Chapter 3: Learning Guitar and a New friend

"You want me to teach you guitar".

"Yeah, all the music you have shown me is awesome and I want to play just like them. I remember you saying you played guitar in a band at one point so I thought you could teach me." Said Ron with enthusiasm

Mitch scratched his chin "I don't know kid, I haven't played guitar in a while."

"I can work for the lessons"

Mitch looked at Ron with a confused look

"I'll come in and help around the store, sorting the records, dusting, anything, and in exchange you can teach me to play guitar."

Mitch walked around the counter to where one was standing and outstretched his hand. "Deal" he said with a grin.

Ron shook his hand with excitement

"Will start tomorrow, I have to close early because Veronica and I are having dinner." Veronica was Mitch's wife, she had come into the store a couple times while he was there and she was a very kind woman. Mitch's son Lucas was currently working in America as a businessman so they had a lot of free time on their hands.

"Oh ok, see you tomorrow". Ron walked out of the store and down the street. As he was walking, Ron noticed one of the many houses on the streets had a few boxes on the outside. A family seemed to be moving them inside the house. One person came out the door, he looked to be about Rons age. He had short brown hair, and was wearing jeans and to Ron's surprise, a Metallica Master of puppets shirt. The kid looked up and to Ron's surprise, waved at Ron with a smile on his face. Ron waved back as he walked past the house.

"That was weird, I swear I feel like I knew him." Ron thought to himself as he walked down the road that would lead to the burrow.

As he was approaching the burrow, he saw Fred, George, and Ginny playing quidditch out in the backyard. Ron watched them play until all 3 spotted him and flew over to him.

"Ron, why don't you grab a broom and play with us". Said Ginny smiling

"Yeah Ronniekins, think you can beat us." Said Fred and George Grinning

"You're on," Ron went to the shed and grabbed one of the many splintered old brooms".

After 45 min of playing, Ron and Ginny ended just barely beating Fred and George. Though they claimed that they allowed them to win because they wanted the game to be over. During dinner, Ron's dad surprised everyone by saying he was able to get tickets to the quidditch world cups. All the weasleys were overjoyed in happiness. After dinner, Ron went up to his room and immediately wrote to Harry Hermione, telling them the news and inviting them. Ron couldn't believe it, he was going to see Viktor Krum live, his quidditch idol. Ron thought about it, now he had two idols, Viktor Krum for Quidditch, and Tom Morello for Guitar. Before going to bed, he listened to vinyl for a little while before drifting off to sleep, excited for the next day.

As Ron walked into Mitch's store the next day, he had no idea what to expect. Mitch was sitting behind the counter reading the newspaper. When he saw Ron come in, he placed it down and got out of his seat.

"You ready" Mitch asked

Ron nodded

"Okay the first lesson is free so you don't have to work today."

Mitch went into the back room of the store and came back with this huge case. He put it down in front of Ron and unclipped it open. What revealed was what Ron could not even dream of. It was a classic Fender Stratocastor, the ones that he read about in magazines. It was black with a white pickguard and there were stickers of popular bands on it including Pink floyd, The Clash, Soundgarden, and Metallica. Ron picked it up and felt it. It felt perfect in his hands.

"Its awesome" said Ron out loud

"It's yours"

Ron looked at Mitch in disbelief

"Are you serious" Ron asked in complete shock

"Completely, I barely play it anyway and I would rather have it be played and practiced by you then gather dust."

Suddenly, Ron walked up to mitch and gave him a big hug. Mitch was taken aback but accepted the hug anyway.

Once they broke apart, Mitch pulled up two chairs.

"Okay kid, let's get started".

Within the next hour and a half. Mitch had taught ron th strings. As well as several beginner chords. Mitch was surprised at how fast Ron was able to learn and told him jokingly that he was a "natural ". When they were done, Rons hands felt extremely sore. Mitch told him he will build resistance in no time and his hands will feel better in no time. Once they were done. Ron put the guitar back in the case and decided to browse records for a bit.

Suddenly, the door opened and someone walked. Ron looked up to see who it was, it was the same kid from yesterday. He wore the same attire only this time and had an Iron Maiden shirt on. Ron tried not to pay attention but kept looking up as he swore that he knew the kid from somewhere. He was looking at the metal section when he started walking over to where Ron was and started looking at the records next to him."

"Can I talk to you in the pink section." He whispered

Ron simply nodded as they made their way over to the punk section which was located in the far back corner where mitch couldn't see them.

Once they got there, the kid looked at Ron and simply smiled.

"You don't know how great it is to see a familiar face."

"Excuse me", Ron asked confused

The kid started whispering, "I go to hogwarts too, my parents decided to rent a house here for the summer and it has been so weird surrounded by only muggles. "

"Oh I swore I recognized you".

The boy extended his hand, "Jack Walker, Ravenclaw, were in the same year."

Ron took the hand and shook it "Ron Weasley, Gryffindor".

"So you live around here." He asked

"Yeah just outside of town".

"HEY YOU GUYS GOTTA LEAVE, I'M CLOSING THE SHOP". Yelled Mitch from the front of the store.

"Sorry we're leaving", Jack started to walk out the door while Ron gathered the case with the fender inside and headed out as well.

As they were walking down the street Jack noticed the case

"You play"

"Literally just had my first lesson today" Ron replied Jokingly

Sick can I see it.

Once they got to the front of Jack's house, Ron opened the case to show Jack the guitar. Jack was impressed and really liked the stickers.

" What's your favorite guitar player" he asked

"Tom Morello" Ron Replied

"Oh so you're a fellow Rage fan like me" he said jokingly. They both laughed

Jack stopped laughing, "wait a sec, i'll be right back."

Jack ran into the house and came back a minute later with something in his hand

"Give me your guitar, don't worry I won't damage it"

Ron hesitantly handed the guitar to Jack and Jack immediately turned around and seemed to be applying something to it.

"Done, here you go"

Jack handed the guitar back and Ron looked down at it.

On the front side of it too the right was a sticker hanging sideways that read Rage Against The Machine.

" Now you're a true rage fan". Jack said jokingly

"Wow thanks man I really appreciate it."

"No prob, hey do you wanna hangout at the record store tomorrow."

"Sure sounds fun".

"Alright see you then bye"

Ron said goodbye back as Jack walked into his house and Ron looked down at the sticker on his guitar. He smiled to himself as he put it back in the case and headed for the burrow.