Chapter Eight; The Show Must Go On

Just a quick note; I'm sorry but there was a goof last chapter. Harry's mother has actually been dead for a year not a couple of years. Anyway, here's the next chapter! By the way, the song that I have written for this chapter "Try" is supposed to be Trinity singing it and playing it in the background. So use your imagination and picture Harry and Ginny singing it. Also the other song that was in this story was another Trinity original entitled Child of God done in a Contemporary Christian style.

Ps. This is just part of the song Try, maybe I'll use the full version of it in a later episode

Harry stood out in front of Lightning Bolt's paddock hunched over the railing and watching him while he grazed. That's when suddenly Ginny walked over to him. "Hullo Harry." She said as he turned his head and grinned at her.

"Oh hullo Ginny." He said.

"Ron and Hermione told me that you got your memory back." She said.

"Yeah, I have." He told her.

"You really scared me half to death. I mean it's like you were here but you weren't if you know what I mean." She said.

"Oh believe me I know exactly what you mean." He told her.

"Well anyway, I figured that you'd be down here practicing for the show." She said.

"I'm not going to be in the show anymore." He told her.

"You're joking." She began with disbelief. "But you've come so far in such a short period of time. You can't just give up." She told him.

"I almost died Ginny. Besides you just said it yourself, I really worried you and everyone else in my family. I wouldn't want to have to put any of you through that again. I care about you too much." He said.

"Listen Harry, what happened to you was an accident. Don't you remember when Tobey lost his sight and you told him that God was using it as an obstacle to make him a stronger person. Well I think He did the same thing for you. Your father reminded you the true reason that you wear your cross necklace before you got your memory back. It was because your mother wanted you to know that you're never truly alone, and I know she wouldn't want to see you quit." She told him as Harry turned his head and looked at her.

"And neither do I." she added as he smiled at her warmly.

"It's no wonder why I love you so much. You're right, you are you know. Besides, it wouldn't be fair to Lightning Bolt. He's worked just as hard as I have. It's my own fault I fell not his." He told her as she smiled back at him.

"So does that mean that you're going to do it?" she asked him as he continued smiling at her.

"As soon as my horse is done eating, I'll go tack him up." He said.

Oh I used to think that I was a loser,

I used to think I lost it all.

My chance was over,

My pride was broken,

But that's when you showed up and changed it all.

As soon as Harry had got changed and he groomed and tacked up Lightning Bolt he led him back outside to the ring. After that he mounted on top of him and started warming him up by walking him around the ring.

I used to think my faith was gone.

And God didn't care about me anymore.

But then you showed up at the door and proved to me that I was wrong!

A proud and wide grin stretched a crossed Ginny's face as Harry clicked his tongue against his teeth and gave his horse a slight kick signaling him into a trot. He immediately obeyed and Harry started trotting him around the ring before steering him right towards his first jump and the excitement in Ginny's eyes grew larger as Harry rose further inside his saddle and cleared the first obstacle perfectly.

I know that I can do it if I try, try, try!

I can reach up and touch the sky, sky, sky!

Oh I can fly so high, high, high!

I will try with all my might, might, might!

As Lightning Bolt's hooves touched the ground again Harry clicked his tongue again and signaled him into a canter and steered him right towards the fence and Ginny watched him leap over that obstacle perfectly as well.

Oh I may not be a winner, but I know I'm the champion if I just finish the race,

I know that I will shine, shine, shine!

I can do anything and be whatever I want to be!

All I've got to do is try, try, try!

As Harry continued cantering around the ring and leaping over obstacles Ginny continued watching him while she hunched over the railing. That's when suddenly Snape came up to her. "I figured that I would find you here Ms. Weasley. Generally speaking wherever Harry is you aren't too far behind." He said as she turned her head and smiled at him and then giggled.

"Yep, you've pretty much got me down to a science." She told him as they turned their heads back to look at Harry and Snape nodded.

"He looks pretty good out there." He told her.

"Yeah, I know he does. It's funny, originally he wasn't even going to be in the show until I talked him into it." She said.

"Why not? Look how far he's come." He told her.

"I know. I guess he was just scared to get back on that horse again after he fell the first time. But I guess that's the problem with most people. They let fear stop them from doing something that they really want to do and let it take control of their life." She began before she looked back at him. "Up until they actually do it of course." She said as he turned his head to look back at her and studied her for a moment.

"But it's like that old saying goes, even if something bad happens the show must go on. And once you fall you need to pick yourself up and try again until you get it right." She told him as he thought it over for a few moments and let her words stick to his brain before they continued watching Harry practice.