Disclaimer: I own nothing at all related to Harry Potter or Green Day.Seriously. The lyrics to the song (Good Riddance)are the property of Greenday alone. The characters are all J.K. Rowlings. I promise.
It was only seven at night, but it was pitch black under thick cloud cover and the musty fog that signaled that Dementors were breeding somewhere nearby. The friends huddled outside the Burrow were barely visible in the darkness as they were still wearing their black Hogwarts student robes. They should have left hours ago, when the dense fog had first settled over the hills around the Burrow. Something, though, kept holding them back.
Another turning point a fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist directs you where to go
Tears were silently streaming down each person's face as Ginny went around the circle, giving each one a hug and a peck on the cheek. She paused at Harry before giving him a quick brush on the lips.
So make the best of this test and don't ask why
It's not a question but a lesson learned in time
As she walked past her mother and father into the house, the fire drying her tears, she remembered what Harry had said to her only a few weeks before, right after Dumbledore's funeral. "We can't be together."
It's something unpredictable
But in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life
Harry remembered the sparkling May days on the lake. Surrounded by Ron, Hermione, and of course, Ginny, he couldn't have been happier. He remembered when Voldemort's cruelty and control were abstract ideas to him, and it all seemed so beautiful.
So take the photographs and still frames in your mind
Hang it on a shelf in good health and good time
She remembered those bright days, too. The time when her biggest worry was her O.W.L.S. seemed so far away now. The kisses in the common room, what she had longed for everyday, were nothing compared to waking up in the morning and knowing Harry, Ron, and Hermione would be alive.
Tattoos of memories and dead skin on trial
For what it's worth it was worth all the while
As they trudged off into the night, Harry couldn't help thinking about Ginny. His heart felt like stone. How could he, as a good friend, bring his friends into the greatest danger of their lives and abandon his girlfriend to solitude at a time when the world was at its worst? How selfish was he? Was there no other way?
It's something unpredictable
But in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life
When he told her he was leaving without her she hadn't argued. He had known that she wouldn't, but somehow, up until now, she had somehow believed that Harry Potter would never really be that far away from her.
It's something unpredictable
But in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life
As the trio of young warriors arrived in Godric's Hollow, a pair of tear-marked amber eyes still stared out a foggy window of the otherwise dark Burrow. It was only July, but the year already seemed so cold.
It's something unpredictable
But in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life
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