"Next, in the group category, third place goes to Sirius Black, James Potter, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew for Virginia Company." Dumbledore announced.
"Go us!" Sirius cried, grinning.
"In second place, we have Sirius Black, James Potter, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew again, for Larger Than Life."
"Two in a row." Remus grinned. "Think we can go three for three?"
"And in first place in the group category, we have Sirius Black, James Potter, Peter Pettigrew, and Lily Evans, for Can't Fight The Moonlight." Dumbledore finished.
"Awesome!" Peter grinned.
Seconds later, the four of them were on stage. Remus couldn't help grinning from his seat as they started singing.
Lily-
Under a lover's sky
Gonna be with you
And no one's gonna be around
If you think that you won't fall
Well just wait until
'Til the sun goes down
Underneath the starlight, starlight
There's a magical feeling so right
It will steal your heart tonight
All-
You can try to resist
Lily-
Try to hide from my kiss
But you know,
All-
but you know
That you can't fight the moonlight
Deep in the dark
You'll surrender your heart
But you know, but you know
That you can't fight the moonlight
No...
You can't fight it...
It's gonna get to your heart
Lily-
There's no escaping love
Once a gentle breeze
Weaves its spell upon you heart
No matter what you think
It won't be too long
'Til you're in my arms
Underneath the starlight, starlight
We'll be lost in the rhythm so right
Feel it steal your heart tonight
All-
You can try to resist
Lily-
Try to hide from my kiss
But you know,
All-
but you know
That you can't fight the moonlight
Deep in the dark
You'll surrender your heart
But you know, but you know
That you can't fight the moonlight
No...
You can't fight it...
No matter what you do
The night is gonna get to you
Sirius-
Don't try your never gonna win
James-
Underneath the starlight, starlight
Lily-
There's a magical feeling so right
Peter-
It will steal your heart tonight
All-
You can try to resist
Lily-
Try to hide from my kiss
But you know,
All-
but you know
That you can't fight the moonlight
Deep in the dark
You'll surrender your heart
James, Sirius, and Peter-
But you know, but you know
That you can't fight the moonlight
No...
You can't fight it...
All-
You can try to resist
Lily-
Try to hide from my kiss
But you know,
All-
don't you know
That you can't fight the moonlight
Deep in the dark
You'll surrender your heart
But you know, but you know
That you can't fight the moonlight
No...
You can't fight it...
Lily-
It's gonna get to your heart
"And now, onto the Duet category." Dumbledore continued after they had sat down. "In third place is I Feel Like A Woman, by Lucius Lamfoy and Sverus Snape."
"Damn, I would have loved to see them have to do that again." Sirius grinned.
"In second place, is Sirius Black and Lily Evans for Girls Just Wanna Have Fun."
"And I would have loved to see that again." Remus laughed.
"Over my dead body." Sirius muttered.
"Aww, you're no fun Sirius." Lily laughed.
"And in first place, James Potter and Sirius Black singing Best Of Friends."
"Let's go, Jamesie Boy." Sirius grinned, heading for the stage.
"Jamesie boy!" James cried, jumping up and chasing after him. "Come back here you."
"You can kill me after the song." Sirius laughed.
"Try and make me wait." James grinned as the music began.
James-
When you're the best of friends
Having so much fun together
You're not even aware, you're such a funny pair
You're the best of friends
Sirius-
Life's a happy game
You could clown around forever
Neither one of you sees, your natural boundaries
Life's one happy game
Both-
If only the world wouldn't get in the way
If only people would just let you play
They say you're both being fools
You're breaking all the rules
They can't understand your magic wonderland
Hu-hu-hu
James-
When you're the best of friends
Sharing all that you discover
When that moment has passed, will that friendship last?
Sirius-
Who can say if there's a way?
Oh I hope . . . I hope it never ends
Both-
'Cause you're the best of friends
"That song is still adorable." Lily said as they sat back down.
"Just like me." Sirius grinned. Lily simply rolled her eyes and kissed James' cheek.
And finally, for the Solo category." Dumbledore announced. "In third place, we have Severus Snape with Thunder Rolls."
The only applause for that one came from Slytherin house.
"Ugly, slimly, nasty, smug little git." Sirius muttered.
"In second place, we have Mr. Argus Filch with Every Breath You Take."
Okay, right here, there was one of those cricket chirping silences. The student body was too stunned to react immediately. Luckily, one of the teachers started applauding and snapped everyone back to reality. The applause quickly spread until Dumbledore began to speak again.
"And in first place, is Sirius Black with The World Has Gone Insane."
"YES!" Sirius cheered. Lily and the other Marauders started congratulating him as Dumbledore motioned for him to come up on stage and sing an encore. He went up, grinning like a maniac.
Sirius-
The world has gone insane
And parasites are eating at my brain
And nothing is the way it was before
A pack of wolves is howling at my door
I'm living in a nonstop nightmare
Dead men's dreams
Filled with screaming pain
Hurling me to mad extremes
In a world that's gone insane
The world has lost its head
And every evil hour is filled with dread
I'm floating on a lake
But upside down
And when I try to breath I start to drown
I cannot speak as nameless ghosts
And faceless ghouls
Bid me join the dead
No one tell these gruesome fools
That the world has lost its head
Fiendish creatures leave their graves to taunt me
Old friends risen from the dead to haunt me
God forsaken images that daunt me
Drowning in an endless flood of blood
The world has lost its mind
And everywhere I turn I fear I'll find
Some nightmare even worse than those I see
Satanic demons closing in on me
How can it be that even though they see my plight
Everyone is blind
Night is day
And day is night
In a world that's lost its mind
The world has gone berserk
And hiding in the murk
New monsters lurk
I see a sea of snakes upon the floor
I see the Reaper grinning at my door
Bad is good and good is bad
Sacred is profane
And its wiser to be mad
In a world that's gone insane!
"That song is so perfectly Sirius." Lily laughed. He caught up to them as the students filed out of the Great Hall.
"And again." he grinned. "I was in the winning entry for all three categories."
"There goes his ego again." Remus said, rolling his eyes.
"Hey, I'm allowed to have an ego." Sirius protested. "I am God after all."
"Sirius, the next time you say that, I swear I'm going to kill you." Lily threatened.
"Sirius, quick, come with me." James said suddenly, dragging him off. Lily, Peter, and Remus wacthed as they walked up to Snape and Malfoy, for once without Crabbe and Goyle right behind. Without a single word, James punched Lucius in the stomach. Sirius was quick to follow and hit Snape.
"You ever insult Lily like that again." James snarled at them. "And no amount of magic will be able to put your bodies back together. Come on, Sirius."
"Aww, can't I hit him again?" Sirius begged.
"McGonagall's coming." Peter called to them.
"Never mind. Run!" Sirius cried. The five of them ran off laughing.