Down Memory Lane

It's so fun when you look through your mounting collection of things you've written in the past and you actually find something good. I used to write Harry Potter filk songs when I found the Harry Potter Filk site (http://home.att.net/~coriolan). I found this site from the Lexicon before it was so huge in Potterdom. It recommended me to Harry Potter for Grownups and I posted a few filks on that group (under the name Ravenclaw Chaser), and then I started submitting them directly to the site when I quit getting on HP4GU. I haven't written very many since Order of the Phoenix came out, though I did write a goofy one for the "I want my milk to spoil!" thread on Leaky Lounge, which may still be posted there.

    Anywhoo, I was perusing the My Documents folder on my laptop and I beheld a filk that I wrote for Order of the Phoenix that I never posted on the HP Filk site or anywhere else for that matter. For this reason, I submit "School Wreckers" in honor of Fred and George Weasley, because it's acutally one of my better ones:

School Wreckers

Tune of “Homewrecker” by Gretchen Wilson

SCENE: Fred and George decide a little mayhem is what Dolores Umbridge, the newly appointed Head of Hogwarts, deserves

FRED:

Well, she’s a real hot shot with her new power

Filch on her side and her “Head” plaque

Dolores is takin’ over 

GEORGE:

Yeah, she didn’t work out that we’d fight back

We’ll smile like such good kids

Innocent and sweet

But we’ll drive Umbridge crazy right before we leave

‘Cause we’re the 

BOTH:

School Wreckers

We know what we’re doin’

Standin’ up for Dumbledore, do our part

Show who’s boss

Yeah, we’ll go get her

Teachin’ her a lesson

She’s been messin’ with our school

And that’s not cool

Against the School Wreckers 

FRED:

We two have wanted for a long, long time

To reward that slime

To put her in her place 

GEORGE (to the Trio):

You guys better move ‘fore you get framed

While we set Miss Umbridge a few things straight 

FRED:

Vanish the “I” Squad members

Light our ‘works inside

Now the swamp’s our last tribute

Before we hit our stride 

BOTH:

We’re the School Wreckers

Show off our merchandise

Come visit us at number ninety-three

Diagon Alley

And promise to get her

We’ll give you a good deal

And she can rant and rail 

FRED:

But Peeves’ll give her hell

In name of the School Wreckers 

FRED and GEORGE fly away to CHEERS and a last salute from PEEVES 

STUDENTS and PEEVES (to Umbridge):

Now we’re all good kids here, but if you keep this up

We’re gonna to go kickin’ your frog-faced butt

Is that clear enough?

Yeah, we’re the new 

School Wreckers

Learnin’ from the best

She thinks that she’ll ruin what we’ve got

But she’s not

Yeah, we’ll go get her

New School Wreckers

Weasley’s School Wreckers

I think I have some handwritten ones floating around somewhere, which I will post here when they get found and typed up. If I ever get that elusive muse back, maybe I'll write some more.

In real life news, job hunting is still yielding no results.  I had a call from a company that I e-mailed my resume to (right before my "Canterbury Tales" class no less.  I couldn't concentrate on the lecture as much as I would have liked).  I called them after class and told them what my work schedule would be like if I did get the job and all they could tell me was that they wanted someone who could work mornings, which most college students with 15+ credits usually can't manage, so it's more than likely no dice -_-'  Something has to happen; I can't stay in Logan next summer if I can't find a job.  Oh well, I guess I'm building character, right? :p

Love from,
Jenny Wildcat

PS, If you haven't yet, go back and read my post from yesterday.  It includes some really awesome ways for you to get involved in the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.  I admit, most are limited to people in Utah (and even then, it's difficult if you live outside the Wasatch Front area), though there is one that anyone from anywhere can participate it, as long as they have a computer and an Internet connection, which you obviously have.  Since it's from one of my favorite Harry Potter news sites, I back it with my full support!