Silly Incantations
By Barbi Bee
Chapter 10
A/n: The characters are not mine they are only borrowed and they will go back where they belong - eventually.
Veld: Thanks once again for reviewing
Imhilien: Glad you liked Harry's story - cheers
Dinner that evening was in two seatings, one at 5:30pm for those taking part in the evenings performance or without guests and the other at 7:00pm for those attending the show. Those taking in the second seating were asked to wear costume - kind of, Muggles to wear wizarding robes and Magical folk to wear muggle clothing.
Hermione had begged and borrowed robes for her mother, her grandmother, Petunia and Rima. Severus had loaned Mr MacGragor and Alan some of his own dress robes and used various sizing spells to help them fit.
Harry and Hermione had also been asked to help outfit the Weasley clan in Muggle Evening wear. They were able to do so with the help of their guests and a search of their own wardrobes. To see the seven Weasley men in Tuxedos was truly a sight to behold, and as for Molly and Ginny - they were both breathtaking in their gowns.
Dinner was a wonderful five-course meal consisting of three kinds of soup, four sorts of appetisers,a choice of roast pork, porterhouse steak, pheasant or fish served with a choice of roast vegetables or salad (vegetarian lasagne was also available to those who desired it),and a wide range of desserts followed by a fruit and cheese platter. The meal was accompanied by various types of wines for the adults and non-alcoholic drinks for the children.
All to soon the delicious meal was over, the tables cleared and the tea and coffee served.
Albus appeared on stage wearing a Tuxedo. With a gold cummerbund, his beard trimmed, his hair tied back with a leather thong and a rose bud in his buttonhole he looked very smart. He welcomed the guests both magical and muggle to the last performance of the Hogwarts School Play, waved his hands and with no further ado, the House lights dimmed, the stage lights came on , the curtain went up and the show began.
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As normal the play opened to the three Weird Sisters gathered around a cauldron on a dark stormy night. What was different however was the age of the three witches. Instead of being aged old crones, they were now nubile young things in their late teens.
Fred and George Weasley had, with help from a house-elf, placed a de-aging potion in the cauldron shortly before the curtain rose. The steam from the potion had had the desired effect on Professors MacGonagal, Sprout and Madam Pomphrey Making them look as they did when they were seventh year students. Fortunately the effects of the potion were designed to wear off after six hours or things could've gotten nasty.
The School ghosts also decided to change things. Draco would no longer be MacBeth, instead Lucius would have that role and Narcissa would have the role of Lady MacBeth courtesy of 'The Grey Lady' from Ravenclaw. Sir Nicholas, in turn would take the role of Duncan - King of Scotland while the Fat Friar, Peeves and other assorted ghosts and spirits took over as soldiers, servants and the like.
This change in the cast line-up made for an extremely interesting show, especially when both Alan and Professor Atkinson found themselves on stage for a particularly bloody fight scene. Being professional actors they knew that the show must go on and gave it their best shot and (considering the fact they were improvising the entire time) they did remarkably well.
When the curtain fell on the final scene and then rose again for the final curtain call, Professor Dumbledore came on stage to introduce not only the cast but those assisting behind the scenes as well. After they had all taken their bows, Albus spoke to the audience. "This is both a happy and a sad occasion. Happy in that tonight we have furthered magical-muggle relations by your participation in this evening events - both before, during and hopefully after the show, and Sad because in just a few short weeks our senior class wil be graduating and who knows when or even if we wll see them again. And on that note may I just say Thank you very much for your attendance this evening and please enjoy your supper." A wave of the hand and a lovely finger-food supper lay on the tables before the guests, with tea, coffee and hot chocolate being served by third and fourth year students.
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All the guests left the next day, taking with them memories good and bad. With owl-post, Royal-mail and E-mail addresses having been exchanged they all promised to try and keep in touch with their new friends. Hopefully getting together the following year, if Hogwarts staged another production. Severus put up with several hugs from the female members of the party as they said goodbyes. Alan said he would send Petunia a signed photograph if Harry sent him one in exchange, after all he was 'the boy-who-lived' was he not.
NEWTS were next on the agenda for the senior students and then came Graduation. Diplomas and year-books were handed out, speeches were made by teachers and students and just as their lives at Hogwarts had began with a boat-trip across the lake so they finished in the same way. As the Hogwarts Express pulled away from Hogsmead on what would be their final trip they could be heard by those left behind eagerly discussing what lay ahead in the adult world.
By Barbi Bee
Chapter 10
A/n: The characters are not mine they are only borrowed and they will go back where they belong - eventually.
Veld: Thanks once again for reviewing
Imhilien: Glad you liked Harry's story - cheers
Dinner that evening was in two seatings, one at 5:30pm for those taking part in the evenings performance or without guests and the other at 7:00pm for those attending the show. Those taking in the second seating were asked to wear costume - kind of, Muggles to wear wizarding robes and Magical folk to wear muggle clothing.
Hermione had begged and borrowed robes for her mother, her grandmother, Petunia and Rima. Severus had loaned Mr MacGragor and Alan some of his own dress robes and used various sizing spells to help them fit.
Harry and Hermione had also been asked to help outfit the Weasley clan in Muggle Evening wear. They were able to do so with the help of their guests and a search of their own wardrobes. To see the seven Weasley men in Tuxedos was truly a sight to behold, and as for Molly and Ginny - they were both breathtaking in their gowns.
Dinner was a wonderful five-course meal consisting of three kinds of soup, four sorts of appetisers,a choice of roast pork, porterhouse steak, pheasant or fish served with a choice of roast vegetables or salad (vegetarian lasagne was also available to those who desired it),and a wide range of desserts followed by a fruit and cheese platter. The meal was accompanied by various types of wines for the adults and non-alcoholic drinks for the children.
All to soon the delicious meal was over, the tables cleared and the tea and coffee served.
Albus appeared on stage wearing a Tuxedo. With a gold cummerbund, his beard trimmed, his hair tied back with a leather thong and a rose bud in his buttonhole he looked very smart. He welcomed the guests both magical and muggle to the last performance of the Hogwarts School Play, waved his hands and with no further ado, the House lights dimmed, the stage lights came on , the curtain went up and the show began.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As normal the play opened to the three Weird Sisters gathered around a cauldron on a dark stormy night. What was different however was the age of the three witches. Instead of being aged old crones, they were now nubile young things in their late teens.
Fred and George Weasley had, with help from a house-elf, placed a de-aging potion in the cauldron shortly before the curtain rose. The steam from the potion had had the desired effect on Professors MacGonagal, Sprout and Madam Pomphrey Making them look as they did when they were seventh year students. Fortunately the effects of the potion were designed to wear off after six hours or things could've gotten nasty.
The School ghosts also decided to change things. Draco would no longer be MacBeth, instead Lucius would have that role and Narcissa would have the role of Lady MacBeth courtesy of 'The Grey Lady' from Ravenclaw. Sir Nicholas, in turn would take the role of Duncan - King of Scotland while the Fat Friar, Peeves and other assorted ghosts and spirits took over as soldiers, servants and the like.
This change in the cast line-up made for an extremely interesting show, especially when both Alan and Professor Atkinson found themselves on stage for a particularly bloody fight scene. Being professional actors they knew that the show must go on and gave it their best shot and (considering the fact they were improvising the entire time) they did remarkably well.
When the curtain fell on the final scene and then rose again for the final curtain call, Professor Dumbledore came on stage to introduce not only the cast but those assisting behind the scenes as well. After they had all taken their bows, Albus spoke to the audience. "This is both a happy and a sad occasion. Happy in that tonight we have furthered magical-muggle relations by your participation in this evening events - both before, during and hopefully after the show, and Sad because in just a few short weeks our senior class wil be graduating and who knows when or even if we wll see them again. And on that note may I just say Thank you very much for your attendance this evening and please enjoy your supper." A wave of the hand and a lovely finger-food supper lay on the tables before the guests, with tea, coffee and hot chocolate being served by third and fourth year students.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
All the guests left the next day, taking with them memories good and bad. With owl-post, Royal-mail and E-mail addresses having been exchanged they all promised to try and keep in touch with their new friends. Hopefully getting together the following year, if Hogwarts staged another production. Severus put up with several hugs from the female members of the party as they said goodbyes. Alan said he would send Petunia a signed photograph if Harry sent him one in exchange, after all he was 'the boy-who-lived' was he not.
NEWTS were next on the agenda for the senior students and then came Graduation. Diplomas and year-books were handed out, speeches were made by teachers and students and just as their lives at Hogwarts had began with a boat-trip across the lake so they finished in the same way. As the Hogwarts Express pulled away from Hogsmead on what would be their final trip they could be heard by those left behind eagerly discussing what lay ahead in the adult world.