The Diary

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Chapter 27*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Hogwarts: The Musical*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

~Marauder's Room~

"Well that was a little over dramatized," stated Will Weasley.

Making sure her finger held their place; Rhiannon closed the book and looked at her cousin. "I think it's supposed to be over dramatized."

"I have to agree with her Will," Thomas said from his seat.

"It's always you two against me," he sighed, exasperated, "I swear, you two are going to end up married and still be against me all our lives."

"Don't be ridiculous William," the blonde chided, "Tom and I are not going to get married. We, all three of us, are going to be bestestfriends forever... nothing more. But Tom and I will still always disagree with you." She smiled tauntingly.

"Mark my words Rhiannon, you'll be singing the same song that Kali did, after snogging with Thomas."

"Whatever you say Will." She rolled her eyes.

Thomas looked at his watch. "Let's keep reading... Rhiannon and I have to get to quidditch practice tonight."

~The Diary~

There I was back in my world again with no memories of the past term. Yet, the world seemed to go on and I seemed to have been a part of it while I was in the other reality. I hate thinking about all this... makes my head ache. I know what you must be thinking... did she just burst into song? The answer is... yes, I did. And it wasn't just a song, it was a whole musical number with the dancing and such, quite disturbing really. I am so glad no one saw that. I would have died of embarrassment. Of course I ended up doing weirder things before the term ended.

Anyway, I very much disliked the theatrics of the end of my sixth year, so I will only cover some of the important 'acts.' Dear Merlin, even remembering it now makes me cringe a little.

~Flashback, Hogwarts Corridor~

Kali never did find Harry after their spur of the moment snogging session. At the moment, she and Kay were walking side by side to the library, their bags filled with homework. As they rounded the last corner they saw a pretty Ravenclaw smiling to herself.

"Hi Lisa," Kali greeted her fellow sixth year prefect. "How are you?"

"I feel pretty!" She spun in a little circle. "Oh so pretty!" Her long brown hair flared about her. "I feel pretty and witty and bright!"

After she left another Ravenclaw prefect came out with a smile plastered on his face. "Hi Kevin, how are you?" Kali greeted.

The blonde boy looked up and answered in song, "I see trees of green." He began to turn slowly "Red roses too. I see them bloom for me and you and I think to myself... what a wonderful world." He grab Kay a made her twirl around the corridor with him. "I see skies of blue and clouds of white, the bright blessed day, the dark say goodnight and I think to myself what a wonderful day." He let her go and bowed then left. "The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky..." He began to walk away and his voice faded.

"Well that was odd," Kali said as she turned to Kay.

"I am use to it by now. It has been going on for over two weeks. It's too bad only sixth years were affected," she said as she entered the library.

"Only sixth years?"

They found a table in the back and sat down. "Yes, only sixth years. Kali, are you feeling alright? You are acting like you have no idea what is going on."

"I don't... at least, I can't remember. I think it's all this stress and studying," Kali sighed, "Could you, maybe, remind me a little?"

"Ok," Kay answered suspiciously, "Well, from what I've heard, that potions accident Longbottom had in class a week ago produced a magical vapor which saturated the air in the room with some type of magical emotion enhancer. Both sixth year classes were infected with it since the Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws were waiting outside in the corridor waiting for us to get out. Oh, and Ginny Weasley too! She was there to tell Harry to go to Dumbledore's office."

"What were the effects of this vapor?" Kali asked eagerly.

"Are you joking?" Seeing the blank face of her friend she explained, "Well, when our emotions reach a certain level of potency it triggers magic from the vapor and we burst into song and dance."

"I think I am beginning to understand now."

Kay looked at her with hazel eyes full of worry. "Are you sure you are ok? You don't seem... all together here if you know what I mean."

Kali smiled. "I am perfectly alright, Kay. Now let's get to work on these essays."

~End Flashback~

After finding out the hows and whys of the singing problem I decided to avoid all things that would trigger it in me. Sadly, things have a tendency of finding me.

~Flashback, Hogwarts Corridor~

Two sixteen year olds, one boy and one girl, stood in a deserted corridor of Hogwarts as a faint melody played in the air. The emotion could be cut with a slicing charm. The boy seemed stricken by sadness while the girl had tear trails on her cheeks but wore a look of determination. They stared at each other with a silent intensity that made the very air crackle between them. The melody seemed to gain strength and was soon joined by a voice. "I don't love you. As you can see. We can never be. And I want you to be free." Kali sung the final chords and paused, "Draco, I... I want you to stop loving me. There is someone who is waiting out there for you and they deserve to be loved by you." With that said Kali ran out of the hallway leaving Draco with a broken heart.

When she was out of sight, a new melody played on the air. A blue light seemed to shine on him, portraying what must have been going on in his dismal mind as his heart shattered. It seemed fitting with the American country tune. After a few bars his youthful yet sad baritone voice began as he continued to stare down the hallway. "When did you stop lovin' me? How long have I been a memory? I've got to know for my own sanity. Tell me when did you stop lovin' me? Was it that night that you stayed out until dawn? You know that night has haunted me for so long. Or was your love already cold? Tell me please I got to know. Darlin' when did you stop lovin' me? There was a time when you worshipped where I stood. Heaven knows I'd bring it back if I could..."

After his voice faded into silence and the strange light faded, he walked away. After the patter of his footsteps echoed off, Kali stepped out from behind the corner with a sad expression as Draco's tune continued. "When I stared up into his eyes His dark green depths held so much inside. All the things that he could never tell me, Like all the love that he had to hide. It was in that one moment I fell for him."

Slowly a smile replaced her frown as the song faded and an up tempo melody replaced it. She tore down the hall like a bullet as note after note played around her. She slowed down and the music quieted as she reached the library. She passed stack after stack before she saw him. He was sitting there pouring over his potions book with Ron and Granger. Kali chuckled at his frustrated look as he sighed and flipped the page. Her love for him never felt stronger as he continued to pout over his essay. The music that played in the background gained momentum. It was time for her big solo. She approached his table and time seemed to stop. No one noticed her or gave her a second glance, that is, except for Harry. He watched her as she took the vacant seat in front of him. A quick glance made Harry realize that for this one moment it was just them and nothing else.

Kali's eyes glistened in the light. She knew she had to sing. It was that time in every show that the girl confesses to her one true love "I had a dream last night... I saw you, I saw me, I saw us and here we were in my dreams and in love, more or less. There was us, you and me, nothing else." Kali grabbed Harry's hand and lead him to an open area and motioned him to dance with her. He tried to refuse, but she too was stubborn. "So there we were, you and me, dancing and staring into each other's eyes, a wonderful scene don't you agree? Seeing the love that lies inside." She held his hand close to her heart, drawing him closer, her song continued. "Then there we were, you and me, enjoying the feeling of being together. We were content just to be. Knowing we be in love forever. I saw you, I saw me, I saw us and here we were in my dreams and in love, more or less. There was us you and me, nothing else." She stared up in his eyes as he gazed down into her sapphire ones. She brought her voice to a bare whisper. "I saw you... I saw me... I saw us... We were in love and that's all that mattered to us just you and me."

Harry brought his mouth down to cover hers as the music dissipated. Kali wrapped her arms around his neck as she felt his grip around her waist tighten. Then it suddenly stopped. An almost violent shove pushed her away from him. Her eyes grew wide in panic and disbelief.

"Wha... why? I thought," Kali stuttered.

He wiped his mouth, "We can't Kali. You know that. We're, we're two different people who are too different. I'm too dangerous. If I let you near me you'll be endangered. You'll be a target. We're not in that perfect world anymore Kali," Harry shoved his hands into his pockets, took a deep breath and sighed, "If circumstances were different maybe..."

"Screw circumstances Harry! I want to be selfish for once. I want to know what it's like to have what I want. You, especially, should know what it feels like always having to do this and do that for someone. Never having a spare moment for yourself. You can't always live for others Harry. You have to live for yourself," she countered, "Stop being the Boy-who-lived and start being Harry Potter."

"Maybe sometime in the future when," he began.

He looked into her eyes as they flickered to a deep shade of violet. "Harry James Potter! I will not wait till you are no longer in danger and I will not stand here and listen to you as you try and blow me off again," Kali exclaimed, "If you finally get the brain cells to go against this whole 'everyone before me' kick that you seem to be on then come and find me, but until then good day Mister Potter!" She stomped off in a huff as everything became normal once more.

"Harry, why are you standing over there?" inquired Hermione. Harry just shook his head and sat down again.

"Just needed to stretch Hermione."

~End Flashback~

Draco is going to kill me for revealing that he sang, but it is all worth the laugh value. I am sure Miranda and Rhiannon will thank me for telling them when they are older... if I live that long. Hopefully I will. Alas, on with the show!

Now, I was very upset at Harry and avoided him which wasn't hard since he seemed to be avoiding me. Ron on the other hand seemed to be on the lookout for me. He was so frantic and jittery. He was about to 'burst' as I like to say. He needed to tell Granger the truth before he started to sing and he needed my help.

~Flashback, Hogwarts Library~

Ron and Kali stood behind a bookshelf. Ron looked very pale. He was also shaky and nervous. Kali peered behind the stack and spied Hermione Granger studying at a nearby table. "Ok Ron," she said as she looked at him, "She's right there. Now is your big chance to tell her."

"I dunno Kali. I mean what if she doesn't like me that way and I ruin our friendship?" he asked as he looked at the ground.

Kali placed her hands around his face and turned it so she was staring straight into his clear blue eyes. "You listen to me Ronald Weasley, she loves you. I can tell. She just doesn't know you love her as well. And she is an idiot, if in the extremely slim chance she doesn't feel the same way. Now go get her!" Kali shoved Ron out of their hiding spot. He slowly walked to the table and glanced back. Kali signaled for him to continue and he did.

He coughed slightly causing the little bushy haired brunette to look up. "Oh hi Ron, is something the matter?"

"No... but I... Ikindofwanttotellyousomething," he said quickly.

She arched her eyebrow slightly. "What is it Ron?"

Kali leaned closer in hopes of hearing what was going on better when music started to play from nowhere. "Oh no," she whispered, "He triggered it."

"Speak and the world is full of singing, and I'm winging higher than the birds. Touch and my heart begins to crumble, the heaven's tumble, Darling, and I'm..." he sang before he was interrupted.

Kali stared in horror as Hermione reached the 'trigger' level.

"Words! Words! Words! I'm so sick of words! I get words all day through; first from him, now from you! Is that all you blighters can do?" She stood up and moved closer to the shocked redhead. "Don't talk of stars burning above; if you're in love, Show me!" She pushed him away and gathered her things. "Tell me no dreams Filled with desire. If you're on fire, Show me! Here we are together in the middle of the night! Don't talk of spring! Just hold me tight! Anyone who's ever been in love'll tell you that this is no time for a chat!" Hermione started to leave but Ron grabbed her arm. She leaned closer to him and looked up. Her face inches from his. "Haven't your lips longed for my touch? Don't say how much, Show me! Show me! Don't talk of love lasting through time. Make me no undying vow. Show me now!" She yanked her arm away and took off walking down the hall again.

Ron stared at her dazed before he was pushed from behind. "Come on Ron. You have to go after her," Kali said. They ran after her. When they got closer Kali hid behind a suit of armour as Ron Confronted her again.

"Hermione, please I..." he said almost pleading.

"Sing me no song! Read me no rhyme! Don't waste my time, Show me! Don't talk of June, Don't talk of fall! Don't talk at all! Show me! Never do I ever want to hear another word. There isn't one I haven't heard. Here we are together in what ought to be a dream; Say one more word and I'll scream! Haven't your arms hungered for mine? Please don't 'expl'ine,' Show me! Show me! Don't wait until wrinkles and lines pop out all over my brow, Show me now!"

She began to walk away again when Ron grabbed her hand. "Hermione, I love you!" he shouted before kissing her fiercely.

They parted and Hermione stared up at him smiling. "I love you too Ron."

"YES!" Kali shouted from her hiding spot.

"And thank you Kali," Hermione laughed.

~End Flashback~

I believe the word on everyone's lips when they saw Ron and Hermione together was 'FINALLY!' After their song was over, Ron vowed to get Harry to stop avoiding me. In fact he swore he was going to 'knock some sense into that daft boy.' But as I was hoping, and sort of scheming, to get Harry, a rather interesting development happened with Draco.

~Flashback~

The potions dungeon was dark and dank as usual. The Gryffindors and Slytherins patiently waited for their professor who was beyond late. Kali looked across the classroom to Harry who was staring back. She smiled slightly but he frowned and turned away. Sighing, she folded her arms on her desk and laid her head down. Feeling a persistent and rather annoying nudging from her right, she turned to her potions partner.

"What's the story with you and perfect Potter?"

She glared at the blonde boy next to her. "Why do you care Draco?"

"Don't be mad at me," he defended, "I was just trying to be your friend."

"I'm sorry... I'm just upset and frustrated," she sighed.

"Let me guess." He stroked his chin a few times and pretended to contemplate. "It's all Potter's fault."

"Sort of, but I don't want to talk about that now." She dropped her voice down to a whisper. "At least not in front of everyone in this room."

"I understand. There is something I wish to tell you also," he whispered.

"After class perhaps? We have a free period and I'd very much like a walk by the lake."

"Agreed," he said just as Snape stormed into the dungeon, in all his black, melancholy glory.

He stood behind his desk and shifted some papers looking very uneasy. "Today we will... be talking about..."

Kali leaned closer to Draco. "Does he seem... ill to you?"

"Something is definitely not right," he answered back.

Snape leaned heavily on the desk. His face was paler than it had ever been making him seem like an apparition. "We will be discussing potions," he blurted out. The class looked at him, very confused. Soon, the class knew why it looked as if he was fighting something. "Mixing and stirring and cutting and peeling Dark metal caldrons and seeming unfeeling Serums Drafts monkshood and billywig stings, these are a few of my favorite things," he sang off key, almost sounding like a half dead cat that needed to be put out of its misery.

Silence filled the room. Kali's jaw dropped, much like Dudley's had when he first saw her. "I was not expecting that," she said in awe as she continued to stare at her odious Potions Master.

The embarrassed professor glared in loathing at all his students, especially Neville who cowered next to Harry. "Class... class dismissed."

Without another word, except for a few quiet snickers, all the students filed out of the room in a shocked stupor.

~Hogwarts, Lake~

"I can't believe he sang!" Kali laughed, "Did you see how horrified he was afterwards? It was classic!" She plopped down on a stone bench under the shade of a weeping willow and patted the empty space next to her.

"I must say that I never figured Snape watched musicals," Draco chuckled as he sat down, "What did you want to talk about?"

"Oh no... you first."

"Why me?"

"Because my tale is a long and sad one and I'd rather hear yours before I get all emotional and girly."

"Alright, remember how you told me that there was someone else out there for me?" Kali nodded her head. "Well, I think I've found her."

"Really? That's brilliant! Who is it?" she asked like a child asking about Christmas presents.

"Promise not to laugh?"

"Cross my heart... unless it's Pansy. If it is, I'll be forced to hex you severely."

"It's not Pansy... it's Ginny Weasley," he said quietly.

"Ginny Weasley? Ron's little sister? Oh dear," Kali snickered, "Ron's not going to like this at all."

"You said you wouldn't laugh," he frowned.

Kali laughed harder. "I'm sorry but it's priceless. A Malfoy and a Weasley in love? So how did it happen? I want details!"

"Well..." He shifted uncomfortably. "She sang about it and I kinda had this realization with a solo number and well, we kissed."

"Details, Draco, details! What did she sing? What did you sing? How was the kiss?" Kali asked rapidly.

"No, I am a gentleman and will not divulge that information for fear of disgracing Ginny," he answered in a very dignified voice.

Kali smirked as she watched Draco's display of chivalry. "So you're saying that it is was really good."

"So what's the deal with Potter?"

"Nice change of subject." He shrugged. "Well, he didn't like my song."

"You sang? About what?" He stared at her as her cheeks turned red. "You're in love with Harry Potter!" he accused more than asked.

"I can't help it Draco. He's so cute and brave and noble and funny and..." Kali began to list.

Draco quickly covered his ears. "No, stop please!"

"Did I mention adorable? Especially when his glasses are a little skewed and his hair and his eyes." She grinned mischievously. "He's a great kisser too and he is absolutely shagable. If I could only have ten minutes alone with him..."

"AHHHHH!!!!" Draco took off running back to the castle as Kali dissolved into a fit of laughter.

~End Flashback~

I think I traumatized Draco... a little. So time passed and I was alone. Ron had Hermione, Draco had Ginny, Harry was avoiding me and I didn't know where Kay was half the time. Sometimes I'd find myself talking to Professor Hutchinson, the DADA professor for the year. She was really nice, didn't seem the type to be interested in the Dark Arts or even the defense against them. Sara, as I later called her, was very unique. She still, to this day, never told me the whole story about how she met Sirius. I still can't believe they are together. I wonder if they'll ever get married, but enough pondering on Sirius and Sara's love life.

Spring had arrived at Hogwarts and with spring came more love songs, much to my chagrin. I was bitter. I admit that now. One time, at dinner, Pansy was about to sing some god awful song in her horrible off key voice so I threw pumpkin juice in her face. I had to stop her from singing. I think everyone was secretly cheering me for what I'd done. Snape didn't even give me a detention... maybe it's because I started humming "My Favorite Things." Sometimes, I just can't suppress my evil urges. By the way, I am smirking shamelessly at my comment concerning my evilness.

I digress; I am so horrible at trying to keep my thoughts organized. I'll try to be better now. Ok, so I just traumatized poor Draco and now comes the part where Ron decided to talk to Harry and Draco needed to talk to me.

~Flashback, Hogwarts~

Kali was curled up in all her green blankets in her dormitory. She could hear Blaise and Pansy discussing something through the shut bed curtains, but she didn't care about their noisiness. Frankly, she didn't want to care about anything today. She heard the door open. *Must be Kay,* she thought.

"Everyone but Kali... out now!" ordered Draco. There was a shuffling of feet and a slamming of the door, then silence.

"Kali, come out."

"No, leave me alone Draco." She could hear his footsteps get closer then, with flourish, her curtains were opened. "I thought I said to leave me alone."

"I was never good at listening," he commented as he gestured for her to move over which she did. He sat down and placed a hand on her blanket covered shoulder. "Want to talk about what's bothering you?"

"No, I just want to sulk alone," Kali mumbled.

"Kali, what's wrong? You should give up on Potter. You're better without him. The boy's such a rotter. You should say bye and so long!" he sang to her.

*~*~*~*~*

Across the castle a similar situation was taking place. In the Gryffindor common room Harry Potter was sitting alone in a dark corner. That is, till one of his best friends, Ron Weasley, decided to bother him. "You alright mate?" he asked as he sat down in a nearby chair.

"Fine, I am just thinking about stuff," he answered.

"About Kali you mean." Harry didn't answer. "Harry, don't you see? Why are you so stubborn? Tell her you love her. You don't have to be lovelorn. This just seems stupid to me!"

"Leave it alone this cannot be. I have to say goodbye. Ron, please leave me be!"

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Kali just stared at her best friend for a moment and before she knew it, it was too late. "He doesn't want to be with me. No matter how hard I try. Draco leave me be! This hurts more than I can ever bear. These feelings tear my very heart. I wish my world never met with his. Damn that Boy-who-lived!"

*~*~*~*~*

"It is a lie when I say I don't care. I've loved her from the very start. Sometimes I wish we had never met. Love shall be deprived!" Harry sang loudly, though only Ron heard him, so he thought.

"Tell her the truth Harry before it's too late."

"She's better with out me."

Ron stood up and patted his friend on the shoulder before leaving. "I guess that's why she won't even get out of bed."

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Draco paced around in the trophy room for nearly ten minutes. "Potter better get here fast," he mumbled under his breath.

"Sorry to keep you waiting Malfoy," Harry said as he appeared in the room.

"Well, I got your owl and came. What do you want?"

"Get me into the Slytherin common room."

"What? No, forget it Potter."

"Please, I have to see Kali," Harry begged.

"Why so you can hurt her again?" Draco sneered, you could even hear it in his voice.

"No, to apologize."

"What you did goes beyond mere apologies."

"Please, I'm begging you, let me see her."

Draco seemed to contemplate this turn of events. Harry Potter was here begging him. "Let him in Draco and before you say it... I am sure. I'll be waiting in my dorm."

"Alright Potter, follow me and you better put that invisibility cloak back on," he said.

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The door to the Slytherin sixth year girls' dormitory slowly opened as if by its own will then shut. "You can take off your cloak Harry. There is no one else here." Harry took off his cloak and smiled at what he saw. Kali Lupin wearing blue pajamas with white fluffy clouds on them, hardly matching the stiff sitting position she was currently in. Her face remained stoic as he approached her bed.

He glanced down and noticed she was wringing her hands, he smiled, she was nervous. "How did you know it was me?"

Kali refolded her hands on her lap and looked at him with determined eyes. "Because I told Draco to let you see me, after you began begging of course."

He stood next to the bed, towering over her. "You knew why I wanted to talk to him?"

"Not exactly, but I heard it all. I used this sound putty stuff and my wand." Seeing his confusion she continued, "The wand acts like a muggle microphone and this putty is inserted into the ear like so and the wand sends the sound to the putty. It's new Auror stuff. My dad gave it to me to try out. I must say you were desperate to see me." She packed her putty away and looked at him again. "What did you want to see me about?"

"This," he leaned down and pulled her into a kiss. Shocked, Kali froze and let him kiss her. Soon, she melted into it as one of his hands ran through her hair. They broke the kiss and Harry, sometime during that kiss, had taken a seat on the green bed. He gently ran his thumb over her cheek, softly caressing it. "I got over that 'everyone before me' kick as you put it," he chuckled lightly.

Kali smiled brightly. "Thank Merlin! But I must ask if this was caused by Ron, Hermione, Ginny and Draco or was it your own decision."

"They made me see what I was missing out on, but it was my decision."

"And what were you missing out on?" she asked.

"The best thing in the whole world," Harry whispered, "you." He paused for a moment as if in thought. "I love you Kali Lupin, since I first read the letter you sent me on my birthday."

Kali leaned her forehead onto his and stared into his eyes. "And I love you Harry Potter, always."

"And forever," he finished before he kissed her again.

~End Flashback~

As summer approached, Dumbledore assured us all that a cure was on its way. He had the cure nearly the whole time. He just thought it would be beneficial for us to get things off our chests and didn't administer it till term was nearly over. At least I was able to get the recipe for the antidote. I was able to send it off to Fred and George Weasley. I thought that sweets that made you sing would be a fantastic product for their new store 'Weasley's Wizard Wheezes' or 3W for short. Sing Pops became the first in the new 'Specter' series of 3W products. The outside layer contained the singing potion and the center contained the antidote. I was quite flattered that I had my own line of pranks. They even gave me a cut of the profits, even though I refused numerous times. The little imps set up a Gringott's account for my children. It was to be their pranking fund and they didn't tell me till about a week or so ago... I hope they like blue hair and teeth for a week.

And the rest of sixth year went by heavenly! Harry and I were together and we didn't care about the stares, jeers and cheers we received. It was wonderful.