The Devil Went Down To Georgia- Charlie Daniels

This chapter is dedicated to Pitch5321 who brought up this idea. ^-^

Alysson

Jake

Jeremy

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"Okay, lets run this ONE MORE TIME, Jake watch the ending alright? It's a little iffy," the Hufflepuff instructed and the four-some began to play.

When the song ended, the Hufflepuff nodded his head, a satisfied smile on his face.

"Yes, it'll do… hey Matt, how's it coming with the 'band of demons'?" he asked, turning to a corner that had scorch marks running along the walls and floor.

"I can get them shaped and all, but once they start to play, they seem to overload and kind of well… explode, hence the scorch marks," Matt replied, running a hand through his thoroughly messed up hair.

"What if you made the instruments a part of the 'demons' instead of separate? That way it's all one constant flow," a Gryffindor girl suggested.

"That might actually work," Matt said, rubbing his chin in thought.

"Won't know it 'til you try it!" Jake said brightly, practicing his piece on the fiddle.

"Brace yourselves," Matt warned. He then began to mutter spells under his breath, accompanied with complicated wand movements.

Flames erupted from the ground, taking the form of three demons with various instruments and immediately began to play.

Matt whooped as he cut the spells off.

"Ally, you're a GENIUS!"

"I know, I know. Oh CRAP!"

"What's up?" Jake asked.

"Breakfast is halfway done!"

Jake swore with such nasty language, he was smacked upside the head with Jeremy's fiddle.

"OW!"

"Matt, disguises, NOW," Alysson ordered.

Five minutes later the four were in their disguises, well in Jeremy's case costume, outside the Great Hall.

"Everyone know what they're doing?" Alysson asked just before they ran in.

The three nodded.

"Matt, just… don't blow anything up, okay?"

He just grinned. And the four ran into the Great Hall, Jeremy already playing.

The devil went down to Georgia, he was looking for a soul to steal.
He was in a bind 'cos he was way behind and he was willin' to make a deal.
When he came across this young man sawin' on a fiddle and playin' it hot.
And the devil jumped upon a hickory stump and said:

"Boy let me tell you what:
"I guess you didn't know it, but I'm a fiddle player too.
"And if you'd care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with you.
"Now you play a pretty good fiddle, boy, but give the devil his due:
"I bet a fiddle of gold against your soul, 'cos I think I'm better than you."

The boy said:

"My name's Johnny and it might be a sin,
"But I'll take your bet, you're gonna regret,

'cos I'm the best that's ever been."

Johnny you rosin up your bow and play your fiddle hard.
'Cos hells broke loose in Georgia and the devil deals the cards.
And if you win you get this shiny fiddle made of gold.
But if you lose, the devil gets your soul.

The devil opened up his case and he said:

"I'll start this show."

And fire flew from his fingertips as he rosined up his bow.
And he pulled the bow across his strings and it made an evil hiss.
Then a band of demons joined in

Matt quickly cast the spells and held his breath. Fire demons flawlessly arose from the ground and began to play.

and it sounded something like this.

Jeremy played his fiddle, grinning wickedly, his devil costume enhancing the effect.

When the devil finished, Johnny said:

"Well you're pretty good ol' son.
"But sit down in that chair, right there,

and let me show you how it's done."

Jake began to play, his face the picture of concentration, determined to not mess his part up.

Fire on the mountain, run boys, run.
The devil's in the house of the risin' sun.
Chicken in the bread pan, pickin' out dough.
"Granny, does your dog bite?"
"No, child, no."

The devil bowed his head because he knew that he'd been beat.
He laid that golden fiddle on the ground at Johnny's feet.
Johnny said:

"Devil just come on back if you ever want to try again.
"I done told you once, you son of a bitch,

I'm the best that's ever been."

And he played fire on the mountain, run boys, run.
The devil's in the house of the risin' sun.
Chicken in the bread pan, now they're pickin' out dough.
"Granny, will your dog bite?"
"No, child, no."

Now both Jake and Jeremy played, when the song ended the two bowed deeply to wild applause.

"Thank you everyone, but I'm afraid-"

Alysson was cut off by a first year Hufflepuff leaping from her seat and dashing over to her.

She gestured for Alysson to lean down and the girl whispered something into her ear. When she finished she looked up at her hopefully.

Alysson smiled and waved the boys over, they curiously complied.

After a brief conversation they three grinned and announced at the top of their lungs,

"Today is a very important day everyone, today we celebrate the ever-so-lovely Andrea Miller's 12th birthday! All together now!

Happy birthday to you,

Happy birthday to you,

Happy birthday dear Andrea,

Happy birthday to you!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANDREA DEAREST!"

And grinning, the four ran out of the Great Hall.

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Who liked the birthday bit at the end? Be honest…

And it was just a spur of the moment thing, hope you liked it and until next time! Well, next song; I know, I know bad joke, bad joke. xP