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The appointed hour had come, and the Great Hall was set up for a karaoke party, just like Ryuuji had promised. There were tables with snacks and drinks, chairs set up next to them to let people sit down, a stage with a karaoke machine and their host for the evening was currently standing up there, waving cheerfully at the people starting to come in.

"Hey, everyone! Thanks for showing up. I hope you all have a good night -- remember, duets are the most awesome thing ever -- and enjoy the performances! I'm kick-starting the night with a song from Voltaire that's dedicated to the old reputation of Slytherin, and then I'll hand the mike over to anyone that wants to show off."

Without any further ado, he launched into a self-mocking rendition of When You're Evil.

((Okay everyone, play nice. Stick your songs up on whatever site you like or link to the artist directly if they'll let you, but make sure you include a link to the song in your comment. If you want your char to sing but ICly they wouldn't, put 'ENABLE ME' in the subject line of your comment and someone will wander by to encourage them to belt out a ballad.))

Ryuuji grinned easily at the crowd that had amassed, tossing his ponytail out of habit, and stepped a little closer to the mike, "Good evening, everyone! Welcome to Hogwarts' third karaoke night, hosted by myself, Sara the Ravenclaw Prefect, and Oz the Gryffindor Prefect. When you come up here, intro yourself, please? It's a big school, and just keeps getting bigger."

That said, he tilted his head at Sara and Oz, indicating it was their turn to speak if they wanted to say anything.

"Thanks, Ryuuji! Isn't it great to see everyone here for a night of fun and music? We've got a lot of talent among both our staff and student body, so I hope to see lots of you on stage tonight! And don't worry if you don't think you've got any talent. I'll be happy to buy you a little courage at the bar. Sometimes those performances turn out to be the most memorable. "

Sara winked and looked to Oz.

Oz nodded a couple times and waved. "Hey."He waited a moment before pointing out the obvious. "I'm Oz. If you're Gryffindor and... are being eaten by a flesh-eating virus, just let me know. Even if you're not Gryffindor, just tell me. Those things are nasty."

"Gods, yeah." Ryuuji agreed easily, then waved a hand at the machine in the corner, "That's the karaoke machine, by the way. Just type in the name of the song you want to sing, and it'll start up the music for you. We'll demo it out for you."

Passing Oz the mike, he went over and typed in This Much Fun -- Cowboy Mouth, returning in time to cheerfully belt out the lyrics with the other two. When it was finished, he laughed and waved at the crowd, "Alright everyone, come up and take a turn!"

With that, the three Prefects left the stage.

((Remember, if your char ICly needs enabling or other people to join in a crowd song, just stick a plea in the subject line of your comment. ^_~))

( ...Ineedtobejailed. )

Conjuring the karaoke machine to float into the Great Hall, noticing vaguely that it looked somewhat different than usual, Ryuuji clapped his hands for attention, then called out as blithely as he could, "Listen up, everyone! Let's put on an impromptu show so we'll have something to do besides mope around and wonder what happened yesterday. Pick a song, any song, then come up here and perform as many times you like."

To break the ice, he started off with Walk Away by Flogging Molly - nothing like a cheerful Irish song about being dead to brighten your mood - then bowed and left the stage for the next performer. I wonder if there's any way to make Anne ditch me?

((For all the people that weren't here for the original karaoke RP, you just upload the song to yousendit then post the link in your comment along with a little RP blurb about your char performing, if you like.))