New Beginnings Chapter Five: Antics and Auditions, Part, a harry potter fanfic

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Summary: Harry and some other students form a band as homework. But this wasn't the way any of them expected things to go. Hope you like it. R and R, please. Thanx

New Beginnings

By: Whyteroze28

Chapter Five: Antics and Auditions, Part 3

Tell me why

I'm always waiting

I don't know why

Don't know why

It's always the same

Baby, I'm holding on

When I could let go

But still I try

'Cause it's not really over

And some things are worth saving

CHORUS:

This time

I think there's a way

And this time

Don't know why

I think things will change

This time

I think there's a way

This time I won't run away

Tell me why

I'm always staying

It hurts inside

Don't know why

And who is to blame

Sometimes your dreams

Shatter and fall

Down to the ground

But it's not really over

Not even when it's raining

CHORUS:

This time

I think there's a way

And this time

Don't know why

I think things will change

This time

I think there's a way

(This time)

This time I'm gonna try and stay

Sometimes I wanna wake up

Before my dreams slip away

Cause its not really over

And there's got to be a way in

Even when it's raining

CHORUS:

This time

I think there's a way

And this time

Don't know why

I think things will change

This time

I think there's a way

(This time)

This time I won't run away

This time

I won't run away

I think I'm gonna stay

This time

(oooooo)

Pansy Parkinson was trying her best not to cry as she listened to Hannah Abbott's rendition of the song. It was so beautiful, and she knew that she'd never match it. It also made her realize that she was only kidding herself that Draco would ever acknowledge her as more than a friend.

She'd seen the glances that 'her' Draco was shooting at Harry Potter. She would have had to be blind not to. It was the hardest thing she'd ever had to admit to herself, but she knew that if Harry was what Draco wanted, she'd end up flattened if she tried to stand in the way.

Besides, she had learned a few things over the summer.

Pansy had gone to Beauxbatons during the summer break. She'd had to assist Madame Maxime's students... the ones who were old enough to join the battle... prepare. Since they didn't get much training in the Dark Arts, she'd ended up teaching her own version of Harry's class from 5th year. She was a natural, according to Madame Maxime.

She'd even struck up a friendship with Fleur Delacour, who had gone home to help the Beauxbatons Healer. The two had discovered that they were related, through their grandmother. And that was when Pansy's whole outlook on things had begun to change.

She'd found that she was part Veela. She had wondered briefly why she wasn't nearly as beautiful as Fleur, but the girl had explained that the Veela blood didn't show up until their 17th birthday. And indeed, when Pansy's finally arrived, she'd been stunned to look in the mirror and find another face staring back at her.

She still was nowhere near as pretty as Fleur, but she had definitely changed for the better. Her hair had lightened from mousyto a golden brown, and her face had completely lost the pug look. She had realized that she had lost her sour outlook on life along with it.

When she had finally gone back to England, she'd noticed an improved reaction from people who'd always looked at her with disgusted expressions, and it had cheered her up even more.

But, it hadn't been until the day she'd gone back to school that she'd really noticed her ability to make boys drool. Blaise had practically been falling all over her. Unsurprisingly, Draco had almost completely ignored her transformation. Even when she'd tried to turn on the charm.

That, in itself, wasn't unusual, but Fleur had said that men couldn't resist the Veela blood, unless they were completely in love with someone else. So she had finally realized that it was hopeless to continue chasing him. And now, she knew who the other person was. Well, at least it wasn't another girl.

She stood watching the two sneak glances at each other for a few more minutes, and almost missed her name being called.

As she walked up onstage, she wondered how hard it would be to get Blaise to give her a repeat performance of his song... in private. Then she began her song.

Well, I could love you, baby

But it's a fact

When I get too close

You pull right back

Your hands get cold and your eyes get sad

I guess somebody must have hurt you real bad

With a nervous laugh

I see you try

To cover the hurt

Try to justify

You better let go real soon, baby

CHORUS:

You can't build castles on quicksand

You can't build bridges on thin air

You can't paper over the cracks

of a broken heart

And pretend it's not there

(Oh no)

You gotta let the storm break baby

(Yeah)

You gotta let the rain fall all around

And when the tears run dry

Baby, then you can try

To start all over again

(Start all over again)

Well, I could try to push

I could try to shove

There's a great big wall

In the way of love

It's time to face the facts and purge your pain

Get those tracks back under your train

I see you run

I see you hide

You're trying to cover

What you're feeling inside

Well, I know you like me, baby

But...

CHORUS

(guitar solo)

CHORUS

As she finished, sherealized that it was ironic. The song she had chosen was meant for Draco, but it had ended up telling her to stop dwelling in the past. It really was a strange world after all.