A/N: This is going to be a series of really short song-related drabbles. I'm working on a multi-chapter story, but that may take some time, so until then, I'm going to post some of these :) I'm trying to update at least once a week if not sooner, but don't hold me to it. Lyrics will be posted at the end of each fic.
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, nor do I own the song.
Superheroes by The Script 3
If you met Hermione, you'd think nothing of it. She was a smiley, happy five-year-old, with big bushy hair. She was a chatterbox, loved her dolls, and could eat mac and cheese for every meal.
Under the surface, however, there were many special things about little Hermione. For starters, she could make weird things happen. She could move things around if she concentrated hard enough. She could make things get bigger or smaller, make them change color. She called it magic. Her parents told her that her magic wasn't real. She should stop making up stories. Over and over, they called her a liar. She tried to prove it, but whenever she tried to show them, it never worked.
She never told them her biggest secret though. She could see the future. She'd think of something, and a day or two later, it would happen. It was just like something from her novels. Her secret. She wanted to get good at it, do something to make her parents care. But they were never home. They left, came back, brought her lots of new things. Her mommy always had pretty dresses and jewelry. Her daddy got a fast new car. They gave her all the toys she could want, all the books, the games, the movies. They never cared about her though, really.
She managed though. Every time, they shut her down, but she grew stronger, her magic increased. She knew it was real. It just was.
Harry lived in the cupboard under the stairs. Frankly, that was the best part of his life; everything else just got worse from there. He hated it. Every single bit of it. He knew he wasn't a freak, no matter how many times his uncle told him he was. That's all he ever heard though. He woke up to hearing how useless he was. He did all of his chores and more in the hope that those words would change, but they never did. They just seemed madder that he did do everything right. The words were bad, the beatings worse. He seethed under the surface, so close to exploding, for years. That was, until he learned to control himself. He took the blows silently, knowing that nothing could break him anymore.
They met at Hogwarts, so different, yet just the same. He was a perfectionist, she was a bookworm. She had a natural talent and the determination to know everything before she was required to. He had the tenacity to stick to a task until he succeeded. All the insults hurled at them, all the hexes and jinxes, they dodged. The others saw. They wanted, needed to knock them down to feel better about themselves. The curses grew darker against them, but they still stood strong. They bonded because of their backgrounds, the scars only the other could see. They united, stood proudly, never letting anything crack their souls.
They grew stronger, together, the bond of friendship only boosting them up. The others now saw them, watched in awe, felt the raw power radiating off of them. They were imperturbable, unbreakable. They were steel. And the respect for them grew. They stood their own and fought the hatred, and soon they had the others falling at their feet, begging for the secret to their success. They just smirked, standing side by side, rising up, and reigning strictly but fairly, over those who had once done everything they could to make them feel like nothing. They locked eyes and knew they had succeeded. They had proven the others wrong. They were superheroes.
"Superheroes"
All her life she has seen
All the meaner side of me
They took away the prophet's dream for a profit on the street
Now she's stronger than you know
A heart of steel starts to grow
All his life he's been told
He'll be nothing when he's old
All the kicks and all the blows
He won't ever let it show
'Cause he's stronger than you know
A heart of steel starts to grow
When you've been fighting for it all your life
You've been struggling to make things right
That's how a superhero learns to fly
(Every day, every hour
Turn the pain into power)
When you've been fighting for it all your life
You've been working every day and night
That's how a superhero learns to fly
(Every day, every hour
Turn the pain into power)
All the hurt, all the lies
All the tears that they cry
When the moment is just right
You see fire in their eyes
'Cause he's stronger than you know
A heart of steel starts to grow
When you've been fighting for it all your life
You've been struggling to make things right
That's how a superhero learns to fly
Every day, every hour
Turn the pain into power
When you've been fighting for it all your life
You've been working every day and night
That's how a superhero learns to fly
(Every day, every hour
Turn the pain into power)
(Power, power, power, power, power)
(Power, power, power, power, power)
(Every day, every hour
Turn the pain into power)
(Power, power, power, power, power)
(Power, power, power, power, power)
(Every day, every hour
Turn the pain into power)
She's got lions in her heart
A fire in her soul
He's got a beast in his belly
That's so hard to control
'Cause they've taken too much hits
Taking blow by blow
Now light a match, stand back, watch them explode
She's got lions in her heart
A fire in her soul
He's a got a beast in his belly
That's so hard to control
'Cause they've taken too much hits
Taking blow by blow
Now light a match, stand back, watch them explode, explode, explode, explode
When you've been fighting for it all your life
You've been struggling to make things right
That's how a superhero learns to fly
(Every day, every hour
Turn the pain into power)
When you've been fighting for it all your life
You've been working every day and night
That's how a superhero learns to fly
(Every day, every hour
Turn the pain into power)
(Power, power, power, power, power)
Oh, yeah...
(Power, power, power, power, power)
(Every day, every hour
Turn the pain into power)
(Power, power, power, power, power)
(Power, power, power, power, power)
Ooh, yeah
Whoa
(Every day, every hour
Turn the pain into power)
When you've been fighting for it all your life
You've been struggling to make things right
That's how a superhero learns to fly
A/N: Please let me know what you think! This isn't where I expected it to go, but I kind of liked it, so I went with it. The next one is going to be based on an Ella Henderson song, and I've basically already written it. If you have any suggestions for future songs, tell me! I'll pick one every few days.