Chapter 11
Breaking Away
The weekend the singing auditions were held left the Gryffindor Common room packed. Harry kept nagging Jamie the day before to audition which she refused.
"Harry, there's a reason!"
"Let's hear it than," he replied back. br
"Its just that...I don't want..." she looked at Harry for a moment, "Ugh, never mind!" She shouted as she stormed off in anger.
Jamie hadn't been talking to Harry since, and Harry was beginning to regret the promise he made to Dumbledore. It was five-oh-clock when the auditions started, and Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny all sat down to listen and watch.
"Is Jamie coming?" Hermione whispered to Harry.
"I don't think so, she didn't even sign up." Jack, Seamus, and Dean had set up their instruments: Dean and the drums, Jack with base, and Seamus with his guitar.
"Alright everybody," Seamus shouted, "when we call out your name, step forward, hand us your sheet music and start singing." Jack looked at the list,
"Alright, first up Lavender Brown!" Lavender Brown step forward and began to sing. Harry concluded that she wasn't bad, but she wasn't great. The list went on and on, when finally the last person stepped up.
"Audrey Brown," shouted Jack, and a girl with baggy clothes stepped up. Everyone seemed to like her voice since when she finished, the whole crowd was clapping and cheering.
"Alright," said Dean, "now, the three of us talk among ourselves, and decide who he winner is." The band started to break up when a voice shouted out.
"Wait!" Harry turned and saw Jamie running down the stairs. "Wait!" she shouted again. She walked forward, and looked at the band. "Can I have a go?"
Dean, Jack, and Seamus all looked at each other, not certain since they already decided they wanted Audrey.
"Let her have a go!" Harry shouted. Jamie turned to look at Harry and smiled. Seamus sighed.
"Alright, this better be good," and he put his guitar back on. Jamie handed him her notes.
"Ready when you are," Dean said. Jamie nodded at him, as the rhythm started. Jamie looked forward and began:
"Its happening all the time
When I open my eyes
I'm still taken by suprise
I hold sunlight and swallow fireflies
And it makes me want to cry
I love you
I shall never grow up
Make believe is much to fun
Can we go far away to the humming meadow
We were walking there
I had tangles in my hair
But you make me feel so pretty
You have shinning eyes
Yes like those forest lights
And it makes me want to cry
I love you
I shall never grow up
Make believe is much to fun
Can we go far away to the humming meadow
I shall never grow up
Make believe is much to fun
This place is so lovely
It kind of makes me very happy
Lets go far away to the humming meadow
To the humming meadow
To the humming meadow."
Jamie looked at Harry and both smiled at each other... The crowd cheered and clapped as she finished. Harry stood up and Jamie smiled. Seamus, Dean, and Jack took another break, and Jamie walked towards Harry.
"That was fantastic!" Harry said.
"That was beautiful Jamie," Hermione said cheerfully. Seamus walked up to the microphone.
"Since its half past eleven, we'll tell who our new singer and songwriter is tomorrow evening. Thanks for all those auditioned!" Harry looked at Jamie,
"You did great."
"Thanks, I'll see you tomorrow," she said and went up the stairs.
During lunch the next day, Harry went to go to talk to Seamus and Dean.
"So have you guys decided yet?"
"Yeah," said Seamus looking pleased.
"We're going with Audrey" Dean said in a less cheerful tone. "It was two against one so..."
"Who did you want?" Harry asked him.
"Jamie."
"Why didn't you?" Harry asked Seamus.
"Because, Jamie's got sort of that good girl side, you know. I mean, we did this because we wanted a rocker, not a softy."
"And Audrey...?"
"Got that bad girl vibe which we were looking for," Seamus finished for him. Harry was about to leave when he remembered his promise to Dumbledore.
"Why not give Jamie a shot?"
"Because Harry," Seamus said getting mad, "she already auditioned, and we decided fair and square."
"But-"
"Just because you like her Harry doesn't mean we'll let her in."
"I don't like that way," Harry said annoyed. "Look, all I'm asking is for you to give her a chance. Besides you owe me one for calling me a liar in fifth year." With that, Harry stormed out.
At nine-o-clock in the Gryffindor Common Room, everybody was there to see who made it.
Dean stepped out from the crowd with a smile on his face.
"We have decided, from two out three votes we would like to give Jamie Sullivan a go in our band." Everybody was clapping and some looked pleased. Jamie however looked stunned.
"You had something to do with this, didn't you?" she said to Harry.
"What? No of course not!" Harry said feeling all the sudden guilty. Harry knew that she knew he was lying. Jamie didn't talk to Harry the next day, but at dinner there was an annocouncement from Dumbledore.
"I have been informed that the Gryffindors have a band. And I would be honored if they would play for us tomorrow evening." Seamus, Dean, and Jack looked pleased, but Jamie looked mad.
The next evening, Dean, Seamus, and Jack set up their equipment looked excited. Jamie, Harry noticed looked sick and like she was about to faint.
"You got the lyrics down Jamie," Dean asked, and she nodded. He rubbed her shoulder,
"Your going to be fine." Harry, Ron, and Hermione had finished their meal, when Dumbledore asked everyone to clap for the band. Dean was in the back with his drums, Seamus and Jack on both sides of Jamie while she was in the middle.
The beat started going, and the lights were flashed in front of them. Jamie turned to where Dean was and looked at him and started to sing, her voice low.
"Get a load of me, get a load of you
Walkin' down the street, and I hardly know you
It's just like we were meant to be."
People started laughing since Jamie wasn't even facing them. He saw Dean and Jack shout at her to turn around. When Jamie finally did, she squinted as she saw the bright white light, and than she dropped her microphone and ran off stage. Harry looked at Dumbledore, who didn't move but looked sad. Harry got up and ran to where Jamie was.
"What are you doing?" he asked her.
"Harry, I can't do it!" She said with tears running down her cheeks.
"Why not?"
"Harry, when I looked out, I saw a white light. It was the same as that drunk driver's Harry! The one on the night I killed my brother!" Harry shushed her and hugged her.
"Jamie," he whispered and noticed everyone was looking at them, "you can do this. It's what your family would have wanted. Come on Jamie, you did this the other night in the common room, how is this any different?" Harry could see this was going no where.
"Just, when your up there, don't look at anyone, just look at me ok?" Jamie looked unsure.
"Just at you?"
"Just at me. Ok? Just look into my eyes. You got it?" Jamie nodded, and then walked back up stage. Harry ran back to his seat next to Ron.
"What happened?" He asked.
"I'm not sure," Harry answered. The beat started going again, and Jamie glued her eyes on Harry who was nodding for her to continue.
"Get a load of me, get a load of you
Walkin' down the street, and I hardly know you
It's just like we were meant to be
Holding hands with you, and we're out at night
Got a girlfriend, you say it isn't right
And I've got someone waiting too
This is, this is just the beginning
We're already wet, and we're gonna go swimming
Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you
Why can't I speak whenever I talk about you
It's inevitable, it's a fact that we're gonna get down to it
So tell me
Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you."
Isn't this the best part of breakin' up
Finding someone else you can't get enough of
Someone who wants to be with you too
It's an itch we know we are gonna scratch
Gonna take a while for this egg to hatch
But wouldn't it be beautiful
Here we are, we're at the beginning
We haven't stopped yet, but heads are spinning
Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you
Why can't I speak whenever I talk about you
It's inevitable, it's a fact that we're gonna get down to it
So tell me
Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you."
Jamie than looked at the crowd, then back to Harry.
"Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you..."
The crowd cheered when they finished, and Jamie looked at Harry and smiled.
A/N: Thanks for reading this chapter everyone!
1) Eisley- Brightly Wound
2) Why Can't I- Liz Phair