Chapter 14: Harry's Beautiful Ghosts

Everyone turned to Harry as he stood before Old Deuteronomy. "With your permission, Old Deuteronomy, I should like to sing something myself. And I think it would be good to express myself to my friends." Harry said. "But of course. Please, express away, my friend." Old Deuteronomy said. Harry nodded, picked up a nearby guitar he noticed earlier, walked to the center of the stage, sat down and started playing.

Harry's friends were amazed with how good he was at playing the guitar. "Harry plays the guitar?" Parvati asked. "Blimey, Harry. I didn't know you could do that." Dean said. "Where'd he learn to play so good?" Luna asked. "I think he said that he took lessons before the start of our 5th year." Hermione said. "He said that it helps sooth the sadness from Cedric's death." Cho said. "Shh. Harry's about to sing." Ginny said. Harry continued playing as he started to sing.

[Beautiful Ghosts from Cats 2019]

Harry: Follow me home if you dare to

I wouldn't know where to lead you

Should I take chances when no one took chances on me?

So, I watch from the dark, wait for my life to start

With no beauty in my memory

I'll that I wanted was to be wanted

Too young to wander London streets, alone and haunted

Born into nothing

At least you have something, something to cling to

Visions of dazzling rooms I'll never get into

And the memories were lost long ago

But at least you have beautiful ghosts

Perilous night, their voices calling

A flicker of light before the dawning

Out here, the wild ones are taming the fear within me

Scared to call them my friends and be broken again

Is this hope just a mystical dream?

All that I wanted was to be wanted

Too young to wander London streets alone and haunted

Born into nothing

At least you have something, something to cling to

Visions of dazzling rooms I'll never get into

And the memories were lost long ago

But at least you have beautiful ghosts

And so maybe my home isn't what I had known

What I thought it would be

But I feel so alive with these phantoms of night

And I know that this life isn't safe, but it's wild and it's free

All I wanted was to be wanted

I'll never wander London streets alone and haunted

Born into nothing

With them, I have something, something to cling to

I never knew I'd love this world they've let me into

And the memories were lost long ago

So, I'll dance with these beautiful ghosts

And the memories were lost long ago

So, I'll dance with these beautiful ghosts

Harry's friends slowly walked up to him as he finished, tears in their eyes. "Harry…" Ginny said. "I understand what Grizabella's going through. I felt the same way for 11 years when I lived with the Dursleys. All I ever wanted to be loved and wanted. And when I came to Hogwarts and met all of you…I got my wish." Harry explained. Ginny ran up to him and hugged him tightly. Ron and Hermione joined in. And the others soon joined in. Old Deuteronomy watched with a smile as the young group of heroes shared this moment of happiness, thinking of the moments of happiness he shared with the Jellicles before.