FILK: The House of Slytherin

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No: HPFGUIDX 175390



This FILK is dedicated to Betsy HP.

An owl is on wing with a bottle of vintage Elf-made wine for Caius 
Marcius for his help and encouragement.

One Muggle version of the song can be found here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRV9QCXLtHQ



Tip Daily here with the Wireless Wizarding News Entertainment Moment. 
The newest trend has caught the industry by surprise, as hundreds of 
witches of all ages are dressing in black and singing a ballad about 
Severus Snape. A similar song was made popular a few years back by 
the singing sensation "The Animaguses." However, the ballad itself is 
very old and exists in many forms. 


The House of Slytherin

There is a house in Hogwarts School.  
They call it Slytherin.                            
It is the ruin of wizarding boys,             
When they are sorted in.                            

My lover's heart was brave and true.      
'Twas magic that he sought.            
Ambition sorted him that day                  
And all else went for naught.                  

He chose the House of Salazar.               
He made that grave mistake.                     
Though others trembled at his strength,   
He lived and died by the snake                 

The only fate for a Slytherin                     
Is tragic, cruel and dark.                          
His sole reward is to be enslaved          
By the whim of a burning mark              

Children when you go for your sorting      
And the Hat takes a look within                
Demand for yourself a different house     
If the Hat says Slytherin.                          

There is a house in Hogwarts School
They call it Slytherin
It is the ruin of wizarding boys
When they are sorted in.



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