Disclamer- I do not own anything you regognize. I also do not own my buddy Sai.
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"Where are you wearing that?!" Erik finally said. I shrugged and said "Hogwarts masquerade
ball." "A masquerade? Where is the mask then?" "OH!" I ran to my room and put it on. When I
came back out Erik's jaw dropped. "I cant even recognize you in that!" I smiled and went to bed.
The next morning I found Ginny, Mione, and Erik talking in Erik's newly restored library. "I see
you canged everything back." Erik nodded and I sat down on a divan. "So..why are you here
Mione, Gin?" "The Wierd Sisters cancelled last minute, so we told Dumbledore that we would
sing." "Mione! We are not prepared! We have no songs ready!" "Yes we do actually." Ginny cut
in. She handed me a few songs listed on a paper.
One step at a time
Phantom of the Opera
Teardrops on my guitar
Potential Breakup Song
I smiled at them. "These are good songs! So, when is the masquerade?" "It starts at noon,"
Mione said. "So we have around two hours to get ready." "Really? Oh my gosh Mione then we
need to start gettting dressed right now cause we have to get our dresses on and we need to do
makeup and hair.." "Chill Rach! Lets go!" We ran to the Louis Phillipe room and got out our
dresses. Hermione started putting hers on so we helped her get it on the right way. Gin pushed
her infront of the mirror and started on her makeup. She applied foundation, which Mione
protested to, then blood red lipstick, along with dark blue eyeshadow, blush, and eyeliner.
"Dangit!" She shouted, looking through her makeup bag. "I don't have mascara!" I quickly
handed over mine, and she applied it. As soon as she was done I got to work on Mione's hair. I
brought out my hair staightener and transfigured a rose into eletrical socket I could plug it into. I
straightened her hair, and put a bit of hair gel in it. I pulled her hair up into a bun, and held it in
place with a dark blue clip with a flower on the end. "Something is missing.." Ginny mused.
"Jewlery." I said. Me and Ginny brainstormed for a minute then picked a pair of Ginny's teardrop
sahppire earrings along with a shappire necklace with a gold chain that I had. She gaped at
herself in the mirror. "This is not me!" She kept on saying. We smiled at her then Ginny got out
her dress. I clasped the back and she sat down to let me do her makeup. I applied the same as
Mione, but changing the eyeshadow to green. Mione braided Gin's hair and tied it with a ribbon.
Ginny had dimond studs in, along with a diamond necklace, so she just kept those on. She
winked at herself in the mirror and stood up. Next was mine. I slowly took it out and slipped it on.
Ginny clasped the back, and I sat down to let her do my makeup. It was the same as everyone's
only the eyeshadow had changed to purple. Hermione brushed my hair and pulled it into a
ponytail. Ginny got out her purple dragon earrings and put them in my ears. Mione brought out a
amythest pendant and put it on me. I smiled in the mirror and thanked my friends. We all put on
our masks and strutted out of the room. Erik gaped at us, and we smiled. "Bye Erik! I'll be back
late! Dont worry!" I called as we got in the gondala. He pulled me to the side. "You look almost as
beautiful as Christine in her wedding dress I made her..." I gulped. "Thanks Erik.. I need to go." I
pulled away, hoping that tears didn't come. I jumped into the gondala and pushed off, not looking
back at Erik. When we finally got to the mirror, we sang the school song. Again. We had a half
hour till the masquerade started. Ginny and Mione ran up to Gryffindor tower to get their dates. I
ran down to Professor Snape's office, where Draco told me he would be waiting. I found him outside
the door talking to Professor Snape. Before he could see me I slipped into the shadows to listen
better. "Draco, you know this is a bit rushed, don't you? Even though your parents are setting up
for you two anyway.." "Yes Professor Snape, but better let everyone know now right?" Professor
Snape sighed. "Maybe..." I slipped out of the shadows behind Draco. "Boo." I said, and Draco
jumped, shoving something in a pocket. I laughed and he took my hand. We walked up to the
entrance hall to meet Gin and Mione. Mione saw me first and ran over, dragging Gin with her. We
entered the hall together and danced around until we were to go up and sing. Professor
Dumbledore called us up and the music for one step at a time started.
"Hurry up, and wait,
so close but so far away.
Everything that you always dreamed of,
close enough for you to taste,
but you just cant touch."
"You wanna show the world but no one knows your name
and your wondering how your gonna make it.
You know you can, if you get the chance,
in your face and the door keeps slammin'.
Now your getting more and more frustrated
and your getting all kind of impatient.
Waiting...
We live and we learn to take.."
"One step at a time,
there's no need to rush.
It's like learning to fly,
or falling in love.
Its gonna happen,
and its supposed to happen,
that we find the reason why,
one step at a time."
After the song was over we had a short break so that they could get the next song's music ready.
"Hey guys," I asked. "Whatever happened to our dear Mr Sparrow?" "Lets just say he was
dragged down to the dungeons by his nose, where a drunken Filch was waiting waiting with a
cactus and mallet." I laughed, because I knew she got that from Potter Puppet Pals. "Really guys,
come on!" "Fine, he is cleaning cauldrons." "Oh... good luck Jackkie." We all laughed then went
back up on stage as we heard the music for Potential Breakup Song start.We went back on stage
and I sang:
"La la, la la la la la la, la la la la, la la la la la la la la la."
Then Mione and Ginny started rocking out:
"It took to long, it took to long, it took to long for you to call back.
And normally I would just forget that.
Except for the fact it was my birthday,
my stupid birthday.
I played along, I played along, I played along rolled right off my back.
But obviously my armor was cracked,
what kind of a boyfriend would forget that?
Who would forget that?"
"The type of guy how doesnt see what he has until she leaves..."
We finished the song out of breath. We ran off the stage and to where Harry, Draco, Ron, Neville,
Dean, and Seamus were. Draco handed us each a drink and we gulped it down. We sat down in
chairs and discussed the rest of the songs. I would lead sing in Teardrops On My Guitar, while
Ginny would sing backup. Mione would not sing in Teardrops, but she and Ron would be singing
Phantom. I heard the music for Teardrops start and I ran to the stage, Ginny behind me. I began
singing as I closed my eyes.
"Drew looks at me,
I fake a smile so he wont see.
But I want and I need him,
everything that we should be.
I bet she's beautiful,
that girl he talks about,
and she's got everyting that I'll have to live without."
Pictures of Christine passed through my mind, her in the embrace of Erik during MOTN and PONR, and her in the wedding dress, which brought the scene with Erik to my mind.
"Drew talks to me, I laugh cause it's just so funny.
But I cant even see,
any woman he's with me."
I saw me talking to Erik and us laughing. During that time there was no one else but us two. We were just regular people, free from predjuduces, having fun. There was no Christine, there was no deformity on his face. Everything was normal.
"He says he so in love,
he's finally got it right,
I wonder if he knows he's all I think about at night."
I saw me laying awake after I should have been long asleep, watching the end of Phantom again and again. Just wondering every night that if I got a chance to make his life better, to meet him and fall in love more than I already am, would he accept or love me back.
"He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar,
the only thing that keeps me wishing on my wishing star.
He's the song,
in the car,
I keep singing,
don't know why I do."
I remember me singing the Phantom soundtrack, going through every song. All I Ask Of You was even sung, just with lyrics I made up to match Erik.
"Drew walks by me,
can he tell that I can't breathe?
And there he goes,
so perfectly, the kind of flawless I wish I could be."
I looked back on the day I went down to the lair. When I saw him lying there, I couldn't breathe. He was so perfect, even when he was sleeping. He looked so beautiful, so perfect, that I was afraid I would never be able to move, because I could just stand there forever and look at him.
"She better hold him tight,
give him all her love.
Look in those beautiful eyes,
and know she's lucky cause.."
The kissing scene between Erik and Christine from the movie flashed through my mind.
"He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar,
the only thing that keeps me wishing on my wishing star.
He's the song,
in the car,
I keep singing don't know why I do."
I wished every night that by some crazy twist of fate I would meet Erik.
"So I drive home alone,
as I turn out the lights,
I'll put his picture down and maybe get some sleep tonight."
I remembered all the times I would look at the Erik picture I had and just lay there all night, wondering why I was falling in love with someone that I could never be with. He was out of my time and I thought he didn't exist.
"Cause he's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar,
the only one who's got enough of me to break my heart."
That line was true. If my love for him went any futher I was going to go insane with love for him. If he would break my heart...I wouldn't be able to take it.
"He's the song,
in the car,
I keep singing dont know why I do.
He's the time taken up,
but there's never enough.
And he's all that I need to fall into."
That was true as well.
"Drew looks at me, I fake a smile so he won't see."
I ran off the stage wiping tears from my eyes. Hermione went up on stage with Ron just as the music for POTO started.
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Ok! all done! By the way, members of Phangirls and Fop Haters United, "fop" is not namely raoul. Yes every one that wants his hair will get it. But, by "fop" I mean any fop within the Harry, Phantom, or Pirates fandoms. What makes a fop however, is entirely what you decide.