(A/N: Got the sudden inspiration for this while listening to the song "Stand Your Ground" by Rancid. I do not own the song lyrics in the story. Lyrics belong to Rancid.)
Hold your head up high
Cuz tomorrow you may die
Cuz there's no one safe around here
No one's safe around here
Stand your ground
Till you're the last one in town.
No one really liked me. I'm just the clumsy pudgy kid. No one really knows the real me. They always laugh at me and tell me to watch out for something. They laugh at me when I get stuck in the stairs. I just mainly keep to myself and look for my toad, Trevor who is always disappearing. I usually don't get good grades so I can't just hide behind books. I hate Potions. It is my worst class. My teacher is always picking on me and making my house lose points because I can't brew a potion right.
The only class I'm actually good at is Herbology. I can name most of the plants and what their use is and other reasons. Other than Hermione, I'm the best in Herbology.
The only good thing about my life is Ginny. Ginny Weasley. She is the girl of my dreams even though no one knows. I see her at mealtimes and that is it. I sit there and look at her all the time and as soon as she turns, I look away quickly. NO one knows about my little thing for Ginny.
Then there is the Slytherins. I'd rather the Slytherin house didn't even exist. They push me around and pick on me. They call me names all the town. I just hate them so much.
Hold your head up high
Cuz tomorrow you may die
Cuz there's no one safe around here
No one's safe around here
Stand your ground
Till you're the last one in town.
My only friends (if I could call them friends) told me to stand up for myself. I did. Didn't turn out too well. A Slytherin bloodied me up pretty good. I got him a couple of times though. The next time I tried to stand up for myself, I ended up on the floor in a full-body bind. I stood up to the friends who told me to stand up in the first place. They were leaving after hours and were going to lose more points from our house. Little did I know, they were saving the wizard kind from Voldemort.
Now I'm a sixth year. Last year, I helped those same friends (and Ginny!) in a battle at the Ministry of Magic. I'm learning to stand up for myself. Little by little anyway. I didn't think I'd ever muster up enough courage to ask Ginny out.
Hold your head up high
Cuz tomorrow you may die
Cuz there's no one safe around here
No one's safe around here
Stand your ground
Till you're the last one in town.
Like I said, now I'm a sixth year. I'm also in a wonderful relationship with Ginny. That's right. Ginny Weasley. After what happened at the Ministry, she started to look at me in a new light. She saw past the pudgy appearance and saw what is now inside. A clumsy boy who is not afraid to stand up for himself.
Hold your head up high
Cuz tomorrow you may die
Cuz there's no one safe around here
No one's safe around here
Stand your ground
Till you're the last one in town.
(A/N: Well, I hope you enjoyed it. This was my first stab at one-shot, no dialogue fic. Please don't be too harsh in the reviews! Like I said, I got the sudden inspiration. I had to write this before I forgot about it. Even though I'm currently writing another fic!)