-Flashback-
"Please don't go we need you."
"I'm sorry, but I've done my part, be strong 'Mione!"
The girl started to cry as the one and only man that she would ever truly love got on a plane, blew her a kiss and set off leaving her in the cold rain. She didn't know when she stopped crying because the water took her tears to the ground and down the drain, right next to her relationship with the man. Suddenly a pair of strong arms encircled her and she blacked out because of sheer exhaustion.
-End Flashback-
The water was pouring on her face- reminding her of the worst day of her life- when an excited voice filled the bathroom.
"Hermione! Hermione! We've found him!"
Hermione Granger smiled as she saw the face of her best friend turn beet red at seeing her in the shower.
"Ron, I'll be down in a minute. Just let me get dressed, okay?" She rolled her eyes as he left the room muttering angrily about towels and unlocked doors.
When Hermione got downstairs-fully clothed in pale blue jeans and matching robes- everyone was in the dinning room. Number 12 Grimmuald Place had changed a lot in the five years that she had lived there, for a start it had an almost homely feel about it (she had gotten rid of the dark magic objects almost straight after moving in), with warm colours and photographs of various Order members, old and new.
No one noticed as she slipped into the room quietly.
"Sooo, anyone gonna tell me how you found him?" She asked in an unbelieving tone of voice.
"It was me actually, that found him. I was on that muggle "Internet" thing and I saw this strange band called J.A.K.E and I was bored so I clicked it and lots of pictures came up of the band. I couldn't believe it when I saw him, he has taken his dad's name, and his mum's maiden name. James Evans. He's been living in America for five years and his band has just gotten famous over there. And guess what? Their having a gig in London next week!" Sirius had said all of this in one breath and was rapidly becoming more and more like his alter-ego, Padfoot.
"Are you sure that it's him? Because I for one haven't forgotten having to Obliviate three muggles when you thought you'd seen Harry in a teashop in Ireland." Although she wasn't showing it inside she was jumping for joy and screaming at the top of her lungs.
"Don't be such a spoilt sport Herms, we all saw the picture and even Dumbledore is sure it's him." Ginny and her husband Draco had just come in with little Cissy.
Much later on when everyone had gone to bed, Hermione was sat by her open window wondering if Harry was seeing the same stars as she was. Little did she know that, miles away, James Evans was blocking out the sound of Kyle snoring, and hoping that magical London did not know that Harry Potter would soon be reappearing.
His mind drifted back five years earlier when he had left his beloved Hermione alone in the rain at the airport, he wondered whether she knew how much his head was telling him not to go, or if she knew that his heart was shattering with every step he took away from her.
-Flashback-
He was free! Voldemort was dead, he was never coming back. A small hand entwined with his own as a voice as soft as silk said:
"Harry, I should have told you this months ago, but, better late than never, hey?"-A deep breath, then-"I love you! As……..more than a friend."
He turned to face her to tell her that he loved her back more than she could imagine, that he loved every flaw of hers and he wanted to spend the rest of his days with her, but all that came out was:
"I know." And with that he walked away, not wanting to see the hurt shining in her eyes from his apparent lack of emotion, or to add to that hurt by letting her see the look in his eyes that no seventeen year old boy should have.
As he walked away the last remaining, and brightest light in his eyes flickered, then died.
-End Flashback-
"Thank you! Thank you!" Kyle shouted to the crowd in Cardiff "As you all know we will be leaving tonight for London. But before we say goodbye Jamie-boy here'll sing you one of his latest songs: It's All Coming Back To Me Now!"(A/N- I know it's a Meatloaf song but it fit and if you've never heard it ask your parents they'll know it!)
Kyle started playing his keyboard as James and Arra began to sing the song that made him think about the songwriters past. None of them (not even Ellie!)Knew the real James Evans, he had just shown up to the auditions and they all loved him. Hell it's hard NOT to love him, and with this Ellie played the last note of Cardiff on her guitar and the were bustled offstage to prepare for London.
--BACK STAGE—
"That was awesome! I love the UK." Came the excited voice of Ellie.
"Hey Jay-Jay, what's it like in London? 'Coz we know that's where you lived before you came to America, although you never told us about it." Arras' midnight blue eyes were excited and full of questions when she met James' emerald green orbs.
"Well it's really big, interesting, and beautiful. The only problem is is that I never really explored mug-…. Err, the London that you will see." James had nearly let slip hi 'Harry side', although none of them seemed to notice his slip up.
"You never explored London! Are you serious!" the other three had thought it was a joke until James nodded his head grimly.
"Wow!" Arra muttered under her breath as Mike the manager came in and told them they would be leaving in a few minutes.
--ON THE TOUR BUS—
Hermione please don't be there, I would breakdown if you were there, Harry was pleading with all his strength for Hermione not t be at his London gig.
--AT THE GIG—
"Do these girls do nothing but scream?" Remus Lupin was getting annoyed with all the screaming girls. It all got worse however when two girls walked on, and it was utterly impossible to think when the guys walked on and towards the mic. James stepped to right behind the microphone and began to speak to the crowd;
"Hey London!"(scream)"I'm really syked that there are soo many of you here tonight. And may I say that I am totally happy about being back in London, some of my best memories are here. Sooo shall we get this thing started?"
"Harry is going to sing! Ruddy Hell!" Everyone laughed at Ron's statement.
"Me and James are gonna sing first with a lovey-dovey song that he made for Arra!"
As this was said the Order members all held their breath because the all knew Hermione was still in love with Harry.
"He's going out with another girl! Well I suppose he must have gotten over me then. I'm not much to get over anyway." She gave a watery chuckle and waved away any concerns about her well being saying she would get over it.
"Lets listen to the music, hey?" Tonks tried to change the subject.
Ellie
and Arra slammed out the first note on their guitar as James and Kyle
started to sing.
"Nobody wanna see us together
But it don't
matter no
Cause I got you (Babe)
Cause we gon' fight
Oh yes
we gon' fight(We gon' fight)
Believe we gon' fight(We gon' fight)"
"I wonder why people didn't want them together?" Hermione piped up
"Well he's hot, rich and famous. Hmm why wouldn't people want him to date?" Came Tonks' voice of reason.
"Fight
for our right to love yeah
Nobody wanna see us together
But it
don't matter no
Cause I got you
Nobody
wanna see us together
Nobody thought we'd last forever
I feel
I'm hopin' and prayin'
Things between us gon' get better"
"So things got bad between them then? Maybe he doesn't love her!"
"have you seen the way they look at each other of course he loves her!" Mad-Eye Moody cackled.
"Men
steady comin' after you
Women steady comin' after me
Seem like
everybody wanna go for self
And don't wanna respect
boundaries
Tellin' you all those lies
Just to get on your
side
But I must admit there was a couple secrets
I held
inside
But just know that I tried
To always apologize
And I
have you first always in my heart
To keep you satisfied"
"he said that I would always be first in his heart!"
"Nobody
wanna see us together
But it don't matter no
Cause I got you
babe
Nobody wanna see us together
But it don't matter no
Cause
I got you babe
Cause we gon' fight
Oh yes we gon' fight(We gon'
fight)
Believe we gon' fight(We gon' fight)
Fight
for our right to love yeah
Nobody wanna see us together
But it
don't matter no
Cause I got you
Got
every right to wanna leave
Got every right to wanna go
Got
every right to hit the road
And never talk to me no more
You
don't even have to call
Even check for me at all
Because the
way I been actin' lately
Has been off the wall"
"Well at least he's honest to the girl!" Sirius said seriously (pun intended).
"Especially
towards you
Puttin' girls before you
And they watchin'
everything I been doin'
Just to hurt you
Most of it just ain't
true(Ain't true)
And they won't show you
How much of a queen
you are to me
And why I love you baby"
"I hate this girl!"
"Nobody
wanna see us together
But it don't matter no
Cause I got you
babe
Nobody wanna see us together
But it don't matter no
Cause
I got you babe
Cause we gon' fight
Oh yes we gon' fight(We gon'
fight)
Believe we gon' fight(We gon' fight)
Fight
for our right to love yeah
Nobody wanna see us together
But it
don't matter no
Cause I got you"
(Cheers, screams and catcalls)
"Thank you, thank you! You are too kind." Kyle spoke in a put on English accent and everyone laughed.
"Now our two resident love birds Jay and Arra are gonna sing ya a little song. The one of the new album!"
( James- Italics, Arra-Underlined, Both-Reg)
"There
were nights when the wind was so cold
That my body froze in bed
If
I just listened to it
Right outside the window
There
were days when the sun was so cruel
That all the tears turned to
dust
And I just knew my eyes were
Drying up forever
I
finished crying in the instant that you left
And I can't remember
where or when or how
And I banished every memory you and I had
ever made
But
when you touch me like this
And you hold me like that
I just
have to admit
That it's all coming back to me
When I touch you
like this
And
I hold you like that
It's so hard to believe but
It's all
coming back to me
(It's
all coming back, it's all coming back to me now)
There
were moments of gold
And there were flashes of light
There were
things I'd never do again
But then they'd always seemed
right
There
were nights of endless pleasure
It was more than any laws
allow
Baby Baby
If
I kiss you like this
And if you whisper like that
It was lost
long ago
But
it's all coming back to me
If
you want me like this
And if you need me like that
It was dead
long ago
But
it's all coming back to me
It's so hard to resist
And it's all
coming back to me
I can barely recall
But it's all coming back
to me now
But it's all coming back
There
were those empty threats and hollow lies
And whenever you tried to
hurt me
I just hurt you even worse
And so much deeper
There
were hours that just went on for days
When alone at last we'd
count up all the chances
That were lost to us forever
But
you were history with the slamming of the door
And I made myself
so strong again somehow
And I never wasted any of my time on you
since then
But
if I touch you like this
And
if you kiss me like that
It was so long ago
But it's all coming
back to me
If you touch me like this
And if I kiss you like
that
It was gone with the wind
But it's all coming back to
me
(It's
all coming back, it's all coming back to me now)
There
were moments of gold
And
there were flashes of light
There
were things we'd never do again
But then they'd always seemed
right
There
were nights of endless pleasure
It was more than all your laws
allow
Baby, Baby, Baby
When
you touch me like this
And when you hold me like that
It was
gone with the wind
But
it's all coming back to me
When
you see me like this
And when I see you like that
Then we see
what we want to see
All
coming back to me
The flesh and the fantasies
All coming back
to me
I
can barely recall
But it's all coming back to me now
If
you forgive me all this
If I forgive you all that
We forgive
and forget
And
it's all coming back to me
When
you see me like this
And when I see you like that
We see just
what we want to see
All
coming back to me
The flesh and the fantasies
All coming back
to me
I
can barely recall but it's all coming back to me now
(It's
all coming back to me now)
And
when you kiss me like this
(It's
all coming back to me now)
And
when I touch you like that
(It's
all coming back to me now)
If
you do it like this
(It's
all coming back to me now)"
"That was beautiful!" Ginny whispered.
"I love this band!" Ron was in awe of Harry at hat moment.
"Now we all know the song writing abilities of James but Arra is also a very good song writer. They were made for each other! Awww!" Ellie mock cooed. "This is Arras' "Our song""
"I was ridin' shot gun
With my hair undone
In the front seat of his car"
"Sounds soo interesting!" Hermione said sarcastically. The rest of the Order just sighed exasperatedly.
"He's got a one hand feel
On the steerin' wheel
The other on my heart
I looked around
Turn the radio down
He says "Babe is somthin' wrong?"
I say "Nothin' I was just thinking how we don't have a song"
And he says
"Our song is the slammin' screen door,
Sneakin' out late,
Tappin on your window,
When we're on the phone and ya talk real slow,
'Coz it's late and your Mama don't know!
Our song is the way you laugh,
The first date, man
I didn't kiss her and I should have
And when I got home
'Fore I said amen
Askin' God if he
Could play it again.""
"She is a really good singer, and Harry is a soppy git isn't he?" Sirius was really enjoying himself watching his Godson's band and his girlfriend.
"I was walkin' up the front porch steps
After ev'rything that day
Had gone all wrong
Bin trampled on
Lost and thrown away
I got to the hallway
Well on my way
To my lovin' bed
I almost didn't notice all the roses
And the note that said
"Our song is the slamin' screen door,
Sneakin' out late,
Tappin' on your window,
When we're on the phone and ya talk real slow,
'Coz it's late and ya Mama don't know!
Our song is the way you laugh,
First date, man
I didn't kiss her and I should have
And when I got home
'Fore I said amen
Askin' God if he
Could play it again.""
"You know what? I think we should just leave at the end of the show. He looks happy with these Muggles and I don't want to spoil that for him." Hermione had seen the ring shining on Arras' ring finger moments before her speech and had decided that if Harry was over her enough to get engaged to another, it was time she got over him. It had been years ago. It was probably only an infatuation anyway.
"I've heard ev'ry album
Listened to the radio
Waitin' for somthin' to come along
That was as good as Our Song.
'Coz ;
Our song is the slamin' screen door,
Sneakin' out late,
Tappin' on his window,
When we're on the phone and he talk's real slow,
'Coz it's late and his Mama don't know!
Our song is the way he laugh's,
First date, man
I didn't kiss him and I should have
And when I got home
'Fore I said amen
Askin' God if he
Could play it again.
Ohh yeah!
Play it again!
I was ridin' shotgun
With my hair undone
In the front seat of his car
I grabbed a pen and an old napkin
And I wrote down our song!"
"And that was my Arra singing a song about one time when we first got together, even though she promised me she would NEVER tell anyone about it." James then kissed Arra on the corner of her mouth and picked her up. "Don't worry though I shall have my revenge. She's ticklish!" James winked at the crowed and everyone in the stadium laughed.