(Sawyer's p.o.v)
I wake up to my alarm blaring and I quickly turn it off and change into my robes. Today I'm going to audition for the choir and so is Lily. I pat around for my glasses and I hear the soft crunch of a paper bag. I didn't have anything in a paper bag? I put my glasses on and read the note ^These are im sorry cookies so, im sorry -Hudson^. I open it up and I see chocolate chip cookies, my favorite. I put one in my mouth and it is amazing. I shove the cookies in my bag and walk out of my room and through the painting. "I'll make you proud," I whisper looking at the still painting. I run through the castle halls until I make it to the Gryffindor well… door and I see Lily standing there impatiently. "Took you long enough." She joked, "Sorry, Hudson made me sorry cookies and they are amazing, like the best thing ever." I hand her one and she eats it on the way to the auditorium. We open the door and we see older kids and kids from our year warming up for tryouts. I see Hudson and make my way over to him. He's holding a guitar and silently strumming. "Hey, Hudson." I smile and walk over next to him. He looks up at me and says, "Oh hey Sawyer, like the cookies?" I smile and pull the almost empty bag out. "I think a little too much." He chuckles and I blush. "So you um you play the guitar?" He nods, ¨Yep auditioning with it too.¨ "That's awesome, I always wanted to learn how to play." ¨I can teach you.¨ I blush deeper and push up my glasses. "Yeah, I-" I was cut off by the teacher calling us over to get started. "Okay first is Hudson Hufflepuff."
(Hudsons P.O.V.)
I get up and walk on to the stage. "Okay Hudson, what will you be singing for us today?" "I walk up to the mic, "An original I Call A Capella.¨ he nods and writes something down. "Okay, just remember that this tryout will last for a few hours so don't run out of songs. Please proceed." I start singing
¨I'm out to be the best me I can be
Workin' on my craft day in and out
You know that's what I'm about
No, I'm not aiming to become famous
I just wanna play and sing this
The only competition I see is myself
I got to tunnel vision kinda like a telescope
And I'm looking at, and I'm picking at
Everything that I could do to become better
I see a lot of people, I hear a lot of things
They're talking about diamond rings, money things
I guess that happens when you hit the top
Become unsatisfied with everything that you already got
You say it's all about the music
But mess around with girls who do it
Yeah, you lie to your fans I see a lot of people,
I hear a lot of things
They're talking about diamond rings, money things
I guess that happens when you hit the top
Become unsatisfied with everything that you already got
You say it's all about the music
But mess around with Boys who do it
Yeah, you lie to your fans
I'm singing from my shadow, you can call that shade
[Chorus]
I don't sing for a backtrack
I write songs in my snapback
I don't care what they say
Keepin' it real, kinda like an a capella
I don't hook up with strangers
I've got class and respect
I don't care what they say
Keepin' it real, kinda like an a capella
[Refrain]
A capella, a-a capella
A capella, a-a capella
A capella, a-a capella
Keepin' it real, kinda like an a capella¨ I finish.
When I was done the whole room cheers loudly and I blush deeply when I hear Sawyer cheer my name. "Thank you, Hudson, you may step off the stage, next up is Sawyer Slytherin." I walk down and pat Sawyer on the shoulder,¨You'll do great.¨
(Sawyer's p.o.v)
I take a deep breath and walk up to the mic. "Okay, Sawyer what will you be singing." I take a shaky breath. "An original, it's called diamonds"
"Find light in the beautiful sea
I choose to be happy
You and I, you and I
We're like diamonds in the sky
You're a shooting star I see
A vision of ecstasy
When you hold me, I'm alive
We're like diamonds in the sky
I knew that we'd become one right away
Oh, right away
At first sight, I felt the energy of sun rays
I saw the life inside your eyes
So shine bright, tonight you and I
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Eye to eye, so alive
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Shine bright like a diamond
Shine bright like a diamond
Shining bright like a diamond
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Shine bright like a diamond
Shine bright like a diamond
Shining bright like a diamond
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
We're like diamonds in the sky
You're a shooting star I see
A vision of ecstasy
When you hold me, I'm alive
We're like diamonds in the sky
At first sight, I felt the energy of sun rays
I saw the life inside your eyes
So shine bright, tonight you and I
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Eye to eye, so alive
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Shine bright like a diamond
Shine bright like a diamond"
After I finish I put my head down and try to calm myself down. I hear cheers and I smile. "Thank you, Sawyer." I nod and walk off the stairs. Lily meets me in the middle. When she reaches me she nudges me in the shoulder, "Was that song for someone?¨ I blush and fix my glasses. "I don't know what you talking about." She looks me in the eyes making me blush more,¨IT TOTALLY WAS WRITTEN FOR SOMEONE!¨ I cover her mouth with my hand and give her the are-you-crazy look. "Dude chill okay, I'll tell you later." She nods. Hudson comes over. "Oh um hey Hudson." "Sawyer that was a great song." I blush and rub the back of my neck, "What can I say the music speaks to me." Lily whispers to me,¨That's gay Sawyer.¨ I stomp on her foot and whisper back "Say that again and I'll tell James you have a crush on him." Hudson looks at me weird. I give him a side smile and sit down watching all the other people try out. Some were good and some were bad but either way, there was still one category that we needed to be tested on…duets. "For this assignment, you will pair up and you will work together to sing a great duet, go on, pair off." I was about to walk over to Lily but she grabbed the person closest to her, a Ravenclaw girl in our year, and dramatically sighed. "I am so sorry Sawyer but I have a partner, you must find someone else." I roll my eyes and turn around ready to start walking away but I bump into Hudson. "Hey, do you want to be my partner?" He asks, I blush and nod so we head over to a couple of empty chairs and start to plan. "I was thinking something about a road trip, you know they are super fun." He smiles and I blush at how happy he is. "Yeah that sounds good, just umm think of something and I will follow along, I think better on the spot." He nods and starts strumming on his guitar. After a few minutes of him talking about possible lyrics we are called upon the stage. "Make it good boys, this is my final decision." I start shaking a little but Hudson gives me a reassuring pat on the back. He starts to strum his guitar and singing and I almost blushed. (Yellow=Hudson- green= Sawyer- blue=both)
It's time to get moving,
time for us to have some fun
There's no time to hang around
Our adventure's just begun
We'll be thinking 'about our friends as we chase the setting sun
but we're leaving them behind,
we're on the run.
We're on the run
I don't care about what all the others say
Hudson gives me a confused look because I changed the lyrics
(we're on the run)
Well I guess there are some things that will just never go away, I
(we're on the run)
wish that I could see that there's no better place than home
But home's a place that I have never (always) known
That's why we're on the run
We had agreed that we would say 'Home's a place that I have always known.' but I've never really felt at home in my own home so I said never. When I did Hudson gave me a sad look and I wanted to cry. "Um thank you, boys, I will make my decision by the end of the day, you are free to go to class." I quickly hopped off my stool and run to class, potions.