[A/N: Yes! The answer was Avenue Q! Huzzah for all of you who knew that musical. Now, pop quiz! Who is the lead singer of Culture Club? Also, I love Pixie Lott and you should too. Also I think my new apartment is haunted. . . Spooky. . .]
After an hour into the trip, Tonks and Lydia took their headphones out and the radio was turned on and the trip was quiet for a while except for someone singing along with the radio.
"I think I like Culture Club," I said as Culture Club's Time (Clock of the Heart) started to play.
"I really love this song," Tonks said dancing in her seat to the song.
"I know. You play it enough," Lupin said.
"Don't act like you hate it. It's totally grown on you," she replied.
"Sure, sure," he said dismissively.
"You know, you guys bicker an awful lot," Draco said.
"You do. Now, why is that?" Sirius asked.
Tonks rolled her eyes. "Because you touch yourself at night."
"I do not. I have someone else to do that for me," Sirius said.
"Ewe" rang out through the back of the bus.
"What are you 'ewing' at Hannah?" Sirius teased me.
"Just because I happen to be having a baby, doesn't mean I want to hear about what you and Veronica do behind closed doors," I said. "I had to listen to it for the better part of the summer because someone doesn't know how to use a silencing charm."
"And someone doesn't know how to properly use birth control," Sirius said.
"Hey, people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones," Lydia giggled. "I know how I got here."
"In time we could've been so much more, but time is precious I know! In time we could've been so much more, but time has nothing to show, because time won't give me time, and time makes lovers feel like they've got something real! But you and me we know we got nothiiiin but time! And you know won't give me time and time makes lovers feel like they got something. . . real. . ."
Tonks and Lupin were both singing the last chorus of the song together as it faded out like no one watching and then they realized what was going on.
"Right. . . That was embarrassing," Lupin said turning around in his seat.
I giggled.
"Hey you guys, leave Tonks alone," Harry said randomly from behind me. "She has been having a rough past couple of months and you guys aren't even sensitive enough to stop taking digs at her."
"Thanks, Harry," she said.
"And just so everybody knows, whenever I get some evidence implicating whoever here is making her upset, Sirius, I am going to kick you in the shins," Harry said.
"So you automatically assume it's me?" Sirius asked.
"Well, you are the on usually irritating her," Lupin said.
"I don't think you have very much room to talk, now do you Remus?" Tonks asked. "Who knows, you might just mess around and say something that will provoke Harry to kick you in the shins."
"I doubt that," he replied.
"I dunno, you've developed a nasty habit of sticking your foot in your mouth," she said.
Draco sighed. "Clearly Lupin is the cause of her distress."
"Is this true, Lupin? Am I gonna have to kick you in the shins?" Harry asked.
"Yes, Harry, he is," Tonks replied.
"Well, what'd he do? I have to have a justifiable reason to kick him in the shins," Harry replied.
"Yes, Tonks, tell us why Moony deserves a kick in the shins," Sirius said.
"You're going the right route for a swift kick in the ass, Sirius," Harry said.
"Hey, don't cuss at me," Sirius said.
"Hey, Harry," Ginny said. He looked over to her she snapped in front of his face and Harry instantly fell asleep.
"How. . . What. . ?" Sirius started.
"Don't ask questions. Just accept the answers," Ginny replied going back to reading her book. "He won't be a problem for at least another hour."
"Alrighty then," I said sitting back in my seat.
"Hey, Hannah," Draco asked after a few moments.
"Yes?" I asked.
"Do you think it's boy or a girl?" he asked.
I shrugged. "Dunno. You know it's never actually crossed my mind until just now."
"Really?" he asked. I nodded. "I think it's a girl."
"Do you think so?" I asked.
"Yep," he replied. "And I am going to spoil her rotten."
"Well what if it's a boy?" I asked.
"Then he'll play Quidditch," Draco said.
"What if he doesn't want to play Quidditch? What if he wants to be a code breaker like Bill or an auror?" I asked.
"That'd fine too. I just figure since I'm looking into astronomy he'd have to choose a career that won't be as emasculating as mine," Draco said.
"Astronomy?" I asked.
"Well it's the only thing I'm good at. It's the only thing I like. Why not if I like it and I'm good at it?" he asked.
"Well you like and are good at other things," I said.
"Yeah, but I can't exactly shag you for a living now can I?" he whispered to me. I giggled. "But seriously. I'm not passionate about anything the way you are. You've always known you wanted to teach potions and cure lycanthropy because, despite the fact that you can be annoying, you've always been a person who's wanted to do right by others and helping other people makes your more excited than a Viktor Krum fan girl at the Bulgarian Quidditch World Cup. But I'm not like that."
"Something must make you excited," I said.
"Maybe once upon a time I had a plan. I was going to work on the school board like my dad, make too much money and marry some pureblood Slytherin girl. But now the thought of any of that just seems wrong. I mean, here I am. I've been cut off from my family and the only reason I'm at Hogwarts this term now that my mother has decided to stop paying for school is out of Dumbledore's good graces. I'm engaged to a half-blood girl who is so quintessentially Gryffindor that's it painful and not an hour ago I was debating on whether Ronald Weasley or Hermione Granger would make good godparents. I live with a Hufflepuff. Everything in my life went so dramatically different than I had originally intended all because we decided to suddenly be all friendly during our third year and somehow that lead to me falling in love with you and when I thought I might lose you forever I knew I had to change and be a better person and now here I am. And even though I'm broke and you're pregnant and things are insane, I feel like the happiest guy on the planet. Right now the only thing that makes me excited, that I'm passionate about, is you."
"Way to go all Lifetimes movie on us, Draco," Lydia said.
"Lifetime movie?" Draco asked.
"Never mind. It's a muggle thing," she replied.
"But if I might interject, you may have a promising career as a motivational speaker," Sirius said.
"I don't care what you do with your life. I don't care how much money you make. I just care that you'll be with me," I said. Draco nodded.
"I think I can handle that," he said. He leaned over and kissed my cheek.
"OH MY GOD! I LOVE THIS SONG!" Sirius shouted as Total Eclipse of the Heart came on.
"You ruined this song for me," Veronica said. "You and Lily."
"How?" I asked.
"When this song first came out, Lily and Sirius thought it was the best song ever and they played the shit out of it. They'd walk to class and sing it together. All the time," Lupin said.
"James almost broke up with Lily over it and temporarily stopped talking to Sirius," Veronica said.
"This is the most beautiful song ever written. I sang this with Lily at her wedding. That's how fantastic it is," Sirius said. "Sometimes it evens moves me to tears."
"I always cry when I hear My Heart Will Go On," I said.
"Who doesn't?" Veronica asked. "Also, These Little Wonders by Rob Thomas makes me cry like a baby."
"Breakaway, Kelly Clarkson. Can't even think about that song without getting teary eyed," Lydia said. "What about you, Remus? What song tugs on your heart strings?"
"All By Myself," Lupin replied.
"Celine Dion? Really?" Sirius asked.
"No. As sung by Eric Carmen," Lupin said.
"Ah, that's better," Sirius said. "Tonks?"
"Lots of songs make me cry," she replied.
"Name a few," I said. "Like, top two?
Tonks thought for a moment. "Have You Ever by Brandy and. . . Hopelessly Devoted by Olivia Newton-John. . . Oh! And Another Sad Love Song."
"Me too with that last one," Draco said. "And Careless Whisper. You can feel the heartbreak in that song."
"Too true, mate," Sirius said. "Especially with how I was in Hogwarts. I cheated on her a lot."
"A lot, a lot," Veronica reiterated, rolling her eyes. "Hopefully you're not as typical as the rest of the Blacks."
"By that you mean what?" he asked.
"That you like to get around," Veronica said.
"Uh, no," Draco said. "Can't say that I do."
"Yeah, Draco's only ever dated two other girls besides me," I said.
Draco cleared his throat. "Three actually."
"Three?" I asked. "Why do I only know about two?"
"Well there was Pansy, and then we went out, after we broke I went out with Astoria," Draco said.
"I know about those two. Who is the other girl?" I asked.
"No one important," Draco said.
"No shit she's not important. Otherwise you'd be engaged to her and she would be having your baby. Who the fuck is she?" I asked.
"Hannah, stop swearing," Sirius said.
"I will not," I said. "Who is she, Draco? Why bring it up at all if you weren't going to tell me. Who is she?"
Draco sighed. "Victoria."
I gasped, as did Ginny.
"No way!" Ginny said. "I love her!" I turned back and leered at Ginny. "I mean I hate her. She has stupid hair. . . That is so perfect."
"I cannot believe you!" I said shoving Draco. "How could you not tell me?"
"Who is Victoria?" Sirius asked.
I groaned. "Victoria Louise Lott. Better known as-."
"Oh my God! You used to date Pixie Lott!" Lydia squealed. "I love Pixie Lott. Mama Do is like the best song ever."
"And Jack! I love that song," Tonks said.
"I cannot believe you! She was so nice to me all seven years she was at Hogwarts. She even invited me to her birthday party back in January. I sat in my room and cried myself to sleep listening. . . To Cry Me Out. . . After we broke up. . . And you were off snogging her," I cried.
"Baby, please don't cry," he said rubbing my back.
"Do you know how moot it is to tell a pregnant girl not to cry" Veronica laughed. "You're so silly, Draco."
888
"Alright everyone, listen up," Emily said when we arrived. "Now, I've just been inside, gotten all of your room keys and because I'm brilliant I already set up the sleeping arrangements. There's two to every room except for Veronica, Danielle, and Lydia who are all together if you don't mind."
"Not at all," Lydia said.
"Excellent," Emily said tossing them a set of keys. "Now we have Hannah and Hermione. Draco and Harry next door. Then Ginny you'll be with Kassia who's already here. There's George and Ron. Charlie and Bill. Fleur will be with Gabrielle and they're already here. Same goes for the Patil twins. Mister and Mrs. Weasley. Tonks and Dana. Sirius and Lupin and then we have Kingsley who'll get share a room with Snape who's already here and Kaitlin and Janessa are already here too. Cool beans everyone?"
Everyone agreed and then we made our way inside and up the fourth floor where all of our rooms were.
I plopped down on my bed when Hermione and I got into our room.
"This. Is. Comfy," I said. "I think I'll go to sleep right now."
"You're not going to unpack?" Hermione asked.
"Nope. That can wait until tomorrow," I said.
"Hannah, it's barely six o'clock. You can't sleep yet," Hermione said.
I laughed. "Clearly you underestimate my ability to sleep."
Kaitlin walked into our doorway and smiled.
"Sup, girls," she said.
"Tell Hannah to get her lazy ass up," Hermione said.
"Hannah, get your lazy ass up," Kaitlin said. "But seriously though Emily gave me a tentative schedule of everything—the wedding rehearsal is at seven, dinner at eight, and 'party' at nine."
I sighed. "I'll probably pass on that party."
"But why?" Hermione asked.
"Because the last thing I want to do is sit around and watch the rest of you drink," I said.
"Door! Not a closet!"
Hermione and I looked over to the door where the sound had come from and opened it.
"It's my sister!" Harry proclaimed. I chuckled. "Ours rooms are connected apparently."
"How are you feeling?" I asked.
"Significantly less loopy and my head barely hurts now," he said.
"Huh. . ." Kaitlin said from the door.
"What?" Harry asked.
"Ron and George are being weird," she said.
"What else is new?" Hermione asked.
"They're listening to something," Kaitlin said listening. "They're saying 'players wanna play, ballers wanna ball, rollers wanna roll.'"
"That is R. Kelly," Draco said stepping into the room "Definitely."
By now Ron and George had reached our door and, upon seeing Kaitlin and Hermione, decided to stop and engage in crooning the weirdest song that had ever been crooned.
"This is my song for real, no doubt. As the DJ's making me feel thugged out," George sang.
"He's got me feelin' thugged out," Ron sang along.
"As I walk you to the dance floor,"
"Walk you the floor."
"We begin to dance slow."
"We dance slow."
"Put your arms around me I'm feelin on yo booty."
"FEELIN' ON YO BOOTY! YES I AM!" Ron then pointed at Hermione and sang, with a serious look on his face "And I hope you like it girl."
The boys continued to sing as they walked down the hall.
Hermione looked over to me and Draco and nodded.
"Have fun with that influencing your child," she said.
