Chapter Fourteen

First Gig

Hermione was panicking and Pansy was doing her best to sooth her.

"It's ok, Mione. We're going to be fine!"

Hermione, checking the amps for perhaps ther eighteenth time, glared at the woman she loved. "How do you know?"

Pansy laughed. "We defeated the Death Eaters, I think we can handle this."

Hermione calmed down marginally. "Is the piano set up?"

"Yes. Here's the play list."

Hermione glanced over it quickly. She gasped slightly. "Our duet is first?"

Pansy nodded. "Yeah, Draco's got his violin ready and Ginny's ready with the flute."

"Is it gonna work though? That's an awfully powerful song to play first."

"I know, which is why we have Ginny and Draco on 'I Promise You This' right after us. They're so great on that one that ours will seem less notable."

Hermione nodded. "So we're ending with 'Your Eyes'?"

Pansy nodded again.

"That's a rather slow peice. Sure we don't want to slip something a little more fast paced after it?"

"Well, the only one that's finished that's fast enough is 'Proverbial Closet'. Do you really want to finish with that?"

"Why not? It's apropos."

Pansy laughed and kissed Hermione on the cheek. "Let's get to it then."

Not seven minutes later the curtain rose. Hogwarts had chartered them for their first annual Post War Banquet. Almost all of their graduating classes were represented there.

Draco began with a slow lilting melody on his violin, echoed by Ginny on the flute. As the melody spun lazily about, Hermione and Pansy, both on the piano, began the song.

"It must have grand,

To see me that way

Bound and broken,

Without a card to play.

And it must have been nice,

But it's over now.

The little girl you took

Grew up somehow."

Hermione continued playing the piano, but it was Pansy who sang the first verse.

"It must have been fine

It must have been great,

To have it all given,

To you on a plate."

Here Hermione took over the singing.

"And it must have been hard

Letting me go.

But as you can see,

We both know."

The vocals switched back to Pansy as Ginny and Draco continued their slow round.

"What you thought you had,

Was gone for good."

Hermione: "And you thought you could

But I never would."

The girls repeated the opening chorus then Pansy sang again.

"Now it's over,

Don't you wish you could...

If I could turn back time,

I know I would."

Hemrione took over again.

"I could stop you now,

Like I didn't at first.

But the pain I think,

was only made worse."

Pansy: "The wounds you left,

Never will heal."

Hermione: "Time will not ease

the pain I feel."

Once more they sang the chorus then the singers and the instruments died to nothing. There was silence for a few moments then the crowd began a standing ovation.

(A/N: Ok, here's the real chapter 14. Sorry about that. Also, the songs mentioned here are songs I've written. If you want the lyrics let me know and I'll post them.