Harry - Star Rapper

The contest continued on, with boring contestants and boring songs, but Harry and Malfoy were still tied for first, with a girl named Shirley McGibbons in second and Pansy in third.

"And now," Lee announced, "is Ginny Weasley singing 'Where Did I Go Right?' by Hilary Duff!"

Ron spat out the water he was drinking. "What? Hilary Who? She didn't tell me she entered!...Hilary Who?"

Hermione shushed him as Ginny came onstage, wearing black pants and a beautiful flowing top with long sleeves that flared out quite a bit at the ends.

She sat on a stool in the middle of the stage with a microphone in a stand.

The opening lines of the music came on.

Ginny opened her mouth and the most wonderful voice came out.

"I'm always too late...

I see the train leaving...

I'm always laughing...

When it's not cool to smile.

I'm always aiming...

But somehow keep missing...

So how did you get here?

Something is wrong.

Where did I go right?

How did I get you?

How come all this blue sky

Is around me?

And you found me?

Where did I go right?

How did I get you?

I don't know

How I did.

But somehow now I do.

Somehow now I do...

I'm always driving...

Forget where I'm going...

Should've turned left

But I

Was singin' some song, and I...

I am arriving...

As everyone's leaving...

But there you are waiting...

Something is wrong.

Ron was gaping at Ginny, his mouth wide open. Hermione turned to him, disgusted, and pushed his chin up. He was almost drooling, for heaven's sake!

"I didn't know Ginny could do that," Ron croaked out. Indeed, the whole crowd was mesmerized by her beautiful, flowing voice.

Ginny was so into the song, she was actually crying a little, but it just made her look sweet and made her performance even better.

Ginny finished her song wonderfully.

Where did I go right?

How did I get you?

I don't know

How I did.

But somehow now I do.

Oh yeah.

Somehow now I do...

Ginny finished her song in a flowing, romantic voice and stood up. She was crying still, but she smiled and looked as though she had won her dearest dreams, just hearing the crowd stand up and cheer and clap for her.

When Lee didn't do anything, Professor McGonagall nudged him sharply.

"Wha...? Oh, sorry..." Lee stammered. He had been gazing at Ginny and had not even noticed that he was supposed to say something.

"Sorry everyone," Lee said. He sat up a little straighter. "Anyway, that was Ginny Weasley singing 'Where Did I Go Right?' by Hilary Duff, and Ginny, where did I go right? Listen, will you go out with me?"

"JORDAN!"

"Er, sorry, professor."

Ginny giggled.

Lee continued, wiggling his eyebrows at Ginny. "Anyway, now for the scores..."

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"Whoa, and Ginny Weasley is in first place with 49 points out of 50!" Lee exclaimed. "But I guess Trelawney has always liked her palmistry work"-

"JORDAN, get on with the announcing!"

"Sorry, my apologies...and now for Neville Longbottom, singing...wait, it seems he had changed his song...yes, he is singing...no, wait, he says he has dropped out of the contest...no, he'll be singing...make up you mind, already...yes, he has dropped out of the contest...you sure there, Neville...hehe...anyway, now for our final performance, by Padma Patil, she will be singing...oh, going to be like Neville, then, eh...yes, yes...Padma Patil has changed her song to 'All of My Love' by Led Zeppelin."

Padma walked onto the stage wearing a shirt similar to Ginny's except it was blue with light wisps of white here and there, must have been clouds...

She had a microphone on a stand and stood behind it.

Hermione and Ron hardly listened to her performance-they were too busy wondering what would happen when Harry and Malfoy had to share their prize.

Meanwhile, Padma was singing.

All of my love,

All of my love,

All of my love...

When she was done, she got third place, bumping Shirley away from her prize. Ginny's performance had already knocked Pansy off.

"Yes, and I believe that is the end of the performances...wait, one more?...one moment, folks..." Lee put one hand over his microphone and whispered to McGonagall for a few seconds.

"It seems that Angelina Johnson has been entered in as a joke, but she says she would still like to perform...so, she is singing 'Get The Party Started' by...Pink." Lee laughed at that and Angelina smacked him on the side of the head.

She walked up confidently and shot Malfoy an evilly dirty look. She knew he entered her in.

The music started.

"I-I-I-I'm

Coming up

So you better get this party started

I-I-I-I'm

Coming up

So you better get this party started

Get this party started on a Saturday night

Everybody's waiting

For me to arrive

Sending out the message

To all of my friends

We'll be looking flashy in my Mercedes Benz

I got lots of style

Check my gold diamond rings

I can go for miles if you know what I mean...

I-I-I-I'm

Coming up

So you better get this party started

I-I-I-I'm

Coming up

So you better get this party started

Pumping up the volume

Breaking down to the beat

Cruising through the Westside

We'll be checking the scene

Boulevard is freaking

As I'm coming up fast"

The crowd held their breath for this next part.

"I'll be burning rubber"

She grinned and looked right at Malfoy.

"You'll be kissing my ass."

Even though the CD was silent on that last word, Angelina belted it out anyway, looking directly at Malfoy the whole time. He turned paler than usual.

Angelina finished up her song.

"I-I-I-I'm

Coming up

So you better get this party started..."

The Slytherins booed, but everyone else cheered like crazy. What she did to Malfoy was genius! Since he did enter her in, of course.

"Go Angelina, you showed him!" Lee exclaimed, clapping madly. "Although I've been sucking up to you for years but you still turn me down every time I ask you out...but I meant it that time! No really, I did!"

Professor McGonagall didn't even bother to tell him off for not simply announcing.

"And look at those scores!"

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"Well, it seems like everyone but Snape likes you, Angelina," Lee said. "Er-no offense, Professor Snape...anyway, Angelina Johnson is in third place mostly because she saw something in Trelawney's crystal ball the other day-just kidding, only a joke...and now Professor Dumbledore will proceed by handing out the awards."

Dumbledore came onstage. "Now, I'd like to thank everyone who came and watched this contest, all the people who entered, and all the wonderful judges (though Sybil, you may want to refrain from judging from now on). And now, without further ado, the awards!"

"In first place," he continued, holding up a large gold trophy, "is Ms. Ginny Weasley, for a stunningly good performance and a wonderful voice."

Ginny came onstage, crying and smiling. She took her trophy with a handshake towards Dumbledore and sat back down in the front row.

"And in second place," he smiled, "there was a tie. Between Harry Potter...and Draco Malfoy."

They both walked onstage, Malfoy cutting in front of Harry do he could be first up there.

"Now," Dumbledore said. "Since we have one prize, a 10 galleon certificate to Flourish and Blotts, you two shall simply have to go spend it...together."

Harry's eyes widened with shock, and Malfoy almost fainted.

"Or, I could give you each a certificate for 10 Galleons," Dumbledore said with a small smile, producing the second one from behind his back.

The two took their prizes and left the stage, sitting as far apart as humanly possible.

"In third place," Dumbledore said, "though she was entered as a joke, is Angelina Johnson."

Angelina beamed, shot a 'you-shouldn't-have-done-that-now-it's-bitten-you-in-the-butt' look towards Malfoy, and claimed her prize. She whispered something to Dumbledore, and he nodded and stepped back.

Angelina went up to the microphone. "I just wanted to say that I couldn't have done this without Draco Malfoy, for entering me in the first place. Thank you, now I have candy."

She left the stage, happy at the sight of Malfoy turning extremely pale.

"Well, this certainly as been an...interesting day," Dumbledore said. "And thank you all for attending the Hogwarts Vocal Contest!"

The End