Chapter 7: Separate Ways (Obliviate)
They got into their reserved seats amidst looks of envy and waited for the show to begin. Dana and, surprisingly, Hermione, disintegrated into fangirl talk. Hermione thought that Theo and Draco were better looking then Blaise, but Dana maintained that Blaise's arse was the nicest by far. Luna pulled out a copy of the Quibbler and buried her face in it, and Ginny merely fiddled with the ring between her breasts.
Soon enough, the house lights dropped, and the spectacle began. The first song had everyone on their feet screaming, and Ginny felt faint, being so close to him again. She noticed that his eyes turned to her most often, and once, they remained fixed in place for almost a full 30 seconds.
She noticed once again that every so often, he would smile that smile that she'd first awakened, and all of the girls in the crowd would go crazy.
Ginny became very uncomfortable in short order - between Draco's glances, Daphne's wave, Blaise's wink and the words of almost all of the songs, Hermione was getting very suspicious.
He was singing Titian's Ghost, now, and Hermione wasn't even shrieking, just looking between Ginny and Draco.
Here in the darkness
Oh there's so many shades
Memories burn like faded flames
And die into the night, ooh and fly
Up so high, ooh
Draco's voice intoxicated her, and she watched him, entranced. To him, she was a stranger. To her, he was her life. He had been supposed to be her future, but Lucius had killed any hope of that.
Are you a ghost?
Or are you alive?
Would you be here for me
Be here for me now
Imagination
Or are you for real?
Just give me a sign
And I'll know
She wanted to grab him and tell him that she was here. She wanted to make him remember, to do anything it took to be with him again, to be with all of him.
Cool wind is blowing
Fingers through fiery hair
Standing in an empty room, alone
It feels like you should be there
Ooh alone
I wish you were there
Fiery hair. He'd said her hair was like fire. He'd told her that he loved her hair, loved to run his fingers through it.
They switched directly from this song into "Merlin, its a Muggle", and the moment was lost. One of her favorite songs, "Hexed" was after that. It had nothing to do with her, but she liked it anyways.
Jinx me, make me weak-kneed
Jelly-legs.
Charm me, you make me laugh
Cheering Charm
Hex me, make me fall -
Stupefy!
They all froze for a moment, and everyone laughed. Ginny's peal of laughter drew Draco's and Daphne's attention, and the latter signaled something to Draco.
A new song started, one she'd never heard. The lights dropped to a red spotlight on Daphne and a white on Draco. The red made her blonde hair gleam the way Ginny's did.
Here we stand
Worlds apart, hearts broken in two, two, two
Sleepless nights
Losing time
I'm reaching for you, you, you
Ginny understood - this was the song Daphne and Theo had written for her and Draco. Somehow, she'd managed this. Daphne sang in her place:
Everything is gone
He erased your mind
Can you go on,
To find the love his curse divides
Someday love will find you
Break those chains that bind you
One night will remind you
Draco looked panicked for a second, his eyes glazing, but he continued flawlessly, staring at Ginny.
How we touched
And then - Obliviate.
I know that he hurt you
True love won't desert you
You know I still love you
Though we touched
And then - Obliviate.
Ginny thought her heart would stop with the intensity of his gaze as Daphne sung again, looking heartbroken.
Troubled times
Caught between delusions and pain, pain, pain
Silver eyes
Promises you made were in vain, vain, vain
Everyone knew that the song was about Draco - everyone in England knew that his father had Obliviated him. Only Ginny, Daphne, Blaise, Theo, and Luna knew what had been erased, though Hermione was catching on.
You must go, be safe, my love
You'll never walk alone
Take care my love
Miss you love
Draco's hand was outstretched towards her, and she wanted badly to grab it and to kiss him then and there. As the concert ended with a final, anguished burst of sound, Ginny wormed her way out of the throng, tears pouring down her cheeks. She'd told everyone that she had something to do after, and the girls were going to her flat to sleep over in case things went badly.
Blaise was waiting for her, arms crossed and cheeks flushed. "Careful, Gin," he said anxiously, "When we were singing that last one, he remembered something, but now he's throwing up. It could easily be the curse hurting him, but he can't tell us what he saw. I'm not even sure he still remembers."
A/N: Titian's Ghost is a very slightly modified version of Are You A Ghost by B*witched, and Separate Ways (Obliviate) is likewise heavily based on Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) by Journey. Hexed is a silly creation of my own. No copyright infringement is intended on any of these lyrics.