Wannabe

A/N: Ladies and Gentlemen may I proudly present my first one shot? This idea came from my current in progress fic It Started With a Kiss (Check out my profile for a great read....ha ha). Initially I was going to include it in that fic as a stand alone chapter but felt it would have done nothing to contribute to the storyline and would've been too short. So I decided to add it to the archives as a one shot in the general category as a light hearted read. I have written Hermione slightly out of character but as the story progresses she gets drunker and drunker and I'm sure you'll agree it's not unusual for someone to change theirpersonality when pissed as a fart. I do hope it is in context ( think it is but that is up to you the reader to decide). Thanks go to LadyVoldemort87 who thought this was a great idea for a one shot and to 'Simon' my MSN buddy who thought it was a great idea and promised to review way back when I first tinkered with the idea of writing this.

This fic follows immediately on from It Started With a Kiss chapter 10

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It was half an hour later that Neville and Hannah made their way downstairs after their bedroom theatrics where it seemed Harry, Ginny and Ron and Hermione had already arrived and were being plied with mead by Algie.

‘Really Algie you’ll get ‘em all pissed before we go out and I don’t want to have to be the safe apparator’ Neville said greeting the occupants of the room.

‘Take the Knight Bus then’ Algie countered levitating two goblets full of the mead over to Hannah and himself ‘It’ll only cost ya five sickles from the pub’

‘Not the way Ern dives he’ll go via fecking Cornwall’

Harry and Ron sniggered appreciatively.

‘Where are Seamus and Lavender?’ Hannah asked sitting down at the breakfast bar and sipping on her mead ‘and Dean and Padma and Terry and Luna come to think of it’

‘Shagging’ Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny chorused.

‘Well Seamus and Lavender would be anyway’ Ron said with a grin ‘and I reckon Terry might be giving Luna a good rodgering that’s the general thought anyway they looked about to jump into each others pants when we left the convention centre Terry actually said if they weren’t here by ten thirty to go ahead of us and they’d meet us at the pub. Dean and Padma had left by the time I did the rounds’

‘I think that’s what we’re going to have to end up doing’ Harry said.

‘Did you tell them to bring some muggle money?’ Neville asked ‘we’re going to need it and Gringotts isn't open this time of night.

‘Yeah I told them not sure if they were really paying attention though’

‘Well you lot I’m going to head off to bed behave yourselves’ Algie said with a grin draining the last mouthful of mead ‘if you do get to rat shit to get home send a Patronus and I’m sure someone will come and apparate you home’

‘Algie if we get to the point where we’re too pissed to apparate home we’re sure as hell not going to be sober enough to cast the Patronus Charm’ Neville said with a snort ‘Seamus tried that in the aftermath of the Battle and gave Dean Walrus tusks’

Harry, Ron, Hermione and Hannah sniggered at the memory.

‘Well take the Knight Bus then’ Algie replied ‘Just get home safe. Gussie would kill me if I didn’t at least warn you to be safe’

‘Why isn’t she here doing it then?’ Neville asked in amusement ‘she’s normally the one to warn me to be a good boy’

‘Ah I think she may have over indulged on the various alcoholic beverages at the ball’ Algie said with a grin as Neville sniggered ‘she went straight to bed when we got home’

‘Ah ha that’s funny’ Neville said ‘but I promise we’ll be good little girls and boys’

‘Good, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny the spare rooms on the second floor are made up so if you get too pissed to apparate and floo home you’re more than welcome to stay here til you sober up’ Algie said.

‘Ta Algie’ Ginny said ‘I reckon we might end up availing ourselves of your kind offer’

‘No worries dear, oh Neville that invitation goes for the others too tell them when you see them’ Algie said.

‘Ta I’ll do that’

‘Well I’m off you kids have fun’

‘Niiiiight!’

‘So how are we getting to where we’re going?’ Harry asked once Algie left the kitchen ‘I don’t know the apparition co-ordinates’

‘Well walk to the end of the drive and take the Knight Bus’ Neville said ‘once you see where we are you can apparate there in the future’

‘You know I’m rather looking forward to tonight’ Ginny said brightly as she finished off her mead ‘the Order of Merlin Ball was lovely but a bit too stuffy. I fancy letting my hair down’

‘Me too’ Hermione said to general surprise ‘let’s see if we can do a duet eh Ginny?’

‘Yeah why not?’

‘You girls are actually going to sing?’ Ron asked in amazement.

‘Yeah aren’t you?’ Hermione replied.

‘No way I don’t sing’ Ron said firmly ‘I have some dignity and self respect you know’

‘Wimp’ Ginny said ‘limp wristed nancy boy’

‘Yeah any scarder and you’ll be welcomed into Hufflepuff Ron’ Hannah said with a snort.

‘Oh sod off Hannah just because I don’t want to sing in public doesn’t mean I can’t’

‘You wouldn’t think so’ Ginny said with a giggle

‘Fuck off Gin’

So are we going to alter our appearances before we head out?’ Hermione asked no one in particular drawing her wand.

‘I’d prefer to’ Harry said ‘Rita Skeeter looked all for following me when I was leaving the Convention Centre before George let off a Decoy Detonator and she got distracted’

‘George took a Decoy Detonator to the ball?’ Ginny and Ron exclaimed in chorus.

‘Yeah apparently’ Harry said ‘well work your magic Hermione s’cuse the pun’

Hermione say Harry down on one of the bench stools.

‘What or who do you want to look like?’ she asked as Ginny, Ron, Hannah and Neville watched on in interest.

‘Gene Simmons’ Harry said with a grin.

‘Who the hell is Gene Simmons?’ Everyone chorused.

‘He’s the lead guitarist of the muggle band Kiss’ Hermione replied cocking her head to the side ‘do you really want to look like Gene Simmons Harry?’

Harry laughed.
‘No of course not just make me look like the gorgeous hunk of spunk I am’

‘Oh Lord he’s drunk’ Ginny muttered as everyone else roared with laughter.

Hermione began flourishing her wand the tip of her tongue pressed between her lips in concentration and her head cocked to the side like a curious puppy. She poked and prodded and finished with one elaborate sweep of her wand. The result being Harry now had a platinum blonde buzz cut frameless glasses peirced ears and a tattoo of a violin on the side of his neck.

‘There what do you think?’ she said conjuring a mirror ansd pushing it into his hands.

‘Well it’s not quite Gene Simmons but I don’t look like me so I’m happy’ Harry said with a grin ‘I like the glasses might keep them like that once tonight’s over. What’s the deal with the violin tattoo?’

‘Meh I just added that in a moment of insiration’ Hermione said ‘I put a simple glamour charm on your scar but I’m tipsy so it mightn’t be as strong as usual. It might need re-applying later on’

‘Okay my turn!’ Ron declared striding forward ‘make me look sexy wench!’

Ginny mimiced vomiting into the fruit bowl on the bench.
‘Oh vomit!’ she decalred.

‘You already look sexy Ronnie’ Hermione replied giggling.

‘Oh double vomit’ Harry added as Ron and Hermione shared a very obvious, wet and sloppy kiss with lots of tongue ‘Hurry up Hermione we haven’t got all night you know’

Hermione who was clearly under the influence of more then one alcoholic beverage gave Harry a one fingered salute.

Half an hour everyone in disguise and after downing a large measure of Sobering Draught left the house and began walking down the long drive.

‘So do we have to pay an entry fee for this Karaoke competition?’ Ginny asked Neville.

‘Nope all you do is register you interest and pick your song and you sing when you’re called up’ Neville said.

‘Have you ever taken part?’ Ron asked with a laugh.

‘Nah Algie and I just go along to watch and laugh at the people who can’t cary a tune, it’s a great night just to watch’ Neville said with a grin ‘sometimes they have a live band play the music but more oftwen then not they use a fancy pants stereo system’

Hannah, Ron and Ginny looked confused.

‘A stereo system is a muggle machine you play music on’ Neville explained ‘Algie’s got a smaller one he’s charmed to wrok by Magic for when he’s working in the greenhouses’

‘Dad would love to see that’ Ron said ‘he’s obsessed with anything Muggle related, you should see our shed at home it’s full of Muggle gadgets it drives Mum nuts’

They reached the end of the drive and left the boundaries of the property where Neville drew his wand and held it out. A second passed then with a bang the Knight Bus arrived. The door opened and a new face of a young wizard greeted them.

‘Good evenin!’ He piped ‘Welcome to the Knight Bus...’

‘Emergency Transport for the stranded Witch or Wizard..’ Everyone chorused.

The young man laughed.

‘I see you know the spiel’ he said ‘well Im Jack where would you like to head this evening?’

‘Muggle Yorkshire’ Neville said ‘Cottesloe Avenue’

‘Right that’ll be five sickles each’

They handed over their money and took a seat holing on to the nearest fixture before with a lurch the bus took off again. It stopped in Doncaster, Cirencester and Blackpool before screeching to a stop in Cottesloe Avenue’

‘Muggle Yorkshire!’ Jack announced to the group who had been knocked out of their chairs by the sudden stop.

‘Great any minute and I would’ve decorated the floor with my dinner’ Ron said dryly gingerly getting to his feet.

Everyone left the bus and it disappeared in a flash of metal and a metallic crunch.

‘Okay where to now?’ Harry asked as Neville led them up a street lined that was clearly in an industrial part of Yorkshire.

‘About three blocks walk’ Neville said ‘it’ll take about fifteen minutes then we join the cue to get in the pub. There might be a cover charge, I can’t remember. If there’s a live band playing the music it’ll be abut ten pounds. It was when Algie and I last came’

‘Will Lavender, Seamus, Luna, Terry and Dean and Padma know how to get where we’re going?’ Ginny asked as they set off up Cottesloe Avenue ‘we do seem to be in a remote area’

‘Yeah I gave them the apparition co-ordinates and the directions if they take the Knight Bus’ Neville replied ‘Seamus said something about going to Lavenders place in Liverpool first and that’s not too far away so they might already we there waiting for us’

‘Ha I doubt it!’ Hermione exclaimed ‘they’ll be late because they’ll be banging each other like a set of kettle drums’

Ginny burst into a it of giggles losing her balance and falling against Harry who had to stop walking and help Ginny settle herself.

‘You girls are nuts!’ Ron exclaimed in amusement as Hermione and Hannah were set off their shrill giggles echoing off the warehouses on either side of the street ‘someone will see us if you lot don’t shut it!’

‘We’ll flash them then!’ Hannah trilled leaning on Neville.

‘I have a feeling you girls only pretended to swig the sobering draught didn’t you?’ Harry said as Neville led them out of Cottesloe Avenue into a lane that took them to ‘Livistona Lane’

‘I only had a weeeeeeeeenie bit!’ Hermione declared holding her thumb and forefinger about a milimetre apart.

Harry dug into his jacket pocket and pulled out a pint bottle of purple Hangover Draught.

‘Girls have a decent swig of this or you won’t see midnight’ Harry said.

‘It’s only half eleven!’ Ginny declared.

‘I know and I want to relax tonight not have to worry about picking you up off the dance floor’

Ginny snorted.
‘As if that’s going to happen, I’m a Weasley you know we party all night given half the chance’

And struggling to keep his face straight Harry made sure Hannah, Ginny and Hermione had a generous measure of Hangover Draught before vanishing it with his wand.

‘Try and pace yourselves girls’ He said dryly.

‘You’re no fun Harry’ Ron said suddenly ‘since when have you been such an old fart?’

Neville snorted so hard he hurt his face.

‘Sod off’ Harry returned.

Ten minutes later Harry, Ron, Neville, Ginny, Hermione and Hannah arrived at the Elephant and Castle pub. There was a cue of about twenty people waiting outside the entrance manned by an enourmous Maori bouncer.

‘Great only a short cue shouldn’t be too long til we get in’ Neville said brightly.

‘Are we going to need I.D?’ Hermione asked Neville ‘I’ve only got my portkey and apparition licence and that’s not going to be any good and Luna and Ginny are underage for a muggle pub’

‘If you’re asked for I.D just cast a Confundus Charm that’s what Algie used to do’ Neville said ‘but I don’t think we will be asked for I.D you made everyone look older than they are. And Luna is smart she’ll figure out that she has to cast the charm or put on a disguise that’ll make her look older. Or Terry will probably do it for her seeing as she’s underage’

Within fifteen minutes the group was let inside by the bouncer who had a curiously vacant expression on his face.

‘Who cast the charm?’ Neville asked as they heaed toward the bar.

‘I did I wanted to make sure we got in’ Harry said ‘my round first what’s your poison?’

‘You don’t have to buy the round it was my idea to come here’ Neville protested as a woman stepped up on the stage and began singing ‘My Heart Will Go On’

‘I know that, you can buy the next round, or the first round after Luna, Terry, Dean, Padma and Seamus and Lavender get here that one will cost more’

Neville rolled his eyes.
‘Fair enough’ he said ‘I’ll just have a pint’

‘Right-oh’

Harry and Ginny remained at the bar getting the drinks and Neville went with Hannah, Ron and Hermione to find seats. They found a large booth near the door but in view of the stage where the band and Karaoke machine were set up.

‘I’ve never been to a muggle pub’ Ginny said in interest ‘looks a bit like the Three Broomsticks’

‘Yeah it is’ Neville said ‘it’s a good place to come on Friday and Saturday nights, they have quizzes meat tray competitions, karaoke like tonight and a weekly tipping competition for the F.A Cup. Algie won it two years ago and got a shitload of fancy muggle wine, a trip to the east end of London for a musical of his choice a three hundred pound bar tab and a dinnner for two at a local fancy resturant’

The F.A Cup is that football shite Dean keeps banging on about isn’t it?’ Ron asked wincing as the karaoke participant who was singing ‘My Heart Will Go On’ hit a high and very out of tune note.

‘Yeah it’s not a sport that really lights my fire I prefer the horses’ Neville said as Ginny and Harry started back from the bar carrying six pints between them.

‘That looks like Hippogriff piss’ Ron declared once again displaying his knack for opening his mouth and speaking before thinking.

‘Shut up Ron just try it’ Ginny returned sliding into the booth ‘and I’m going to start tonight’s festivities with a toast’

‘Another one?’ Harry exclaimed ‘all my alcohol consumption tonight has been in toasts’

‘Don’t be a drama queen’ Ginny shot back rolling her eyes ‘To the future. And may it be full of peace and harmony and a healthy amount of sex, drinking and rock ‘n’ roll’

Hannah and Hemione giggled.

‘I’ll drink to that’ Ron said enthusiastically holding his pint aloft ‘especially to the sex bit’

‘To the future!’

They all took a deep swig of their drink and Ron predictably screwed up his face like he’d sucked on a lemon.
‘Urgh that tastes like Hippogriff piss’ he muttered ‘and muggles drink that shit?’

‘All the time’ Harry said ‘It’s not that bad you know, you can develop a taste for it’

‘Just bolt it down’ Hermione suggested seizing her pint.

‘No thanks’

‘I’ll bolt mine down’ Hannah said to Neville’s surprise.

‘Me too’ Ginny and Hermione chorused to general surprise (Ron’s eyebrows disappeared into his fringe)

‘On the count of three’ Hannah said with a giggle ‘one...two...THREE!’

Hannah, Hermione and Ginny seized their pints and in perfect synchronisation began guzzling their pints. Ron began laughing heartily and Harry began chanting ‘CHUG CHUG CHUG CHUG! (Neville clapped in time to the chant)

Hermione was the first to finish her pint and slammed the empty glass down on it’s coaster with a flourish.

‘Last one to finish has to buy the next round!’ she declared loudly earning sniggers from the tables around them.

It was a close finish but with people around them cheering them on Hannah finished just before Ginny.

‘Fucking bollocks!’ she declared wiping her mouth with the back of her hand.

‘Ginevra Weasley language!’ Ron said with a laugh.

‘Fuck off Ron’

‘I hope whoever’s going to sing out of our group tonight sings better than that git’ Ron said a second later as a young man in his twenties made his way to the stage and began singing ‘Bat Out of Hell’

‘Why don’t you get up there and raise the tone a bit?’ Neville said with a grin.

‘No way Weasley’s don’t sing in public’ Ron said taking another mouthful of his beer.

‘Excuse me?’ Ginny said raising an eyebrow ‘this Weasley does’

‘Weasley men then’

‘I reckon once Seamus, Lavender, Dean, Padma, and Terry and Luna arrive we ought to go up and sign ourselves up for a song or two’ Hannah said with a grin ‘Hermione you know more about muggle music than the rest of us save Harry do you have any suggestions?’

‘Oh a few’ Hermione said with a grin ‘I reckon the boys should sing Wannabe’

Harry snorted into his pint spraying it all over his shirt.

‘What’s so funny? Ron exclaimed.

‘N-nothing’ Harry said with a grin glancing around and cleaning himself with his wand ‘nothing at all’

‘Oh bullshit I’m not stupid Harry’

‘Well Wannabe is a Spice Girls hit’ he said with a snigger ‘they’re a five member girl group, quite popular amongst muggle female teenagers’

‘Bugger off!’ Ron exclaimed as Hannah, Hermione and Ginny giggled shrilly ‘I am not singing a girl group song, you can go fuck yourself if you even think I’d consider that’

‘Limp wrister’ Hannah said with a giggle.

‘Bugger off’

Ten minutes later Terry and Luna, Dean and Padma and Seamus and Lavender arrived just as another Karaoke contestant got up on stage and began singing ‘Turn Back Time’ Ron stood up and whistled shrilly waving them over.

‘What took you lot so long to get here?’ was his greeting.

‘Hello to you to Ronald’ Luna said sitting down next to Hannah.

‘I reckon we can guess what made you lot late’ Harry said with a grin wiggling his eyebrows suggestively.

‘Harry behave yourself’ Ginny said.

‘Did the press hassle you lot much after leaving the ball?’ Neville asked.

‘No not too much’ Luna replied ‘Once you, Harry, Hermione and Ronald left they didn’t seem to think the other Order of Merlin recipients were worth talking to’

‘That’s not very nice!’ Hermione exclaimed looking affronted ‘You lot are worth talking to just as much as the other recipients’

‘I didn’t mind too much to be honest, with all the press conferences since the battle I’ve had quite enough of the press for the time being. At least once school starts back I won’t have to deal with them. That Rita Skeeter isn’t a very nice person’

‘Oh you’ve noticed?’ Harry said sarcastically ‘I wouldn’t piss on that woman if she were on fire’

‘I think that’s the general consensus’ Lavender said ‘what’s the drink of choice? I’m feeling generous enough to buy first round’

‘You can buy the next one the next one’s Neville’s shout’ Harry said with a grin ‘I’ll have another pint pal’

‘Yeah right-oh’ Neville said getting up.

There was a breif discussion about who wanted what then Neville headed toward the bar.

‘I’ll come with you’ Seamus said.

The boys left the table and made their way up to the bar where they waited their turn to be served.

‘So what’s your poison?’ Seamus asked.

‘Just a pint of house ale’ Neville replied ‘you ought to try it it’ll get you pissed quicker than that poofter drink you usually down’

‘Excuse me?’

Neville laughed.
‘Well what else do you call a vodka and Pelligrino?’

‘An alcoholic beverage you prat’ Seamus shot back rolling his eyes.

‘Girl’

‘Wanker’

‘Nah Hannah does that for me’ Neville said with a grin.

Seamus made a face
‘Thanks mate but that’s not a mental picture I need right now’ he said as they stepped up to the bar.

‘No worries just let me know when it is a mental picture you require and I’ll send you an owl’

‘Idiot’

‘What’s yer poison lads?’ The veluptuously busty barmaid with a stud below her lip asked cheerfully.

‘Five pints of house ale, a tall Vodka and Pelligrino, a Cock Sucking Cowboy, a Toblerone Cocktail, a Vodka and Rasperry on the rocks, a Sex on the Beach, Apple Martini and a Chocolate Mudslide’ Neville rattled off

‘No worries coming right up’

‘What the hell is a Sex on the Beach?’ Seamus asked as the barmaid began pouring the pints while another of her colleagues began constructing the fancier drinks.

‘It’s a cocktail with vodka, peach schnapps, orange juice and cranberry juice’ Neville said ‘you get a little umbrella with it too’

‘Sounds revolting’

‘This is coming from the person who phanthies vodktha and Pelligrino’ Neville said finishing off with an effeminate lisp.

‘Oh fuck off Longbottom’

It took fifteen minutes and two trips to the table for Neville and Seamus to deliver the drinks but eventually they sat back down to join in the conversation which had turned to the Karaoke competition and the alluring prize it offered.

‘Excuse me a minute but what the hell is that?’ Ron asked Padma incredulously as Neville placed her elaborately constructed chocolate mudslide cocktail down in front of her.

‘A chocolate mudslide’ Padma said after taking a long sustained sip ‘Like a sip?’

‘I think the sugar hit would kill me’

‘Go on Ronald be a man, prove that trying a mudslide is less poofy than a Vodka and Pelligrino’ Neville said with a laugh

‘Oh for fucks sake!’ Seamus muttered.

The whole table titterd as Ron took a sip of Padma’s drink coating the tip of his nose in cream as he did so.

‘Bloody hell that’s sweet!’ he exclaimed crossing his eyes.

‘Um Ronald’ Hermione said tapping the tip of her nose.

‘What?’

Hermione tipped her nose harder.

‘What?’

‘Oh for fucks sake you have cream on you nose!’ Hermione exclaimed in exasperation.

The to the surprise of the rest of their friends Hermione grabbed Rons shirt and licked the cream off his nose in such a sexual manner it caused everyone at the table to hiss.

‘Fuckin’ hell you two go and get a room’ Harry muttered after his two best friends surfaced from a very obvious with tongue kiss.

‘Nah let ‘em at it’ Ginny said with a grin ‘It’s only taken them seven years to get with the program they may as well let it all hang out now’

The rest of the table fell about laughing as Ron and Hermione burned scarlet.

‘So who’s up for a go at the karaoke?’ Lavender asked sipping her Sex on the Beach cocktail ‘it’s a three hundred pound first prize that’s about a hundred galleons anyone fancy taking me on?’

‘You’re having a go?’ Seamus exclaimed chocking slightly on his drink.

‘Yeah why not? I can’t sing to save myself but I’m willing to make an arse of myself for a hundred galleons, anyway karaoke isn’t meant for people who can sing, look at that bird on stage now’

Everyone’s gaze turned to the tall shapley brunette on stage who was enthusiastically singing ‘Rocking All Over The World’ very out of tune.

‘God I could do better than that and I’m half cut!’ Hermione exclaimed who was getting more and more intoxicated as the minutes passed

‘Well then how about we go up there and sign ourselves up for a song?’ Hannah piped up ‘if we do it as a group we can split the prizemoney’

‘You’re on!’ Ginny exclaimed getting up ‘c’mon ladies lets start this evening started!

So following Ginny’s lead, Lavender, Hermione, Luna, Hannah and Padma left the table and made their way up to the stand where an enormous folder stood on the end of the bar.

‘You girls fancy havin’ a go?’ a short muscular man wearing a black muscle shirt yelled over the ear peircing racket of the current competitior.

‘Yeah why not? Ginny yelled back ‘something that’ll get the crowd pumping’

‘Well have a look in the folder and pick something out, then we’ll put you in line. There’s ten people ahead of you at the moment so you have loads of time to decide which tune you’d like’

Ginny seized the folder and took it to the nearest table where Hannah, Lavender, Hermione and Padma crowded around her.

‘Hermione you’re going to have to help us all these are all muggle tunes and I’ve never heard of them!’ Ginny said ‘how about Mmm Bop that’s er...by Hanson?’

‘Oh god no not Hanson!’ Hermione exclaimed making a face ‘we’ll be laughed out of Yorkshire if we sing that’

‘What about Achy Breaky Heart?’ Lavender suggested.

‘I will hex you if we sing that’

‘How about we all go up at once and go a group song?’ Luna suggested ‘I learnt a bit about muggle music during Muggle studies last year and I know the Spice Girls are pretty popular amongst muggles our age’

‘Yeah that’ll do’ Hermione said as Ginny flicked through to the ‘S’ section of the folder.

Lavender suddenly let out a loud an unladylike snort and began to giggle uncontrollably.

‘What’s so funny?’ Ginny asked.

‘I’ve just had a loveley idea!’ Lavender tittered.

‘Well? Spill’

‘How about we pick a song by these Spice girls and sign the boys up for the Karaoke comp?’ she said ‘for a bit of fun’

‘They’d hex us!’ Hannah said with a grin.

‘Especially Ron’ Hermione, Padma, Luna, Lavender and Ginny chorused.

‘Yeah well that’s a risk I’m willing to take’ Lavender went on.

‘Let’s sign them up for Wannabe then’ Hermione said with a grin pointing to where ‘Wannabe’ was listed on the page ‘that’s their first big hit. We can do another song'

‘They’re going to kill us!’ Ginny tittered ‘but I reckon we should sign up for our own song, just so it doesn’t look suss’

‘Oh you don’t think they’ll twig when their names come up?’ Padma said with a raised eyebrow ‘they’re not stupid you know’

‘Yeah but if we sign them up to go on in an hour they’ll have consumed a bit more booze and with luck won’t twig’ Luna said with a grin.

‘You Ravenclaws are entirely too sensible’ Ginny said dryly ‘okay what should we sing?

Five minutes later the girls settled on ‘I was Made for Lovin’ You' by Kiss as well as Wannabe for the boys and returned to the booth where a fresh round had been bought.

‘So did you decide on a song?’ Ron asked Hermione slipping an arm around her waist

‘Yeah and we’ll be on in about forty five minutes’ Hermione said kissing him on the cheek ‘And if we win the pool we’re going to split the money six ways. Are you going to get up to sing a tune or two?’

Lavender suddenly snorted but quickly turned it into a hacking cough busying herself with finishing her old Sex on the Beach Cocktail and strting on the new one that had been bought in her absence from the table.

‘Naw I’ll just sit here and amuse myself by watching you girls make prats of yourselves’

‘Excuse me brother dear but two Ravenclaws, one Hufflepuff and four Gryffindors are not about to make prats of themselves’ Ginny said ‘that’s up to the four Gryffindors and one Ravenclaw bloke to do’

‘Yeah Ron it’s the Hufflepuffs who have the rep for being limp wristed wibblers’ Hannah piped up sipping her Pisco Sour in a ladylike manner ‘not Gryffindors, for Merlin’s sake you lot carried the rest of us through the war. If anyone should be wussing out it’s me’

‘You’re not going to get me up there comparing karaoke to the battle girl’ Ron said wincing as the current competitor squealed a high note ‘mind you when you have to listen to someone who sings like Crookshanks has his balls in a Venus Fly Trap it comes pretty close’

‘Girl’ Hermione, Ginny, Hannah, Luna, Padma and Lavender chorused.

‘You know I was always taught not to swear in front of women but you lot can go bugger a goat’ Ron who was obviously starting to get drunk shot back’

‘No thank you animals aren’t our go’ Ginny said.

‘Plus we lack the anatomy to sucessfully bugger anything’ Hannah said with a giggle ‘you lot do though’

‘Yeah but we’re not going to bugger anything’ Ron said.

‘Speak for yourself’ Seamus muttered running a finger down the shell of Lavender’s ear.

‘If we were’t in a Muggle pub I would remove your testicles with a rusty blunt knife and hex your cock up your own arse and leave it there with a permanent sticking charm!’ Lavender hissed going bright red as everyone else collapsed in hissing giggles (Hermione was actually crying and hiccuping simoultaneously).

‘Oh god and Harry and Gin reckon Hermione and I are nauseating’ Ron said making a face ‘I was a second from spraying the bar just then’

‘Oh don’t be crass Ronald’ Hermine tittered.

Half an hour later the short stout man in the black muscle tee stepped up on the stage in front of the live band and announced the next Karaoke competition.

‘Okay ladies and gents we now have our next Karaoke comp contestants on stage a group of six girls who fancy themselves a chance for the three hundred pound pot. To sing ‘I Was Made For Lovin’ You’ please welcome to the stage, Hannah, Ginny, Hermione, Padma, Luna and Lavender!’

Tittering the girls left the table and made their way up to the stage being cheered along by everyone in the pub.

‘Go kick arse girls’ the man said with a grin as he handed out microphones ‘you can’t be any worse then anyone else we’ve had up here this evening’ he added dryly.

Hannah sniggered.

‘On the count of three yeah?’ Hermione said to the lead singer of the band.

‘Yeah right on luv’

‘The words are going to be on here’ Hermione said to the others pointing to the small monitor between two of the microphone stands ‘got that?’

‘Yeah let’s get this thing going, Padma said enthusiastically grinning lke an idiot ‘the sooner we get off stage the sooner the boys can get up here and make idiots of themselves’

‘Ready!’ Hermione called to the lead singer ‘ONE-TWO-THREE!’

And with a cheers from the pubgoers and the opening riff from the guitar player the band swung into action.

‘Lets go!’ Hermione mouthed to the others!’

Slingng their arms over each others shoulders the girls gathered together and launched into the song.

DO, DO, DO ,DO, DO, DO, DO, DO
DO, DO, DO, DO, DO, DO, DO
DO, DO, DO ,DO, DO, DO, DO, DO
DO, DO, DO, DO, DO, DO, DO

Tonight I wanna give it all to you
In the darkness
Theres so much I wanna do
And tonight I wanna lay it at your feet
cause girl, I was made for you
And girl, you were made for me

‘C’MON!’ Hannah bellowed clapping her hands above her head.

The crowd enthused by Hannah and Hermione’s effots began dancing around and singing along.

I was made for lovin you baby
You were made for lovin me
And I cant get enough of you baby
Can you get enough of me

Tonight I wanna see it in your eyes
Feel the magic
Theres something that drives me wild
And tonight were gonna make it all come true
cause girl, you were made for me
And girl I was made for you

‘CHORUS!’ Ginny, Luna, Padma and Lavender bellowed while Hermione jiggled her hips and clapped above her head

I WAS MADE FOR LOVIN’ YOU BABY
YOU WERE MADE FOR LOVIN ME
AND I CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF YOU BABY
CAN YOU GET ENOUGH OF ME

The gathered crowd roared their approval as the girls set up an disjointed dance routing and began twirling around the stage

I was made for lovin you baby
You were made for lovin me
And I can give it all to you baby
Can you give it all to me

Oh, cant get enough, oh, oh
I cant get enough, oh, oh
I cant get enough
Yeah, ha!

DO, DO, DO ,DO, DO, DO, DO, DO
DO, DO, DO, DO, DO, DO, DO
DO, DO, DO ,DO, DO, DO, DO, DO
DO, DO, DO, DO, DO, DO, DO

The girls seperated into three pairs and began singing to each other. Over at the both the boys were cheering their partner on and clapping along to the beat of the song.

I was made for lovin you baby
You were made for lovin me
And I cant get enough of you baby
Can you get enough of me

Oh, I was made, you were made
I cant get enough
No, I cant get enough

I was made for lovin you baby
You were made for lovin me
And I cant get enough of you baby
Can you get enough of me

I was made for lovin you baby
You were made for lovin me
And I can give it all to you baby!

Those gathered leapt to their feet and roared their approval as the girls gave each other theatrical air kisses and hugs.

‘Whay haaaay ladies and gentlemen how was that effort?’ The Karaoke emcee exclaimed ‘I think we have a new clubhouse leader for the three hundred pound pot!’

‘Wait til the boys get up’ Hannah giggled to Ginny as they left the stage.

‘You had the house jumping!’ Harry exclaimed as the girls returned to the table ‘not bad’

‘Fancy seeing if you can do any better?’ Hannah said with a grin.

‘No way, I’ll live through you girls. I just want to get pissed as an ant tonight’

‘The key ingredient to good Karaoke!’ Ginny exclaimed with a giggle ‘you wouldn’t do it for me?’

‘Nope I wouldn’t Karaoke if Dumbledore rose from the dead and bribed me’

‘Aww I’d consider it if that happened’ Dean said with a grin lifting up his pint ‘cheers’

The group got progressively drunker in the following fiteen minutes but were shaken out of their stupor when the karaoke emcee took to the stage after with the microphone squealing loudly as he picked it off it’s stand.

‘Okay ladies and gentlemen the karaoke comp this evening is drawing to a close but before we finish things up we have another group to come up here and try their luck. To sing Wannabe by the Spice Girls please welcome, Harry, Ron, Neville, Dean, Terry and Seamus!’

Seamus choked on his pint of beer spraying it across the table.

‘What the fuck?’ He bellowed wiping his nose.

‘C’mon lads don’t be scared you can’t chicken out now!’ the emcee called jovially ‘c’mon folks let’s see if we can get the lads up here!’

‘But we didn’t sign ourselves up!’ Harry said in drunken confusion as the whole pub began chanting ‘sing sing sing sing!.

‘You must’ve’ Ginny said her face bright red from the effort of supressing her giggles ‘go on get up there, there’s a three hundred pound pot!’

‘SING SING SING SING!’ the chant getting louder.

‘Go on boys hurry up!’ Lavender yelled over the rising chants of the crowd ‘don’t wuss out!’

‘No!’ Ron said.

‘Ron Weasley if you don’t get up there you’re not getting any tonight!’ Hermione declared (Lavender, Ginny, Luna, Padma and Hannah shreiked with laughter).

‘You wouldn’t’ Ron said horrified.

‘Just watch me’

That seemed to make up Ron’s mind.

‘That goes for me too’ Lavender chimed in.

‘And me’ the others called in.

‘Well I’m going up there and if you bastards don’t join me I will hex you at the earliest opportunity!’ Ron declared getting up ‘remember we were in the D.A and as pissed as I am I know some pretty rancid hexes’

‘Oh hang it I’m with ya!’ Dean declared leaving his seat.

‘Okay there’s two of you getting lucky tonight’ Ginny said staring at Harry ‘go on’ she added elbowing him in the side.

‘Make it three’ Harry said dryly getting up.

‘C’mon lads only three more of ya!’ the emcee eclaimed gleefully.

Neville groaned loudly and joined Harry, Dean and Ron on the trek to the stage.

‘I must be more pissed then I feel’ Terry mumbled getting up ‘I don’t remember signing myself up for public humiliation’

‘Go on Seamus you don’t want to be the only one left!’ Lavender said with a grin.

‘No I don’t Seamus said reluctantly leaving his seat ‘I realy don’t remember signing up for this’

‘We do’ Hannah giggled when Neville was out of ear shot.

‘Oh we’re awful!’ Hermione whispered ‘should we tell them we signed them up afterwards?’

‘No!’ the others hissed.

‘Maybe tomorrow morning when they’re sober’ Hannah said with a laugh as Seamus reached the stage to many giggles. Harry who seemed to be resigned to public humiliation was explaining to the others how karaoke worked.

‘We really are awful you know’ Ginny said sipping her drink ‘do you think we’re regressing to our inner Slytherin? Everyone’s got an inner Slytherin’

‘Nah we didn’t do it with malicious intention’ Hannah said with a grin ‘we did it for the greater good of society, to lift morale by providing a few laughs’

‘I reckon society’s going to get more than a few laughs tonight’ Ginny said with a grin pointing to Harry who was trying to get the others to start working out a dance routine ‘Oh my god they’re going to dance!’

A moment later Harry indicated the group was ready to start. The emcee anounced this gleefully.

‘Okay ladies and gentlemen these brave lads are ready to start give ‘em a loud tround of applause and they try and do justice to Wannabe!’

Back in the booth, Hannah, Hermione, Ginny, Luna and Padma collapsed in hysterical drunken giggles as the boys deciding to get lost in the moment began dancing and singing.

‘YO I’LL TELL YOU WHAT I WANT, WHAT I REALLY REALLY WANT,
SO TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT, WHAT YOU REALLY REALLY WANT,
I’LL TELL YOU WHAT I WANT, WHAT I REALLY REALLY WANT,
SO TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT, WHAT YOU REALLY REALLY WANT,
I WANNA, I WANNA, I WANNA, I WANNA, I WANNA REALLY
REALLY REALLY WANNA ZIGAZIG HA!.

If you want my future forget my past,
If you wanna get with me better make it fast,
Now don't go wasting my precious time,
Get your act together we could be just fine!

Everyone in the bar were openly sniggering as Harry, Ron, Neville, Seamus, Terry and Dean despite their anebriated state thrust their arms into the air turned and thrust their hips forward theatrically.


I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want,
So tell me what you want, what you really really want,
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna really
really really wanna zigazig ha.

If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends,
Make it last forever friendship never ends,
If you wanna be my lover, you have got to give,
Taking is too easy, but that's the way it is!

Like the girls had done in their song the boys broke off into three pairs and began singing to each other, still keeping up with their enthusiastic yet disjointed dance routine.

What do you think about that now you know how I feel,
Say you can handle my love are you for real,
I won't be hasty, I'll give you a try
If you really bug me then I'll say goodbye!

Dean and Ron who had taken on the obvious roles of Scary and Ginger Spice strode to the front of the stage and got the crowd gathered in on singing the lyrics. Hermione and Lavender were in hysterics as in their seats they copied the boys dance moves in their seats.

Yo I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want,
So tell me what you want, what you really really want,
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna really
really really wanna zigazig ha!

If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends,
Make it last forever friendship never ends,
If you wanna be my lover, you have got to give,
Taking is too easy, BUT THAT’S THE WAY IT IS!

‘C’mon let’s get up and dance!’ Lavender yelled over the music to the other girls.

Inspired by their friends enthusiasm Luna, Ginny, Hermione and Padma got up from the booth and made their way over to the floorspace in front of the stage that was being utilised as a dance floor by the patrons.

Ron who had been the most reluctant to take part in the Karaoke competition was now the most enthusiastic participant flicked the microphone cord and sung loudly....

So here's a story from A to Z, you wanna get with me
you gotta listen carefully,
We got Em in the place who likes it in your face (Terry flicked an imaginary lock of hair ofver his shoulder and posed) we got G like MC who likes it on an (Ron, Seamus and Neville posed and blew the crowd air kisses) Easy V doesn't come for free, she's a real lady (Harry spun in a circle flicking imaginary long hair and posing with his pinkie in the air his hips thrist to the side)
and as for me..ah you'll see,
Slam your body down and wind it all around
Slam your body down and wind it all around.

IF YOU WANNA BE MY LOVER, YOU GOTTA GET WITH MY FRIENDS
MAKE IT LAST FOR EVER FRIENDSHIP NEVER ENDS,
IF YOU WANNA BE MY LOVER, YOU HAVE GOT TO GIVE,
TAKING IS TOO EASY.... BUT THAT’S THE WAY IT IS! the crowd roared.

If you wanna be my lover, you gotta, you gotta, you gotta, you gotta, you gotta, slam, slam, slam, slam Slam your body down and wind it all around.
Slam your body down and wind it all around.
Slam your body down and wind it all around.
Slam your body down zigazig ah
IF YOU WANNA BE MY LOVER!

The reception the boys got was deafening as everyone in the bar leapt to their feet and applauded loudly. Hermione leapt up on stage grabbed Ron’s shirt collar and yanked him forward kissing him hard on the lips.

‘Well well well ladies and gentlemen I think we now have a clubhouse leader in the karaoke competition!’ the emcee bellowed into his microphone ‘please give a hand to Ron, Harry, Seamus, Terry, Neville and Dean. They had balls to sing a girl group song!’

The crowd applauded the boys as they left the stage and made their way back to the booth.

‘That was loads of fun we ought to do that more often!’ Seamus declared flopping down in his seat.

‘You’re singing a different tune’ Lavender said with a giggle

Seamus rolled his eyes at the pun.

‘Well this place has Karaoke every fourth Saturday of the month ‘ Neville said ‘we could make it a regular thing if you like, we don’t have to participate we could just come and watch’

‘I could deal with that’ Harry said.

‘Or there’s an Irish Pub on the other side of town that has clubbing nights and line dacing nights that’s not too bad’ Neville went on ‘the line dancing nights are a right laugh’

‘An Irish pub?’ Seamus said in confusion ‘A Muggle one?’

‘Yeah it’s a muggle fad just starting up, bit odd but they’re really popular the one on the other side of town had thirty seven types of beer on tap and has a cocktail menu with irish themed drinks on it. They always have an irish folk band playing and they have ametuer comedy nights and once in a blue moon they have a karaoke competition’

‘Sounds like a place worthy of inspection’

‘God you just sounded like a Ministry official then’ Ron said dryly ‘I expected Hermione to sound like that not you’

Hermione gave Ron a dead arm.

‘Ow what was that for?’

‘Because you were being an arse’

‘Why don’t we head to this place once we know who’s won the karaoke competition? Hannah suggested ‘it’s not a proper night on the town unless you go to more than one premesis’

‘I don’t know if my constitution could handle a second stop’ Terry mumbled finishing off his pint ‘I’ve been drinking since eight o’clock’

‘So?’ Ron slurred it’s only one am, harden up Boot’

‘Did anyone bring any Hangover Draught with them?’ Lavender asked no one in particular.

‘I had a small bottle of it when we got off the bus but Hermione drank it all’ Harry said with a barely discernable grin’

‘Sod off Harry I did not, You Ginny, Neville and Hannah had some too!’ Hermione exclaimed.

‘Yeah but you drank most of it’ Harry said with a grin abandoning his attempts to hide his amusement behnd his pint.

‘Well you should’ve just said so you stupid great prat’

Seamus sniggered suddenly and for not apparent reason.

‘What’s so funny?’ Ginny asked grabbing Harry’s pint quick as a flash gulping down the last couple of mouthfuls’

‘Hey!’

‘Nothing, well yes something; Seamus said with a drunken titter ‘I never thought I’d ever hear Hermione use the words stupid great prat’

‘Get me drunk enough and I’ll start swearing in french’ Hermione interjected leaning on Ron.

‘I’m willing to load you up on Pisco Sours to hear that’ Hannah said with a grin.

‘Ew yuvk no way, no offence Hannah but a Pisco Sour looks like Dragon vomit with Hippogriff spoof on it’

‘Bloody hell Hermione you can’t hold your grog’ Harry said half amused half amazed.

‘Bollocks!’

Half an hour later the Karaoke competition ended and the emcee began tallying the votes the patrons had cast to reveal the winner of the competition.

‘I hope you lads win’ Luna said sipping her Vodka and orange in a dainty way ‘you were rather good you know’

‘Nah we were shite’ Seamus said making a face.

‘Aw I dunno the dancing was pretty hot’ Lavender saidwith a giggle

‘Especially the hip thrusting’ Ginny said with a grin.

‘That was Harry’s idea’ Terry said going bright red.

‘I reckon next time you take part in a karaoke competition you ought to include some hip thrusting’ Hannah said with a grin elbowing Neville in the side ‘if you win it’ll be that’ll be the key factor’

‘Oh yeah I’m sure it will be’ Neville said sarcastically.

Ten minutes later the emcee took to the stage.

‘Okay ladies and gentlemen we have a winner!’ he said ‘first we will award the third prize which is for a fifty pound bar tab this prize goes to Leanne for her rendition of My Heart Will Go On’

‘Merlin’s pants that’s the bird who sounded like Crookshanks had his nuts in a Venus Fly Trap!’ Ron exclaimed. As ‘Leanne’ bounced up to the stage to accept an envelope.

‘Oh come on Ronald it wasn’t that bad’ Hermione said.

‘Wanna bet?’

‘Okay ladies and gents now for the second prize which is a hundred a fifty pounds cash, for their wonderful rendition of I Was Made for Lovin’ You by Kiss Hermione, Lavender, Ginny, Padma, Luna and Hannah!’

‘Whoo go girls!’ Ron yelled as the remaining crowd burst into enthusiastic applause and the girls got to their feet to accept their prize.

‘Only twenty five pounds each but that’s better thana a kick in the head isn’t it?’ Luna said brightly.

‘It’ll buy a couple of cocktails at the next pub we go to’ Ginny said with a grin.

‘Conbratulations girls you did a great job!’ the emcee said handing Hannah the envelope carrying their winnings ‘the cash is in twenties and fivers so you can split it up if you wish’

‘Thanks we might have to come back here next month and try for the big pot hey?’ Ginny said with a grin.

‘Yeah you will, you’re welcome back here any time you really got the house rockin’’

The girls returned to the booth and waited in anticipation for the announcement of the winner. The drummer of the house band started up a dramatic drumroll and ended it with a tiny, cute ‘boom tish’ that caused everyone to titter.

'And the winner of the Monthy Elephant and Castle Karaoke competition is Ron, Harry, Neville, Dean, Terry and Seamus for their sterling rendition of the Spice Girls hit Wannabe!’

Everyone in the bar burst into enthusiastic applause and banged their empty glasses on the tables as Ron, Harry, Neville, Dean, Terry and Seamus stared at each other dumbfounded at their good fortune’

‘Go on go and get your prize!’ Hermione urged Ron pushing him.

Still stunned Ron led the boys up to the stage where they were greeted enthusiastically by the emcee.

‘Give them a hand ladies and gents, that was quite a memorable and ballsy performance!’ the emcee said ‘maybe we’ll see them back here next month, the twenty sixth for those of you who wish to enter!’

The boys returned to the table victorius and talk quickly turned to the groups next stop.

‘I reckon we ought to go to this place you told us abut’ Seamus said to Neville after they divided the prizemoney ‘I fancy seeing this Irish pub. Sounds novel. Of course all pubs back home are Irish Pubs’

‘That’s because you live in Ireland you stupid great prat’ Dean said dryly ‘they’re Irish by default’

Dean’s response caused everyone around the table to titter and snort.

‘What’s the name of this place anyway? Harry asked Neville.

‘Finn McCool,'nice place opened up at the beginning of last Summer’ Neville replied pushing his empty glass to the middle of the table ‘How about we head there now?’

‘How are we going to get the-ere? hic’ Hermione slurred.

‘Walk it's only two blocks away about ten minutes walk’

‘I don’t think I could walk to the loo’ Hermione said from where she was leaning on Ron ‘Ronald you’re going to have to carry me’

‘Sod off’

‘C’mon we better head off it looks like this place is closing and the sooner we get going the sooner we can get to Finn’s’ Neville said getting up ‘Hermione are you going to be okay? You don’t look well’

‘I’ll b’right Neville’ Hermione mumbled sitting up ‘still yet to get my second wind’

‘I’m starting a book on who’s going to be the first in our group to drop’ Seamus said ‘Hermione you’re evens to shit yourself before sunrise’

‘Sod off Seamus’

‘C’mon Hermione if we walk through the back streets I’ll conjure a wheelchair and push you’ Neville said with a grin as one by one they got to their feet.

‘Sod off Neville I’m not that drunk’ Hermione said dragging herself to her feet and swaying slightly on the spot.

‘Like hell you’re not’ Harry said pulling on his jacket ‘Hermione you’re off your guts’

‘Fu...’

‘C’mon lets go it looks like we’re about to be kicket out anyway’ Ginny said interrupting Hermione's response as the lights began going out.

Hermione who clearly couldn’t hold her liquor clumsily pulled on her jacket the tottered out toward the door starting to sing the Wombles theme much to Harry’s amusement

‘UNDERGROUND OVERGROUND WOMBLING FREE THE WOMBLES OF WIMBLEDON COMMON ARE WE! MAKING GOOD USE OF THE THINGS THAT WE FIND....

‘THINGS THAT THE EVERYDAY FOLKS LEAVE BEHIND Harry finished with a great snorting laugh.

‘Second verse Harry!’ Hermione trilled slinging her arm around her friends shoulders.

‘Can you remember it?’

‘Of courrrrrrse!....UUUUUUUUNCLE BULGAAAAAAAARIA HE CAN REMEMBER THE DAYS WHEN HE WASN’T BEHIND THE TIMES, WITH HIS MAP OF THE WORLD PICK UP THE PAPERS AND TAKE THEM TO TOBERMORY....

WOMBLES ARE ORGANIZED, WORK AS A TEAM, WOMBLES ARE TIDY, WOMBLES ARE CLEAN, UNDERGROUND OVERGROUND WOMBLING FREE THE WOMBLES OF WIMBLEDON COMMON ARE WEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

‘What the fuck are Wombles?’ Ron asked no one in particular as they exited the pub and Harry and Hermione began an awkward waltz bumping into people ands giggling apologies.

‘It was a childrens television show about fictional furry animals in the nineteen s-seventies...hic’ Luna said hiccuping slightly ‘in the television show they lived on Wimbledon Common I learnt abut it in Muggle Studies, it was rather popular for a time’

‘So they’re like those Crumple Horned Snorkaks you’re always banging on about’

‘Yes and n-no’ Luna said covering a slinent burp with her hand ‘Wombles are fictional and Snorkacks aren’t they...’

‘C’mon you lot we’ll get there before you dooooooooooooo!’ Hermione trilled from ahead of them.

‘Hermione you don’t know where you’re going’ Neville said in amusement.

‘I don’t think she cares’ Lavender said with a giggle.

‘Hey love how about the Muppet Show?’ one patron who had left the pub ahead of the group called sarcastically (his friends laughed)

‘Oh Harry let’s do that!’ Hermione pleaded stopping Harry in his tracks ‘I loved thr Muppet Show!’

By now people in the street to watch Harry and Hermione. Openly laughing at them.

Without waiting from an answer Hermione struck a pose and began belting out the theme to the Muppet Show. Soon Harry decided to join in.

IT’S TIME TO PLAY THE MUSIC,
IT’S TIME TO LIGHT THE LIGHTS
IT’S TIME TO MEET THE MUPPETS ON THE MUPPET SHOW TONIGHT!

IT’S TIME TO PUT ON MAKEUP
IT’S TIME TO DRESS UP RIGHT
IT’S TIME TO RAISE THE CURTAIN ON THE MUPPET SHOW TONIGHT!

WHY DO WE ALWAYS COME HERE
I GUESS WE’LL NEVER KNOW
IT’S LIKE A KIND OF TORTURE
TO HAVE TO WATCH THE SHOW!

AND NOW LET’S GET THINGS STARTED
WHY DON’T WE GET THINGS STARTED
IT’S TIME TO GET THINGS STARTED
ON THE MOST SENSATIONAL INSPIRATIONAL CELEBRATIONAL MUPPETATIONAL THAT IS WHAT WE CALL THE MUPPET SHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!

‘Oh my god I can’t believe I know those two’ Ginny muttered as Harry and Hermione gave each other theatrical air kisses and began to bow to the people in the street (Including two muggle police officers who were two of the people laughing the hardest)

‘C’mon you two let's’ get you inside somewhere before you’re arrested’ Ron said to Harry and Hermione jerking his head toward the Muggle police officers.

‘Oh Ronald don’t be such a stuffshirt!’ Hermione giggled kisssing him sloppily on the lips ‘Harry and I are ust having fun. Look! Everyone enjoyed the show’

‘Actually we did too’ Neville said with a grin applauding his two friends jokingly ‘that was quite a show, you ought to do those two songs at next months karaoke competition’

‘Hety that’s an idea!’ Hermione exclaimed

‘C’mon you two piss heads I reckon we ought to get to this pub and really get you in a mood to party’ Seamus said with a grin ‘lead the way Neville you’re the only one who knows where the hell we’re supposed to go’

And Neville led the way, in doing so leading his friends on in the rest of the night of light hearted parting...all part of the recovery from post Battle Blues

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