Her Life Written In Lyrics
Disclaimer: I obviously do not own harry Potter, otherwise Harry's parents would have lived, and the Marauders (minus the rat) would still be pranking! I also don't own any of the songs, they belong to the amazing Taylor Swift.
A/N: Hello! Thank you so much for all the amazing reviews! I didn't expect to get so many! I really appreciate the feedback, and I am so glad that people liked it. Anyway, I hope you all enjoy this chapter!
Chapter 7
"Right! We're singing now!" exclaimed Harry. James shut up.
"This song is called Ours," Ginny said.
Harry started to strum the guitar again, and Ginny started to sing.
Elevator buttons and morning air,
"What's an elevator?" asked James quizzically. Lily rolled her eyes at her husband.
"You know that metal box thing we went in that takes you up and down?" She asked.
"Oh, that thing. Yeah I remember," smiled James.
"I'm sure you do," Lily said dryly. "You were screaming the whole time we were in there, and when we got out you starting yelling at random people telling them elevators are the spawn of Satan." The whole room started laughing again. James just grinned at them.
"They totally are though! They trap you in this big metal box, and it moves around!" he told them. Everyone just laughed harder.
"Ginny, how did you know what an elevator is?" asked Bill.
"Oh, we went on one together. It was pretty cool," Ginny told them.
Strangers silence makes me want to take the stairs.
If you were here we'd laugh about their vacant stares,
But right now my time is theirs.
Seems like there's always someone who disapproves,
Ginny, Harry and Hermione all glared pointedly at Ron.
"Hey! She's my li- she's my sister! I'm allowed to disapprove of her boyfriends!" Ron told them. They all rolled their eyes. "At least he was better than that Corner idiot."
"Yeah, he was pretty stupid," admitted Ginny.
They'll judge it like they know about me and you.
"I do know about the two of you!" Ron yelled.
"No Ronald, you really don't," Ginny told him. Ron made an angry noise and glared at Harry, who grinned back.
And the verdict comes from those with nothing else to do,
"I have other things to do!" Ron told them heatedly. Everyone just ignored him. "And I don't like this song!" Everyone ignored that too.
The jury's out, but my choice is you.
So don't you worry your pretty little mind,
People throw rocks at things that shine,
And life makes love look hard.
The stakes are high, the water's rough,
But this love is ours.
Harry and Ginny smiled secretively at each other while Ron and the twins pretended to vomit. "Oh honestly Ronald, grow up," Hermione told him. She whacked him on the head.
"Ouch woman! That bloody hurt!" He yelled. Hermione smiled indulgently.
"Yes, that's why I did it," she told him. Ron just smiled at her.
Everyone in the room rolled their eyes at the two. They were used to their unique methods of flirting, and they were all more than ready for them to just stop bickering and go out together. Harry in particular was wishing they would hurry up and admit their feelings. It seemed everyone knew they like each other apart from them.
You never know what people have up their sleeves,
Ghosts from your past gonna jump out at me.
Harry grimaced as he remembered some of Cho's many attempts to try to win him back.
Lurking in the shadows with their lip gloss smiles,
But I don't care, because right now your mine.
"Always," Harry whispered so only Ginny heard. Lily and James heard too, but only because they were watching their son closely. James snorted slightly. Merlin, the kid was almost as bad as him! Lily smiled. It was clear that the two of them really did love each other. Ginny looked at Harry expectantly, and Harry sighed before singing the chorus with her.
And you'll say don't you worry your pretty little mind,
People throw rocks at things that shine,
And life makes love look hard.
The stakes are high, the water's rough,
But this love is ours.
Sirius looked curiously between Harry and Ginny. He thought that they might like each other, what with all the smiling and blushing and stuff. Then he started to put the pieces together. The reason her ex dumped her, green eyes that he inherited from his mother, a Gryffindor. Sirius roared with laughter, making the rest of the room look at him.
"What's so funny Paddy?" James asked curiously.
"Ginny's ex… figured… know who… HA!" Sirius choked out between gales of laughter. Harry took a deep breath and tried his best to prepare himself for all the jokes and innuendos that were about to come his way.
"Boyfriend… Oh my Merlin! Wow Ginny, I never thought you would stoop so low!" Sirius crowed. Ginny threw the nearest pillow at him.
"I love him very much! So shut up you bloody prick!" Ginny said irritably. She liked Sirius. Loved him in fact. She had come to see him and James both as father figures of sorts. But that didn't stop Sirius from annoying the hell out of her. Now she thought about it, Sirius was just like another big brother, only slightly more annoying and a lot less mature, which really was saying something considering her brothers are Ron, Fred and George. Oh, and Percy, he's an immature little prick.
Once Sirius finally stopped laughing, Harry flipped him the finger, disguising his action by readjusting his guitar. This of course sent Sirius into fresh peals of laughter.
"Alright, why don't I go and get some drinks for everyone while Sirius here calms down?" asked Lily, slapping Sirius on the head perhaps slightly harder than strictly necessary.
"It's alright, I'll get them Mum. Sirius is giving me a headache," Harry smirked at his child-like godfather. Sirius just laughed louder. Harry got up and walked towards the kitchen.
"I think I'll go and help him. There are a lot of drinks to carry," Ginny smiled as she followed him out the door. This made Sirius laugh even harder. Ginny just rolled her eyes as she walked out the door.
Harry turned sharply when he heard footsteps behind him. He quickly pulled his wand out of his jeans pocket, aiming it towards the source of the noise.
"Ginny!" He cried once he realized who it was. "Sorry. I've been a little jumpy since… you know," Harry told her.
"I know. I've been the same. Just knowing that Death Eaters got into Hogwarts… it's scary," she whispered. They continued walking towards the kitchen.
"Thank you. For singing with me, and you know playing the guitar and stuff," Ginny said awkwardly. They hadn't really been alone together since the breakup.
"Of course. I love singing and playing with you Ginny," Harry said. He started preparing fourteen bottles of butter beer.
"Harry…" Ginny said slowly. "Did you mean what you said before? That you love me… and that you only left to keep me safe?" Ginny asked. She felt so vulnerable asking him that, but she needed to know. Harry whipped around to face her.
"Ginny I thought you knew that! Why else would I break up with you?" He asked, amazed she could think anything else.
"I know that's what you said… but I couldn't help wondering if part of it was, I don't know, that I'm not good enough, or you don't like me or something," Ginny admitted quietly. Harry felt guilt well up inside him.
"No, Ginny. I love you so much. I could never not love you! I can't believe you would think that!" Harry walked forward and took her into his arms, holding her tightly. She wrapped her arms around his neck, burying her face in his shirt.
"Promise me you'll come back to me Harry," Ginny pleaded. Harry felt his heart break at her words.
"Ginny, you know I can't promise that. But I can promise that I will try my very best to come back. For you," he told her softly. He felt her nod against his chest.
"Harry, why did you break up with me? I mean I know it's to protect me and everything, but I'm a known blood traitor. He's going to be after my entire family," said Ginny.
"Exactly, being with you would just put you in more danger," Harry said.
"No it really wouldn't. I am probably in almost as much danger as you. I am probably the only other child; apart from you of course, to ever escape him. I am one of the few living people who can say they were targeted by Voldemort and lived. Don't you think he's going to want revenge?" Ginny asked. Harry opened and closed his mouth a few times. He hadn't thought about that before.
"Well, I think I'm going to be his main priority," Harry said after a while.
"My brother is about to go on some dangerous suicide mission with you to try to destroy Voldemort. Don't you think that's going to draw some unwanted attention?" Harry opened and closed his mouth a few more times. He hadn't thought about that either.
"Well… well I still want to protect you. Stop with your logic! You're making it unbelievably hard for me not to ask you to take me back right now!" Harry told her, half joking, half serious.
"I want you to ask me to take you back. I mean, it's not like we're going to tell the media about us or anything. I just want to know that you're mine, and I'm yours," Ginny whispered.
"But I'm leaving soon," Harry protested feebly.
"Don't leave. You can just stay in Grimmauld Place and search for the horcruxes from here. Wouldn't that be better? Safer for everyone? We can just ask everyone to stay here until your mission is finished, that way everyone will be safe," Ginny told him.
"Why the bloody hell did I not think of that?" Harry asked. Ginny giggled.
"Because you're not a genius like me," Ginny teased lightly. Harry chuckled.
"I still think it would be rather unsafe for anyone else living here," Harry sad uncertainly. "I mean, I know they have the Fidelius charm and everything, but so did my parents. Also, Sirius would go barking mad locked up in here."
"Harry, you are not leaving, not now that I've come up with a way so that you don't have to leave. I let you go before because I didn't think there was another option. But now we've come up with an option that could keep you safe, you're not leaving," Ginny told him firmly, but there was still a little bit of vulnerability in her voice.
"Alright. I'm don't think I could leave you now anyway. I know I don't really deserve you anymore after breaking up with you and trying to leave you, but… will you take me back Ginny?" Harry asked her. Ginny shook her head and grinned at him.
"Not until you kiss me!" She teased. Harry leant down, closing the small gap between their lips. Her hands tangled themselves in his hair as he wrapped his arms tightly around her waist. It was a relief for both of them, to feel their lips moving together again. Harry had been terribly depressed the last few weeks after dumping Ginny, but he hadn't quite realized just how much he missed her embrace. Ginny felt exactly the same.
"Har- err… sorry…" Harry and Ginny jumped apart as if they had been burned. The faces turned bright red when they saw a very embarrassed James potter standing in the doorway.
"We were just – getting the drinks," Harry said awkwardly. James raised an eyebrow at his son who blushed an even darker red.
"We were just wondering what was taking so long," James said with a smirk.
"Yeah, well… we were just getting the drinks," Harry said again. James laughed at this. Even Ginny snickered a bit. "We'll be there in a minute," Harry said, glaring at his father.
"Okay, just don't take too long. I had to stop Ron from storming in here," James laughed. Harry's eyes widened slightly.
"We'll be there soon," he promised. James left, still laughing quietly.
"So?" Sirius asked when he reentered the room.
"Yep," James replied, a slight smirk on his face. That set Sirius off laughing again.
"Padfoot, why do you keep laughing at everything?" James asked. Sirius liked to laugh a lot, but seriously, this was getting ridiculous. James' eyes narrowed and he turned to the twins who were sitting huddled in the corner with entirely too innocent expressions. That was all the confirmation James' needed. "Try and make it a little stronger," he said, knowing it was probably something the twins had invented. "If I didn't know him so well I'd probably just think he was weird." The twins nodded, always eager for pranking advice from the famous Marauders, and turned back to their parchment.
Harry and Ginny walked into the room a minute later, with two trays full of drinks and bright red faces. James couldn't help but smirk as Harry glared at him.
"Alright, where were we?" Harry asked picking up his guitar and sitting next to Ginny on the floor. Lily noticed he sat a little closer to her than before. "Oh, by the way Ron, Hermione, slight change of plans," Harry said. Ron and Hermione looked confused.
"We're basing our… mission from somewhere safe. You know instead of random forests in a tent. We'll just find somewhere and get someone to put a Fidelius charm on it or something. Hermione you could probably do it with a lot of practice," Harry said. Hermione and Ron looked at each other incredulously.
"I thought you were basing your mission here at Grimmauld Place?" asked Ginny sternly.
"No, it's too dangerous. This is the Order HQ," said Harry. Ginny's eyes fluttered shut quickly before opening again as she tried to gain control over her famous Weasley temper.
"Harry…" she warned.
"Fine! We'll talk about it!" Harry said. Ginny nodded and started singing again, not wanting to think about Harry's mission any longer.
And it's not theirs to speculate if it's wrong and,
Your hands are tough but they are where mine belong and,
I'll fight their doubt and give you faith with this song for you.
Ginny and Harry smiled at each other again, both of them blushing slightly.
'Cause I love the gap between your teeth.
And I love the riddles that you speak.
Ron and Hemrione laughed slightly at this line.
And any snide remarks from my father about your tattoos will be ignored.
"WHAT?" Lily screamed, her emerald eyes full of fire. Ron, Hemrione, Ginny and Harry were all roaring with laughter. Ron and Hermione were both on the floor and Harry and Ginny were clutching on to each other to keep themselves upright.
"Hungarian horntail… chest… pigmy puff!" Hermione managed to choke out. All the adults looked at them like they were crazy.James was starting to think they should probably be calling a mind healer. Once the kids had calmed down, Lily turned to Ginny.
"What tattoos?" she asked dangerously.
"Don't worry Mum, it's an inside joke!" Harry reassured her. "This idiot named Romilda had a crush on Ginny's boyfriend, and she went up to Ginny and asked whether or not it was true that he had a hippogriff tattooed on his chest." This sent all four teens off laughing again.
"And then… and then I told her that it was a Hungarian Horntail! I said it was much more macho…" Ginny said. They were all laughing again.
"And then she told her… she told her Ron had a pygmy puff on his ass!" exclaimed Hermione. James and Sirius were now laughing along with the kids. All the other adults thought they had gone slightly bonkers. It took them all a while to calm down.
"Alright, I can't be bothered to sing this one anymore. It's just the chorus again. Someone choose another song!" Sirius stole the songbook from Ginny's lap.
"Sing Change!" he exclaimed, opening the book up to a random page.
"Harry actually wrote most of this one. So he's singing it with me!" Ginny said smugly, taking the book back.
"Fine," harry muttered. He hated singing in front of people, but he did love singing with Ginny. He supposed it was worth it.
A/N: Hello! Thank you to anyone who had read this! I hope you all enjoyed it. Please tell me what you thought! Milo.
