How Will I Ever Get Through/Stride by Stride by Stride (filk)

Tue Feb 25 03:35:28 UTC 2003

No: HPFGUIDX 52800

How Will I Ever Get Through/Stride by Stride by Stride (PS/SS, Chap. 
6)

To the tune of What Would We Do Without You & Side by Side by Side 
from Sondheim's Company

Dedicated to Haggridd

NOTE: In Sondheim's 1970 musical Company, the song "What Would We
Do 
Without You" is sandwiched between two renditions of "Side by Side by 
Side" (the first more relaxed, with much spoken dialogue, the second 
very up-tempo leading to a dazzling climax). Here, I'm omitting
the 
first "Side" – I'm starting with the intro to "What Would We
Do 
Without You", beginning with the line, "Here is the church
"

A MIDI can be heard at:

http://www.broadwaymidi.com/shows/company.html

Select the MIDI marked "2" – advance to about 3:20 to
hear where this 
filk begins

THE SCENE: King's Cross. The DURSLEYS, having dropped HARRY off, 
begin gloating as our hero realizes to his chagrin that there is no 
apparent Station 9 ¾ between Stations 9 & 10

..

VERNON:
Where is your train?
Where is your station?
Open your eyes,
Just figments of your imagination.

(The DURSLEYS exit, laughing. HARRY suffers a major panic attack)

HARRY: 
How will I ever get through?
Here's a fine hullabaloo!
How'll Aunt & Vern become empty-nesters
If I this semester
Can't make my debut?
I'm the Boy everyone knew
Who finished off You-Know-Who
But no one'll think I'm much of a force
If I can't find the Platform they call Nine and Three-Fourths 
What's a boy wizard to do?
How will I ever get through?

How will I ever get through?
How will I get to my school?
There must be a platform with decimals
Or things will be dismal
And desolate, too!
Is there some map I could view?
Is there a signpost or two?
I've got my owl and my travel case
The only thing I haven't got is the proper place
Are there Muggles to turn to?
How will I ever get through?

How will I ever get through?
Can I make any breakthrough?
Academic placement for Harry
Is gonna miscarry
`Cause I have no clue.
Can I locate my choo-choo,
With a bird that utters "whooo"?
Was there some way that Hagrid forgot
A magic incantation such as, "X marks the spot!"
How could I so misconstrue?
How will I ever get through?
How will I ever get through?
How  will I ever get--
How will I ever get--
How will I ever get--
How will I ever get--through?
How will I ever get through?

MOLLY (off-stage):
This place has Muggles beaucoup
..

(Enter the WEASLEYS, with much commotion and ruckus)

WEASLEYS (variously):
Right!
You there the Head Boy,
You Ron & you Gin,
Yo there oh Fred boy,
Which one are you, twin?
You-hoo, you-hoo,
You-hoo, you-hoo...

MOLLY: 
Okay now! Everybody!

(At MOLLY's imperious command, the disorderly procession suddenly 
becomes a tightly disciplined chorus line. Sudden change in tempo as 
MOLLY beckons to HARRY, who joins the WEASLEY procession as they tap-
dance their way to 9 3/4)

MOLLY
Come with us, dear
It will be easy
Stride by stride!

PERCY, FRED, & GEORGE
Cast off your fear,
Join with us Weasleys,
Stride by stride!

MOLLY 
Panic will fade,
Dispersed,
Stride by stride!
Through that blockade
Head first
Stride by stride!

WEASLEYS 
Once more this year,
Heading for Hogwarts
Stride by stride!
Our train is near
Make sure you are alert
Stride by stride!

HARRY
Now the barrier's saying to me,
"Step right up and walk right through me
"

(As each character utters his/her line, they disappear through the 
barrier)

PERCY: Stride

GEORGE: 
by stride

FRED: 
by stride

HARRY: 
by stride

HEDWIG: 
by stride

RON: 
by stride

SCABBERS: 
by stride

DUMBLEDORE (from his Famous Wizard Card): 
by stride

GINNY: 
by stride

MOLLY: 
by stride

TREVOR (hopping ahead): 
by stride

NEVILLE (chasing TREVOR): 
by stride

GRANDMA LONGBOTTOM (chasing NEVILLE) 
by stride

(Everyone has now crossed the barrier – behind them stands a
wrought-
iron archway reading  Platform 9 ¾)

ALL: 
..by stride!!!!

(Exeunt omnes, toward the Hogwarts Express)

   -	CMC

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