FILK: Endgame

[Caius Marcius]

No: HPFGUIDX 178049

An excerpt from the half-completed DH musical Crux.......

Endgame (DH, Chap. 34)

To the tune of the same name 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20dPYiAErU0

Dedicated to Ann

(THE SCENE: The Great Hall. HARRY witnesses the carnage and bloodshed 
of the Great Hall – every casualty floods him with grief and guilt.  
As he resolves what he must do, he comes across NEVILLE.)

HARRY:
Neville, if you see a snake
Of the Dark Lord
Cut off its head
With Godric's sword
Though Herm and Ron
Both know this fact
They might not be back

(NEVILLE takes his arm in understanding, as HARRY departs)

I must go to my demise
Though I'm not keen
On acting out
John 3:16

 

(HARRY leaves Hogwarts and makes his way toward the Forbidden Forest, 
as he is flooded with utter hopelessness and dejection)

Now I truly see 
Dumble's betrayal
He has Chosen Me
To greatly fail
The elegance of this 
System is unsparing.

Deep into the woods
I have to enter
Can't get past the hoods
Of those dementors
Expect no Patronus when
I'm so despairing.

I've nothing left to hope in – 
But wait, the Snitch says, "At the Close I Open."
The Stone of Resurrection
Gives a new direction
For my ordained mission to
Let the Dark Lord catch me - 
The ones I love the most come forth to fetch me!
They find me on this trail
>From straight beyond the Veil
To my aid now avail themselves.

JAMES, LILY, SIRIUS & REMUS:
We've come here to give
You inspiration
Take the Chosen One 
>From this location
Helping you to reach your highest consummation!

HARRY, JAMES, LILY, SIRIUS & REMUS:
There is just one thing
I/You can be sure of
It's the strength you/we bring
To me/you of pure love
The Dark Arts can never
Comprehend its power

JAMES, LILY, SIRIUS & REMUS:
So you'll leave this sphere
A valiant hero
Bravely you'll appear
At Vold's Ground Zero
And even make it there
A bit less than an hour

(HARRY and THE QUARTET begin their procession to VOLDEMORT'S camp)

HARRY, JAMES, LILY, SIRIUS & REMUS (fortissimo):
We stride to Voldy's gallows
That's how we choose to end The Deathly Hallows
We move in total silence
Towards Eaters and giants,
Defenseless except my/your heart.

JAMES, LILY, SIRIUS & REMUS:
Your death will not hurt you 
Thanks to your stellar qualities of virtue
It's like falling asleep
>From this cold life you leap
And then the next adventure starts

HARRY, JAMES, LILY, SIRIUS & REMUS:
Up ahead we see
My/Your destination
Seize my/your destiny
To save the nation
Voldy wants that piece of you
For termination.

(The stone falls from HARRY'S hand, and, too frightened to be afraid, 
he enters all alone the Death Eaters camp. HAGRID is tightly bound to 
a nearby tree.)

VOLDEMORT:
He isn't going to show -

HARRY (stepping forth to reveal himself):
And at long last I've come to sever ev'ry link I have with life
..

HARRY remains silent and immobile until the very end of the scene

HAGRID:
Harry, do not be so daft - !!

YAXLEY:
Just kill him now
And we can march back in our triumph to Hogwarts!

BELLATRIX:
And on this day we lay a curse on everything that's good!

CHORUS OF DEATH EATERS:
Kill him!

HAGRID (increasingly desperate with every repetition):
Harry!

CHORUS OF DEATH EATERS:
Kill him!

HAGRID:
Harry!

CHORUS OF DEATH EATERS:
Kill him!

HAGRID:
Harry!

CHORUS OF DEATH EATERS:
Kill him!

HAGRID (screaming):
Harry! Harry!

CHORUS OF DEATH EATERS:
To us you have come
In desperation
Replay Dad and Mum's
Capitulation

BELLATRIX:
Forcing you to reach your lowest degradation!

VOLDEMORT (to Harry):
You're about to lose your life
To one whose fame
Copyrighted
"He-Who's-Not-Named."
My worst foe I tame 
With Kedavra! 

(A flash of green light. HARRY falls lifeless to the ground. White-
out.)

     -	CMC

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