A/N: Hey, sorry it took me awhile to post this - longer than I said it would take. But it was because ff.net wasn't working for like two days or something, and I didn't realize until yesterday that it was working again! So, here I am! And this chapter is long (like I promised :-)) but, that also has to do with the fact that their are three songs in here...heh.
Disclaimer: Check ch. 1 for disclaimer, and the songs aren't owned by me, duh, they are owned by the singers that sing them, and I won't give that away, because then you're going to know which songs they are before you even read the chapter...and what fun is that? Read, and be surprised!
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"Ronald Arthur Weasley...YOU ARSE!"
"What the - holy horntails Ginny what the bloody hell was that for?" Ron asked me right after I smacked him upside the head. "As if I don't get enough of that from Hermione!"
I stifled a laugh at his last remark, because this was no laughing matter.
"As if you don't know," I huffed, storming into my room.
"I don't!" Ron said throwing his hands in the air, following me. "What is with you females?!"
I shut the door after him. "What is with you males? You can't keep a bloody secret!"
"What are you talking about? Stop dodging the point...it's giving me a headache," Ron stated, rubbing his head.
"You're such a prat Ron, it's because I hit you there, not because I'm dodging the point."
Honestly.
"Yeah, that too," Ron muttered.
I rolled my eyes. How does Hermione deal with this. "Oh Ron, wake up. You told Harry that I was crying, and that's why he came to apologize to me...and that's why he made up all that bullocks about how he 'didn't want to lose me'..."
"Harry apologized?"
"Yes," I said impatiently. "But you already knew that. I can just imagine all the things you must have said to him-"
"I didn't say anything to him!" Ron sounded shocked.
"What are you talking about?" I demanded.
"I never told Harry anything. I swear Ginny, you told me not to tell and I didn't! I was even rather proud of myself..."
"What are you saying?"
"Gin, I'm saying that if Harry said anything to you...it was of his own free will. I had nothing to do with it." Ron looked me straight in the eye, and I knew at once that he was not lying.
Now that I knew the truth...I wasn't sure exactly what I was supposed to be feeling on the inside.
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When I find myself in times of trouble, I always seek...
"Hermioneeee..." I whined for the fifth time that morning. "What does it mean?"
"Ginny, I'm really not sure! Recite the things he said to you again."
I closed my eyes letting my mind fall back into last night. "Well..." I began, "he said that he wished we didn't drift away as friends, and that he didn't want to lose me...and that the times we talked together meant so much to him."
"Hmm..." Hermione nodded, most likely working her knowledge. "I doubt Cho knew that he was there."
"Well, obviously."
"And," Hermione continued thoughtfully. "I think he meant it, I think he honestly misses the time he had with you. He is right you know? Him, and Ron, and I are drifting apart. I'm working on trying to not let that happen but it's been getting pretty hard with-"
"That bimbo ditz around," I said, finishing Hermione's sentence.
"Exactly," Hermione agreed, grinning.
I grinned back, though not exactly feeling into it. "I'm still not sure I get it...what am I going to do?" I asked falling back into the guest bed the Hermione was sleeping in.
Hermione fell back too, lying right next to me. "Show him how you feel."
This was one of Hermione's not so brilliant ideas.
I laughed sarcastically. "Oh, yeah...that'll be easy."
"Ginny, do you have any idea what today is?"
Now, I know I'm not the most intelligent creature on the planet, but really! She could expect a little more from me!
"December twenty-fourth," I said slowly, not really knowing what she was getting to.
Hermione turned to look at me, raising her eyebrows. "Holy snitch! It's Christmas Eve!"
"Exactly," Hermione replied.
"Er..." I began uncertainly. "What's so great about Christmas Eve anyway?"
Hermione giggled. "You do have a bit of Ron in you, don't you?"
"It's not my fault we're related," I said sheepishly, turning red at my stupidity...yet still not knowing what I was supposed to be remembering about December the twenty-fourth.
Suddenly at the same moment Hermione said it, it came to me.
"The Christmas Eve Party!" We both exclaimed at the same time.
"Ginny, do you have any idea of what song you'll be singing?" Hermione asked hopefully. This must have had to do with her well thought out plan.
Song...oh my goodness. There was more Ron in here than I thought. Immediately I felt my old self creeping back up to me. "Those stupid contests..."
"It's a Weasley tradition," Hermione said nodding, and sitting up.
"Yeah, and a pretty ridiculous one at that." It was weird how she seemed to know more about the Weasley traditions than I did. Of course, this was Hermione...she probably studied Weasley traditions.
"Last year we did a duet...but this year...you're going solo," Hermione grinned pulling out a stack of her muggle CD's, which I loved to borrow every so often.
The wicked part of Hermione's mind scares me.
This is because the Weasley Traditional Contest is karaoke. (A/N: *cackles*)
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I walked through the hall back to my room thinking about the "Weasley Tradition." Damn those things. Last year, though, I have to admit...was tons of fun. Hermione and I sang "The Boy Is Mine" by those muggle singers Brandy and Monica...I think. Harry was the "boy" in it, because I refused to sing a song about my brother, which is what Hermione first wanted to do - have Ron in it. This was about a month before Harry started dating Cho, and you know something? I wasn't really nervous in front of him...at that time we were practically best friends...so, I knew he wouldn't care how stupid I looked. Anyway, since Harry didn't have a girlfriend, and neither me or Hermione were going out with him...it was okay to have him in the song without anyone getting jealous...well, I do believe Ron got a little red in the face - but that's Ron. I flipped the CD Hermione gave me over and over in my hands...this was not going to-
"Could you like, watch where you're going- OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY G-"
"CHO! WHAT IS IT?" I screamed, as she had a look of horror on her face and was clutching her hand, which must have been out when I jammed into her.
"I JUST GOT THEM DONE," Cho replied looking up at me with pure hatred.
"Er."
"MY NAILS YOU PRAT, WHAT ELSE?"
Oooh...what else? Gee, why else would she have been screaming bloody murder? Obviously it was because she broke a nail. Yeah, I'm the bimbo here.
"They grow back..." I stated it as if it were the most obvious thing in the world, which it was.
"Not before Christmas Day." She looked as if she was about to cry...but was shooting me glares in between.
I rolled my eyes. "So cut the others to make it even."
Why was I even helping her here?
"That won't help."
All right then.
"If you say so," I muttered starting to walk away, but she grabbed my wrist and whirled me around, with such force that I ended up right in front of her. Who knew she had it in her? She leaned her face right up close to mine, and I was sure I was going to faint from the overpowering smell of her perfume.
"I do," She spat out.
She's breaking my wrist for this?
"Okay..." I began.
"Don't think I don't know what you're doing."
"Huh?" I asked confused.
"Stay the hell away from Harry, because he could never be yours. He would never like you." She this wicked grin on her face like she knew something I didn't know. "After all, to him, you're just a little b-"
"Cho."
Cho let go of my wrist, and immediately whipped around to see whose voice that was.
"Harry..." She said coolly, flashing him a brilliant smile. "Ginny and I were just talking about you!"
I barely heard her words, because my eyes were fixed on Harry. He never looked so angry...his face was hard, with no hint of a smile whatsoever.
He ignored the last statement. "Mrs. Weasley needs help in the kitchen, why don't you-"
"Oh of course!" Cho said in her bimbo tone. She practically flew down the stairs, pretty anxious to get away.
Before I could even move, Harry walked straight up to me, and put both hands on my shoulders. "Don't worry about it...she can get pretty scary sometimes, are you okay?"
It was weird how he could change his features automatically. His face was now concerned, and anxious.
"What do you think?" I shot at him. "You know, she is exactly what she was about to call me...how do you stand her?"
I shook myself from his grasp, walking quickly back to my room, not letting him answer...and pretending that I didn't care.
***
"Ugh," I moaned, placing a hand on my stomach. "I'm stuffed."
"Great!" My Dad practically squealed. "We can move on into the living room for..." He paused dramatically. "Karaoke!"
This was so obviously my Dad's favorite part of Christmas. He loved hearing the muggle songs, and trying to find the hidden "meaning". There aren't really a variety of wizard or witch singers in the wizarding world...so muggle songs tend to be pretty popular, even for magic folks.
"Dad..." Fred complained, "We just finished dessert. How can we bop around when there are treacle tarts in our stomachs still waiting to digest?"
He had a point, but there was no stopping my Dad when it comes to muggle items. He was already figuring out how to work the muggle music player thingy, that he bought from some old muggle lady.
I sighed, and got up, following the others who trudged in after my Dad.
I was definitely not looking forward to this.
My Mom explained the "rules" (basically just that we all vote by judging the voice and dance of the person, and that the winner gets the special "Weasley Karaoke" trophy - I am proud to say that out of sixteen years of doing this, I have ten trophies) to Cho, since she has never done this before.
Fred and George were up first...there act being "It Happens Every Time" by Dreamstreet, completely mocking the song doing the stupid swaying jazz moves...and, needless to say, everyone was laughing their heads off. Yes, the twins can be downright annoying arses at times, but I wouldn't trade them in for all the galleons in the world.
"Why don't you go next Cho?" My Dad asked.
"Oh...well..." She did some sort of ditzy giggle, and then said, "All right!"
"This should be interesting," I muttered under my breath, while Cho twiddled with the knobs on the muggle music player.
"Ginny!" Hermione elbowed me in the ribs, but I could tell she was biting back a laugh.
All of a sudden Cho's voice burst through the room, while she danced her slutty little moves...but trust me that was not the worst part of it all. I believe the worst part was...which song she was singing.
"We were as one, babe
For a moment in timeAnd it seemed everlasting
That you would always be mine
Now you want to be free
So I'll let you fly
'Cause I know in my heart, babe
Our love will never die
No
You'll always be a part of me
I'm part of you indefinitely
Boy, don't you know you can't escape me
Ooh darling, 'cause you'll always be my baby
And we'll linger on
Time can't erase a feeling this strong
No way you're never gonna shake me
Ooh darling, 'cause you'll always be my baby
I ain't gonna cry, no
And I won't beg you to stay
If you're determined to leave boy
I will not stand in your way
But inevitably, you'll be back again
'Cause you know in your heart, babe
Our love will never end
No
You'll always be a part of me
I'm part of you indefinitely
Boy, don't you know you can't escape me
Ooh darling, 'cause you'll always be my baby
And we'll linger on
Time can't erase a feeling this strong
No way you're never gonna shake me
Ooh darling, 'cause you'll always be my baby
I know that you'll be back, boy
When your days and your nights get a little bit colder
I know that you'll be right back, baby
Oh baby, believe me
It's only a matter of time
Time
You'll always be a part of me
I'm part of you indefinitely
Boy, don't you know you can't escape me
Ooh darling, 'cause you'll always be my baby
And we'll linger on
Time can't erase a feeling this strong
No way you're never gonna shake me
Ooh darling, 'cause you'll always be my baby
You'll always be a part of me
I'm part of you indefinitely
Boy, don't you know you can't escape me
Ooh darling, 'cause you'll always be my baby
And we'll linger on
Time can't erase a feeling this strong
No way you're never gonna shake me
Ooh darling, 'cause you'll always be my baby"
Everyone clapped, except for me. And Harry, whose mouth, like mine, was dropped open.
Cho gave another little ditzy giggle, and flopped back down in her seat next to Harry. Suddenly I felt ice piercing through me, and I realized it was the effect of her glare. She gave me this look that plainly stated, "You go near him, and I'll kill you."
This was not good, considering the song that I was going to be singing.
"Ginny..."
Oh no. Oh no. Oh no.
I took a deep breath and stood up, popping the CD in, feeling confident; knowing the song by heart.
I took one look at Harry, and suddenly lost all feeling in my legs, and began feeling like my old self again.
I closed my eyes, taking one more deep breath, and opened my eyes barely seeing what was around me...just concentrating on the song.
"Here it goes," I whispered lowly to myself. I launched into the song.
"Have you ever loved somebody so much
It makes you cry
Have you ever needed something so bad
You can't sleep at night
Have you ever tried to find the words
But they don't come out right
Have you ever, have you ever
Have you ever
Have you ever been in love
Been in love so bad
You'd do anything
To make them understand
Have you ever had someone
Steal your heart away
You'd give anything, oh
To make them feel the same
Have you ever search for words
To get you in their heart
But you don't know what to say
And you don't know where to start
Have you ever loved somebody so much
It makes you cry
Have you ever needed something so bad
You can't sleep at night
Have you ever tried to find the words
But they don't come out right
Have you ever, have you ever
Ooh
Have you ever find someone
You dreamt of all your life
You'd do just about anything
To look into their eyes
Have you finally found the one
You've given your heart to
Only to find that one
Won't give their heart to you
Have you ever closed your eyes
And dreamt that they were there
And all you can do is wait
For the day when they will care
Have you ever loved somebody
Have you ever loved somebody so much
It makes you cry
Have you ever needed something so bad
You can't sleep at night
Have you ever tried to find the words
But they don't come out right
Have you ever, have you ever
What do I gotta do to get you in my arms, baby
What do I gotta say to get to your heart
To make you understand
How I need you next to me
Gotta get you in my world
Cuz baby I can't sleep
Have you ever loved somebody so much
It makes you cry
Have you ever needed something so bad
You can't sleep at night
Have you ever tried to find the words
But they don't come out right
Have you ever, have you ever
Oh, Have you ever"
I sang the last line, realizing too late that I probably looked at Harry way to many times...but for some reason I didn't care, I felt...better, like this weight had come off of me.
However, I knew this feeling wouldn't last long because one look at Cho told me I was as good as dead.
As I sat next to Hermione, she smiled and gave me the thumbs up, causing her to get a weird look from Ron, who was obviously the only one who hadn't noticed that that song was about Harry.
Before I even got a chance to see Harry's reaction he and Ron were already standing up and beginning to launch into their song:
"She rolls the window down
And she talks over the sound
Of the cars that pass us by
And I don't know why
But she's changed my mind
Would you look at her as she looks at me
She's got me thinkin about her constantly
But she don't know how I feel
And as she carries on without a doubt
I wonder if she's figured out
I'm crazy for this girl
She was the one to hold me
The night the sky fell down
And what was I thinkin when
The world didn't end
Why didn't I know what I know now
Would you look at her as she looks at me
She's got me thinkin about her constantly
But she don't know how I feel
And as she carries on without a doubt
I wonder if she's figured out
I'm crazy for this girlYeah, I'm crazy for this girl
And right now
Face to face all my fears
Pushed aside and right now
I'm ready to spend
The rest of my life with you
Would you look at her as she looks at me
She's got me thinkin about her constantly
But she don't know how I feel
And as she carries on without a doubt
I wonder if she's figured out
I'm crazy for this girl
Yeah, I'm crazy for this girl"
It didn't go unnoticed by me that Harry never took his eyes off my face.
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A/N: heh heh heh...Gee, what's goin with Harry?? You'll find out...*cackles*. Anyway, see I told you there were a lot of songs, lol. Cho is scary - agreed? Well, that's that! Sorry you don't hear Hermione's song or anything...but well, that wasn't really needed. Anyway, you'll find out who won next chapter...CHRISTMAS DAY!!!! hehe, I don't know when I'll write that, but it will be soon. Though, not tomorrow because I'm going to be in DORNEY PARK! HELL YEAH! Woohoo! Anyway...8 days and then I'm free from prison..a.k.a the middle school. hehe.
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