Chosen One ~ Half-Blood Prince

The Last Few Hours (Trio)
The Argument (Harry & Dumbledore, Ron & Hermione)
Dumbledore (I Don't Know What To Say) (Harry)
The Inferi/ Leaving The Cave (Harry & Inferi/ Harry & Dumbledore)
Dark Mark Over Hogwarts (Harry, Dumbledore, & Madam Rosmerta)
Draco Malfoy's Song (Draco)
Let Us Weigh Your Options (Draco & Dumbledore)
Dumbledore's Death (Harry, Ron & Hermione)
Confrontation With Snape (Harry & Snape, Death Eaters)
Half-Blood Prince (Harry & Denizens of Hogwarts)
The Lamentation (Harry)
Page 652 (Unseen Choir)

Copyright 2005 by The Dark Evil One

I used the 2001 version of JCS for my filking, but I also included Then We Are Decided, as it was too perfect for the Borgin & Burkes scene. However, I had Clive Rowe in mind (Disc One, Tracks 3 & 7) for Heaven On Their Minds and Jesus Christ Superstar.

Chosen One ~ Half-Blood Prince is essentially a musical adaptation of Book Six. It chiefly covers the darker part of the plot, skipping merrily over many of the somewhat more light-hearted subplots. I would have loved to have included Quidditch; I wished dearly to be able to incorporate the saga of Ron and Hermione and the eventual realization of a Harry/Ginny relationship; I regret deeply not being able to acknowledge “Silver and Opals,” the poisoning of Ron (or should we say, Won-Won?) - including the spiked Chocolate Cauldrons - and further interactions between Harry and such characters as Luna Lovegood, Moaning Myrtle, Horace Slughorn, and Rufus Scrimgeour. Sadly, there was simply no room for much of this, but I tried to make the musical as enjoyable as possible, and fought mightily to prevent it from getting too depressing.

The keen eye will note the presence of more than one lyrical parody/reference of the David Bowie persuasion, as well as the occasional appearance of a mysterious ritual called the “Bowie Dance.” This is, in fact, a ritual much revered by us Bowie acolytes; it is both time-honored and timeless. For the uneducated, I'd better clarify what constitutes a “Bowie Dance” beforehand. To fondly quote fellow follower Nature Boy, 30 Aug 2004, 07:46 AM, it began amongst certain African tribes, developing from the tradition of walking on burning coals to display machismo. Shoes eventually brought an end to this practice, but the techniques of coal-walking evolved into a dance of sorts, which was much less harmful to the soles of the feet. Nature Boy continues (I've corrected a bit of spelling and punctuation):

“Fast forward now to 1974. Having ditched Ziggy Stardust, David Bowie decides he's got sole (now spelt soul) and starts getting into the groove. Some ancient genetic knowledge fills his senses, and he's off, knees a-trembling, arms a-flailing… The rest is history.

"So how to Bowie Dance, you say? It's all in the knees...

1) First raise one knee, but keep your foot in contact with the floor by manner of a 'tip-toe.'

2) Bring the leg back to the rest position and then raise the other knee; again, remember that tip-toe!

3) Swaying of the arms can assist in getting a more fluid motion to your Bowie Dance. Use those elbows, people!

The greatness of the Bowie Dance is that it transcends time. It's as relevant today as it was in 1974. Bowie's been pulling the same moves for decades, and still people profess him to be the epitome of cool.”

Although Chosen One does not contain music penned by the Divine Mr. B, several numbers are appropriate for Bowie Dancing, and I find that the presence of the dance itself adds an exuberant, exotic flavor to an otherwise canon piece of work. So sit back, relax, and feel free to sing along…oh, and don’t forget to enjoy. ^o^

Overture

To the tune of Overture

A low fog over England, and sinister music; we see Fudge talking to the Muggle Prime Minister as the music becomes eerie

FUDGE:(spoken)
Prime Minister, I am very sorry to have to tell to you that he's back. He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named is back.

Music becomes perilous as we view scenes of Muggle killings, Dark Marks, Death Eaters, and Dementors creating the impenetrable fog over England, extinguishing the hope and happiness of its people…how depressing…

We now enter Harry Potter's bedroom at 4 Privet Drive to a catchy guitar theme, and see newspapers, Ministry brochures, and a letter; the music turns ominous again as Harry awakens and sees a figure walking up the garden path; he hears the front doorbell and bolts out of his room to the upstairs landing…a jubilant fanfare is heard as the door bursts open to reveal Albus Dumbledore, arrived to whisk Harry away in pursuit of “that flighty temptress, adventure;” the two Apparate from Privet Drive to Budleigh Babberton

The eerie, sinister music returns as they walk through the dark of night; they pass beneath a streetlamp, and the catchy guitar is heard again as Harry bursts into song

Voldie On Our Minds

To the tune of Heaven On Their Minds

HARRY:
Now that the truth is out…at last, all too late,
They can see what we all soon shall meet…
Now we've stripped apart…the myth and the man,
They will see where we all soon shall be…

Professor!!!!!
They've started to believe the things we say are true,
They really do believe this talk of You-Know-Who!!!!!
And all the good we did in that Hall of Prophecy
Now's begun to lead 'em all to speculate on me!!!!!

Well, Professor, I don't like what I see!
All these deaths in the Order and Ministry!
Madame Bones, what a great witch, and then poor Emmeline!
They're amazed by what we've done!
They're calling me the Chosen One!
They say only I can kill Voldie!

I remember when this whole thing began!
No help from Fudge then, they said we were mad!
And believe me, my aggravation with him hasn't died!
But every word we say today still gets turned 'round some other way!
And they're telling folks that things are fine!

Ministry is sending out purple brochures all about
How to stay protected from the evil scum!
Shield Charms, Disillusionment, all to keep us safe against
Death Eaters attacking us inside our homes…

DUMBLEDORE: (robust voice that can become gentle later on)
Now then, Harry, won't you listen to me?
Voldie's Inferi, those walking deceased,
He's used them before, now he's killed enough for an army!

HARRY:
I am unnerved by this sight, your friend's house here in the night!
The door's busted in, what does this mean? Oh, what does this mean?!!!!

They enter the dwelling, meet Horace Slughorn, and subsequently convince him to take up the vacant teaching post at Hogwarts; Harry and Dumbledore go to the Burrow, pausing in the broom shed for a quick word

DUMBLEDORE:
Listen Harry, I am so proud of you!
How you've coped after all you've been through!
And I'm gonna teach you little things this year that you need to know!!
These are trying times!!!!!!!! We've got Voldie on our minds!
Keep your dad's cloak on and watch yourself!
Harry, watch yourself!!!!!!!!!
Come on, Harry!!
Won't you listen to me, Harry?!!
Come on, Harry!!

You-Know-Who/Strange Thing, Mystifying

To the tune of What's The Buzz/Strange Thing, Mystifying

Harry, Hermione, and the Weasleys are back-to-school shopping at a ch-ch-changed Diagon Alley

WIZARDS: (chanting agitatedly & clapping)
You-Know-Who! He is at large again!
You-Know-Who! He is at large again!
You-Know-Who! He is at large again!
You-Know-Who! He is at large again!
You-Know-Who! He is at large again!
You-Know-Who! He is at large again!
You-Know-Who! He is at large again!
You-Know-Who! He is at large again!

HARRY:
No more people shopping…having fun here in this Alley!
Giant posters everywhere… Filled with fear, no one can dally!
There is terror in the air… Yeah…

WIZARDS:
You-Know-Who! He is at large again!
You-Know-Who! He is at large again!

The trio enter Madam Malkin's Robes For All Occasions, and run into Draco Malfoy and his mother Narcissa, with that disgusted look on her face because we all know Draco stinks

HARRY:
Look at Malfoy and his mummy!
They sneer at us while the husband
And the father rots in prison!

DRACO & NARCISSA: (sneering)
Mudblood Scum, Potty, and Weasel King!
Mudblood Scum, Potty, and Weasel King!
Mudblood Scum, Potty, and Weasel King!
Mudblood Scum, Potty, and Weasel King!

HARRY:
Your overconfidence…
Will get you nowhere really fast!
Look at your stupidity!
Although you both suffer at last,
You pledge allegiance to Voldie!

WIZARDS:
You-Know-Who! He is at large again!
You-Know-Who! He is at large again!
You-Know-Who! He is at large again!
You-Know-Who! He is at large again!

HERMIONE: (alarmed)
Listen, Harry, we don't want trouble here!
Listen, Harry, we don't want trouble here!
Listen, Harry, we don't want trouble here!
Listen, Harry, we don't want trouble here!
Please Harry!!
Listen, Harry, we don't want trouble here!
Listen, Harry, we don't want trouble here!
Harry P., put away your wand!!

RON:
Come on, guys, let us go!
93 Diagon Alley! The highlight of our visit!
Just around the corner there is something that will benefit!

WIZARDS: (abruptly lighthearted)
U-No-Poo! Grippin' the nation now!
U-No-Poo! Grippin' the nation now!
U-No-Poo! Grippin' the nation now!
U-No-Poo! Grippin' the nation now!
U-No-Poo! Grippin' the nation now!
U-No-Poo! Grippin' the nation now!
U-No-Poo! Grippin' the nation now!
U-No-Poo! Grippin' the nation now!
U-No-Poo! Grippin' the nation now!
U-No-Poo! Grippin' the nation now!
U-No-Poo! Grippin' the nation now!
U-No-Poo! Grippin' the nation now!

Everyone enters Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, as Fred and George sashay forth to take the lead

FRED:
It seems to me a strange thing! Mystifying!
That wizards like you can waste your time with all this gloom and doom!
Our products are guaranteed to amuse you!
What we sell here surely, in dark times, will keep your spirits light!

GEORGE:
Why are you worrying about You-Know-Who,
And that his Death Eaters will murder you in your beds?
There is something much more devilish at hand…
A constipation sensation that's gripping the nation!!

TWINS:
We've got lots of Pygmy Puffs, yes, we've got lots of great stuff, now,
Come in, come in, all you wizards! Come in, come in, witches, wizards!
Harry, welcome, mate! You need not pay here!
You gave us what we needed to start out!

HARRY:
I am pleased that you two lads have spent the gold I gave you well!
I've a feeling that before long, we'll all need a laugh from what you sell!

WIZARDS:
Yes, we will! We really will!
Yes, we will! We really will!
Yes, we will! We really will!
Yes, we will! We really will!
Dark times upon us!
Dark times upon us!
Dark times upon us!
Dark times upon us!

HARRY:
Each one, each one of us!

He leaps into the air and clicks his heels

Have I Made Myself Clear?

To the tune of Then We Are Decided

Suddenly, Harry notices Draco Malfoy slithering by without his mummy; sensing that something is clearly afoot, the trio follow him to Knockturn Alley under the Invisibility Cloak; while the trio eavesdrop with Extendable Ears, Draco talks to the well-known owner of Borgin & Burkes

BORGIN: (obsequiously)
Such a pleasure to see you, Mr. Malfoy!

DRACO: (curtly)
Let's get down to business!
Tell me if you could fix it!
Won't tell you why I need it
Fixed, 'cause it doesn't matter!

BORGIN:
Well, what is wrong with it?
And really, I can't be sure that
I know how without seeing it!
It's a delicate matter!

DRACO:
I can't bring it here, Borgin, because it's got to stay put!

BORGIN:
But unless I can look at it, I won't know where to start!
Quite a difficult task
It will be, Mr. Malfoy!
I must say, Mr. Malfoy,
Perhaps impossible!
I guarantee nothing -

DRACO:
- Oh, have you lost your nerve?
Perhaps when you have observed
THIS you will be able!

He shows Borgin something the trio cannot see; Borgin is clearly unnerved

Tell anyone, and there'll be retribution!
Fenrir Greyback will be checking up on you!
He's a friend…

BORGIN: (uneasy)
There's no need for that, sir…

DRACO:
That is for me to decide!
One thing before we divide:
I'll be needing that, so
Be sure to keep it safe!

Draco points to something

BORGIN:
Perhaps you might take it with you today?

DRACO:
Little fool! How'd I explain
That peculiar souvenir?
Just don't sell it; and, again,
Not a word to anyone!
Especially not my mum!

Have I made myself clear?

BORGIN:
Yes, you've made yourself clear…

Borgin bows Draco out

Unbreakable Vow

To the tune of Everything's Alright

Snape, meanwhile, wherever he is, is contemplating what happened recently at Spinner's End

SNAPE: (gliding about in a dramatic fashion; his voice is similar to that of David Bowie)
The Dark Lord sure trusts me! He's told me his new plan
For that young Malfoy lad, oh…
But then an Unbreakable Vow,
Quite Unbreakable…
Now I'm really tangled up in this mess!
So to stay alive, I shall do my best…
Keep an eye, keep an eye on that boy who is set to do this deed…

UNSEEN CHOIR:
Unbreakable Vow, yes, Unbreakable Vow, yes…

In magical flashback, at Spinner's End

NARCISSA:
Severus, please help me! The Dark Lord trusts you so!
You are my husband's friend, oh…
And with this Unbreakable Vow,
Quite Unbreakable…
Swear that you will help my poor son complete
This great task, this impossible feat!
If he fails, if he fails, won't you do what he's been set to do?

UNSEEN CHOIR:
Unbreakable Vow, yes, Unbreakable Vow, yes…

SNAPE:
Woman, I hear your plea!
I figured you'd ask me!
I promise you that I'll try!
The Dark Lord is angry, he's quite unforgiving!
Lucius is in it deep now!
Potter slipped away, and
The prophecy's gone, and
The Dark Lord's looking for someone to blame!!!!!

NARCISSA:
Severus, will you swear it? Not only verbally
But as an extra measure…
Let's make an Unbreakable Vow,
Quite Unbreakable…
With this simple spell, this joining of hands…
I need your help, don't you understand?
Say you will, say you will, Severus! Won't you give me your word?

UNSEEN CHOIR:
Unbreakable Vow, yes, Unbreakable Vow, yes…

BELLATRIX:
Surely you're not saying you actually trust him,
This double agent/turncoat?!
He says that he will "try"…
Another clever lie!
He's working for Dumbledore!
How can you be so sure
That he's not a traitor?
Oh sister, you'll be so, so sorry…
…In the end!!!!!!!!

Magically return to present

SNAPE: (gesticulating)
Now I cannot go back! Now my prospects are black!
Have I done the right thing, oh…?
I've made an Unbreakable Vow,
Quite Unbreakable…
What's in store for me, I can't descry!
But I know where my loyalties lie!
I will try, I will try, and I'll do what I believe is right…

UNSEEN CHOIR:
Unbreakable Vow, yes, Unbreakable Vow, yes…

SNAPE:
I will try, I will try, I will try…
I will try, I will try, I will try…
I will try, I will try, I will try…
I will try, I will try, I will try…

The music fades out, and we fast forward to September 1st

Malfoy Has the Mark

To the tune of This Jesus Must Die

After spying on Draco in Borgin & Burkes, Harry, Ron, and Hermione obviously had their suspicions; as the three of them walk to Platform Nine-And-Three-Quarters, Harry persistently carries on the discussion they had at the Burrow

HARRY:
Hermione and Ron, listen to me!
Hermione and Ron, you must heed me!

HERMIONE: (sighs)
Oh, Harry, don't you see what's happening?
I think that you are overreacting…

WIZARDS ON PLATFORM:
Boy Who Lived! Chosen One!
Boy Who Lived! Chosen One!
Boy Who Lived! Chosen One!
Boy Who Lived! Chosen One!

RON:
Just because he made a threat don't mean he's a D.E.!
Of course he's really evil, but HIM working for Voldie?!!

HARRY / RON & HERMIONE:
He's a Death Eater! / Harry, calm yourself!

WIZARDS:
Harry P.! Chosen One!

HARRY / RON & HERMIONE:
He's a Death Eater! / Harry, calm yourself!

WIZARDS:
We know that you'll kill the Evil One!

HARRY:
Showed Borgin something sinister! He must have been branded!

HERMIONE:
I'm saying that while your assumptions are not unfounded…

HARRY / RON & HERMIONE:
He's a Death Eater! / He is much too young!

WIZARDS:
Harry P.! Chosen One!

HARRY / RON & HERMIONE:
He's a Death Eater! / He is much too young!

RON: (dragging him along)
Look, Harry P., Malfoy is just a berk!

HERMIONE: (pleading)
Please, Harry P., there's no need to go berserk!

HARRY: (loudly)
No, wait!!! (they stop walking)
…We heard him telling Borgin that he knows Fenrir Greyback!

Ron and Hermione exchange looks while Harry glares at them

RON:
So what if he said that, this Malfoy of Slytherin?
Slimy young ferret boy, cowardly fool!

HERMIONE:
Please Harry, please Harry! Don't fight him, no violence!

HARRY:
He can't succeed, but we can't let him try!

RON:
But how could we stop him? He's done nothing dark yet!
What could he do, he's a big-talking git!

HERMIONE:
We'll keep an eye on him, but I still don't think
That he's clever enough, that he's got enough wit!

HARRY: (ignoring them)
I see dark things occurring!
Voldie making him do some horrible deed!
I see blood and destruction!
Voldemort causing more death at our school!
Blood and destruction, more death at our school!

TRIO:
More death, more death, more death at our school!

HARRY:
Unless we can stop this Slytherin fool!

TRIO:
Unless, unless, unless we can stop this fool, stop this young fool!

RON:
What then to do about this Draco Malfoy deal?

HERMIONE:
How do we know he'll bring death to the school?

RON:
How can we pin this on someone so clueless?
Thicker than Lockhart when he taught us to duel!

HARRY:
Fine! You may think that I'm wrong!
I remain convinced his intentions are Dark!
He is working for Voldie!
To me it's obvious - Malfoy has the Mark!
You'll see eventually - Malfoy has the Mark!

HARRY / RON & HERMIONE:
The Mark, the Mark!
Malfoy has the Mark / Could he have the Mark?

HARRY:
To me it's obvious - Malfoy has the Mark!

HARRY / RON & HERMIONE:
The Mark, the Mark!
Malfoy has the, he has the / Could he have the, he have the
He has the Mark! / He have the Mark?

Harry P.

To the tune of Hosanna

On Platform Nine-And-Three-Quarters, Harry's fellow students give him an enthusiastic greeting

STUDENTS: (waving their hands in the air like they just don't care)
Oh Harry P., you're the foe of You-Know-Who!
Boy Who Lived, Boy Who Did Not Die!
Hey HP, HP, won't you smile at me?
Boy Who Lived, Boy Who Lived, Chosen One!

HARRY: (irritated)
How I wish they would be quiet! There's no need for such a riot!
Am I their star, 'cause of my scar?
All of you who sing my praise, why don't you put yourselves in my place?
Listen to me!! Just let me be!!

STUDENTS:
Oh Harry P., you're the foe of You-Know-Who!
Boy Who Lived, Boy Who Did Not Die!
Hey HP, HP, you're all right by me!
Boy Who Lived, Boy Who Lived, Chosen One!

HARRY:
Why waste your breath, tryin' to catch my eye?
I can see that you admire me greatly!
I do not want this fame, but still you will continue!
Now please don't wet yourselves! I'm not that big!

STUDENTS:
Oh Harry P., you're the foe of You-Know-Who!
Boy Who Lived, Boy Who Did Not Die!
Hey HP, HP, won't you fight for me?
Boy Who Lived, Boy Who Lived, Chosen One!

HARRY:
Thank you, but I'm not in this alone!
Many brave wizards make sacrifices!
There's not one of them who is any less valiant!
Like Neville Longbottom, Luna Lovegood!

STUDENTS:
Oh Harry P., you're the foe of You-Know-Who!
Boy Who Lived, Boy Who Did Not Die!
Hey HP, HP, won't you die for me?
Boy Who Lived, Boy Who Lived, Chosen One!
Chosen One!!!!!!

Harry tries to sneak quietly onto the train

Horace Slughorn

To the tune of Simon Zealotes

HARRY: (slaps forehead)
Oh dear.

He is given an even warmer welcome than before; everyone gets Ziggy with it…in other words, they Bowie Dance!

STUDENTS: (clapping and getting down)
Ohhhhhhhhh…
Potter, Harry Potter!
We know you are brave!
With both you and Dumbledore
We know that we are safe!

Potter, Harry Potter!
We know you are brave!
With both you and Dumbledore
We know that we are safe!

Harry, you're a hero!
Save us, Harry Potter!
Potter, we are on your side!
Potter, Harry Potter!

SLUGHORN: (welcoming Harry into his compartment; think "Bear Necessities")
What a great pleasure to see you, Harry!
What an honour this is, welcome to my club!
I hear that not only are you courageous,
But also that in classes, you're no schlub!

STUDENTS:
Potter, Harry Potter!
We know you are brave!

SLUGHORN:
Harry Potter!

STUDENTS:
With both you and Dumbledore
We know that we are safe!

Potter, Harry Potter!
We know you are brave!
With both you and Dumbledore
We know that we are safe!

SLUGHORN:
Yeah, Harry Potter!

STUDENTS:
Harry, you're a hero!
Save us, Harry Potter!
Potter, we are on your side!
Potter, Harry Potter!

Harry sneaks into the Slytherin compartment and overhears Draco boasting to his friends

DRACO (WITH SLYTHERINS):
There must be greater than a billion
Screaming love and more for him! (Yeah!!!)
But every wizard of that billion…
They are foolish for following him!
While they're yelling their devotion
The Dark Lord's got a job for me!!! (Yeah!!!)
He will rise to the greatest power…
Once it all is said and done! (Yeah!!!)

We'll get the power and the glory! (We'll get the glory!)
Forever and ever and ever! (And the power!)
We'll get the power and the glory! (We'll get the glory!)
Forever and ever and ever! (And the power!)

Forever!!!! (Ever!! Ah-ah-ah!! Oooh!!)
And ever!!!! (We'll get the glory!)

The other Slytherins leave, and, having discovered him in the compartment, Draco stands over Harry and sings triumphantly at him; Draco is now joined by an unseen choir of Death Eaters, Slytherins, and evil types

We'll get the power and the glory! (And the power!)
Forever and ever and ever! (We'll get the glory!)
We'll get the power and the glory! (Forever, oh yeah! Oh yeah!!!!)
Forever!!! And ever!!!

ALL:
FOREVER!!! OH YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Draco stomps on Harry's face and leaves, slamming the compartment door behind him

No More Potions Man

To the tune of Poor Jerusalem

Meanwhile, in the dungeons of Hogwarts, a certain "greasy git" is brooding about his new teaching post; in a moment of inspired angst, he performs an interpretive dance while he sings

SNAPE:
Now that old Slughorn is the Potions Master…
I at last have what I want!
I will teach all of them Defense Against Dark Arts!
…For no more Potions Man am I…
Now, at last, I've got my wish…
Now, at last, I've got the job…
But is it too late…? Far too late for me…?

…I have seen more than I'd like…
Now no more Potions Man…
I know the truth, but I live a lie…
But I live a lie…
…Slashed and torn, I'm blind as I turn 'round…
No more Potions Man…
I know that death will come before too long…
Will come before too long…

The Half-Blood Prince

To the tune of Pilate's Dream

Harry has discovered the Half-Blood Prince's copy of Advanced Potion Making

HARRY: (Pensively)
This Potions book was once owned by a young man…
Quite a clever young man… That brilliance which you very rarely find…
And he wrote it all down…

I've found that he helps me quite often…
Many different ways… In class, I am beating Hermione…
Thanks to this tattered tome…

This borrowed book has proved quite indispensable…
I feel I know this lad!
It's rather strange, but then…
He's helped me like a friend…

I know a couple of my pals disapprove, and yet…
I’ll trust in this Half-Blood Prince just the same…
…I wish I knew his name…

The Memories

To the tune of The Temple

Dumbledore and Harry have their lessons; the chronology has been broken a bit to fit all of the memories into one song

DUMBLEDORE:
Stick your head into my Pensieve!
See these memories I have found!
Learn the secrets of Voldie's past!
Only then can you bring him down…

Stick your head into my Pensieve!
See these memories I have found!
Learn the secrets of Voldie's past!
Only then can you bring him down…

He and Harry enter the Pensieve; the scenes before them are highly reminiscent of Yellow Submarine

GAUNTS:
Rid the earth of unworthy filth!
Mudblood scum we will surely kill!
Blast those Muggles to kingdom come!
That was Salazar Slyth'rin's will!

BOY RIDDLE:
Here I am in this orphanage!
I can do lots of sortilege!
I don't know how my parents went!
Always knew I was different!

ALL:
Stick your head into this Pensieve!
See the memories of us here!
Learn the secrets of our dark lives!
Only then will the truth be clear!

See the fetish for souvenirs!
Hates his name more than a little!
See how he's always worked alone!
Look upon this Secret Riddle!

Instrumental break

Stick your head into this Pensieve!
See the insight that can be found!
Learn the secrets of Voldemort!
Only then can you bring him down!

Stick your head into this Pensieve!
See the insight that can be found!

HARRY:
These mem'ries are helping me to see
What I must consider about him!
Voldie!! VOLDIE!!!!!

…And I'll remember then when I face him again…
After all, I've got to kill him… One of these days…
One of these days…

The memories continue, even more surreal than before, now reminiscent of an acid trip

MORFIN:
See this hovel, it's over now!
Slyth'rin's locket is disappeared!
Who are you, who speaks Parseltongue?
Asking questions and coming here?

YOUNG RIDDLE:
Professor, what are Horcruxes?
Really, I'm only curious…

SLUGHORN:
You won't see this dark memory!
I'm ashamed of what happened then…

ALL:
This is where Voldemort began!
Lonely boy, then an evil man!
This is where the carnage began!
Darkest tale of an evil man!

See this cup here of Hufflepuff!
See this locket of Slytherin!
He asked Dumbledore for a job
Teaching Defense Against Dark Arts!

Split his soul into seven parts!
After murder, made new Horcri!
He is cursed, but he's conquered death!
There's a weakness that he can't see!

This is where Voldemort began!
Lonely boy, then an evil man!
This is where the carnage began!
Darkest tale of an evil man!

See this cup here of Hufflepuff!
See this locket of Slytherin!
He asked Dumbledore for a job
Teaching Defense Against Dark Arts!

Split his soul into seven parts!
After murder, made new Horcri!
He is cursed, but he's conquered death!
There's a weakness that he can't see!

This is where Voldemort began!
Lonely boy, then an evil man!
This is where the carnage began!
Darkest tale of an evil man!

See this cup here of Hufflepuff!
See this locket of Slytherin!

HARRY:
There's still four more of them!!
Must find them!!!!

ALL:
He asked Dumbledore for a job
Teaching Defense Against Dark Arts!
Split his soul into seven parts!
After murder, made new Horcri!

HARRY:
There's so much I must do
To find them!!!!

ALL:
He is cursed, but he's conquered death!
There's a weakness that he can't see!

This is where Voldemort began!
Lonely boy, then an evil man!
This is where the carnage began!
Darkest tale of an evil man!

HARRY: (throws head back)
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE HORCRI!!!!!!!!

Unbreakable Vow (Reprise)

To the tune of Everything's Alright (Reprise)

Harry overhears Snape confronting Draco during Slughorn's Christmas soiree

SNAPE:
Tell me about your plan! I promised your mother
That I'd try to help you, oh…
I made an Unbreakable Vow,
Quite Unbreakable…

DRACO: (snaps)
I don't need you, Snape, don't need your help!
Mind your business, I'll work by myself!
I know you, I know you - you will try to steal my glory!!

I Don't Know How To Catch Him

To the tune of I Don't Know How To Love Him

Harry whines while waiting for Draco, invisible, outside the Room of Requirement

HARRY:
I don't know how to catch him…
What to do, how to snare him…
There's a plan… He's got a plan…
In this required room, here I know he hides……
And yet I can't get in…

I wonder what he's fixing…
What's so hard, that makes him lose sleep?
He's a git...he's just a git…
Though I know so many gits, I doubt
They're quite as vile as him… He's no Boy Scout…

I've got my cloak on, ferreted him out!
Invisible, I hope that he'll emerge!
I never thought that Voldemort would take one so young…

Kreacher and Dobby followed him…
Stuck to him like two wart plasters…
Told me he was coming here…
It's not working…his little plot…
As I might have known…I might have known…

Angsty instrumental break

…I never thought that Voldemort…!
…Would take one so young…

After I've scared off Goyle,
Disguised as a first year girl…
Here I will pace…pace back and forth…
Frozen with fear, he knows I'm here…
This is no help at all… My hopes are small…
Out in this hall… I'll kick the wall!!

No Sympathy

To the tune of Damned For All Time

It is not long, however, before a close encounter indeed takes place…

HARRY:
Hunting down Malfoy with the Marauder's Map!
Which, 'less he's on the seventh floor, should be a snap!
I search for his black dot and find it directly!
He's in the little wizard's room…but what company!
He's there with Moaning Myrtle, much to my dismay!
I dash down, open the door, and I hear him say…

DRACO (with MYRTLE): (sobbing)
No hope for me!
No sympathy!!

I can't do this, I can't go on, it will not work! (Don’t cry, Draco! Please don’t cry! Tell me what’s wrong!)
I must finish it soon, or he'll go berserk! (I can help you; I’ve been crying for so long!)
He says he’ll kill me, if I don’t do it right!
And nothing, not a thing, though try as I might…

HARRY: (in shock, but smirking because he smells a new ship, hee-hee…)
He's here with Moaning Myrtle, much to my dismay!
With tears streaming down his face, now I hear him say…

DRACO:
No hope for me!
No sympathy!!

Instrumental break - Draco turns and sees Harry; they fire jinxes at each other; Harry uses Sectumsempra and Draco is knocked backward; Harry falls to his knees beside him while Moaning Myrtle does what she does best

HARRY: (terrified)
The Half-Blood Prince told me it was “For Enemies”!!
He tried to Crucio me, much to my unease!!
Blood spurts from his face now!! Although I have won
Don't tell me I have killed him!! God, what have I done?!!
I'm expelled for sure, as in his own blood he lays!!
I'm numb with fear, and pity, for I heard him say…
"No hope for me!
No sympathy!!"

Sectumsempra/Prince Guy

To the tune of Blood Money/Betrayal

The Real Slim Snapey bursts in right on cue, shoves Harry aside, mends Draco's wounds, and takes him off to the Hospital Wing; presently, he returns, livid

SNAPE:
Where did you learn that spell? We don't teach that here!
I never thought you would know such Dark Magic!

HARRY:
I didn't know that that spell would be so lethal!
I read it somewhere! I'm innocent!

SNAPE:
Where did you find this book, with such evil curses?

HARRY:
It's from the library, it is not mine!
I read it in passing, I don't know the title!

SNAPE:
You don't fool me, Potter! You are lying!

HARRY:
I did not mean to do it!!

SNAPE:
Now bring me your schoolbooks, every last one of them!

HARRY:
I did not mean to do it!!
But I will do as you say, prove that I'm clean!

Harry dashes off, grabs bag, borrows Ron's Potions book, hides the Half-Blood Prince's book in the Room of Requirement, and goes back to the bathroom where the Snapester is waiting; Snape takes each book out of Harry's bag and examines it closely

SNAPE:
None of your books seem to incriminate you!
But Advanced Potion-Making…

HARRY: (to himself)
(Oh crap, he knows!)

SNAPE:
You're not Roonil Wazlib!
I think you're a liar!
You deserve detention each night this week with
This week with, this week with me!!!!!

He storms off, leaving Harry in an awkward silence to end all awkward silences; later, with Ron and Hermione…

HARRY:
I don't defend that I used Sectumsempra…
But I don't think he was evil, this Half-Blood Prince guy…

UNSEEN CHOIR:
This Half-Blood Prince…
Strange Half-Blood Prince…
This Half-Blood Prince…
Strange Half-Blood Prince…

The Argument

To the tune of The Argument

DUMBLEDORE: (concerned)
Harry, what's going on? Something's happened to you!

HARRY: (enraged)
How can you trust Snapey?!

DUMBLEDORE: (stern)
We've been over this!

HARRY: (whining)
He betrayed my parents!!

DUMBLEDORE:
He did not know about that!

HARRY:
And he's betraying you now!!

DUMBLEDORE:
He was quite mistaken!
He greatly regrets it!

HARRY:
A liar, that Snapey!!

DUMBLEDORE:
I have my own reasons!
I trust him completely!

HARRY:
He and Draco are plotting!!

DUMBLEDORE:
End of discussion!

HARRY:
Tonight's the night!
How can we go?!
They'll do their deed, right under your nose!
DON'T GO!!!!!!!!!!!!

Harry falls to his knees in despair.

Dumbledore rolls his eyes and changes the subject back to their journey; Harry goes to get his Invisibility Cloak; Ron and Hermione are still in the Common Room, and they are extremely worried about Harry

RON & HERMIONE: (pouting)
Now at last the days are getting longer…
Another school year we have survived…
Death waits in the wings, for as times get darker,
We can’t know how much longer we’ll be alive…

Now Harry and Ginny are together…
Gryffindor has won the Quidditch Cup…
What about us two? We shall see what happens,
For in these last hours, something could come up…

HARRY: (reassuringly)
I'll go with Dumbledore, for he's found a Horcrux!
Take this Felix Felicis, for disaster strikes tonight!
Draco and Snape shall make their move!
Be ready for an attack!
Round up some of the D.A.! Do not be afraid for me!
I'll be with Dumbledore!
I'll be with Dumbledore!
I will be with, be with, be with, be with, be with Dumbledore!

He turns to go, calling over his shoulder to them

Goodbye, he's waiting!!
Goodbye, he's waiting!!
He's waiting for me!!!

He dashes out; as he runs, he sings to himself

Every time I look at Snape, I don't understand
Why Dumbledore puts faith in this dastardly man!
I know that he is giving Draco a hand…!

Back in the Common Room

RON & HERMIONE: (softly, now quite terrified and uncertain)
Now at last the days are getting longer…
Another school year we have survived…
Death waits in the wings, for as times get darker,
We can’t know how much longer we’ll be alive…

Now Harry and Ginny are together…
Gryffindor has won the Quidditch Cup…
What about us two? We shall see what happens,
For in these last hours, something could come up…

Harry meets Dumbledore in the Entrance Hall

DUMBLEDORE: (solemnly)
Put on your cloak and stay with me…
This is the night…
Put on your cloak now, Harry……
This is…the…night…

Dumbledore (I Don't Know What To Say)

To the tune of Gethsemane (I Only Want To Say)

The two of them Apparate from Hogsmeade to a cliff many, many miles away; they enter, and as they begin to make their way through the cave, Harry sings, narrating what is happening and voicing his misgivings; they reach the island with the glowing basin, over which a glittering disco ball is magically suspended

HARRY:
I don't know what to say…
In this darkened cave…
Dumbledore said I must trust him…
No matter what, to do what he says…
I'm not scared, but
Now we're here,
I'm not as sure as when we started…
I have been inspired
By this man admired…
Through these years, he's taught me so much…shared his wisdom…
But none of that…prepared me for…
Finding a Horcrux…in this cavern of doom!!

What if we die?!!
I can smell the evil in this cold and silent place!
Why else would there be dead bodies 'neath the lake's surface?
What's this potion, what's this potion, by God?!
What's this potion, what's this potion, by God?!
That we can't touch, that we can't touch, by God!!
That we can't touch, that we can't touch, by God!!
Must you drink it?!!
And why must I force you to swallow every last bit?!
Is that why you brought me, to help you to snuff it?!
What if you die?! What if you die from this?!
What if you die?! What if you die from this?!
What if it makes, what if it makes you croak?!
What if it makes, what if it makes you croak?!
If you die, then how will I go on?!
If you die, then how will I go on?!
Can't go on, can't go on alone!!
Can't go on, can't go on alone!!

Harry begins to administer the icky green potion to Dumbledore; soon, it becomes apparent just how incredibly icky the potion really is

Can you hear me?!!!!
Right before my eyes, you are being wracked with pain!
Hate myself for this, but I must make you drink again!
Quaff, now, you must not stop, it is almost drained away!
It's killing you, but nonetheless, you told me to obey!
One more!!! You'll die!!!
One sip!!! You'll die!!!
Soon you will die!!!!
Soon you will…die!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

During the instrumental break, Harry gives Dumbledore the last gobletful, and the latter, "with a great rattling gasp, roll[s] over onto his face;" Harry has his back turned, and is staring at the now visible locket at the bottom of the basin

(quietly) This man who inspired…
Now is weak and tired…
Nonetheless, we've got the Horcrux…
Was it worth it…?
Now I, on my own, must finish…
What we started…
What he started… (turns; with horror)
I didn't want this!!!

Harry falls to his knees beside the Headmaster

God, this man must die!!
And I cannot see why!!
Dumbledore has drunk the potion!!!
Back to Hogwarts now, to safety!!!
He's expiring!!
I can't let him die,
When I need him the most!!!
Die, when I need him the most!!!!!!!!

DUMBLEDORE: (faintly)
…Harry P, I need water...water…

HARRY: (frantically, whispers)
Professor, I cannot let you go like this…!

Harry scoops water from the lake

The Inferi/Leaving the Cave

To the tune of The Arrest/Peter's Denial

A cadaverous, EXTREMELY icky hand grabs Harry's wrist from beneath the water, and he is much alarmed

HARRY:
What the hell??!! What the hell is going on??!!
What the hell??!! What the hell is going on??!!
What the hell's going on???!!!!

INFERI CHORUS: (rising up)
You-Know-Who! Someone's disturbed his cave!
You-Know-Who! Someone's disturbed his cave!
You-Know-Who! Someone's disturbed his cave!
You-Know-Who! Someone's disturbed his cave!

Harry P.! It's time to say your prayers!
Harry P.! It's time to say your prayers!
Harry P.! It's time to say your prayers!
Harry P.! It's time to say your prayers!

HARRY: (terrified; tries to fight them off with his wand)
Get back down there, fiends!
Clammy creeps from 'neath the water!
Let go of me now, begone!
Not imprints of departed souls!
No blood spilt, you're walking on!

INFERI CHORUS: (advancing upon him)
Come and be an Inferius!
Wave your wand, but you can't kill us!
Slimy, white, and as cold as death!
Now, slowly, surely, down to the depths!

Join us now in this lake of ice!
Believe us, it is rather nice!
You have broken the spell that kept
Us down there in the frigid depths!

Come on down now and die with us!
Quietly, you'll turn to dust!
You'll just love dying here with us!
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust!

You cannot win, 'cause you're ours now!
There is no use in fighting now!
This is it, now, so say goodbye!
Time to go, now, it's time to die!

Come and be an Inferius!
Wave your wand, but you can't kill us!
Slimy, white, and as cold as death!
Now, slowly, surely, down to the depths!
Come on down now and die with us!
Quietly, you'll turn to dust!
You'll just love dying here with us!
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust!

Now we have you! Now we've got you!
Now we have you! Now we've got you!
Now we have you! Now we've got you!
Now we have you! Now we've got you!

Now we have you!
Now we've got you, now!

Instrumental break, as the Inferi take hold of the struggling Harry

HARRY: (fearfully, as they bear him toward the water)
I don't want to die this way,
But I know there's no hope for me!!
We have lost Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts!!
Now I am next!!

DUMBLEDORE: (suddenly, in Monty Python fashion)
Hang on, Harry, I'm not quite dead yet!

He stands and conjures the Ring of Fire; the Inferi drop Harry and retreat from the flames

HARRY: (Bowie Dancing with joy)
Sayonara, walking dead!
Back to your sepulchre of doom!
I've got one more book left to go!
She can't finish me off so soon!

INFERI CHORUS: (in agony and fear)
Back to our graves!! Ring of Fire!!
Back to our graves!! Ring of Fire!!
Back to our graves!! Ring of Fire!!
Back to our graves!! Ring of Fire!!

We can't stand the heat!!
We can't stand the heat!!
We can't stand the heat!!
We can't stand the heat!!!!

Harry and Dumbledore leave in the boat; as they exit, Dumbledore speaks

DUMBLEDORE: (feebly)
Ah, I am weak, Harry…
I am so weak…
Voldemort's protection…well-designed…
But you did very well…

HARRY:
It's going to be all right, sir!
Save your breath now!
We're almost out of the cave!
Just lean on me, sir!

DUMBLEDORE: (as they get out of the boat)
We will need to give the entrance more blood…!
We'll need that silver knife that I used before…!

HARRY:
Let me do it, sir, I got cut on the rock!

DUMBLEDORE:
I don't know if I can stand for much longer... (breathlessly) I am so weak…!

HARRY: (gently)
…I’ll Apparate us back to Hogwarts…
Far away from this shore...
…Here we go, hold onto me…
There's no need to worry...

DUMBLEDORE: (smiling)
I am not worried, it is true…
...Because I am with you…

Aww…they Apparate away and back to Hogsmeade

Dark Mark Over Hogwarts

To the tune of Pilate and Christ

HARRY:
We did it, Professor, we've got Voldie's Horcrux now!

Dumbledore staggers

But sir, are you quite all right?

DUMBLEDORE: (weakly)
That potion was no health drink…
And now I need Sev'rus Snape, before I do anything…

HARRY: (bewildered)
But how come Snape?
Why that Sev'rus Snape?

DUMBLEDORE: (insistent)
Severus, I need him now!
I can't walk yet, I must sit down!

HARRY: (sighs)
Whatever you say…

Madam Rosmerta suddenly appears from the Three Broomsticks in her dressing gown

ROSMERTA:
Albus, what is going on?!

HARRY:
He is hurt, Rosmerta!
Can you help me with him?
I must go up to the school!

ROSMERTA: (incredulous)
You can't go up there alone!!
Don't you know what has been done?!
Don't you realize?!
Haven't you seen?!
Up there by the towers high, there's a Dark Mark in the sky!!

She points to the school

DUMBLEDORE: (his strength suddenly restored)
We must go up!!
Harry, let's go!!

Dumbledore and Harry leap onto a pair of Rosmerta's broomsticks and soar swiftly up to the castle

UNSEEN CHOIR:
Over Hogwarts, there's a Dark Mark in the sky!
That glittering green skull's been cast!
Hey HP, AD, where have you two been?
We need you, Harry P., Dumbledore!

HARRY: (as he and Dumbledore land on the Astronomy Tower)
What does it mean? Is it the real Mark? Has someone definitely been - Professor?

DUMBLEDORE: (clutching his chest)
Go and wake Severus. Tell him what has happened and bring him to me. Do nothing else, speak to no one else, and do not remove your cloak. I shall wait here.

HARRY:
But -

DUMBLEDORE:
You swore to obey me, Harry - go!

The door suddenly bursts open just as Harry reaches it

VOICE:
Expelliarimus!

Harry is simultaneously hit with a Freezing Charm, and Dumbledore loses his wand

DUMBLEDORE: (calmly)
Good evening, Draco.

Draco Malfoy's Song

To the tune of King Herod's Song

Sneering at the Headmaster, Draco steps forward, wand pointed at Dumbledore's heart

DRACO: (smarmily)
Professor…are you not surprised to see what I have done?
And now I'm here to do my job - to kill you, you're the one!
With Death Eaters invading your school…
It seems you've got no way to run!
Now tell me who's the fool…!
So…

A vaudevillian number strikes up

Head of Hogwarts, the fallen Dumbledore!
I'm not a killer, you say? Wait till you are in your grave!
I won't do it? Please! I've got you on your knees!
So long, crazy old fart!

So what if you know that I've been working hard all year?
The necklace and the poisoned mead: all me! Though it appears
Potter always seemed to get in the way!
Still, of course, my master scheme is working anyway!

So, Head of Hogwarts, the fallen Dumbledore!
The Vanishing Cabinets - never thought of that, I'll bet!
Double agent Snapey - he's working for Voldie!
So there, crazy old fart!

Dumbledore smiles pleasantly and Harry is disgusted as Draco dances around like the Keebler elf

I can't believe that you're so calm when you're about to croak!
Enchanted coins like Potter's club! I ought to thank that bloke!
From Mudblood Granger, indirect advice!
And now it seems you care if I swear right before your demise!

So, Head of Hogwarts, the fallen Dumbledore!
Fell into our Dark Mark trap - tell me what you think of that!
Yet there is not a trace of dismay on your face!
Damn you, crazy old fart!

Draco takes a few steps toward Dumbledore, now angry at the Headmaster's composure

Hey…aren't…you…scared, Dumbledore?
Mr. Great Dumbledore?
You're just a stupid old man!!
You drink prune juice and eat bran!!
You've lost your grip!! Now for a nice long kip!!
So long, you crazy old -
So long!
So long, you crazy old fart!
So long, you crazy old fart!!
It's time to die, for you!!

Let Us Weigh Your Options

To the tune of Could We Start Again Please?

Dumbledore, still smiling, makes his rebuttal with panache

DUMBLEDORE: (serenely)
If you were gonna do it…
Kill me, and all that, I would be quite dead by now!
So before you do something that you will regret…
Let us weigh your options…

UNSEEN CHOIR:
Let us weigh your options…

DUMBLEDORE:
No more pretense now, my dear boy!
You're not a killer, and you don't have to die!
We'll hide you from Voldie, he will never know!
So let us weigh your options…

UNSEEN CHOIR:
Let us weigh your options…

DRACO (& DUMBLEDORE): (becoming panicky)
You can't help me, Dumbledore!
I haven't any options; he'll kill me and my parents! (You'll disappear and we can do the same for your parents!)
I have the wand, the power! You're at my mercy now!
I have no options to weigh!

UNSEEN CHOIR:
He's no options to weigh…

DUMBLEDORE:
I'm afraid that you're quite wrong!
You would do better to come over to our side!
It's not your mercy that matters now, but mine!
So let us weigh your options…

UNSEEN CHOIR:
Let us weigh your options…

DRACO: (now truly terrified)
I've come this far, have I not…?

DUMBLEDORE & DRACO:
Perhaps there's an alternative to being a D.E…!

DRACO:
Now I am so frightened…could this be the wrong path?
Perhaps I do have options…

UNSEEN CHOIR:
So let us weigh your options…

DRACO:
Perhaps I might have options…

DUMBLEDORE:
So let us weigh your options…

DRACO: (lowering his wand)
Could I have op - ?

The Death Eaters suddenly burst in, including Fenrir Greyback, whose arrival nearly renders Draco incontinent; Dumbledore has a lovely little chat with the D.E.'s, but the door bursts open yet again and none other than Severus Snape walks in to the scary organ part of "The Phantom of the Opera;" he stands before Dumbledore, staring at him for a moment

DUMBLEDORE: (softly)
Severus… Severus…please…

SNAPE: (raises his wand)
Avada Kedavra!

Invisible Harry is instantly released from the Freezing Charm, as Dumbledore's body soars gracefully over the battlements and out of sight; Snape and the Death Eaters flee

Dumbledore's Death

To the tune of Judas' Death

Harry throws his Invisibility Cloak off and begins to run like stink after Snape and Draco

HARRY: (hysterically)
My God, I saw him as he rose to the sky!!
Though frozen no more, I could not turn my eyes!!
Snape blasted him hard over the battlements!!
I've got to catch Snape now, this can't be permanent!!
This is impossible, it could not have occurred!!
I still can't believe I heard Snape say those words!!
Impossible!!! Didn't occur!!!
But I heard those words!!!

He runs downstairs to where the Order, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Neville, and Luna are fighting off the Death Eaters; he continues to run, and his friends try to call him back

RON:
Where've you been, Harry?! Where are you going now?!
Don't follow those Death Eaters, or you'll get fried!
Harry, come back now! This battle is over!
Despite the Dark Mark above, no one has died!

HERMIONE:
Don't go, Harry, it's not safe to go out there!
Your chance is thin enough to cut with a knife!
And where did you and Dumbledore go this evening?
What more can be done now, why risk your life?

Harry ignores them and continues

Sir, I know you can't hear me,
But I'll see that you will not have died in vain!
Sir, I've got to catch Snapey,
'Cause now he is guilty of the murder of you!
He will Disapparate beyond the gates!
He must be punished for causing your fate!
He will Disapparate beyond the gates!
He must punished for causing your, causing your, causing your fate!!!

Hurtling down the marble staircase, Harry is becoming desperate, and starts whining again

I don't know how to catch him…
I know he has a huge lead…
He's a fiend… A heartless fiend…
I always told you…that he wasn't true…
Most undeniably… It sickens me…

While you're cold and dead, he's with You-Know-Who!
And what now?! What of poor Hogwarts?!!! What am I to do?!!!!!!!!!
AARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Solemn, ominous organ music, as Harry reaches the grounds; he displays vocal histrionics that could rival Bowie himself

Dashing through the darkness…!
Those robes billowing up ahead…!
Oh, I should have known!!!
God, I never, ever, ever thought that I'd end up so alone!!
That I'd be so alone!!!
Snape, you've murdered him!!!!
You've murdered him, murdered him!!!
You've murdered him, murdered him, murdered him, murdered him!!!!!!!!!!

Finally catches up with Snape as he nears the gates, and aims a Stunner at his back; Harry misses, and Snape turns around very slowly to face him

UNSEEN CHOIR:
That old Snapey…
That old Snapey…

Snape begins to walk towards Harry, blocking Harry's next jinx

Sev'rus Snapey…
That old Snapey…

Harry attempts to Crucio Snape, but Snape blocks this as well, knocking Harry to the ground; the music has grown more ominous than ever before

Confrontation With Snape

To the tune of Trial Before Pilate

SNAPE: (sneering)
…No Unforgivables from you, Potter!
…You've not the skill, ability either!

HARRY:
…You know you cannot get away with this!
…I never thought you'd stoop as low as this!
…Fight back, cowardly Snape!
What are you waiting for?
Fight back, cowardly Snape!!
What are you waiting for?!

Sudden perilous music

SNAPE:
A coward, Harry P.?
That's what you call me?
What would you call your father, I wonder?
Do you know that he wouldn't attack me unless it was four to one?!!
Listen, young Harry P.!
For one more lesson!
Time you learned something from me!

HARRY: (coldly)
I have learned nothing from you, Snapey!
I'm glad, so glad!

DEATH EATERS:
Listen, young Harry P.!

HARRY:
Especially tonight, more than ever!
Now that we've been had!

SNAPE:
Time and again!

HARRY:
I'm not afraid of you!
I suspected, and now I know the truth!

SNAPE:
But what is truth? Not easy to define!
We both have truths! Are yours the same as mine?

DEATH EATERS:
Crucio him! Crucio him!

SNAPE:
Have you gone mad?! You'd Crucio this lad?!

DEATH EATERS:
Just finish him off, Snapey! Crucio him!

SNAPE:
We must be gone! The Ministry will come!

DEATH EATERS:
Just finish him off, Snapey! Crucio him!

SNAPE:
We have orders, straight from the Dark Lord!
We must leave Potter, for he belongs to him!
We must be going! Think of our Master!
There simply is no reason to anger him!

DEATH EATERS: (frenzied)
Just Crucio him, Snape, we want him to feel pain!!
Just Crucio him, Snape, we want him to feel pain!!

SNAPE: …Let him be, Harry P.…!

They fall silent - Snape and Harry stare at each other for a few moments

Look at this Harry P.!
He's a foolish boy!
Wait past his bedtime!
But we are not to lay a finger on him!!!

Ministry's on the way!
Can't let ourselves be caught!
Time is short!!
We've got to leave!!!!!

DEATH EATERS: (chanting)
Kill him, the Chosen One, he must be vanquished!
By killing him, think what can be accomplished!
RAWR!!!!! Crucio him! Crucio him!

SNAPE:
Enough of this, we must Disapparate!!

DEATH EATERS:
Just finish him off, Snapey!

SNAPE:
Disapparate, Alecto, Amycus!

DEATH EATERS:
Just finish him off, Snapey! Crucio him!

SNAPE:
I'll not harm this boy!! We cannot touch him!!
We've done our job, so why get ourselves in trouble?!
We're wasting our time!! Mission's completed!!
Yes, under the Dark Mark, this serious Dark Mark!!

DEATH EATERS: (still chanting)
(hissing) Crucio him! Crucio him! Crucio, Crucio, Crucio, Crucio!
(shouting) Crucio him!! Crucio him!! Crucio, Crucio, Crucio, Crucio!!
(roaring) Crucio him!!! Crucio him!!! Crucio, Crucio, Crucio, Crucio!!!

An instrumental break; they attempt to Crucio Harry and Snape intervenes; he and Harry duel a bit more, and finally Harry is disarmed; Snape stands over Harry and stares down at him

SNAPE: (hisses)
Will you ever listen?
Can't you understand that
I tell…the truth when I say that
You have to be careful? Now heed me…
Oh, you will be blocked again and again and again
Until you learn to keep your mouth shut and to close your mind!!

HARRY: (defiantly)
Kill me like you killed him, coward…
I'm not afraid to die, go ahead, why don't you try?
(whispers) My mind is made up, and you can't change it.

SNAPE: (snarls)
You're a fool, Harry P.!!!
(whispers) Just like your father…

DEATH EATERS:
Snapey, Crucio him!! Crucio him!!
Think of the Dark Lord! Potter's a danger!
The Chosen One, just Crucio him!
Think of the Dark Lord! Surely he won't mind
A little torture, Crucio him!!!
Think of the Dark Lord! Potter's a danger!
The Chosen One, just Crucio him!
Think of the Dark Lord! Surely he won't mind
A little torture, Crucio him!!!
Think of the Dark Lord! Potter's a danger!
The Chosen One, just Crucio him!
Think of the Dark Lord! Surely he won't mind
A little torture, Crucio him!!!

SNAPE: (bellowing at Harry)
So you would use my own spells against me?!!!
Yes, my inventions!!! For I'm the Half-Blood Prince!!!
I know where my loyalties lie, boy!!!
Think what you want to, BUT DON'T CALL ME COWARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Buckbeak runs him off as the other Death Eaters Disapparate beyond the gates; Harry finds his wand, and then goes to help Hagrid put his flame-engulfed house out; they go to where Dumbledore's body lies surrounded by students, and Harry kneels beside the Headmaster; suddenly, he feels something beneath him…it's the Horcrux locket; Harry opens it and reads R.A.B.'s note

HARRY: (whispers)
…A fake…

He crumples the note in his hand and bows his head as a spectacular, exultant fanfare is heard

Half-Blood Prince

To the tune of Superstar

Harry has now magically appeared in the Great Hall, which has been cleared of tables and is filled with every staff member and student of Hogwarts, in their pajamas; Harry is resplendent in a glittering gold jacket and leather pants; as the tempo picks up, he conjures a microphone out of thin air and begins to Bowie Dance and sings....

HARRY (& DENIZENS OF HOGWARTS): (addressing the absent Snape)
Every time I look at you, I don't understand
Why he put such faith in such a dastardly man!
Now we know that you and Draco had a hand
In orchestrating this most evil Death Eater plan!
I knew from that day I first saw you in the Great Hall
That, without a doubt, you had to be the darkest of all!

(Could I be wrong?) Could I be wrong?
(Could I be wrong, now?) Could I be wrong, now?
Wrong about you, Snape? Wrong about you, Snape?
(Only wanna know!) I only wanna know!
(Only wanna know, now!) I only wanna know!
(Only wanna know!) Only wanna know!
(Only wanna know, now!) Only wanna know!

DENIZENS OF HOGWARTS:
Sev'rus Snape! Sev'rus Snape!
Whose side were you on when you escaped?
Sev'rus Snape! Sev'rus Snape!
Whose side were you on when you escaped?

Sev'rus Snape! Half-Blood Prince!
What did he know that kept him convinced?
Sev'rus Snape! Half-Blood Prince!
What did he know that kept him convinced?

Instrumental break, during which everyone gets down with their bad selves

HARRY (& DENIZENS OF HOGWARTS):
SNAAAAAAPEY!!!!!
Tell me what was on your mind up there on the tower!
Did you think that by killing him you would have the power?
Or am I all wrong, did he want you to do it?
Could've had some mission for you, but that just doesn't fit!
Did he mean to die that way, was that a mistake, or
Had he been planning that on this night he'd meet his maker?

(Could I be wrong?) Could I be wrong?
(Could I be wrong, now?) Could I be wrong, now?
Wrong about you, Snape? Wrong about you, Snape?
(Only wanna know!) I only wanna know!
(Only wanna know, now!) I only wanna know!
(Only wanna know!) Only wanna know!
(Only wanna know, now!) Only wanna know!

DENIZENS OF HOGWARTS:
Sev'rus Snape! Sev'rus Snape!
Whose side were you on when you escaped?
Sev'rus Snape! Sev'rus Snape!
Whose side were you on when you escaped?

Sev'rus Snape! Half-Blood Prince!
What did he know that kept him convinced?
Sev'rus Snape! Half-Blood Prince!
What did he know that kept him convinced?

Sev'rus Snape! Sev'rus Snape!
Whose side were you on when you escaped?
Sev'rus Snape! Sev'rus Snape!
Whose side were you on when you escaped?

Harry improvises over them

Sev'rus Snape! Half-Blood Prince!
What did he know that kept him convinced?
Sev'rus Snape! Half-Blood Prince!
What did he know that kept him convinced?

Sev'rus Snape! Sev'rus Snape!
Whose side were you on when you escaped?
Sev'rus Snape! Sev'rus Snape!
Whose side were you on when you escaped?

Sev'rus Snape! Half-Blood Prince!
What did he know that kept him convinced?
Sev'rus Snape! Half-Blood Prince!
What did he know that kept him convinced?

Colossal, magimical finish

The Lamentation

To the tune of The Crucifixion

The music takes on an eerie tone; at Dumbledore's funeral, a small man in black is waffling about "noble of spirit," etc.; Harry's mind wanders

HARRY: (to himself)
Good God, if only they knew…

White flames and a cloud of glitter suddenly erupt around Dumbledore's body

PHOENIX THAT RISES FROM THE FLAMES: (in tribute to Caius Marcius)
Wheeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!

Dumbledore is encased in a white marble tomb; after the funeral, Harry wanders off alone to mope by the lakeside, still brushing off glitter

HARRY: (to himself)
He is not truly gone as long as we are loyal to him…

He throws his hands and his lunch up

Oh, Professor, why did you abandon me??!!! …I'm empty… Oh God… Oh God, I'm empty!!! …And now I must finish it…

Harry raises his arms to the sky and bellows at it

Voldemort, with my own hands, I will destroy the pieces of …YOUR SOUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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To the tune of John 19:41

Mournful phoenix song; Ron and Hermione appear and give Harry a much-needed hug; we hear a few last notes of phoenix song, before a ringing silence

UNSEEN CHOIR: (softly)
…Chosen One… Half-Blood Prince…
…He trusted you both, he was convinced…

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