Gotta Go My Own Way: Chapter 2 – Ron's Rage

How the last chapter ended:

Once the song ended, Harry said, "That song is from a muggle film called High School Musical 2. I know exactly how to get you two back together!"

And before Ron could say a word, Harry had rushed out the door to talk to Ginny about the problem, and how they were going to fix it.

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"Gin!" Harry cried as he rushed into her bedroom.

"Merlin, Harry! You really must learn to stop doing that!" she replied, "What is it?"

"Sorry, Gin. Your brother is having a breakdown because Hermione just broke up with him."

"Hermione broke up with him? When? How?"

"I'll explain later. But right now, I need your help getting them back together," he looked up at her, "Please, Gin?"

"Okay, Harry. I'll help you get them back together. You are so lucky that you are so convincing, otherwise I may not have agreed."

"Thanks so much Gin," he kissed her on the cheek, "Here's how we're going to do it…"

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Meanwhile, Ron was in his bedroom, thinking about how to let out his rage.

He was thinking out loud to himself, "I could borrow heaps of the twins' practical jokes and blow them up, and then pretend that it wasn't me. No, no, that'll never work. I could blow up a whole bag of flour in the kitchen. No, that'll never work either. I could run outside and sing a song at the top of my lungs. Yeah that'll do, my brain's tired, it can't think of anything else. If Hermione were here she'd know exactly what I should do. Hermione….."

He ran out side, started the music of the random CD that he had grabbed, and hoped that it was a good song. Once the music started (Hermione's CD player is a bit slow), he realised that it was the perfect song. He sprinted out into the field, and started singing along at the top of his lungs.

Everybody's always talking at me
Everybody's trying to get in my head
I wanna listen to my own heart talking
I need to count on myself instead
(Did you ever?)
Lose yourself to get what you want?
(Did you ever?)
Get on a ride and wanna get off?
(Did you ever?)
Push away the ones you should've held close
Did you ever let go?
Did you ever not know?

I'm not gonna stop, that's who I am
I'll give it all I got, that is my plan

Will I find what I lost?
You know you can
Bet on it, bet on it
Bet on it, bet on it
(Bet on me)

I wanna make it right, that is the way
To turn my life around, today is the day
Am I the type of guy who means what I say?
Bet on it, bet on it
Bet on it, bet on it

How will I know if there's a path worth taking?
Should I question every move I make?
With all I've lost my heart is breaking
I don't wanna make the same mistake

(Did you ever?)
Doubt your dream will ever come true?
(Did you ever?)
Blame the world and never blame you?

(I will never)
Try to live a lie again
I don't wanna win this game if I can't play it my way

I'm not gonna stop, that's who I am
(Who I am)
I'll give it all I got, that is my plan
(That's my plan)
Will I find what I lost?
You know you can
(You know you can)
Bet on it, bet on it
Bet on it, bet on it
Bet on me

I wanna make it right, that is the way
To turn my life around, today is the day
Am I the type of guy who means what I say
Bet on it, bet on it
Bet on it, bet on it

Oh, hold up
Give me room to think
Bring it on down
Gotta work on my swing
Gotta do my own thing
Oh, hold up

It's no good at all
To see yourself and not recognize your face
Out on my own, it's such a scary place

Harry and Ginny, meanwhile, had been staring out of Ginny's bedroom window, looking at Ron. They faced each other, bewildered, and Ginny asked Harry, "What on earth –?"

"Now, Gin, since I'm a guy, and I know what's going on inside Ron's head, I would say that he's trying to find a way to let out his rage about Hermione breaking up with him. But, as you know, Ron's Ron after all, who knows what's going on inside his head."


The answers are all inside of me
All I gotta do is believe

I'm not gonna stop
Not gonna stop 'til I get my shot
That's who I am, that is my plan
Will I end up on top?
You can bet on it, bet on it
Bet on it, bet on it
You can bet on it, bet on it
Bet on it, bet on it

I wanna make it right, that is the way
To turn my life around, today is the day
Am I the type of guy who means what I say
Bet on it, bet on it
Bet on it, bet on it

You can bet on me

After he finished, he ran down to the lake near their house and sat down on the grass, and for the first time in his life, Ron cried. He cried to wash away all his fallen hopes and dreams of spending the rest of his life with Hermione.

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"You alright, mate?" Harry asked Ron a few hours later.

"Yeah Harry, I'm fine, never better," he replied.

"Ron, you have got to get back with Hermione, because starting to quote her won't bring her back to you."

"I know, Harry, but every time I think about her, my head feels weird, and then it feels like a Dementor went through my room. Like all the happiness has gone from my world. Harry, I can't live without her."

"Don't worry, mate. Me and Gin have the perfect idea to get you two back together."

"Gin and I, Harry. Gin and I."

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After Harry left Ron's bedroom, he went straight back to Ginny's.

"Gin! We seriously need to do something. Your brother is miserable."

"I know, Harry, which is why I owled Hermione today and asked her if she would mind coming to some performance thing at the theatre tonight," she replied.

"What did she say?"

"Well, she said yes, but on one condition, that she didn't have to see Ron."

"What?! Argh! That girl is so obstinate sometimes!"

"Yeah, I know. But, you see Harry, the catch is that…"

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Well, I thought that seemed a suitable place to end this chapter! Hope you liked it! R & R!