Filk: The Library

[quigonginger]

No: HPFGUIDX 129329

Madam Pince has a solo!  

To the Susans:  CV and SSSusan.

"The Library" to "Macavity" from ALW's "Cats".

Alone in the library, Madam Pince lets her hair down and sings:

The library's my second home; the books fill me with awe.
And students who should talk too much feel me lay down the law.
They bring their chocolate Snitches in and doodle on the chair-
But when they need some knowledge then, the library is there!

The library, the library, there's no place like the library. 
I scowl and hiss and threaten them and practice diatribary.
I brandish feather dusters and give out a vulture's stare-
But if they need to look things up, the library's right there!

If in the Restricted Section, you must cautiously use care,
But for solid, verify'ble facts, the library is there!

The library is filled with books, their wisdom kept within,
But when students should abuse them, oh, my patience then wears thin.
The books can range from miniscule to epic-standard tome.
The shelves are stacked so students can be learning as they roam.
A few are bound with solid charms that students cannot break.
And if you take them stealthily, a screaming noise they'll make.

The library, the library, there's no place like the library.
You turn the book in when it's due- don't even think of bribery.
You may opt to re-renew it, but it's better far to share.
When others want to read the book- the library is there!

I know my Dewey Decimal-I've memorized the cards.
We've even got a Scottish play by one o'those Muggle bards.
We've got some books on potions, some of which should not be trifled,
And some others that will read themselves aloud and must be stifled.
We've got Quidditch through the Ages, and a few that are so rare,
And if you want Fantastic Beasts, the library is there!

The library, the library, there's no place like the library.
You can look up switching spells and make yourself a butterflyberry.
In NEWT years you can find a charm to lift you from despair-
Whatever sort of thing you need, the library is there!

And I know that all the students whose IQ is above drones:
(I might mention Hermy Granger, I might mention Susan Bones)
Are always found within my walls- they study all the time.
We might just get a Minister of Magic that is Prime!

The library, the library, THE LIBRARY!

Ginger, who never realized how few words rhyme with library.