[filk]Didn't We Almost Have The Card?

[Lilac]

First of all, I want to say...wonderful job on your filk, Heidi!  It was really funny and entertaining!  

This kind of came to me today about the bidding experience, and I just thought I'd share it with you.  For what it's worth, here it is...

 

DIDN’T WE ALMOST HAVE THE CARD?

a filk by Lilac to the tune of Didn’t We Almost Have It All by Whitney Houston

 

ALL THE FANS WHO DONATED:

Remember when we gave up all our change?

The nights Melissa’s family, with no complaint, 

Helped Melissa with bookkeeping for free

Living on caffeine

Making sure they counted all we gave

 

Didn’t we almost have the card?

When love made all of us start giving

The day Melissa made that call...oh man!

And Sotheby’s started the bidding

 

Didn’t we almost have the card?

Well, technically it wasn’t almost...

We hope we get to see that card someday

Since we didn’t get the card

 

The letters and the e-mails were so touching

The children gave their pennies, some gave more

A moment on the phone can’t last forever

And they out-bid us

That’s okay, we’d do it all again!

 

Didn’t we almost have the card?

When we were ready to start bidding

The bidding took off in a flash...oh, my!

And some "Muggle" ended up winning [a/n: no offense if you’re reading this ;)]

 

Didn’t we almost have the card?

But does it matter that we lost it?

We know we were the winners in the end

Even though we lost the card

 

Didn’t we give with more in mind

Than a card with 90 words

Cluing us into book five

Our gift is now the world’s

Book Aide’s the winner...oh, yeah!

Instead of 24 grand

They got much more than that!

 

Didn’t we almost have the card?

But we have no regrets in giving

Though we may never see that card...oh well..

Didn’t we almost have the card?

 

But we were winners after all!

 

~Lilac~

LONG LIVE LITERACY AND LEAKY, INC.!



 

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"Professor, can you show me that blocking thing again?"

Lockhart cuffed Harry merrily on the shoulder.  "Just do what I did, Harry!"

"What, drop my wand?"

 --Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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