A Piece of the Pie

A Piece of the Pie

By Ashlin Hahn

A long, long, long time ago

I can still remember how their singing used to make me smile

And I know if I have my dream

I can make Voldemort scream

And maybe I'll be happy for a while

But February made them shiver

With ev'ry Daily Prophet delivered

Bad news on the doorstep

I couldn't take even one step

You can't remember if you cried

When you read about James and his bride

But something touched you deep inside

The day my parents died

So bye-bye and I swear I don't cry

I need to stop the Dark Lord, though I know I might die

And before I kill him I will look him straight in the eye

And see a will to murder, cheat and lie

See a will to murder, cheat and lie

They tell me my power is love

And that I should have faith in myself because

Dumbledore told me so

And do you believe Tom has a soul

Can power be his only goal

And wouldn't being evil take its toll?

Well, Hermione is in love with Ron

'Cause I saw them dancing on the lawn

They both kicked off their shoes

And they loved those rhythm and blues

I am a lonely, sad teen, full of strife

With a good reason to give myself the knife

But it was the last peaceful day o' my life

The day that Cedric died

So I am singin', bye-bye and I swear I don't cry

I need to stop the Dark Lord, though I know I might die

And before I kill him I will look him straight in the eye

And see a will to murder, cheat and lie

See a will to murder, cheat and lie

For fifteen years I've been on my own

I've seen him get flesh, blood and bone

But that's not how it had to be

Well, I fought him time and time again

In a random chamber, room or den

With a wand whose core it shared with him

Oh, and while the Dark Lord threatened me

I searched for a way to get free

I bade my peace farewell

Then I gave him hell!

While 'Mione read a book on charms

The DA practiced bearing arms

We didn't know that he'd come to harm

The day Sirius died

So I'm singin', bye-bye and I swear I don't cry

I need to stop the Dark Lord, though I know I might die

And before I kill him I will look him straight in the eye

And see a will to murder, cheat and lie

See a will to murder, cheat and lie

Avada Kedavra and there's nothin' after!

My head filled with Voldemort's laughter

Pitched really high and climbin' fast

The dream was foul inside my head

Told me Sirius was soon to be dead

And I thought what it told me was correct

And the chase led us the Death Room

Inside was an old arch but no broom

We all got up to fight

Oh, and it lasted through the night!

'Cause Bellatrix tried to break the shield

But Sirius refused to yield

Do you recall what she revealed

The day Sirius died

We started singin', bye-bye and I swear I don't cry

I need to stop the Dark Lord, though I know I might die

And before I kill him I will look him straight in the eye

And see a will to murder, cheat and lie

See a will to murder, cheat and lie

Oh, and there we were all in one place

Watchin' Sirius fall through space

With no way to get up again

So come on,

Black be nimble, Black be quick,

Padfoot fell then like a brick

'Cause curses are the devil's only friends

And as I watched that evil mage

My hands were clenched in fists of rage

No wizard I could tell

Could stop Lestrange's spell!

And as his body lay there in half-light

I chased his murderer, who gave flight

I heard Riddle laughing with delight

The day Sirius died

And I was singin', bye-bye and I swear I don't cry

I need to stop the Dark Lord, though I know I might die

And before I kill him I will look him straight in the eye

And see a will to murder, cheat and lie

See a will to murder, cheat and lie

I saw the girl missing her shoes

Someone stole them, I asked her who

But she just told me 'bout the veil

I went down to my group of friends

With whom I hope my story ends

But they didn't know the whole sad, sorry tale

In the Ministry, the witches screamed

Reporters cried and the Aurors dreamed

But only spells were spoken

The fountain all was broken!

And the one man I admired most

Godfather, son and James' ghost

He would no longer be my host

Because Padfoot had died

Alone I'm singin', bye-bye and I swear I don't cry

I need to stop the Dark Lord, though I know I might die

And before I kill him I will look him straight in the eye

And see a will to murder, cheat and lie

See a will to murder, cheat and lie

I am singin', bye-bye and I swear I don't cry

I need to stop the Dark Lord, though I know I might die

And before I kill him I will look him straight in the eye

And see a will to murder, cheat and lie