Lost in the Music
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, and I don't own the song, "Building a Mystery". It's Sarah McLachlan's.
I'm not quite sure how this will turn out. Tell me what you think and tell me how I can improve my (pitiful) idea. Thanx!
"Here's tonight's star performer…Virginia!!!"
Ginny stepped up to the microphone, scanning the faces in the crowd. It didn't matter if she saw anyone she knew, because they would all disappear when she played the first notes on her guitar. She remembered the first time she had done this; it was just after Christmas break began in her Fifth Year at Hogwarts. No one was doing anything and she had finished all of the work they had been assigned over the holiday. She had wanted out of the school and away from Ron, Harry, and Hermione. They were being too perfect again. She was only planning to go somewhere fun, and she decided to take her guitar with her. It had been the result of two long summers babysitting miniature demons.
She had arrived on "open mic night" at a rather popular club for witches and wizards. She had signed up and walked up to the stage. She had to wear her ratty black cloak to cover her Hogwarts crest. They knew she was young, but they thought she had already graduated from school.
Ginny wasn't quite sure what she sang, she just let the music take her away. She was hired that night, after she played, to be a regular act there. Every night. It was only her Sixth Year! She had stopped doing most of her homework, and she never had time to eat dinner, but she loved what she was doing. She was failing all of her classes, but she hadn't been caught yet!
Her thoughts returned to the present and she smiled at the crowd. All of the talking stopped as she began to play.
" You come out at night,
That's when the energy comes
And the dark side's light
And the vampires roam
You strut your rasta wear
And your suicide poem
And a cross from a faith
That died before Jesus came
You're building a mystery."
She closed her eyes, so she didn't notice two familiar men enter the club and stop to stare when they saw her face.
"You live in a church
Where you sleep with voodoo dolls
And you won't give up the search
For ghosts in the halls.
You wear sandals in the snow
And a smile that won't wash away
Can you look out the window
Without your shadow getting in the way?
Oh, you're so beautiful
With an edge and a charm
But so careful
When I'm in your arms."
They were her DADA professor, Remus Lupin, and Sirius Black, who was recently declared innocent. She still had no idea who was standing below her. Even if she had opened her eyes the glare from the lights would have kept her from really seeing them.
"'Cause you're working
Building a mystery
Holding on and holding it in
Yeah, you're working
Building a mystery
And choosing so carefully
You woke up screaming aloud
A prayer from your secret god
You feed off our fears
And hold back your tears
Give us a tantrum
And a know-it-all grin
Just when we need one
When the evening's thin."
Sirius didn't know who she really was, he just thought she looked Weasely-ish. Remus knew exactly who she was. He also knew that she was out past curfew, and that she was failing his class. He wasn't going to march up there and drag her off like some professors would. He had been caught out after curfew himself, so he decided to wait and see if she did it again. That way, he wouldn't feel guilty about getting her on what he assumed to be her first offense.
"Oh, you're a beautiful
A beautiful f***ed up man
You're setting up your
Razor wire shrine.
'Cause you're working
Building a mystery
Holding on and holding it in
Yeah, you're working
Building a mystery
And choosing so carefully."
She finished the song and the bright lights faded. She smiled at them all one last time and walked off the stage. She looked perfectly calm when the applause started after she stepped down. Remus watched her, waiting to see if she was going to run out the door and get back to Hogwarts. She looked so different up on that stage than she did in class. At the school, she was shy and sat in the back row in his class. He never saw her with what you could call "friends". He was either with Harry and the others or by herself.
On the stage, she looked like she was in control of everything. She didn't blush, and she didn't stutter. She was perfectly at ease.
Ginny checked her watch, and decided that she didn't have enough time for another song. She headed towards the door, still feeling calm. Music always did that to her. Depending on the song, it could calm her down or make her feel more alive.
She stepped out of the club's door and took a deep breath, preparing herself for her trip. She found out that she could apparate herself to the Forbidden Forest from the club. She had just pulled out her wand when she heard someone call out to her.
"Miss Weasely, wait!!"
She turned with wide eyes.
"P-P-Professor!"
"What are you doing out after curfew, Miss Weasely? I must admit that you have a beautiful voice, but you should be at the castle doing your homework."
She looked behind her DADA professor to see Sirius Black blinking at them both. Then he grinned and said, "What's your problem, Remus? We were caught doing things a lot worse than that. Just let her go."
Remus looked like he was going to say something, then thought better of it. He sighed and said, "Go ahead and leave, Miss Weasely. Just be careful."
Ginny quickly flicked her wand and disappeared.
A/N-Welllllll????? I need a NAME for the club she performs at. Any ideas???? At all????