Harry Potter: The Musical

Chapter 2

The lake, and where it started.

"Watch mee!!" Ron screeched at Harry who was busy looking at his image in a the reflection of the water. Harry looked up just in time to see Ron perform an exquisite swallow dive into the cool turquoise waters.

Harry, impressed, gave a polite golf clap.

The sun was burning down on them, and it was so hot that Harry knew that he would have to get in sooner or later, even though he had only re-dyed his hair last night and was supposed to stay out of the water for twenty five and a half hours.

"I'm coming, Ron!" Harry squawked back at his friend, and then 'bombed' into the water not as gracefully as he would have liked. He wasn't a very strong swimmer, as the Dursley's never had paid for swimming lessons, but he began doggy-paddling over towards his fiery-red friend, who was bobbing among the ripples like a red buoy lost at sea.

They began to splash each other and many a-shrieking could be heard from the castle. (Hermione, back in the girls dorm, looked out of her window in wonderment, and decided to join her best friends. She was especially keen to show off her newly acquired tan she had gotten in Africa.)

"Harry...?" Ron began uncertainly. "Harry, something just touched me."

"That sounds mighty dodgy, Ronald," Harry sang. "But don't be silly Ron, it was probably just me."

"In fact," he added thoughfully, "I'm pretty sure it was me."

Harry then began to hum a merry sailor song (which was rather ironic as they just happened to be out at sea!)

Harry's hum was cut off in mid note when he suddenly caught sight of Ron's expression. Ron's purple goggles, (and matching purple snorkel) had slipped from his head and were floating down, down, down...

"Ron!" Harry said sharply. "Your goggles! They were expens--"

"Haaaarrryy!!" Ron yelled in slow motion, and pointed a shaking finger behind him. His teeth were chattering uncontrollably.

"HARRY!! IT'S THE GIANT SQUID!"

Harry froze immediately. He began to turn around, as if in slow motion, his brain was numb, and slow(er than usual) he felt clammy and frozen, as he turned around to face his fifth worst nightmare, he felt fear beyond fear....

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"Aaaarrrgghhhhhh!!!" Harry and Ron screamed together. A huge tentacle had now emerged from the water and was steadily making its way towards Harry's neck. He stared, frozen to the spot and unable to move an inch, while Ron bellowed, "Ruuuun Harry... RUUNN!! I mean, ...SWIIIIMMM!!!" But Harry just closed his eyes gritting his teeth against what he knew that would come any second now... any second now...

"Good morning boys, Good morning boys,

I have but terrible news!

Mister Filch is in a rage,

You two stand thus accused,

of pinching all his greatest rum,

Hum hum hum, hum hum hum,

And he will see it soon returned,

Or punishment be learned!!"

With this fearful prediction, Hermione stopped singing and stood upright in the shadows to reveal her 'Giant Squid' swimming costume.

Both boys released large amounts of carbon dioxide as they recognised their buck-toothed, bushy-haired friend.

Hermione saw the relief in their eyes however, and confused, blinked at them (blink, blink). Something slowly clicked into place.

"Oh don't tell me you really thought I was the giant squid... oh for goodness sake!" she said, then began to sing a sweet melody:

"What caaan one do, to make you seeee,

the world is full of trial.. ("trial, trial," Harry and Ron backed her up.)

You boys must face up tooo your fears, and do so with a smiile... ("smile, smile,")...

for now the time has come around, to battle for a whiile ("while, while,")...

so if you see the giiiant squiiid... (Hermione ascended the piano as she reached the climax of her song with a rit.)...

You muust nooooott ruuuun aaaaaaaaaaa miiiiiiiiiiiile!!" She finished happily. "Harry? Ron?" For they had not added in a "mile, mile" to her ending. Hermione shrieked as she looked over at Harry and Ron, expecting to find them in a musical pose, but instead... instead she continued to scream, as the real giant squid rose up behind them all, its mighty roar echoing throughout the land, shaking the ground so violently in fact, causing Neville Longbottom, back in the great hall to slop his breakfast cereal of Mudgley Mudpuffs all down the front of his red and gold robes.

The squid was here... and Hermione had called it here with her singing. She screamed again.. knowing it would be her last.

(duh dummmmmm)

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