Hey! So the song on here is How to Save a Life by The Fray (Jess Moskaluke cover) Not much to say but I hope you enjoy.
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Chapter Two
Harper received letters from her friends the next day and she was still a little angry with Hermione for telling Mrs. Weasley about what she saw, but answered anyway. It was a little snippy but hopefully she would understand. The day after that, her aunt shocked her with a letter from the Ministry of Magic. As she was not attending Hogwarts, they were giving her a permit to use magic underage. She felt very happy for the first time in a while and Beatrice was pleased to see her eyes brighten for a moment even though they went back to the dim sadness quickly after.
Beatrice had received a phone call and seemed more cheerful then normal around Harper which confused the girl. It wasn't until the morning she was to start at McKinley that she realized what. Harper picked out a discreet outfit, skinny jeans with a black long sleeve shirt and black jacket along with her converse. She needed to hide the newly gained scars on her arms. As she grabbed a granola bar and headed outside to wait for her aunt, a car pulled up and she heard a honk. She looked over to surprisingly see Finn, the boy she met briefly at The Lima Bean.
"Finn?" She asked. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm giving you a ride to school." He shrugged and she was confused.
"But, my aunt was going to-"
"My mom called and asked, she said sure."
"Oh, um, okay." She looked back to see Beatrice grinning from the door and waving. Harper sighed and got in the car. "Thanks."
"No problem." It was silent before he spoke again. "So why did you really move in with your aunt?"
"What do you mean?"
"Your aunt is a good liar but not the greatest." Finn looked over when they got to a stop sign. "You don't have to tell me. I'm just wondering."
"Well, it's kind of private." She rubbed her arm, thinking Finn wouldn't notice, but he did and frowned.
"Okay." He nodded just as they pulled into the parking lot of the school. "Well, we're here."
"Thank you, for driving me." She said and he nodded before they both got out. She quickly pulled her hood up as people started to look over and Finn frowned again.
"I'll show you where the front office is." She nodded and followed him into the school and to the office. She thanked him and disappeared into the office.
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Finn watched as Harper entered the cafeteria, her hood up like earlier. She looked around before heading for the lunch line. He watched as she came back out with a tray and looked around again before heading for an empty table. Finn got up and went to intercept her, surprising the Glee club, who he had been sitting with, and Harper herself.
"Oh, hi."
"Hey, you want to come sit with me?"
"You don't have to keep helping me Finn." She smiled sadly. "I'm used to being alone. But thanks for offering."
She walked around him and sat at the table, taking out a notebook before taking a bite of her pizza. He sighed and went back to where he had been sitting.
"Was that the new girl?" Artie asked and he nodded.
"How do you know her?" Tina was next to speak.
"My mom knows her aunt and we first met at The Lima Bean. I gave her a ride to school this morning." Finn shrugged.
"Looks like Karofsky wants to know her too." Kurt said as he looked past Finn towards where Harper was sitting. He looked too and saw his team mate heading for the girl, carrying a slushy cup.
"Ah crap." Finn muttered and started to get up but it seemed Karofsky wanted to waste no time and the slushy was thrown in her face.
"Welcome to America, freak." He laughed and walked away as people looked over. Some Cheerios laughed from nearby. She wiped her eyes and sighed before grabbing a napkin and wiping off most of the blue ice.
"Sorry about that." Finn made it over and she looked up. "Karofsky likes to slushy people."
"Is that what it's called? I've had worse." She finished cleaning her face. "Are you giving me a ride back?"
"Yeah, but I have Glee club after school so you might have to wait a while. Do you want to sit in?"
"I'll pretend I know what Glee club is, but yeah, sure." He laughed at what she said before telling her what Glee club was and where the choir room was.
Harper went to an empty bathroom before class started again to get herself fully clean with her wand. After uneventful classes and shocking the teachers with her photographic memory, she went to the choir room where all of Glee club was already there. Finn came up and led her to the teacher.
"Mr. Schue, this is Harper Potter."
"Well hello Harper. I'm Mr. Schuester but you can call me Mr. Schue."
"Hello. Um, I hope I'm not intruding at all. Finn just asked if I wanted to sit in."
"Perfectly fine. Go ahead and find a seat, I was just about to talk about Sectionals." Harper nodded and followed Finn but as she walked, she spotted a music book and picked it up. She flipped through it and found a song, studied it for a minute and shut the book when all the information was retained. After he talked about some singing competition, Mr. Schue looked at Harper.
"Harper do you want to give it a try?"
"Oh, well, I guess." She went to the band and told them before going up front. The music started and she took a breath before singing the song she had just learned.
Step one, you say we need to talk
He walks, you say sit down, it's just a talk
He smiles politely back at you
You stare politely right on through
Some sort of window to your right
As he goes left, and you stay right
Between the lines of fear and blame
You begin to wonder why you came
They watched as her eyes closed and she sang the song softly.
Where did I go wrong?
I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
Let him know that you know best
Cause after all, you do know best
Try to slip past his defense
Without granting innocence
Lay down a list of what is wrong
The things you've told him all along
Her voice built to a stronger note.
And pray to God he hears you
And I pray to God he hears you
Where did I go wrong?
I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
How to save a life
Her voice became soft again, her eyes still closed but she put so much heart into it.
As he begins to raise his voice
You lower yours and grant him one last choice
Drive until you lose the road
Or break with the ones you've followed
He will do one of two things
He will admit to everything
Or he'll say he's just not the same
And you'll begin to wonder why you came
She built to the strength again, no smiles at all but you could tell she wasn't singing this happily.
Where did I go wrong?
I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
Where did I go wrong?
I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
Her eyes opened as the band slowly stopped the song and it almost looked as if a tear had fallen but you couldn't tell. Mr. Schue clapped along with everyone else. Harper nodded but didn't smile before Mr. Schue spoke.
"How would you like to join the New Directions, Harper?" He asked and Harper looked surprised.
"Uh, okay." She said and he grinned. Once they were all excused, Harper walked with Finn.
"You did pretty well."
"Thanks." She said and he frowned at how there was barely any emotion. He felt a strong feeling that he needed to fix that. He drove her home but stopped her before she could leave the car.
"I'll pick you up tomorrow morning."
"Oh, um, okay." She said quietly. "Thank you."
When she made it inside, he sighed and drove off. Beatrice grinned as she walked in but Harper ignored her and set her backpack down before grabbing a granola bar.
"So?"
"What?"
"How was school?"
"I joined glee club." Harper shrugged and Beatrice raised an eyebrow.
"Really. Isn't that the club Finn is in?"
"Are you trying to set me up?"
"No, no." Beatrice shook her head and Harper sighed. "I just think Finn would be a good friend."
"Yeah," Harper snorted, "friend."
"What else happened?" Beatrice asked.
"I got slushied at lunch."
"Oh, I've heard of that." Beatrice winced.
"It's not the worst I've been through." Harper whispered and Beatrice sighed, knowing perfectly well what her niece was speaking of.
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