Opening the Door

Disclaimer: See chapter 1

Chapter 11 – The Only One

Evangeline couldn't concentrate.

When they all come crashing down, midflight,
You know you're not the only one.
When they're so alone they find a back door out of life.
You know you're not the only one.

It was worrying Lily, though it hadn't seemed too bad when she had zoned out in History of Magic that morning. At first Lily had put it down to lack of sleep, but after Evangeline zoned out in Transfiguration – earning her a half-pig-half-goat mixture, and a detention – Lily knew something was wrong.

We're all grieving,
Lost and bleeding.

Everyone was surprised when Evangeline got a detention for not paying attention: she was usually glued to all her lessons (even History of Magic, to an extent) and studying like mad in her spare time.

Or so people thought.

All our lives,
We've been waiting
For someone to call our leader.
All your lies,
I'm not believing.
Heaven shine a light down on me.

In truth, Evangeline was writing songs or poems when thought to be studying, meaning that people only thought her to be hooked on her work.

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Evangeline entered Professor McGonagall's office in the same daze she had been in all day.

So afraid to open your eyes, hypnotized.
You know you're not the only one that never understood this life.
And you're right, I don't deserve you but you know I'm not the only one.

Minerva sighed when she saw her.

It wasn't long before it was clear that Evangeline was in no fit shape to do anything but go around in a daze all day.

We're all grieving,
Lost and bleeding.

McGonagall subsequently let her joint-best students (with Lily Evans) go early, telling her to pay attention next time.

That night, Evangeline went up to bed early, after Lily and the Marauders insisted on 'helping' her – bothering her and not letting her leave the Common Room.

All our lives,
We've been waiting
For someone to call our leader.
All your lies,
I'm not believing.
Heaven shine a light down on me.

She began to write again, this time entitling her song 'The Only One'.

The next morning, Evangeline slipped out extra-early, to avoid Lily and the Marauders.

Don't look down,
Don't look into the eyes of the world beneath you.
Don't look down, you'll fall down,
You'll become their sacrifice.

She caught a quick, half-an-hour nap in the Room of Requirements, before magicking up a piano and all the other instruments she needed for her song.

Right or wrong.
Can't hold onto the fear that I'm lost without you.
If I can't feel, I'm not mine,
I'm not real.

She smiled as she began to play and sing.

Music was her sanctuary…

All our lives,
We've been waiting
For someone to call our leader.
All your lies,
I'm not believing,
Heaven shine a light down on me.

…Amen to that.

Evangeline played on, truly thankful for Saturdays, for once.