Chapter One; Good News Bad News

Hermione walked into the recording studio with Harry, Ron, and Snape. Hermione turned to look at Ron. "I don't know if I can do this. Maybe you were right, maybe I just wasn't born to be a performer." She said.

"Hermione, since when have you ever listened to me? You'll be great. I know you will. Harry and I have faith in you isn't that right Harry?" Ron questioned him as Harry nodded.

"That's right and so does my father. I mean our father." He said.

"Harry's right Hermione, otherwise why would I be here wasting my time when there's so many other things that I could be doing right now?" he wondered as he grinned at her. "Remember, you got sorted into Gryffindor for a reason." He told her as the three boys stepped aside and Hermione nodded silently while the chairman of the music department entered the room and sat down in the chair in front of her.

Harry quickly snapped his fingers and the lights turned off. He snapped his fingers again and a spotlight shone down on Hermione. Then with a wave of his wand he turned on the music and Hermione started singing and dancing around.

I never knew that miracles could happen.

I never knew that a dream could become a reality.

The way you look at me is different from any other girl.

And when I look at you I know that it's true,..

Because I'm the one who's going to be your fairytale princess!

And you're the one who's going to be my knight and shining armor!

I'm the one who's going to love you just the way you are and with every beat of my heart I'll prove that it's true!

Oh when life just isn't any fun I know that you're the one!

She belted when all of a sudden the chairman stood up and started waving his arms around. "Alright, alright, stop, stop." He told them as the music stopped and the lights came on again. A moment of silence fell between them before he spoke again. "Hermione Granger, welcome to the music industry." He told her as Hermione gasped and then she, Harry, and Ron started squealing and jumping up and down before they embraced each other tightly in a group hug as Snape simply just grinned at them.

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Later on that afternoon Harry and Ginny went down to the stables. "Wow, I can't believe it! I really can't believe it! I am so happy for Hermione!" Ginny exclaimed excitedly.

"I know," Harry began with a grin before he rounded the corner and headed straight towards Lightning's stall. "me too." He finished as he smiled at his horse. "Hullo boy, are you ready to go for a ride?" he questioned him when suddenly they heard the sound of a truck and another horse whinnying. That's when Harry and Ginny turned to look at each other.

"Do you hear that?" Ginny asked him.

"Yeah, it sounds like it's coming from outside." He replied as they turned around and ran out of the stables down to the fence where Eve was already standing as she watched them unloading a beautiful brown horse inside it. Although the horse was very skinny and bruised and was very reluctant about being unloaded.

"What happened to the poor thing?" Ginny asked Eve over the horse's loud whinnying.

"He was a cruelty case." Eve explained.

"What!? First Zipporah and now this! I can't believe how sick and twisted people are!" Ginny exclaimed.

"I know, but at least Zip didn't look as bad as that when I rescued her." Harry told her as the horse finished being unloaded and started galloping away and rearing and kicking his front legs into the air while continuing to whinny and snort.

"Look at him! He's a walking skeleton!" Ginny cried as Harry took a deep breath and sighed heavily.

"I hate to say it but it'll take a miracle to save that horse." Harry said shaking his head with disbelief as the three of them continued to watch him galloping around.

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Harry started walking Zip through the park when all of a sudden she squatted down to relieve herself. As Harry bent down to pick up her droppings with the plastic bag that he had brought along with him that's when suddenly he ran into Jessie and her puppy Sandy. "Hey Harry." She began as Harry glanced up at her and smiled.

"Oh, hullo Jessie." He said as he stood back up again and the two puppies started sniffing each other and wagging their tail.

"I wonder if they remember each other." Jessie said as Harry shrugged.

"I dunno, they might." He said.

"Look Sandy, it's your sister Zipporah." She told her as she smiled down at her but that's when Harry slowly started turning his head away from her.

"Are you alright Harry? You seem a little bit distracted." She told him.

"I know, I'm sorry. I'm just thinking about that poor horse that came in today." He said.

"Oh yeah, Ginny told me about him. Poor thing. I sure hope that he makes it." She said.

"Yeah, me too." He told her.

"Well, I better finish giving Sandy her walk. Tobey's picking me up to take me out to the movies tonight and there's a lot of things around the house that I have to get done first." She explained.

"Really? That's interesting. Tobey didn't tell me anything about it. I wonder how he plans to pick you up. He doesn't have a car or a broom." He said.

"I know, me too but he told me that it would be a surprise. Well good luck on the horse Harry and tell Hermione that I said congratulations on her new recording contract." She said as Harry smiled and nodded at her.

"Alright I will." He said as a moment of silence fell between them and then as if Jessie was reading his mind she continued on.

"Ginny tells me everything." She told him with a grin as Harry chuckled. "In fact if I didn't know any better I would say that she knows everything." She added as Harry stifled another laugh. "Well, see ya later Harry." She told him as they both said their goodbyes and went their separate ways.