Throughout the performances he saw, Harry thought they were going to be done by people his age. So far, he saw two that had children under the age of 10, while one had adults older than him, but younger than his parents. Or maybe in the same age range. However, even though the age range was surprising, the recital was really incredible. With the lighting, choice of music, costumes worn, and the energy and passion shown in the dancing really took Harry's breath away.
He thought he saw dancing like that in movies and such, but no. This was quite the dedication to the creative art. Harry clapped with the audience when the last performance –– a tap dance, age range of 13-18, to the song 'Happy' by that film, Despicable 2 –– before murmuring was done again. Harry stretched his arms out in front of him, a little pop from his arms made, before relaxing again.
"Draci's coming up." He blinked before turning to a smiling Narcissa.
He then smiled at her, "Really?"
She nodded, "I have seen the rehearsals many times. I hope you will enjoy it, Harry." She finished her speaking with a wink before looking back up on the stage. Despite being so dark, Harry was able to notice it somehow. He also noticed how she emphasized the 'you' in her speech, as if she wanted him to notice the most. What for?
He soon forget about it once the lights sudden flickered at random times, catching Harry off guard. That soon ended when the beginning of the next song came up, in beat with the flickering lights. His heart suddenly started racing; he knew that song anywhere... Oh, what was he kidding? Every person with technology knew this song! It's Beyonce, for crying out loud. But, it's not as wonderful or catchy to Harry again. Last time he heard this song, he was driving a drunk Ginny home from another out-of-control house party... And they almost died through a car crash.
It was Ginny's drunken self that caused it in the first place; she was rocking out to Beyonce's new release, Sorry, and kept telling Harry to stop the car so they can both rock out. Annoyed, Harry constantly declined at every request, having Ginny to pout sorrowfully. It was then she suddenly started yanking on the wheel, making Harry both surprised and freaked out by the action, but soon his heart started panicking the moment the two ended up off the road, and downward to a tree, knocking them both unconscious. The last words from Beyonce before the radio show came back on was the last thing he heard before everything went black for him.
Once he woke up again, he was wired in a hospital with his concerned parents, relieved to see him away, his mother Lily already having tears in her eyes. His father, James, soon mentioned that they found out from Molly first, who got a call from a police officer on the crash, before another police officer called them. The two families immediately rushed over to the hospital since they were already been taken there. Harry has been more grateful to see his parents again. And how pissed he was at Ginny.
The family then heard loud fighting from Ginny and Molly from next door that lasted 30 minutes before a door was harshly slammed. Soon, a tear-eyed and flustered Molly soon entered the room, and immediately went up to him to gently hug.
"I am so sorry," she whispered in his ear, immediately crying later on that caused Harry's heart to ache. Eventually, Harry made up his mind the moment Molly started crying: the girl from the other room was not the same tomboy soccer player he fell for anymore.
He was done; he let Ginny continue thinking they were happily together before bringing it down harshly to her later on. He expected some of her brothers to be mad at him, but actually all of the Weasley members were actually happy for him. It was best for him to get away from the pressure she suddenly caused on him, and wished him luck on the future he still was able to have. Connections were still strong while Ginny, or whoever that woman was, isn't included. Also, ever since the accident he felt anxious every time he heard that song, getting the perfect view of the incident playing in his head again.
He then took stead breaths and jumped slightly when he felt his hand grasped. He looked over, and saw Hermione and Ron's worried faces; they knew him too well. He gave them a smile with a look that said, "I'll be okay." He then gently gripped on Hermione's hand before letting go and looked back at the stage. Narcissa failed to notice as she was excited as she stared up at the stage.
Soon after, the lights stayed on, showing the performers, all his age, crouched down with their heads, while one girl, standing on the hood of a fake truck, that matched the main color of the costumes, her arms crossed and her head also down with her bangs covering her face. Just looking at it instantly reminded Harry of the music video –– actually, it was the music video, except in technicolor and the costumes were military fabric. Even the girl has the same long braided pigtails! Really into the song, aren't they?
Soon after, when the song was getting close to the lyrics, the crouched bodies slowly started standing up while the girl's arms were placed to the sides, her fists clutching, and their heads still down. On cue, the girl's head shot up, along with everyone else's –– and Harry's heart raced. She was beautiful, even if she was slightly too far for Harry to see. She soon began singing:
"Sorry (He ain't sorry)
Sorry (He ain't sorry)
He ain't sorry
Honey, nah
Sorry (He ain't sorry)
Sorry (He ain't sorry)
He ain't sorry..."
Her voice matched her beauty, but was also sounded cocky like in the original. He didn't care; it was nice and comforting to him in a way. She then started singing the first verse, but instead of being in her personal perspective –– the original lyrics –– it was different, too... The more Harry heard the cover, the more he noticed how the lyrics' meaning were changed: instead of herself not being sorry to her cheating ex-lover, it was a guy not being sorry to you (a girl who cheated on him), in a way of saying she supports the guy who went through a harsh heartbreak for a reason, just like Harry, and was telling the girl straight at how he is. And because of it, he was attached to the girl's singing.
Most of the original lyrics were still there, except the 'naughty words' made (excluding the 'middle fingers up' part), but Harry paid no attention to it, just to what she was representing that attached to him.
Throughout the performance, it was addictive and energetic with understanding on being with friends than being upset over the heartbreak. And the girl never once got off the hood, or even slip off –– the girl was completely barefooted so he was surprised there was even a stutter in her moves.
However, when the part where Beyonce spoke was coming up, the girl with the luscious blonde braided pigtails jumped off the hood with a front flip, landing perfectly on her feet and got a cheer before walking up to the front with a sway of her hips.
It was there he was able to see her face. She was a sexy woman, hair natural blonde as the sun's shine, sweetly pale under the stage light, her eyes kind of hard to see, but Harry was able to notice they were a recognizable shade of grey. Her figure was athletic, from all the dancing she must have done, Harry bet. She looked around Hermione's height, possibly taller, while being sweaty from the dancing. Either way, she was a goddess from where he sat.
"That's Draci," Narcissa then whispered to his ear, making him jump. He almost forgot she was there before blushing at the realization. The goddess singing her cover was the daughter of the wonderful woman next to him. Wow...
Harry couldn't remember the music video in full detail, but he was able to recognize the clothing Queen B worn in parts of the video when she was outside with dancers, and some automobile she was dancing on barefooted and then stood in front of. The blonde girl's clothing was similar in resemblance, and her face makeup looked done for a special event.
"Looking at his watch; girl hasn't been home.
He now regrets the day their love was flipped on.
No more he'll let her make stupid excuses.
Good luck to next sucker. Whoever he is."
It likes she knew what happened to him! What was she, a psychic? She soon started dancing, or stuttering like a robot –– again, similar to what Beyonce did –– while still singing, along with the performers next and behind her doing the same. Soon, the song ended with two rows, one row down on one knee, and the second still standing with their arms crossed. All looking serious but blank while she said the last verse, "She'll never come back here with a new chance."
Once the crowd was cheering, the seriousness was off the girl's face the moment she heard her name shout from afar, making a sheepish smile on her face while everyone else relaxed, and started leaving the stage as the stage went dark again. The cheering went on anyway, and Harry never clapped any further throughout the entire recital. Until now...
I really got to look over my words before uploading lol. Got a bad habit at it... Anyway, reviews are nice! Please and thank you for reading!