Misery Business Chapter 8, a harry potter fanfic

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter characters, Rowling has all the credit. The artists have credit for their own songs as well, I just love music.

Author Note: Okay I realized I didn't write Teddy in here, and I'm sorry for any teddy fans, but I'm probably not going to add him…He would be a fun character though. ^_^ And I'll try and update a few more times but I feel like working on a different story suddenly, so we'll see.

'Italic'-thoughts

Bold- Singing

Misery Business: Paramore

Chapter 8

As I started to button my shirt Crystal came over and put a pair of headphones in my ears. "Here listen to this." Crystal said clicking something on her iPod.

Then a song started playing. As I listened I smiled at some of the lyrics, they were quite amusing. Then I heard a line that talked about bragging and I laughed, seeing why she chose this song for me. 'This song isn't half bad, I like it.'

"What's the name of this song Crystal?" She smiled at me, "Misery Business by Paramore. It's good right?" I laughed with her, "Yeah, I like it." The song ended and I gave Crystal back her headphones, "So, you got it?" Jasmine asked with curious eyes. I chuckled, "Yeah I got it." I said pulling my sweater vest on. The thing was shaped like a damn block…doing a girl's curves no justice. "This thing is hideous… How do you all wear these?" I pulled out my wand and waved it in a spiraling pattern up the length of my sweater. My sweater pulled itself tighter around my body until it fit snug to my form.

Both girls watched, "Girl, you're probably going to get in trouble." Jasmine said shaking her head. "Yeah? How?" I asked challengingly before I noticed my collar. It was round and stiff, so I touched the tip of my wand center over my collar and pulled down. My collar moved to form a nice V-neck and I looked back up triumphantly with a smile, well okay smirk really. "Better looking don't you think?"

"Yes! Teach me how to do that!" Crystal said moving closer to me. "Honestly I can't believe you guys haven't done this already… Okay here's what you do…"

Jasmine watched briefly before finally giving in, "Okay, teach it to me." I laughed and continued telling them the spells. As I did noticed their house crests; Jasmine was in Ravenclaw and Crystal was surprisingly in Hufflepuff.

I finished telling them the spells and Jasmine dragged me back out to the large group. "Okay only thing is, you need to make it fun. Like, don't just go up and sing, put on a performance." Jasmine babbled while we made our way over to Al and his group.

"Okay boys we need a band…" With that said my destiny was sealed, not really but you catch my drift. I learned that the other two boys were Trent and Daniel. Trent was bass and Daniel was drums.

The song started off with the sound of an old record playing…

Hit that, Hit that snare

I started and then the boys started rocking out.

I'm in the business of misery,
Let's take it from the top.

I raised my hand parallel with my shoulder.

She's got a body like an hourglass,

I swayed my hand to follow the outline of my figure, hourglass…

it's ticking like a clock.
It's a matter of time before we all run out,

I pulled the mic closer to my mouth as everyone bobbed and jumped with the music.

When I thought he was mine she caught him by the mouth.
I waited eight long months,
She finally set him free.

I slowly walked over to Albus and threw my arm over his shoulders and stood close to him. I heard whistles erupt from the group.

I told him I couldn't lie he was the only one for me.
Two weeks and we've caught on fire,

I ran my hand threw his hair and pulled his head closer to him as I sang louder.

She's got it out for me,
But I wear the biggest smile.

II smiled slyly toward the crowd as I faced them, then took a deep breath.

Whoa, I never meant to brag
But I got him where I want him now.
Whoa, it was never my intention to brag
To steal it all away from you now.
But God does it feel so good,
Cause I got him where I want him now.
And if you could then you know you would.
It's gonna just feel so...
It just feels so good.

I sang loudly, like I had heard when I listened to the song. I bobbed and jumped with the music, and to my surprise so did Al and Trent.

Second chances they don't ever matter, people never change.
Once a whore you're nothing more, I'm sorry, that'll never change.

I pointed randomly to a girl while singing; implying she's the whore, and then made a waving motion with my hand, like it didn't matter. And seriously it didn't.

And about forgiveness, we're both supposed to have exchanged.
I'm sorry honey, but I passed it up, now look this way.

I quickly strode over to Trent and grabbed his head of sweet sandy blonde hair and pulled his head to face mine.

Well there's a million other girls who do it just like you.
Looking as innocent as possible to get to who,
They want and what they like it's easy if you do it right.
Well I refuse, I refuse, I refuse!

I walked over in front of Jasmine as I sang and looked her up and down like competition. And my voice grew louder and louder as I repeated the last line.

Whoa, I never meant to brag
But I got him where I want him now.
Whoa, it was never my intention to brag
To steal it all away from you now.
But God does it feel so good,
Cause I got him where I want him right now.
And if you could then you know you would.
It's gonna just feel so...
It just feels so good.

Once again I jumped with the music singing my loudly, getting the crowd going. I randomly walked over to a guy and sang in from of him for a few lines, getting his hopes up for maybe something more, before walking away.

I watched his wildest dreams come true
And not one of them involving you
Just watch my wildest dreams come true
Not one of them involving...

I stood in one spot on stage as I sang, running my hand through my hair, and my smile grew bigger and bigger until the final line. After I said the final line I moved my hand in front of my mouth like I said something bad.

Whoa, I never meant to brag
But I got him where I want him now.

Jumping and singing, Al bounced over and he played while I sang, face-to-face.

I stood in one place again running my hand through my hair again as I belted out the notes.

It just feels so good.

I made the smile on my face grow as I sang the last line, breaking out into a full grin when it ended.

The group went crazy, and I felt very good. 'That was very integrating. That was incredible, this is going to make things very fun this year if we always do this for fun.' Jasmine came up, "Good job girl! You got it. Did you have fun?" I laughed, "Yeah that was very, very fun."

"Dude!! That was AWESOME Alexis! I'm never doubting James again! That was epic!" Al said shouting, still on the high from the performance. "You'll still doubt me Al, don't kid yourself." James said appearing from god knows where. "Good job Alexis. That was a fun performance." James said giving me his boyish smile. "Well, that's funny because I don't remember seeing you anywhere James… So how do you know it was fun if you weren't there?" I said my head and pulling my eyebrows together. Which was good because on the inside I was laughing; I wanted to see his reaction to being put on the spot.

James smiled and looked down, "Well, everybody looked like they were having a good time. Especially that guy," James said stepping close to me and stretching his hand across my vision pointing to a guy on standing a ways away, "He hasn't taken his eyes off you since you sang to him. And, I was closer then you think during your performance." He said looking down at me and, smirking? He was standing right next to me, I could feel the tension, and I'm pretty sure everyone else could.

"From where I'm standing you look like you want to get a lot closer James…' Jasmine said causing James and I to break eye contact, and sadly he took a step back. I laughed, "The closer the better Jasmine, "I winked at James. He blushed and looked down, 'Cute.'

"Does Ashley have competition?" Al said punching James in the arm. 'Competition?' "Who's' Ashley?" I asked casting a glance to James as he hit Al back. "She's the girl James has been crushin' on since forth year. But he hasn't had the gonads to ask her out." Al said taking a few more hits from James.

"Sweetie," I said getting Al's attention; and James, "What makes you think there would be a competition?" I tilted my head, smiled, and raised my eyebrow. Jasmine was in hysterics and Crystal almost spilled her drink. "Malfoy's don't compete, we win babe." This caused Al to laugh, James just shook his head.

"Whoa, you're Alexis Malfoy? I didn't see that coming." Jasmine said, while Crystal's eyes almost popped out of her head. "You don't act anything like a Malfoy, okay well maybe a little bit. But yeah I wouldn't have guessed." Crystal said in her small soft voice. James gave them a confused look, "Seriously? Just look at her!" he gestured his hands toward me and the girl surveyed me again. My platinum blonde hair, ocean blue eyes, and something unseen, my attitude.

"Yeah, ok it makes sense…" Jasmine said nodding, "I guess we expected you know; mean, cold, i-above-everybody-else. Not singer, funny, witty. Well witty fits, but not funny or singer." Jasmine said explaining. I could tell she didn't like not knowing, she analyzed me and she didn't guess I was a Malfoy; that bothered her.

"Yeah well, here I am Alexis Malfoy in the flesh. Any complaints?" I said earning a few chuckles, but got all 'no's'. At least from our little group, I knew I would be getting in trouble this year with all the Malfoy Haters' out there; it would keep me from getting bored I guess.

We felt the train slowing down signaling our arrival. People began running around putting away their instruments. I stood and talked with jasmine, Crystal, and James. "Okay, let's go" Al said rejoining us. So we walked with the crowd until we reached a door and began squeezing out.

Outside we were greeted be a chilled air filled with laughter and excitement. There were carriages lined up; father had told me about these being putted by some imaginary creature that no one can see… Yeah right.

Rose and Lily were already sitting in one and waved us over. I was looking for Scorpio when I felt someone quickly grab my sides, "Boo!" I jumped, and the person behind me laughed, Scorpio… I turned around and hit him a few times, "Don't do that you little PION!" He immediately stopped laughing, "Stop it with that damn name." He growled. "Well don't scare me!" I shouted back. 'Talk about sibling bickery…'

"Hey! Are you guys riding with us?" Rose shouted catching my brother's and my attention. "Oh, sure. Are you riding with anyone Scorpio?" I asked turning back to him, "No." So we climbed aboard and a sat with the Potter's and Weasley's.

The whole way Scorpio and I didn't say much, we kept watching and looking at the school as more of it came into view. 'So this is the school where it all happened…' I wondered to myself. It was huge. That's the only way to put it, but it wasn't creepy like other castles, it was warm, enchanted, and in an odd way it felt like home.

Suddenly we hit a bump and the book Lily was reading; yea still reading, flew out of her hands and landed near my feet. Scorpio casually leaned forward and grabbed it, dusted it off a bit and handed it back to her. "Here you go," he said giving a small smile, which caused Lily to blush. "Thanks, Scorpio." She took her book back but failed to read, she kept looking over to Scorpio, "My little brother truly does not play fair" I mumbled. James leaned a close to my head, "And you do?" he chuckled as he pulled away and I looked at him with an accusing eye. "Okay, well he's to young to be playing the field." I shot back. "Again, and you're setting the best example?" James said returning my accusing eye. I glared for a few seconds, "Shut it." I turned to look at the castle again hearing him laugh. 'He's acting rather different…'

Rose was watching James and Alexis, 'He's acting like himself to her, that's a first. I wonder why the change in heart James. Are you falling for a Malfoy?' she wondered silently as they stopped in front of the school.

Everyone began pouring into the main hall and funneling up the stairs to the great hall. Everyone went to sit down; at the same table go figure, rose told us to keep going up front, we were going to be sorted with the new first years. "Joy…" I grumbled and Scorpio laughed as we walked toward the front of the hall with the little growing crowd.