the funky, funky beat." Another voice chimed in.

"Don't stop moving to the funky, funky beat." Another voice added.

"Don't stop moving to the S Club beat." A male voice said, as the lights brightened.

Draco moved forward and as every girl recognized him, they began to squeal. Draco smirked at their reactions and began to sing. " DJ's got the party started, there's no end in sight. Everybody's moving to the rhythm that's inside. It's a crazy world, but tonight's the right situation. Don't get left behind. I can feel the music moving through me everywhere. Ain't no destination baby, we don't even care. There's a place to be, if you need the right education. Let it take you there." He sang, dancing to the music as the girls in the audience swooned at him.

Hermione glared at him as Katie swayed forward and sang. "Just go with the magic baby. I can see it there in your eyes (I can see it there in your eyes) Let it flow, stop the waiting. Right here on the dance floor is where you gotta let it go"

"Don't stop movin', can you feel the music. DJ's got us going around, 'round. Don't stop movin', find your own way to it, listen to the music taking you to places that you've never been before, baby now." They all sang, dancing around and swaying to the music. As they moved around, Hermione and Draco passed by each other and Hermione took the opportunity to stomp on his toe. Draco glared at her and pinched her on the arm. Katie gave them warning look and they both concentrated on their performance.

"Don't stop moving to the funky, funky beat." Ginny put in.

"Don't stop moving to the S Club beat" Hermione chimed in.

Ginny stepped forward and brought the mike to her lips. "You can touch the moment, almost feel it in the air. Don't know where we're going, baby, we don't even care. Ain't no mystery, just use your imagination. Let it take you there. Just go with the magic baby. I can see it there in your eyes (I can see it there in your eyes) Let it flow, stop the waiting. Right here on the dance floor is where you gotta let it go!"

"Don't stop movin', can you feel the music. DJ's got us going around, 'round. Don't stop movin', find your own way to it, listen to the music taking you to places that you've never been before, baby now." They sang altogether.

"Don't stop moving to the funky, funky beat." Katie said.

"Don't stop moving to the funky, funky beat." Ginny sang.

"Don't stop moving to the funky, funky beat." Hermione put in.

"Don't stop moving to the S Club beat." Draco added.

Hermione put her hands in the air and sang. "Forget about your fears tonight. Listen to your heart
Let's just touch the sky (listen to your heart) No need to reason why. Just listen to the sound, let it make you come alive
." She sang, opening her mouth widely to enunciate 'alive'.

"Don't stop movin', can you feel the music. DJ's got us going around, 'round (don't stop movin'). Don't stop movin', find your own way to it, listen to the music" they all sang as Draco added. "Yeah, yeah, yeah"

"Don't stop movin', can you feel the music. DJ's got us going around, 'round (don't stop moving). Don't stop movin', find your own way to it. Listen to the music taking you to places that you've never been before, baby now." They sang together, as the song began to end.

"Don't stop moving to the funky, funky beat." Katie said.

"Don't stop moving to the funky, funky beat." Ginny chimed in.

"Don't stop moving to the funky, funky beat." Hermione added.

"Don't stop moving to the S Club beat." Draco finished, as the four of them posed.

The audience erupted into cheers and gave them a standing ovation.

Draco pretended to keep on smiling and whispered to Hermione, who was beside him. "See? Told you they would love me." He told her, his voice full of smugness.

"Ha! In your dreams, Malfoy. Don't act so smug because you think that they like you." She told him through gritted teeth, trying to keep on smiling but inside, she just wanted to curse Draco into oblivion.

Katie leaned over to them. "Can't you two ever stop bickering? You've been doing that ever since rehearsal! Be nice, will you? It's our first performance and I hope we didn't mess it up." She told them out of the corners of her mouth, trying not to look too angry in front of the audience. They both nodded, trying their best not to kill each other at the moment.

Harry and Pansy appeared, Pansy immediately going to Draco's side.

"That was a fantastic performance! Nice vocals, Hermione." Harry said, grinning at his best friend. Hermione grinned back. "Well Harry, I have a lot of singing talent in me." She joked at him, as the audience laughed.

"You were amazing, Draco." Pansy purred, as Draco looked at her disgustedly and tried to remove his arm from her grip and was unable to, thinking that her arm was permanently glued to his.

"So judges, what did you think of their performance?" Harry asked them.

Dumbledore chuckled. "I highly enjoyed it. Brilliant performance. Absolutely loved it." He said, as the audience cheered. "It eez vverry wonderful performance." Madame Maxime told them, as the audience cheered once again. "I must say, this is the best performance I've seen." Snape said, as the audience gave one more cheer.

Harry laughed. "Looks like they really enjoyed your performance. We'll see you later." Harry told the group as they exited the stage, with Pansy trailing behind a very annoyed Draco. "Okay, just two more performances to go, so right now, performing S Club 7's 'Bring It All Back', Cho Chang, Padma Patil, Cassandra St. Pierre, and Poliakoff!" Harry said, exiting the stage as the lights dimmed and four people appeared on the stage.

"Bring it all back now" Poliakoff said.

"Don't stop, never give up, hold your head high and reach the top. Let the world see what you have got.
Bring it all back to you
." They all sang, as the song started.

Cho Chang stepped forward and brought the mike to her lips. "Hold on to what you try to be, your individuality. When the world is on your shoulders, just smile and let it go. If people try to put you down, just walk on by don't turn around, you only have to answer to yourself."

Poliakoff began to sing. "Don't you know it's true what they say, that life, it ain't easy. But your time's coming around. So don't you stop tryin'."

"Don't stop, never give up, hold your head high and reach the top. Let the world see what you have got,
bring it all back to you. Dream of falling in love, anything you've been thinking of. When the world seems to get too tough, bring it all back to you
." They all sang together. "Na na na na….."

Cassandra took a step forward and began to sing. "Try not to worry 'bout a thing, enjoy the good times life can bring. Keep it all inside you, gotta let the feeling show. Imagination is the key, 'cos you are you're own destiny. You never should be lonely when time is on your side."

Padma stepped forward. "Don't you know it's true what they say, things are sent to try you. But your time's coming around so don't you stop tryin'" she sang.

"Don't stop, never give up, hold your head high and reach the top. Let the world see what you have got,
bring it all back to you. Dream of falling in love, anything you've been thinking of. When the world seems to get too tough, bring it all back to you.
" They all sang. "Na na na na….."

"Don't you know it's true what they say, things happen for a reason, but your time's coming around, so don't you stop tryin'." Cho sang.

As the song began to end, the music that accompanied their singing paused so it was only the four of them.

"Don't stop, never give up, hold your head high and reach the top. Let the world see what you have got,
bring it all back to you. Dream of falling in love, anything you've been thinking of. When the world seems to get too tough-
" the three girls sang.

"-Bring it all back to you." Poliakoff finished, as the audience applauded and some cheered. The group bowed and the two hosts came out.

"And that was Poliakoff, Cho, Padma, and Cassandra!" Harry said, as they bowed again. "Judges! What did you think of their performance?" Harry asked them, as Pansy began to talk animatedly to Cassandra.

Dumbledore smiled. "A very nice song." He said. Madame Maxime nodded. "I liked eet." She said. Snape yawned loudly. "Completely boring song." He said, as the group glared at him and the audience booed at him.

Harry smiled. "Alright contestants, we'll see you later." He said, as the group disappeared. "And the last group to perform is Parvati Patil, Lavender Brown, Gabrielle Delacour and Hektor Divorski, singing S Club 7's 'Never Had A Dream Come True'!" Harry said, as he and Pansy exited the stage. The lights dimmed and four people appeared on the stage.

Parvati stepped forward and began to sing. "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 go."

"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." They chorused.

Lavender took a step forward. "Somewhere in my memory, I've lost all sense of time and tomorrow can never be cos yesterday is all that fills my mind. There's no use looking back or wondering how it should be now or might have been. Oh this I know but still I can't find ways to let you go." She sang.

"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…" they all sang.

"You'll always be the dream that fills my head. Yes you will, say you will, you know you will. Oh baby, you'll always be the one I know I'll never forget. There's no use looking back or wondering, because love is a strange and funny thing. No matter how I try and try I just can't say goodbye. No no no no." Gabrielle and Hektor sang, swaying to the music.

"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 (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, a part of me will always be… with you." They sang altogether, as they finished the song.

The audience clapped, some of them sniffed, apparently moved by their song. Harry and Pansy came out and congratulated them. "A very touching song, guys." Harry told them. Pansy nodded absently, and began to look at her cuticles again. "Judges, what do you have to say?" Harry asked them.

Dumbledore gave them a small smile. "Just as Harry said, a very touching song." "Yezz, yezz. Vverry touching." Madame Maxime told them, wiping the corners of her eyes with a white-laced handkerchief.

Snape put a hand to his chin. "B-oring." He said, as everyone glared and booed at him.

"Okay, contestants, please go backstage right now. The audience will now vote for their favorite contestants." Harry announced, as paper and 10 ballot boxes were being passed around to the audience.

After what seemed like an hour, Harry and Pansy collected the boxes and gave them to various assistants for them to count. Fifteen minutes later, the votes were counted and Harry called all the contestants to the stage.

"Contestants, it is time." He announced, as the contestants held hands and looked nervous. "Tonight, you performed in groups for the audience. Now, the audience voted for their favorite contestants." He told them. "The three contestants with the lowest votes will be eliminated. And those three are…"