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.
