This chapter may get a bit confusing where the the music is like who's singing what line. On the first song the person who is singing it is written underneath the lyrics, on the second song it is written above the lyrics.

I hope you like it; I know its short but I did write another version which just wasn't working and this works a lot better and I get to use and song which was kind of the reason why this was a musical story.

Songs:

How to be dead – snow patrol

The call - Regina Spektor

I don't own the lyrics!!


"Thank you Kingsley, I owe you one." Harry said taking the rolled up parchment that Kingsley Shacklebolt, Minster for Magic, was handing to him.

"You don't owe me at all Harry, the whole of the wizarding world is in your debt. I just wonder why you are doing this." Kingsley said as he walked back behind his desk.

"I just want to take some weight off my shoulders." Kingsley nodded.

"Well Harry I hope you know what you are doing." Harry nodded and turned to leave. "Harry one more thing, be careful." Harry gave one last tight smile before he closed the door to Kingsley's office.

Kingsley frowned as Harry closed the door behind him. He didn't know what was going on with Harry but he knew it must have something to do with Draco and that's what worried him more than anything.


The Gryffindor common room turned towards the loud knocking sound that was coming from the portrait hole.

"I have never been so assaulted in my life young man!" The Fat Lady shouted at the person who was apparently hitting her frame.

"Oh shut up I just want to get in and talk to Harry."

"Is that Malfoy?" Hermione asked turning to Ginny who shrugged.

"Sounds like it." She replied. Ron huffed and glared further into his book.

"Should we let him in?" Ginny asked.

"I don't see why not."

Ron grunted. Hermione ignored him and stood up walking over to the portrait hole. Before she reached it the banging stopped and was replaced with voices.

"Harry there you are, I've been looking all over for you!"

"What you have another thing to blame me for do you? Was the wreckage of the wizarding world not enough?" Harry's voice sounded angry. He said the password to the portrait and it flung open, the Fat Lady still complaining about rudeness.

"Harry look I..." Draco's voice was cut off by the portrait slamming shut in his face.

"Harry where have you been? I looked for you earlier but you weren't there, I tried Hagrid's too but he hadn't seen you. What's happening?" Hermione asked as Harry stormed though the portrait hole.

"I wanted to be on my own for a bit is that okay?" Harry half shouted at her.

Hermione looked taken aback. "Of course, I was just worried."

"Well don't, I think I can look after myself I may have been through enough you know what with Voldemort and all." There was a small shuffle around the room from the name.

"I'm sorry Harry, I just care about you." Hermione stuttered; it was rare for her to see Harry this angry especially towards her.

"Hey cut it out Harry she was just asking." Ron said getting up and standing between Harry and Hermione.

"Ron you are one to talk." Harry retorted.

"What's that meant to mean?"

"You know what I'm talking about. How many times do you blow off over nothing? Every time Draco did one thing out of line you would be at his throat."

"That's because he's a bloody git! Didn't you see how he was today! Getting me into trouble, being rude to McGonagall. He hasn't changed and I have tried to support your choice but if he is going to be treating me like this and if you are going to continue to stand up for him against your best friend when he's being a git for no reason then I'm sorry but I can't stand here and watch you just lap up the lies."

"Well good for you then Ron because you don't have to deal with him anymore, it's over." Ron's mouth opened and closed as the common room looked on in shock.

"What happened?" Ginny asked looking sympathetic.

Harry opened his mouth to answer but was stopped by a large banning and a voice shouting from the other side of the wall. "Harry let me in I can explain everything! Please I just want to talk. I'm sorry I shouldn't have said those things!"

"Just fuck off Malfoy I do not want to know what you think anymore!" Harry shouted back before storming up the stairs to his dorm.

"Should we go after him?" Hermione asked.

Ron huffed. "No leave the bloody git on his own." Hermione turned to Ginny who shook her head.

"Harry I'm sorry, please answer me! I'm so sorry I didn't mean to do say those things, I didn't mean them. You were right!" Draco's frantic shout sounded from the other side of the wall.

"Ignore him he will go away in a minute." Ron told the common room with authority stopping anyone from opening the portrait hold for Draco.

"I'll stay out here all night if I bloody well have to I need you to just listen to me just for a minute! Please Harry! I love you! Please!" Draco pounded upon the portrait hole again there was no answer from the Fat Lady now; she must have gone to visit another portrait whilst Draco was there.


The common room sat in silence hearing a knock every now and again with Draco's voice asking for entrance. It was getting late but none of the occupants wanted to leave and miss the drama. The wind whistled loudly outside and finally Hermione took pity on Draco. Ignoring Ron's protests she got up and pulled open the portrait hole threw a blanket and a pillow into the corridor and closed it behind her.

Ron glared at her as she sat down. "If he is going to spend the night out there then he might as well have something to keep him warm. The common room fell silent again some of the students falling asleep where they sat still refusing to go to bed.

Finally Harry re-emerged from the dormitory, he looked tired as if he had been thinking hard for a while, he had a small rucksack with him and he was wearing muggle clothes. Ginny and Hermione stood up as Harry walked over to them and deposited the bag on the floor by the foot of the sofa before he walked towards the portrait hole with a rolled up piece of parchment in his hand. Students were nudging the each other awake as Harry took a deep breath before he opened the portrait hole. Draco was sitting there knees pulled up, blanked wrapped around him sitting on the cushion that Hermione had lent him. He jumped up when he saw Harry standing there.

"Harry..." Draco started but was stopped by Harry thrusting the parchment at Draco.

"Take this and leave, go back to your dorm." Harry closed the portrait hole.

Draco looked wearily down at the parchment. Gingerly he opened it. He read it over once and chocked on his own breath. "What the hell is this Harry?" Harry didn't answer he stood his back against the portrait hole breathing deeply trying to hold back tears. "Why have you done this? How have you done it? My father was one of the Dark Lords top men it's not possible!"

"Harry? What have you done?" Ginny asked worriedly getting up and walking over to Harry who was standing eyes shut tightly hoping that he had done the right thing and not the biggest mistake of his life. He gulped opening his eyes and looked back at Ginny his worry showing though his eyes not reassuring her at all.

"How could you do this?" Draco cried out.

Ron impatient as always pushed Harry aside from the portrait hole and opened it wanting to know what Draco was talking about, but before he could ask or grab the parchment from Draco he had dived past Ron and into the common room not wanting to be left out in the cold corridor anymore.

"Harry why the hell have you put my father under house arrest he's meant to be a maximum security for the rest of his life not at home!"

"You put Lucius Malfoy under house arrest! Why?" Ron exploded.

Harry ignored him and turned straight to face Draco. "It's one less thing for you to blame on me. I thought that's what you wanted."

"Harry I never asked! I never even hinted or mentioned."

"How about it's all your fault that my father is in prison and that I had to become a death eater? Isn't that what you said earlier, that I was to blame for all of this mess?!"Harry screamed throwing his arms out.

"I know I didn't mean to, listen to me I have been taking potions they made me feel numb, and then I ran out and everything felt ten times worse than before." Draco tired to explain.

Harry just turned away not hearing any of it anymore.

'Please don't go crazy, if I tell you the truth
No you don't know what happened
And you never will if
You don't listen to me while I talk to the wall
This blanket is freezing, it's been out in the hall
Where you've had me for hours
Till I'm sure what I want
But darling I want the same thing that I wanted before
So sweetheart tell me what's up I won't stop no way'

Draco sang taking a step towards Harry.

"So that makes it all better? You took potions that messed you up a bit and its fine to blame me for Voldemort's rising to power, for the countless muggle deaths, for the deaths of my friends and family, for all your hardships!" Harry could feel his magic crackling; he closed his eyes trying to control it. "You have no idea Draco what I have been through." Harry's voice was thick was anger.

'Please keep your hands down
And stop raising your voice'

Draco continued trying to calm Harry's rage down.

'It's hardly what I'd be doing if you gave me a choice'

Harry sang back angrily.

'It's a simple suggestion can you give me sometime
So just say yes or no'

Draco replied.

'Why can't you shoulder the blame
Coz both my shoulders are heavy
From the weight of us both
You're a big boy now so let's not talk about growth'

Harry sneered.

'You've not heard a single word I have said...
Oh, my God'

Draco ran his hands through his hair.

"Since I was one year old I have had the weight of the wizarding world on my shoulders, when I came into this world I didn't even know that I was famous; I had no idea who Voldemort was. I didn't even know how my parents died till I was eleven years old; I thought they died in a car crash!" Harry drew in angry breaths. "I dreamt about flashing green light for years never knowing that it was my parents death. I was treated like filth by my family. Then I came here and I thought I was safe and everything was good, but no it was not. That year I met the man who killed my parents, he asked me to join him, to give him the stone and he would bring my parents back! I wanted my parents more than anything in this world, I wanted a family that loved me and still I didn't join him! I made that choice when I was eleven! So don't blame me for that fucking mark on your arm! You made the easy choice, I made the hard one and we both have to live with them."

"I did it to save my parents lives! They would have been killed otherwise, yours were dead you didn't know them, you must have know there was no way that he would have been able to bring them back."

"Still doesn't stop it hurting though does it." The common room was deathly quiet.

'Please take it easy it can't all be my fault'

Draco started singing again as the music started again.

'I haven't made half the mistakes
That you've listed so far'

Harry sung exasperatedly remember all the things Draco had blamed on him.

'Oh baby let me explain something
It's all down to drugs
At least I remember taking the and not a lot else
It seems I've stepped over lines
You've drawn again and again
But if the ecstacy's in the wit is definitely out
Dr. Jekyll is wrestling Hyde for my pride'

The music ended and Draco looked into Harry's eyes. "I guess Hyde won out then." Harry turned; Draco jumped forward and grabbed his shoulder trying to turn him around. Harry's magic crackled and Draco felt his hand burning, he pulled it away sharply.

"Harry."

"Don't Draco. I'm leaving now just for a bit I need time to revaluate everything, I hope you enjoy seeing your dad again I know it's what you wanted." Harry gulped. "Goodbye Draco." Harry picked up his rucksack and walked out of the common room leaving the occupants sitting there dumfounded staring at Draco.


"Harry! Harry wait up!" Three voices shouted after him. He turned at the gates to Hogwarts.

"Harry where are you going?" Hermione asked breathlessly.

"I'm going to put everything behind me, get some perspective. Being with Draco taught me one thing if nothing else; I haven't gotten over the war yet. I can't do it here too many memories. I have to start from the begging." Hermione nodded sadly her eyes filling with tears.

"Mate I'm sorry." Ron said sheepishly.

"So am I. You are my best friend I would have never come this far without you. Without any of you." Harry and Ron smiled at each other before they hugged tightly. Once they pulled apart both had huge grins on their faces, the girls laughed.

"You stupid boys." Ginny commented wiping the tears from her eyes before pulling Harry into a tight hug. "We are going to miss you. Come back soon."

"I'll try." Harry said pulling away and kissing her lightly on her cheek.

"Before finals." Hermione said pulling him into an equally tight hug.

"I'll try." Harry smiled back at the three of them.

A piano started playing and they started to sing together.

'It started out as a feeling
Which then grew into a hope
Which then turned into a quiet thought
Which then turned into a quiet word'

And then that word grew louder and louder
'Til it was a battle cry

Harry sang on his own looking at his friends that lived though it all by his side.

'I'll come back
When you call me
No need to say goodbye

'Just because everything's changing
Doesn't mean it's never
Been this way before'

'All you can do is try to know
Who your friends are
As you head off to the war'

'Pick a star on the dark horizon
And follow the light'

Hermione sang smiling at Harry who nodded slightly and laughed.

'You'll come back
When it's over
No need to say good bye

You'll come back
When it's over
No need to say good bye'

Harry sang again smiling as tears fell from his tired eyes.

'Now we're back to the beginning
It's just a feeling and no one knows yet
But just because they can't feel it too
Doesn't mean that you have to forget

Let your memories grow stronger and stronger
'Til they're before your eyes'

Harry turned and walked through the Hogwarts gates. Ginny sang watching him go trying to hold back the tears.

'You'll come back
When they call you
No need to say good bye

You'll come back
When they call you
No need to say good bye'

Harry disappeared of into the night to where they didn't know. The three friends stood there hand in hand watching for a while till the cold got to them and they turned slowly back towards the dark castle which held their warm welcoming beds.

"I hope Malfoy's still trapped in Gryffindor Tower that means I can give him a piece of my mind." Ron said jokingly as they walked across the frosty grounds causing Hermione and Ginny to laugh.