FILK: The Holly and the Yew Tree

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 162791

The Holly and the Yew Tree
To the tune of "The Holly and the Ivy"

Dedicated to Potioncat for inspiring me to make this first feeble
attempt at a FILK 

MIDI can be found at
http://www.christmas-carol-music.org/Lead_Sheets/HollyAndIvy.mid

Sung by Dumbledore after hearing Harry's story about the duel in the
graveyard:

The holly and the yew wood
With Phoenix feather core
Of all the wands that they could have picked
>From Ollivander's store.
O Priori Incantatem
And the conflict of the wands
The echoes coming into view
And the sound of Phoenix song.

The yew means transformation
It is a long-lived tree.
For Voldemort wants eternal life
And immortality.
O Priori Incantatem
And the conflict of the wands
The echoes coming into view
And the sound of Phoenix song.

The holly wood means rebirth
And its berry red means blood.
Will Harry sacrifice his life
For the Wizarding World's good?
O Priori Incantatem
And the conflict of the wands
The echoes coming into view
And the sound of Phoenix song.
 
The holly and the yew tree
When they are both full grown
Of all the trees that are in the wood
The holly bears the crown.
O Priori Incantatem
And the conflict of the wands
The echoes coming into view
And the sound of Phoenix song.

See also http://www.whitedragon.org.uk/articles/yew.htm and
http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=741138&lastnode_id=0

Carol, who intends this carol to be hopeful, if not exactly cheerful,
and who knows that "wands" and "song" don't rhyme