When she reached the room again she walked forwards, backwards, and forwards again, thinking hard about what she needed. When she turned to face the wall there was the door. She walked over to it quickly and took a deep breath. She opened the door and ran down to where the four of them sat and then over to the booth motioning for Sirius to follow her. She quickly explained how to work the muggle CD played and then headed up on stage. She slid the piano back to its original place and placed to microphone up front. She was smiling uncontrollably by the time she motioned for Sirius to press play. The upbeat intro began play and she let everything fall into place.
Miss Independent, Miss Self-Sufficient
Miss Keep-Your-Distance
Miss Unafraid, Miss Out-of-My-Way
Miss Don't-Let-a-Man-Interfere (no)
Miss On-Her-Own, Miss Almost-Grown
Miss Never-Let-a-Man-Help-Her-Off-Her-Throne
So by keeping her heart protected
She'd never ever feel rejected
Little Miss Apprehensive
Said ooh, she fell in love
What is this feelin' takin' over?
Thinkin' no one could open the door
Surprise--it's time
To feel what's real
What happened to Miss Independence?
No longer need to be defensive
Goodbye, old you
When love is true
Miss Guarded-Heart, Miss Play-it-Smart
Miss If-You-Want-to-Use-That-Line-You-Better-Not-Start (no)
But she miscalculated
She didn't want to end up jaded
And this miss decided not to miss out on true love
So by changing her misconceptions
She went in a new direction
And found inside she felt a connection
She fell in love
What is this feelin' takin' over?
Thinkin' no one could open the door
Surprise--it's time
To feel what's real
What happened to Miss Independence?
No longer need to be defensive
Goodbye, old you
When love is true
When Miss Independence walked away
No time for love that came her way
She looked in the mirror and thought today
What happened to Miss No-Longer-Afraid?
It took some time for her to see
How beautiful love could truly be
No more talk of why can't that be me
I'm so glad I finally see
What is this feelin' takin' over?
Thinkin' no one could open the door
Surprise--it's time
To feel what's real
What happened to Miss Independence?
No longer need to be defensive
Goodbye, old you
When love is true
When she finished no one clapped, everyone just sat gaping at her, except for Remus who was leaning against the chair James was sitting in with a sly smile playing on his face. Selena smiled back at him as their eyes locked. She could feel her heart beating faster. His smile faded. He was doing it again. It was like he was looking at her heart and soul. She had never felt this open to anyone. The others began to whistle and clap.
"Sirius, could you grab my CD," she said breaking the contact to see Sirius nod.
She looked back at Remus, but he wouldn't meet her gaze. James, then walked over to the edge of the stage and offered her a hand to help her down. She took it and hopped down and Lily walked over and gave her a big hug.
"That was amazing,"
"I'll say," said Sirius handing her the CD. Selena put it back in the case as they headed out the door and back to the common room.