Disclaimer: I do not own the characters conceived by JK Rowling nor the
lyrics to "Hand Me Down" by Matchboxtwenty.

Rating: G

A/N: I am not a Harry/Ginny shipper. But this song seemed perfect for them
and I couldn't resist writing it. I hope you enjoy it.

HAND ME DOWN

Harry approached a small melancholy figure, huddled in the corner. From
what he had heard from Hermione, Ginny had just broken up...again. Over the
past two years Ginny had gone out with many boys, but her relationships
never seemed to last. He wished he had warned her about how cold love could
be. How half of them didn't really care. How in the end they'd let her
down. How they'd play her to get what they want and then just leave.

Someday they'll find your small town world on a big town avenue
Gonna make you like the way they talk when they're talking to you
Gonna make you break out of the shell cause they tell you to
Gonna make you like the way they lie better than the truth
They'll tell you everything you wanted someone else to say
They're gonna break your heart, yeah

And then he thought of what he wanted to tell her now. How he'd give her
everything her boyfriends were lacking. How she would no longer be sad.
How she would have no more troubles if she was his. He wanted to tell her
how he felt about her. But the words stuck in his throat.
From what I've seen
You're just one more hand me down
Cause no one's tried to give you what you need
So lay all your troubles down
I am with you now

She seemed to sense his presence and looked up through her tears. "Oh,
it's just you" she sighed. The way she said it made him think that had it
been anyone else she would have told them to go away. So she wanted him
then! A bubble of hope rose in his chest and what he wanted to say to her
long ago spilled out of his mouth.

Somebody ought to take you in
Try to make you love again
Try to make you like the way they feel
When they're under your skin
Never once did you think they'd lie when they're holding you
You wonder why they haven't called
When they said they'd call you
You start to wonder if you're ever gonna make it by
You'll start to think you were born blind

She gazed uncertainly at him. She wasn't quite sure what he meant, wasn't
sure what he wanted. But yet she knew all he said was true. It made her all
tingly inside. Harry noticed her uncertainty and smiled. She smiled back,
still uncertain. He sat down beside her and continued.

From what I've seen
You're just a one more hand me down
Cause no one's tried to give you what you need
So lay all your troubles down
I am with you now

A real full-hearted smile played upon her lips. She knew he cared, and in
her smile he could see that she cared as well. Their hands reached
instinctively for each other's. It seemed as if they were made to fit the
other's. Now that he had begun he didn't stop talking. He needed to make
her understand that he would not abandon her.

I'm here for the hard times
Then straight to your heart times
Whenever it ain't easy
You can stand up against me
And maybe rely on me
And cry on me, yeah
Oh no, no, no

She leaned into him and wept. Tears of sorrow mixed with tears of joy. He
held her close and whispered in her ear.

Some day they'll open up your world
Shake it down on a drawing board
Do their best to change you
They still can't erase you

She turned her head to look him in the eyes. He met her with a kiss. This
was the second time he had kissed a girl while she was crying; this time
was much more pleasant. He never wanted to kiss anyone else again.

From what I've seen
You're just a one more hand me down
Cause no one's tried to give you what you need
So lay all your troubles down
I am with you now
Lay them down on me
Oh yeah
You're just one more hand me down
And all those nots don't give you what you need
So lay all your troubles down...on me