A Simple Spell (filk)

[Caius Marcius]

No: HPFGUIDX 55890

A Simple Spell (GoF, Chap. 19)

To the tune of Simple Gifts 

Dedicated to Ginger

The original is an old Shaker hymn – it's best remembered today for 
Aaron Copland's quotation of the melody at the end of his 1943 ballet 
Appalachian Spring (Copland used the song itself in his set of 
12 "Old American Songs" of 1950). Copland treats the tune 
contrapuntally, as does, very fortunately, this MIDI....

http://www.geocities.com/onahoofandawing/simplegifts.htm

....so I imagine HARRY singing his somewhat different lines along 
with SIRIUS, just a couple of beats behind

THE SCENE: The Gryffindor Common Room, 1 a.m. SIRIUS, from the 
fireside, is about to tell HARRY how to deal with the First Task 
dragons

SIRIUS (spoken) But you can do it alone
There is a way and a simple 
spell's all you need
..

(music)
'Tis a spell that is simple,
'Tis a spell you can learn 
"Tis a spell that will save 
You from dragon burn

And when you find yourself
With the First Task prize, 
It will be `cause we outfoxed 
The bad DE guys  

Don't try
To cast a Stunning Spell,
'Gainst dragon magic
It will not work too well 

But flee, flee, 
You hear someone come:
For by fleeing, fleeing
I'll escape MOM 

HARRY (he sings his lines just a couple of beats behind SIRIUS)
'Tis a spell that is simple,
'Tis a spell I'll select 
`Tis a spell to help save 
My young scrawny neck

And when I find myself
With the First Task prize, 
It will be `cause my godpa 
Outfoxed the bad guys 

Won't try
To cast a Stunning Spell,
'Gainst dragon magic
It will not work too well 

But fly, fly!
You've got to move on!
It is nearing, nearing -  
That lousy Ron!

     -	CMC

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