(Filk) It's not Easy Wearing Green (was) Re: ( Filk ) It's not Easy Being Mean

[eloiseherisson at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 46596


>It's Not Easy being Mean
>
>A Filk By Ellen Anglin  to the tune of 
>"It's not Easy Being Green" (lyrics by Joe Rapposo) 
>
>For Lucius Malfoy


> Now, this song begs for a variation- One for Severus! I throw down 
> the Gauntlet, and Challenge someone to reprise this for Severus 
> Snape! 


I've had this in the back of my mind for some time.
As Ellen says, it poses a challenge, hence my not finishing it until the 
gauntlet was down - thanks for that! 

I've also cheated, but by remaining a little closer to the original than 
Ellen and...um...borrowing from it a bit more.


       Severus at the Quidditch Cup Final.....

'Behind the Slytherin goalposts, however, two hundred people were wearing 
green...and Professor Snape sat in the very front row, wearing green like 
everyone else, and a very grim smile.'
(POA, UK PB, 225).

Now you know why!


       It's not that easy wearing green
       When I'd rather wear my usual black weeds;
       They lend an air of menace to my mien
       And bring out the colour of my eyes.

       It's not that easy wearing green.
       It seems you blend in with all the other Slytherins.
       And people tend to pass you over 'cause you're not standing out
       Like a flashy DADA teacher - or a show-off Gryffindor.

       But green is the colour of my house.
       And green can be serpentine and sinister.
       And green can be dangerous, like a dragon, or deadly like a poison, or
       (N0!)...Like Potter's eyes.

       When green is all there is to wear
       It could make you wonder why, but why wonder why?
       Wonder, I wear green and it'll do fine: I'm a Slytherin!
       And I think it's what I want to be.

Eloise



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