Hamilton - The Drarry Musical

The Vote of No-Confidence

(By Lin-Manuel Miranda, best playwright ever)

[FULL COMPANY]

The vote of no confidence

[WEASLEY]

Can we get back to politics?

[GRANGER]

Please?

[WEASLEY]

Yo. Ev'ry action has an equal, opposite reaction

Percy f'ed up bad. I love the guy, but he's out of office

Poor Draco Malfoy? He is missing in action

So now I'm facing-

[WEASLEY AND GRANGER]

Harry Potter!

[WEASLEY]

In the Ministerial election

[GRANGER]

He's very attractive in the Wizengamot. 

The people like his chances

[WEASLEY]

He's an ungrateful bastard running for against me. 

He doesn't even promote anything! 

[GRANGER]

Ask him a question: it glances off, 

he obfuscates, he dances

[WEASLEY]

And they say I'm a Death Eater hater: 

at least they know where I stand!

[GRANGER]

Ron that's the problem, see, 

they see Harry as a less extreme you

[WEASLEY]

Huh

[GRANGER]

You need to change course, 

a key endorsement might 

redeem you

[WEASLEY]

Who did you have in mind?

[GRANGER]

Don't laugh

[WEASLEY]

Who is it?

[GRANGER]

You used to work on the same staff

[WEASLEY]

Whaaaat

[GRANGER]

It might be nice, it might be nice

To get Draco Malfoy on your side

[WEASLEY AND GRANGER]

It might be nice, it might be nice

To get Draco Malfoy on your side

[POTTER]

Talk less!

[ENSEMBLE]

Potter!

Smile more!

Potter!

Don't let 'em know what you're 

against or what you're for!

Potter!

Shake hands with him!

Potter!

Charm her!

Potter!

It's my time, my fans, 

tell your MW: vote for Potter!

[MALE VOTER]

I don't like Percy

[FEMALE VOTER]

Well, he's out of office, 

that's just a fact

[ANOTHER MALE VOTER]

And Weasley-

[TWO MEN]

Hates purebloods!

[ANOTHER FEMALE VOTER]

Yeah, he's so intense!

[TWO WOMEN]

I like that Harry Potter!

[A WOMAN]

I can't believe we're here with him!

[A MAN]

He seems approachable...?

[ANOTHER MALE VOTER]

Like you could grab a beer with him!

[ENSEMBLE]

Dear Mr. Malfoy: 

your fellow purebloods would like 

to know how you'll be voting

[MALFOY]

It's quiet upstate

[ENSEMBLE]

Dear Mr. Malfoy: 

Percy's out of office, 

so who are you promoting?

[MALFOY]

It's quiet upstate

[MEN and WOMEN)]

Weasley or Potter?

Weasley or Potter?

We know it's lose-lose

Weasley or Potter?

Weasley or Potter?

But if you had to choose

Dear Mr. Malfoy:

Percy's out of office 

so who are you promoting?

But if you had to choose

[MALFOY]

Well, if it isn't Harry Potter.

[POTTER]

Malfoy!

[MALFOY]

You've created quite a stir, sir.

[POTTER]

I'm going to all the MWs!

[MALFOY]

You're openly campaigning 

against your friend?

[POTTER]

Sure!

[MALFOY]

That's new

[POTTER]

Are you going to vote for me?

[MALFOY]

Potter-

[POTTER]

What?

[MALFOY]

Is there anything you wouldn't do?

[POTTER]

No. I'm chasing what I want

And you know what?

[MALFOY]

What?

[POTTER]

I learned that from you

[ENSEMBLE]

If you had to choose

If you had to choose

[GRANGER]

It's a tie!

[ENSEMBLE]

If you had to choose

If you had to choose

[WEASLEY]

It's up to the Wizengamot!

[ENSEMBLE]

If you had to choose

If you had to choose

[WEASLEY/GRANGER ]

It's up to Malfoy!

[ENSEMBLE]

If you had to choose

Weasley or Potter?

Weasley or Potter?

Choose

Choose

Choose!

[MALFOY]

Yo

[ENSEMBLE]

Oh!

[MALFOY]

The people are asking to hear my voice

[ENSEMBLE]

Oh!

[MALFOY]

For the country is facing a difficult choice

[ENSEMBLE]

Oh!

[MALFOY]

And if you were to ask me who I'd promote-

[ENSEMBLE]

Oh!

[MALFOY]

-Weasley has my vote

[ENSEMBLE]

Oh!

[MALFOY]

I have never agreed with Weasley once

[ENSEMBLE]

Oh!

[MALFOY]

We have fought on like seventy-five diff'rent fronts

[ENSEMBLE]

Oh!

[MALFOY]

But when all is said and all is done

Weasley fights for his beliefs. 

Potter has none

[ENSEMBLE]

Oooooooooooooh

[GRANGER AND WEASLEY]

Well, I'll be damned

Well, I'll be damned

[GRANGER]

Malfoy's on your side

[ENSEMBLE]

Well, I'll be damned

Well, I'll be damned

[WEASLEY]

And?

[GRANGER]

You won in a landslide

[POTTER]

Congrats on a race well-run

I did give you a fight

[WEASLEY]

Uh-huh

[POTTER]

I look forward to our partnership

[WEASLEY]

Our partnership?

[POTTER]

As your vice-Minister

[WEASLEY]

Ha. Yeah, right. You hear this guy? Man openly campaigns against me, talkin' bout, "I look forward to our partnership."

[GRANGER]

It's crazy that he thinks

 because he came in second 

that he be vice Minister

[WEASLEY]

Yeah, you know what? 

I can say no to that now. 

You know why?

[GRANGER]

Why?

[WEASLEY]

'cuz I'm the Minister. 

Hey, Potter, when you see Malfoy, 

thank him for the endorsement