Big Girls Don't Cry
Summary Hermione and Ginny are having a sleepover at the Burrow while all the boys go camping.
About 8 O'clock pm at the Burrow
"What do you want to do 'Mione?" Ginny asked. The two had done just about everything that they could consider entertaining. Hermione thought for a minute before speaking.
"I have an idea. Just give me a minute." She reached her hand into her handbag and pulled out a circular device and two tall rectangles that seemed to be connected to it by wires.
"What in the world is that?" Ginny questioned. Hermione laughed at her friend's expression.
"It's a cd player; how the muggles listen to music." She pushed the buttons labeled power and skipped to the right track.
Da Da Da Da
Ginny looked fairly puzzled for a moment as to how music was coming out of the small device, but decided to ignore that for now and enjoy the music.
The smell of your skin lingers on me now
You're probably on your flight back to your home town
Ginny looked up from the little rectangles to see Hermione singing along with them. Maybe this song was more than it seemed? She decided to listen more carefully.
I need some shelter of my own protection baby
Be with myself in center, clarity, peace, serenity.
Ginny was going to love this song just as Hermione did. Hermione was sure of it. She just had to hear the chorus then she'd be singing too.
I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to do with you
It's personal, myself and I
We got some straightening out to do
"This is starting to sound familiar," Ginny thought. But as hard as she tried she couldn't place it exactly. Where would she have heard a muggle song?
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But I've got to get a move on with my life
It's time to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry
Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry
It all made sense to Ginny now. She'd been thinking stuff like this ever since Harry had taken Cho on numerous group dates and forced her to watch their flirting with one another. She'd never really considered giving up on him, but she wasn't going to get anywhere if she didn't. He was pretty much hooked on Cho anyways. There wasn't really any point going on like this anymore. She opened her mouth and started to sing of her resignation.
The path that I'm walking, I must go alone
I must take baby steps till I'm full grown, full grown
Hermione saw that Ginny was now trying to sing along with the song too. She'd been trying to tell Ginny to get over Harry for quite a while now, but sometimes it just takes someone else to say it too. And she wanted to give him a little more time.
It was the same way for Hermione too. She'd given Ron so much time, but he was so attached, literally, to Lavender ever since they started going out.
At first it had been extremely disgusting. They were always snogging in public. But thankfully, for everyone not just Hermione, Ron told her that she had to chill it a little bit, but it hurt her just as much to see them together. So she'd decided to give up on him and go after a more worthy candidate; after she'd heard this song of course.
Fairy tales don't always have a happy ending do they
And I foresee the dark ahead if I stay
The two girls shared a knowing look. They wouldn't get anywhere if they just sat around hoping that something would change.
I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to do with you
It's personal, myself and I
We got some straightening out to do
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But I've got to get a move on with my life
It's time to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry
Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry
They were singing at the top of their lungs and Mrs. Weasley could hear them downstairs in the kitchen where she was washing dishes. She stopped what she was doing for a moment to listen to the words. "I've got to get a move on with my life."
She smiled. It was about time for those two to stop being zombies and start going out with other boys.
Like a little school mate in the school yard
We'll play jacks and uno cards
I'll be your best friend and you'll be mine, Valentine
Yes you can hold my hand if you want to
'Cause I wanna hold yours too
We'll be playmates and lovers and share our secret worlds
Warm tears started to form in Ginny's eyes. This was exactly how she'd thought of Harry at first. Just another playmate, but a really cute one. And steadily it grew from there. Until now that is. Now it was over.
But it's time for me to go home
It's getting late, dark outside
I need to be with myself in center, clarity, peace, serenity
The two were thinking the same thing, "It's time to move on, pick myself up off the ground."
I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to do with you
It's personal, myself and I
We got some straightening out to do
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But I've got to get a move on with my life
It's time to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry
Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry
And neither Ginny nor Hermione were crying, though Ginny's eyes had threatened her earlier. In fact, they were feeling the strongest that they'd ever felt.
La Da Da Da Da
Hermione reached over and pushed the repeat button. They continued singing until they were too tired to sing anymore.
The next morning
The boys were back and so were their appetites. Mrs. Weasley had cooked up a good breakfast for them though. Harry, Hermione, and Ginny were seated around the table listening to Ron's complaining.
As soon as he could find a pause, Harry asked what the girls did the previous night. They smiled and Ginny sang, "Da da da da." And Hermione sang back, "La da da da da."
Ron looked up from his porridge, "Do you have a feeling we're missing something, Harry?"
Hope you liked my story! Based off of the awesome song by Fergie : Big Girls Don't Cry. I take no credit for this song. It isn't mine. Nor are the characters of the story, they belong to JK Rowling. Please review and tell me what you thought. :) HazelEyedHottie