Disclaimer:
~*~ I know you think that I shouldn't steal this, but
I'll tell you that
I really didn't take it...
Well, I borrowed it,
Where's the sense in that?
~*~ I will go down with this 'ship,
And I won't put my hands up and surrender,
There will be no white flag above my door,
Harry and Ginny is the best, and always will be...
A/N- I don't own this song either... Dido does! Anyway, these "outtakes" aren't deleted scenes, they are deleted alternate endings and alternate scenes that cracked me up but didn't really-- er, didn't at all work for this particular story. I don't own none of these songs. And yes, they had to be singing outtakes, because this is a songfic. So there.
Shout-Outs: (I love hearing from you guys!)
sarah-mason19: Thanks! I suck at multi-chaptered fics, wish I could stay focused on them, once a one-shot's done, it's done and you don't have to worry about it anymore. You'll like the first outtake, 'cause you'll know where I'm coming from... ::winks and then laughs hysterically::
Jellyman: Awww, you're too sweet! Warm, fluffy vibes rule... and as for your comment on wanting to go on the zipline-- writing fics has become an affliction, because I end up being insanely jealous of these characters (they get to do all the stuff I only dream about)! This cannot be healthy... I'm glad you liked it. And the Ron thing, I agree with you... we get an obvious hint that he wants Harry and Ginny together, but in my other fic, I have him a little annoyed, because after all he can't help but be a little overprotective. But it's crazy when people make him insanely angry about it. Heh-- oh well, I'm really glad you thought it was good enough to put into your faves! You're awesome!
Emily T: E.T. phone home! You're my hero, you crazy girl! "Freakin' cow" is a good expression; I, myself, have used it many, many, many times! You adore my one-shot, gosh, what a compliment coming from you! Thanks so much for reading and reviewing!
Brown*Pryde: I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for reading!
PrincessSaraSolo: Hey, thanks so much... That song-- well, actually the entire movie has been my very favorite Disney animation since I was two years old, and I've always thought that song was gorgeous, so I couldn't resist. Luke's hot, in my mind anyway, I kinda picture him as a winged, younger, miniature Matthew McConaughey. ::drools:: I think he was adorable too. I'm glad you liked it!
Julia: Thanks so much for reviewing! I'm so glad you liked it...
animezebra: Nice fluff, just the angle I was hoping for! Glad you liked it!
YankeeTorp: I love that song too, so I'm glad you thought I did justice to it! Thanks!
Gryphonmistress: I hadn't planned on him being the only one who could hear him, but I guess my fairy Luke had other ideas! I am a Harry/Ginny shipper all the way, where have you been, girl? J/K. I love ya!
AlethyaDevan: Oh you're too sweet! I'm really glad you liked it. Asides are found in nearly every story of mine, it's a habit, probably because I comment on my life inside my mind just like H and G do. Please update Flipped soon, it's one of my faves!
Elphie: I really appreciate your comment on the "flaming death" password, I absolute love Disney flicks, they're so great! A Bug's Life is extremely funny! I have it and I roll on the floor every time I see it!
Maria: Glad you found it worth your time! I shy away from OC's too, but it was an appropriate time to use one! I suppose I do have a "thing" for fairytales, I guess I wished we lived in Fairyland, I love magic (not cards or pulling stuff out of hats, but the magic in stories, the fairy magic, and wizards aren't too bad either-- hehe!). Ron and Hermione are exhausting me, so I gotta take a wittle break from them, actually writer's block on how to develop the chappie has, well, blocked me. Thanks for reading and reviewing!
Hermione30: Hope Gen. Conference was satisfactory to you! Yes, I did humiliate poor Harry! Bad me! Love ya! Do you have MSN or whatever Yahoo? We should chat!
LaurelinElentari: Ahh, yes! Your reviews are quite smashing, thank you so much! Duh! ::winks:: Look for the next chapter for Sleeping Beauty soon... As for my writer's block, I suppose I need to watch more movies w/ hot guys in them, so I can get some inspiration. And a small plot bunny for a slightly fluffy fic has attacked me, so another little one-shot will make its appearance soon. Thanks for putting me on your faves, you have no idea how that made me feel. ::wipes tears away:: You're a doll!
Natsumi Akimoto: I'm glad you liked it. Reviews like yours make my day!
ElizabethMM: I felt sorry for Harry, and I felt guilty that I made him go through that! Thanks for reading!
Raiining: Every time I read the books, the portraits, especially Sir Cadogan, make me laugh so much. I had to have them comment on Harry! I agree with you on the kissing part, it did take a little too long, but I had to get through the song. I just thought of something-- Maybe, it seems longer than it really was: you know how when you're nervous or scared, everything takes forever? I look at it that way now! I feel better about my fic, thanks for pointing that out! You're awesome for taking the time to read!
gemini1023: Tcha. You guys rule! You're addicted, that'th tho cool, Thtarhawk9! Whit, I'm glad you thought it was good enough to tell your best friend about it! And guess what? Less than two weeks, and I will be (finally!) sixteen!
K: I reread my story and I saw where Ginny fell out of lisping, I fixed that... That's what's so great about other people seeing your mistakes, they can tell you when you can't find them. I swear I must have checked it twenty times before I uploaded it, but that just shows I ain't perfect! As for Harry lisping, I meant him to... Sometimes when I hear something too many times, I start doing it! Annoying! I'm glad you pointed that stuff out, I'll try to be more careful! I'm glad you liked it!
Smarah: Thanks for the suggestion, but I find that Ron and Hermione are very difficult for me to write... I'll think about it sometime later, after I finish my other stuff. I'm glad you read it and liked it!
LilacWaterfall: Thanks so much!
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Fanfic author (a.k.a JamieBell or if you'd rather, Margaret, or if you'd rather again, Me) sits at the computer ready for a new day of fluffy writing, however, this young giddy girl is in quite the humorous mood. She stretches out her fingers, clears her throat (although she has no reason to speak at all), and racks her brain for something to put on the halfway finished fic. Suddenly a lightbulb turns on and her fingers tap furiously away at the keyboard, creating a funny, yet fluffy, yet sappy fic worthy of a Fanfiction.net trophy...
Outtake # 1
He reached the rock and came up behind her, so she hadn't noticed him, he reached up to tap her on the back and grabbed her ankle, pulling her into the water. She came up gasping, holding onto him, and blushing furiously when she saw it was him. She tried to struggle away, but Harry wouldn't let her go. She finally stopped and gazed at him for a second before lowering her eyes.
"What do you want, Harry?" she asked, eyes cast down. Harry merely smiled, and clasped her hands tightly in his, beneath the gray water. The feelings in him could not be contained any longer, and he opened his mouth to utter the words he had wanted to say for who knows how long. Strangely though, the words weren't spoken, but sung in a voice unfamiliar to him, yet he knew it was his voice. What was going on?
"The circle of our love is more than just a rising sun that sets," Harry sang, one of his hands involuntarily lifting in an arc out of the water, taking hers with him. The other hand raised to meet the first hand as he continued to sing, "The circle of our love, it goes forever!"
Ginny's eyes widened at his song of love towards her and she parted her lips to ask him what the bloody hippogriff was happening. A sweet, clear high voice betrayed her, "The thircle of our love beginth with now, and every promithed dream, in thith fanfic author'th plan, it goeth forever!" Harry clutched her to him against his better judgment and they began to slowly dance in the lapping waves of the cold lake. Ginny had no idea what was going on, but was powerless to stop.
"The circle of our love extends beyond the reach of time; beyond the span of days and years it goes for-eh-eh-eh-ver!" sang Harry and Ginny together (Harry's surprisingly deep baritone drowning out Ginny's lisp), pouring out their souls to each other, the magical atmosphere nearly overwhelming them with its sweetness....
"The circle of our love is found in every warm and tender thing," Harry and Ginny sang gloriously, gazing intensely into each other's eyes. "That lips may breathe or hearts may beat-- forever!" Harry leaned in, his eyes fixed on her mouth...
"Oh Lord, no!" shrieks Margaret, dropping to her knees on the floor, pounding the floor with her fist, so caught up in hysterics is she. She collapses to her back, kicking the air above her violently, as she tries to contain the laughter which eventually bursts out of her lungs, causing all of those in close proximity to start with fright at the incredibly loud shriek. She waves at them not to worry, she has had an incredibly hilarious brainstorm and needs to calm down before she can continue.
She finally catches her breath, and claws her way back up to the desk and sits in the chair, every now and then a small spasm will interrupt her now still form. She hits the Backspace button, shaking her head, yet laughing at the same time at her stupidity. 'I can't believe I wrote that,' she exclaims to herself. An inner voice chides her, "I can't believe you actually watch that movie... It is soooo corny!" She laughs again, "I can't help it, it's funny! Those clothes are absolutely horrendous!" She leans over the keyboard, resting her chin on the desk... and a new idea hits her...
Outtake # 2
Luke groaned when he saw Harry pull away from Ginny. They had been so close! Ardis' hands were clenched with worry, and he vowed he would get those wayward kids together if it was the last thing he did. Scrambling for something to do, he brightened and nudged the girl next to him, fluttering around her excitedly.
"Ardis!" he whispered. She turned to him, still singing, and arched a delicate brow. He made a cutting motion with his arms, and she stopped singing, bewildered. She came up to him, grabbed him by the forearms and shook him.
"What?" she asked, glancing nervously back at the lake. Luke grinned, leaned over and whispered in her ear.
"This song isn't getting across, try a different one," he suggested. Ardis gave him a confused look but nodded. She opened her mouth, but then she stopped when nothing came to mind.
"What should I sing?" she asked him desperately. She had been so sure the song would work. The boy and the girl would kiss, and her first match would have been a wonderful success. Not to mention the praise from her parents who were both widely recognized for their matching efficiency.
"Anything that suggests them getting together," he reasoned, and raised his arms to conduct the music from the air and the water. She bit her lip, and thought for a minute and smiled.
"Okay!" she smiled and began. "Let's get together, yeah, yeah, yeah. Why don't you and I comba-ine? Let's get together, what do you say? We can have a swinging ta-ime! We'd be a cra-a-azy team. Why don't we ma-a-ake a scene? Together. Oh-oh-oh-oh!" Luke smirked at this crazy tune, but decided that it was better than nothing. In fact, for some unknown reason, he decided to join in.
Meanwhile...
Ron and Hermione floated a ways off in the water, watching the black-haired boy shy away from kissing the red-haired lisping damsel. Hermione was urging them under her breath, and Ron was contemplating all the ways that he could tease Harry. Just because he was happy for them, did not mean he was not going to get his fun out of it.
"Come on!" Hermione wailed. "No, Harry! You stupid idiot, go after her..." Hermione slapped the water in indignation. So close. And now Ginny was sitting on a rock far, far away from Harry. She would have to go talk to that girl. Ron put his arm around his friend.
"Aw-- Hermione, we all knew he was a prat," Ron reassured her. "I'm sure he'll come around." Hermione gave him a look of pure pity.
"For goodness' sakes Ron, don't be ridiculous," she scolded. "We are talking about the person who thought he was a bad kisser because Cho was crying when she came onto him." Ron nodded.
"You got a point there," he agreed. Hermione slapped him on the shoulder. "Ow, what'd you do that for?"
"You were the first one to suggest that she was crying because he was bad," she laughed. Ron shrugged.
"So what are you going to do about it?" he asked. Hermione sighed and started to swim towards Ginny.
"I'm going to go try to convince her to just grab him and go!" she called back, as she cut through the water. She finally reached Ginny, who was sitting on the protruding rock, her knees drawn to her chin and her eyes embarrassed and hurt.
"Ginny!" Hermione cried. Ginny looked up and sighed.
"Did you thee that?" she asked sadly. Hermione nodded and patted Ginny's knee.
"Just grab him and snog him!" Hermione nearly shouted. Ginny's head snapped up.
"Did you jutht thay what I thought you did? Hermione, are you okay?" Ginny questioned. Hermione nodded eagerly and clapped her hands. Ginny shook her head so hard, the red strands whipped around her face. Hermione gave up and swam back to Ron, a defeated look on her face.
"She won't do it," Hermione wailed. "Ron, we have to make her, even if it means we embarrass ourselves!" Ron got a frightened look.
"What do you want us do? Sing?" he hissed. Hermione's face lit up and she threw her arms around him.
"Brilliant!" she crowed. "I've got just the song! Follow my lead!" She began to sing as loudly as she could, and Ron, deciding he had just met his doom, realized he might as well join in.
"Let's get together, yeah, yeah, yeah. Think of all that we could sha-are. Let's get together, everyday... Every way and everywhe-ere. And though we haven't got a lot, we could be sharing all we've got. Together!" bellowed Hermione and Ron, whose ears were glowing like the setting sun.
Ginny heard the raucous singing, and nearly died from embarrassment. She stole a sideways glance at Harry, who suddenly heard the words and ducked under the water to hide his face. She was going to wring that bushy-haired girl's neck and well, she wasn't even going to contemplate the horrid things she would to her brother. To her horror, another verse broke out.
"Oh! I really think you're swell. Uh-huh! We really ring the bell. Oooh whee! And if you stick with me, nothing could be greater, say hey, alligator!" sang Hermione and Ron, along with the cheering of the observing crowd. Ginny cringed and dove into the water; if she didn't do something right away, the song would go on forever.
And the singing continued, "Let's get together, yeah, yeah, yeah. Two is twice as nice as one. Let's get together, right away. We'll be having twice the fun. And you can always count on me, a gruesome twosome we will be. Together, yeah, yeah, ye--!" Ron and Hermione gaped as Harry surfaced right in front of Ginny. Ginny rolled her eyes, threw her arms around Harry, dragged him forward and kissed him. The crowd went wild.
"YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!" they yelled. Off in the bushes two indignant fairies shook their tiny fists. How dare those humans steal their song!
"Oh, no, no, no..." wails Margaret, banging her head on the desk. "That will not do at all, not at all." She spins in a circle, hoping to get the creative juices flowing. Picking up her picture of Spot Conlon, she speaks to him in desperate tones. "Oh, Brooklyn, muse of mine, how then shalt I write this terrible fanfic? It doth not suit me at all! Shall I find a more romantic melody, or shall I boycott writing forever? For I'm quite sure this will ensure a banning from fanfiction, like no one has ever seen!" She places her elbow on the desk, holds down the Backspace button for several minutes, and thinks some more...
Outtake # 3
Ginny stood up on the rock, her scarlet locks blowing gently in the wind. She swept her gaze over every inch of the lake. Kids laughing, and frolicking in the water... She smiled painfully. How could anyone expect her to be happy? Harry was nowhere in sight. Where could he be? Sadness filled her being and she opened her mouth to let out all the sorrow and longing she felt. Melody filled her lungs and escaped in the form of a bittersweet song.
"I'll be your candle on the water," she warbled, holding her hands out in a show of supplication. "My love for you will alwayth burn. I know you're lotht and drifting, but the cloudth are lifting... Don't give up, you have thomewhere to turn." One lone tear trickled down her ivory cheek and she did not bother to brush it away.
"Oh Harry!" she whispered and continued to convey her message of her faithfulness to him after five years. "I'll be your candle on the water, till every wave ith warm and bright... My thoul ith there bethide you, let thith candle guide you-- Thoon you'll thee a golden thtream of light!" She sighed and let her indomitable spirit show through.
"Harry, if you can hear me, pleathe come back..." Ginny pleaded and sang all the more loudly, hoping against hope that her song would be carried across the wide waters to him. "A cold and friendleth time hath found you... Don't let the thtormy darkneth pull you down. I'll paint a ray of hope around you, thircling in the air, lighted by a prayer!" Her voice swelled, all of her dreams emerging in the words uttered by her lips. In her heart of hearts, she believed Harry could hear her... No matter where he happened to be.
"I'll be your candle on the water," she promised, the melody sweeter each time she sang the words. "Thith flame inthide of me will grow, keep holding on, you'll make it! Here'th my hand, tho take it! Look for me, reaching out to thyow... Ath thyure ath riverth flow, I'll never let you go." She tapered off to a low murmur.
"I'll never let you go," she whispered. Closing her eyes, and clasping her hands to her heart, she dramatically jumped into the cold, murky waves. "CANNONBALL!" Suddenly, two green eyes popped in front of her, surrounded by unruly waves of black hair. She gasped and fell forward into the handsome boy's arms. Oh she was home, this was where she belonged. In the arms of her beloved, she was safe and she was never going to leave. Well, maybe she would, after all she was human, and humans had to use the loo every now and then.
"Oh hey, Gin," Harry grinned. "Dunno what I did to deserve this." Ginny blushed prettily, flipping her hair out of her eyes and managing to smack Harry in the face.
"Harry! Where were you?" she cried, gazing into the emerald depths of his eyes, resting her hands gently on his broad shoulders.
"I just swam over to the willow tree there," he pointed. "Ginny, you're acting like I was gone for five years or something." She laughed nervously. Was all that just a silly daydream? The romantic soul within her could not be suppressed.
"Well, I-- um, it theemed a lot longer," she supplied lamely. "I'd mith you, you know that?" Harry's playful gaze had turned into a smouldering mass of smoulderiness.
"Ginny?" he gulped and she felt her throat close up. He was much too close... Merlin, the water seemed to be very warm all of a sudden.
"Yeth?" she breathed, her eyes fluttering shut. Harry leaned forward, their lips almost touching.
"You have a stick in your hair," he informed her, plucking it out and casting it aside. She snapped her eyes open. What? He was supposed to kiss her desperately, not pull twigs out of her hair. She pulled away.
"Did you want anything elth?" she asked him curtly. He blushed and nodded. "Well, then?" He looked around, grabbed her and kissed her desperately, just like she had dreamed about all of these many, many years, with passion, love, warmth, and meltingly... on her cheek.
"Well, you've managed to turn a perfectly fine fic into a terribly terrible romance novel," Margaret sighs, and for the third time that day, she holds the Backspace button down for many seconds. "I suppose you're going to have to go with the original, 'cause you ain't gonna find anything better. I do wonder why you have any reviews at all." She continues with the Kiss the Girl theme, as she has not found anything else that was suitable. Such is the life of an aspiring fanfiction author.
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A/N- So there you have it... That is what I go through every time I write one of these freakin' fanfics. I hope you appreciate what I do for you... hehe! LOL. Agony, pain, embarrassment, hysterics, truly bad stuff. I hope you enjoyed!