Whatever Creature We Deem (filk)

[Caius Marcius]

No: HPFGUIDX 10429

Whatever Creature We Deem 

(To the tune of Swing on a Star) 

(The Scene: Behind locked doors at Gryffindor, a generation or so 
distant. Three friends of Remus Lupin, SIRIUS BLACK, JAMES POTTER, 
and PETER PETTIGREW have reached the point in their Animagi studies 
that they are now ready to select the type of animal into which they 
will transform)  

ALL
Advanced magic we now can perform
As Animagi, we will change form
And transcend ev'ry human norm

SIRIUS
I'd think I'd rather be a dog.
A dog is a loyal creature whose faithfulness grows
He can track anything down with his nose. 

PETER AND JAMES
He patiently learns when he should sit and stay 
For he knows that every dog will have his day

SIRIUS 
And therefore I think it would be fine
To change myself to a canine

ALL
Would you like to learn to change shape
Anything from a frog to an ape 
And get a laugh on Severus Snape?

JAMES 
I think I'd rather be a stag
A stag is a creature full of grandeur and grace
His fleetness will win him any race. 

SIRIUS AND PETER
He takes toward no one an unfriendly tone
But he will give his life so to protect his own

JAMES
And since I would live life without fear
I think I'll be that kind of deer

ALL
To fulfill one of our deepest dreams 
A variation on human themes
And be whatever creature we deem 

PETER
I think I'd rather be a rat
A rat is a tiny creature of shadow and night
Yet everyone fears its savage bite.

SIRIUS AND JAMES
It needs very little in order to survive
Its first priority's just to stay alive 

PETER
And although I see that you're shocked by that
I'd think I'd rather be a rat. 

ALL
We'll now take the Proteus road
We accept what the future may bode
For who yet can decipher its code?

SIRIUS and JAMES (to PETER) 
It's OK to be a rat, we think
But please don't turn out a ratfink!
  
  - CMC