"My Baby Girl"
By: Jean Lyons
As Ginny Weasley stood in front of the mirror making sure every hair was in place, her father, Arthur, watched her with a sad smile. She may be a Weasley now, but in a few hours, she would leave this house as a Potter. Arthur was glad that she was happy, but how could he let his little girl go? True, she wasn't so little anymore, but she was his only daughter. He had to commend her choice in men, though. Harry had been like a son to him for years and Arthur knew Ginny had loved him for a long time. He also knew that Harry was a responsible man. He'd take care of her. All the same… His only baby girl! The last one to leave home. The Burrow would be so quiet. Without the children, how was Molly ever going to get used to cooking for two again?
"What?" said Ginny, seeing her father's face.
"I just can't believe you're getting married. It doesn't feel like it was all that long ago that you were riding on my shoulders."
"Dad, I haven't ridden on your shoulders in fifteen years."
"All the same…"
"Dad, don't look sad. I don't want to cry before the ceremony even starts."
"I just want you to be happy, dear."
"I am happy, dad."
"The world's a scary place, Ginny; I'm just scared of letting you into it."
"Dad, I'll be fine. Even if I couldn't take care of myself, Harry can. Just trust us, dad. We'll be okay."
"I'm just going to miss you, is all."
"We'll visit. You know that. Neither of us is a very good cook. We'll starve otherwise." Arthur let out a small laugh as George stuck his head in.
"Mum says it's time, so come on."
Arthur took the hand of his daughter and led her out of the room as the music began to play. He saw Harry gasp as he saw Ginny and the look of love on his face and Arthur knew that his little girl would be in good hands. This really was the right thing to do.
This one is from "Wild World" by Cat Stevens. I love Cat Stevens. I also love the Weasley family. My extended family kind of reminds me of them. We're awesome like that. Hopefully these won't get much shorter than this one.
Cat Stevens - Wild World Lyrics
Now that I've lost everything to you
You say you wanna start something new
And it's breakin' my heart you're leavin'
Baby, I'm grievin'
But if you wanna leave, take good care
I hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there
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Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
It's hard to get by just upon a smile
Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
I'll always remember you like a child, girl
You know I've seen a lot of what the world can do
And it's breakin' my heart in two
Because I never wanna see you a sad girl
Don't be a bad girl
But if you wanna leave, take good care
I hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
But just remember there's a lot of bad and beware
[Chorus
Baby, I love you
But if you wanna leave, take good care
I hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
But just remember there's a lot of bad and beware
[Chorus