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Vertical Horizon: Best I ever had (grey sky morning) song fic

So you sailed away

Into a grey sky morning

Now I'm here to stay

Love can be so boring

After Harry broke up with her, Ginny felt like her heart would break. She knew why he was doing it, but she would rather be with him and in danger, then away from him and safe.

Nothing's quite the same now

I just say your name now

She would have nightmares after he left. She would wake up screaming his name and all she could remember of the dream was his still face.

Chorus

But it's not so bad

You're only the best I ever had

You don't want me back

You're just the best I ever had

After a while, she started getting numb to it. The nightmares lessened but never entirely went away; still, she could cope with it all. She started realizing she would never get him back. He would change, and she would change, and they wouldn't love each other anymore.

So you stole my world

Now I'm just a phony

Remembering the girl

Leaves me down and lonely

She started losing herself. Whenever she thought back to how her life was, her mind would freeze. She would not be able to remember her joy, and she could not remember herself.

Send it in a letter

Make yourself feel better

At first, she got letters from him. He would apologize to her, telling her he still loved her but that just made it all worse.

Chorus

But it's not so bad

You're only the best I ever had

You don't need me back

You're just the best I ever had

But even the letters stopped in time. She wouldn't worry, she still got letters from Ron and Hermione, but he stopped writing. Eventually she figured he didn't need to anymore.

And it may take some time to

Patch me up inside

But I can't take it so I

Run away and hide

And I may find in time that

You were always right

You're always right

Ginny still felt like a lost soul, but she knew that, in time, she would heal from it. She could understand his reasons, just not how he could believe her able to stand his death, if that came. She didn't think she was strong enough for that yet.

So you sailed away

Into a grey sky morning

Now I'm here to stay

Love can be so boring

He left at night. She didn't even get to say goodbye. Maybe that was for the best, but she wished he had stayed.

What was it you wanted

Could it be I'm haunted

She was sad he left like he did, but she figured he might not have been able to leave otherwise. Still, she wished he had stayed. She would pretend that each time the door to her room opened it was he, saying his last goodbye.

Chorus

But it's not so bad

You're only the best I ever had

I don't want you back

You're just the best I ever had

The best I ever had

The best I ever

He was the best she ever had. She loved him, and he loved her. But they weren't meant to be.