Hello everybody! May I just say, WOW! The response to the first chapter was really amazing! I'm glad everybody liked it so much, that means a lot to me. This song is 'The Story Of Us', so congrats to all who got it right(although 'Love Story' was also a good guess). I hope you all like this one as much as I do! This has got to be my fav TSwift song, I just had to use it! PM me if it doesn't make any sense, I'll be happy to answer your questions! Now on to the story!
Disclaimer: List of things I do not own but wish I did: Harry Potter(which is J.K. Rowlings'), Taylor Swift's songs(I'll let you guess whose those are), and this idea(it came from xxtotallyinsanexx). Wow, that was...depressing.
Chapter 2: The Story Of Us
"Well, then," Ginny said, "I think I'll tell a little story next..."
She looked around the room, grinning in a mischievous way. Hermione suppressed a giggle, watching Harry biting his lip.
"You know she wouldn't let her brothers hurt you," she whispered in an undertone.
"I wouldn't bet on that," he replied, before looking back at his ex-girlfriend.
"I used to think one day we'd tell the story of us
How we met and the sparks flew instantly.
And people would say, "They're the lucky ones."
I used to know my place was the spot next to you,
Now I'm searchin' the room for an empty seat
Cause lately I don't even know what page you're on,"
Ginny shrugged, the picture of innocence. Harry glared at her, but she just went on.
"Oh, a simple complication
Miscommunications lead to fallout
So many things that I wish you knew
So many walls up I can't break through,"
She let her pain show again, reaching out to a boy who(seemingly) wasn't there. But Harry knew she was reaching for him.
"Now I'm standing alone in a crowded room
And we're not speakin'
And I'm dying to know,
Is it killing you like it's killing me, yeah?
I don't know what to say since the twist of fate
When it all broke down.
And the story of us looks a lot like a tragedy now.
Next chapter."
Hermione stifled a giggle. Ron looked at her, confused, and she shook her head.
"Inside joke," she replied, waving her hand. Harry looked away so they wouldn't see his grin, either. He knew exactly what Ginny was talking about.
"How'd we end up this way?
See me nervously pulling at my clothes
And tryin' to look busy.
And you're doing your best to avoid me,"
Ginny sighed, remembering the day at Dumbledore's funeral that Harry had tried to avoid her. He'd broken up with her the previous night, and she was still angry with his "noble, stupid act", as she'd called it.
"I'm starting to think one day I'll tell the story of us
How I was losing my mind when I saw you here
But you held your pride like you should've held me.
Oh, I'm scared to see the ending,
Why are we pretending this is nothing?
I'd tell you I miss you but I don't know how.
I've never heard silence quite this loud!"
Ginny winced theatrically, covering her ears. The one time she and Harry had come face to face at Dumbledore's funeral, the tension was so thick you could have cut it with a knife and the silence so loud it hurt. Really.
"Now I'm standing alone in a crowded room
And we're not speakin'
And I'm dying to know,
Is it killing you like it's killing me, yeah?
I don't know what to say since the twist of fate
When it all broke down.
And the story of us looks a lot like a tragedy now."
Ginny shrugged again.
"Gin, I don't think this is more butt-kicking, it's just more upbeat," Fred said, his brow furrowed. Ginny glared at him.
"Do you like it?"
"Yes," he admitted.
"Then shut up and let me sing," she snapped back.
"This is looking like a contest
Of who can act like they care less
But I liked it better when you were on my side.
The battles' in your hands now.
But I would lay my armor down
If you said you'd rather love than fight...
So many things that you wish I knew
But the story of us might be ending soon!
Now I'm standing alone in a crowded room
And we're not speakin'
And I'm dying to know,
Is it killing you like it's killing me, yeah?
I don't know what to say since the twist of fate
When it all broke down.
And the story of us looks a lot like a tragedy now, now
Now!"
Ginny held the note out, letting pain and anguish and anger show in one. Harry winced at the sound. Why did he do this again? Oh, yeah. So she could be safe...but was her being safe really worth the pain?
"And we're not speakin'
And I'm dying to know,
Is it killing you like it's killing me, yeah?
I don't know what to say since the twist of fate
When it all broke down.
And the story of us looks a lot like a tragedy now.
The End."
Ginny finished the song, glaring straight ahead with a look of extreme attitude on her face. Her brothers stared at her, shocked, before giving her a round of applause.
"Wow, Gin," Bill finally said. "I'll never doubt you again. That was great!" Her brothers all agreed.
"I thought it sounded like you really didn't care for this bloke anymore, even though he broke your heart," Charlie commented, nodding in approval. Ginny looked down, seeing Harry's disappointed face out of the corner of her eye.
"Well, I wouldn't go so far as to say I don't care about him anymore," she mumbled to her hands. Everyone heard her anyway.
"So sing another one," Ron prompted. Everyone looked at him, shocked. He hadn't spoken before that point. "What? I'm still here," he insisted. Ginny recovered her shock quickly.
"What should I sing, then?" she asked the youngest of her brothers.
"Oh, I don't know. Pick whatever you want. Possibly something a bit more...loving?" he suggested. Ginny furrowed her brow for a second, and then her face split in a wide smile.
"I think I've got one," she announced, and everyone turned to her expectantly. "Let's go back to previous summers, shall we?"
You get major brownie points(and a shout-out) if you guess that one. But if you're a crazy-nuts-diehard Swiftie like me, you might know...Please review, it would mean a lot to me!
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