Disclaimer: J.K. Rowling owns the Potter-verse, song is Gavin Degraw
Harry Potter had been thinking a lot since the death of his godfather, Sirius Black. Mostly he'd been thinking about what he had to do. He knew he had to kill Voldemort. All he had ever wanted to do since learning he was a famous wizard, was to be known for himself. Since the new term had begun he had spent a lot of time fending off questions about what he had to do and who he was. Tired of it all one day he stood up on his house table and made sure he had everyone's attention. Once all eyes were on him he opened his mouth to say to leave him alone, but instead he sang out a song.
"I
don't need to be anything other
Than my father's son
I don't
need to be anything other
Than my mother's son
I don't have to
be anything other
Than the birth of two souls in one
Part
of where I'm going, is knowing where I'm coming from
I don't want
to be
Anything other than what I've been trying to be lately
All
I have to do
Is think of me and I have peace of mind
I'm
tired of looking 'round rooms
Wondering what I've got to do
Or
who I'm supposed to be
I don't want to be anything other than
me
I'm surrounded by liars everywhere I turn
I'm surrounded by
imposters everywhere I turn
I'm
surrounded by identity crisis everywhere I turn
Am I the only one
who noticed?
I can't be the only one who's learned
I don't want
to be
Anything
other than what I've been trying to be lately
All I have to do
Is
think of me and I have peace of mind
I'm tired of looking 'round
rooms
Wondering what I've got to do
Or who I'm supposed to
be
I don't want to be anything other than me
Can
I have everyone's attention please?
If you're not like this and
that, you're gonna have to leave
I came from the mountain
The
crust of creation
My whole situtaion-made from clay to stone
And
now I'm telling everybody
I
don't want to be
Anything other that what I've been trying to be
lately
All I have to do
Is think of me and I have peace of
mind
I'm tired of looking 'round rooms
Wondering
what I've got to do
Or who I'm supposed to be
I don't want to
be anything other than me
I don't want to be
Harry closed his mouth and sat down. Needless to say there were some very surprised people in the great hall that day. Harry didn't know it but he had earned the respect of the black eyed Potions Master.
'That's exactly what needed to be said, now maybe I can get a break of all the Potter talk in class."
Severus smiled to himself and finished his breakfast. He noticed how bright Albus' eyes were twinkling.
'That's my boy Harry, be who you are and it will be enough.' Was Albus' last thought before turning his attention to what Minerva was telling him.