Her Life Written in Lyrics
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. Harry Potter belongs to J K Rowling. Also, these amazing songs belong to Taylor Swift.
A/N: Hello! Sorry about the wait. School has just gone back, so it will be a bit harder to update. But I am not going to leave this story unfinished! This is a very long chapter. Sorry! I tend to get a bit carried away. But I hope you enjoy!
My reviews are working again! Please tell me what you thought, and whether I should write a sequel about the trio's horcrux hunt. There would still be some music of course! Milo.
Chapter 10:
"Alright, this next song is called Oh My My My," Ginny said. "If this doesn't give it away, then I don't know what will! Harry?" she turned and looked at Harry who got up off the floor and walked out of the room.
"Where's he going?" asked Tonks curiously.
"He's just gone to get something," Ginny replied. A few seconds later, Harry walked back in the room with another guitar, this one a slightly lighter color than the other one, but still very similar in design. He handed the guitar to Ginny. "Thanks Harry," smiled Ginny.
"No problem," Harry replied picking up his own guitar.
"Ginny, you play guitar?" Charlie asked.
"Yeah, remember I told you I was teaching her," Harry told him.
"I can only do the basic chords, but I'm still learning," Ginny told them. Harry picked up a few fingerpicks out of his case.
"What are those things?" Fred asked as Harry put the fingerpicks on his fingers.
"Finger picks," Harry replied. "They're like picks but they're easier to use for harder songs." Everyone nodded, although none of them really understood. "You ready?" Harry asked Ginny.
"Ready," Ginny smiled. She had never been more ready for anything in her life.
"So you say this song will tell us who your ex is?" Bill asked.
"Yes," Ginny confirmed, "and if any of you twats try to hurt him then you'll get what Charlie got. Times ten." It was clear the Weasley brothers were all terrified of their little sister.
"Okay, just sing," grumbled Bill. Ginny smiled before she started to strum her guitar softly, just playing chords. Harry was playing a very complicated and intricate looking finger picking pattern. Ginny started the song on her own.
She said I was eight and you were nine,
I looked at you like the stars that shine in the sky,
The pretty lights.
Ginny leaned up against Harry and grinned at him. Harry smiled back. Bill looked between the two suspiciously, wondering what was going on between them. That was when he figured it out. Bill gasped causing Harry and Ginny to look up at him. Harry's face paled slightly, but Ginny simply smiled and snuggled closer to Harry. She knew Bill wouldn't hurt Harry.
And our daddies used to joke about the two of us,
Growing up and falling in love and our mammas smiled,
And rolled their eyes and said, oh my my my.
Most people figured it out then. They all remembered the joking remarks from Arthur and James about how close Harry and Ginny had been when they were children. The only person left now was Tonks. Charlie was glaring at Harry while Fred and George had a very scary mischievous look in their eyes. Harry knew that he was going to get pranked. Molly looked shocked as she watched the two teens. Their love for each other shined so clearly through their eyes. Anyone who looked at the two could tell how in love they were. They just fit, like two matching pieces of a puzzle. Everyone could tell that this wasn't just a typical teenage romance that would last for a while and then end in tears. This was real. Harry and Ginny both sang together, their eyes never leaving the other's.
Take me back to the house in the backyard tree,
Said you'd beat me up you were bigger than me,
You never did, you never did.
Take me back when our world was one block wide,
I dared you to kiss me then ran when you tried,
Just two kids you and I.
Oh my my my my.
Harry and Ginny both seemed oblivious to the presence of everybody else in the room. They were too caught up in their own little world, connected by their music. It was as if nothing else existed. It really was a beautiful thing, just their feelings and the music, separated from everything else; the war, Voldemort, life. Words just weren't enough to describe it, but the passion and emotion in every strum, every note, spoke volumes. Ginny sang on her own again.
Well I was fifteen when suddenly,
I wasn't that little girl you used to see,
But your eyes still shined like pretty lights.
Harry could remember the exact moment he stopped seeing her as a little sister, or a friend. It was so special; he would never let it go. It was in the Forbidden Forest, at the end of his fifth year. The determination that shone in her chocolate eyes when Ron told her she was too young to accompany them to the Ministry is what first made him notice her. Her face had been filled with fire, every perfect line and feature hardened and blazing with fury. She hadn't given in, no matter what Ron had said. That was when Harry started viewing her as an equal instead of someone who needed to be protected.
Of course he still felt protective of her. Even more now than before, but he also knew that she could look after herself just fine. Since that day she had proved herself time and time again. He was still amazed by her stubbornness, her determination, her strength, her beauty. The way her red hair cascaded down her back like shimmering red and gold waved. The way her eyes overflowed with spirit and life. She was different. There was a sort of depth to her that other girls just didn't have. The absolute passion that saturated her voice when she sang was just so special and unique one couldn't help but be drawn to her, like a magnet.
And our daddies used to joke about the two of us,
They never believed we'd really fall in love.
"No, we didn't," murmured Arthur. James nodded his head.
And our mammas smiled and rolled their eyes and said,
Oh my my my.
Harry and Ginny sang together again, still caught up in their personal universe, happily ignoring the existence of the rest of the world. Tonks had figured it out by now, and everyone was smiling at the young couple. Even the Weasley brothers couldn't help but be happy for their little sister as they saw the love and trust in every movement they made. It truly was something special.
Take me back to the creek beds we turned up,
2 am driving in your truck,
And all I need is you next to me.
Take me back to the time we had our very first fight,
The slamming of doors instead of screaming goodnight,
You stayed outside till the morning light.
Oh my my my my.
Ron and Hermione laughed and shook their heads as they remember that night Harry had spent at the bottom of the girl's staircase. Ginny had forgiven him instantly when she came down the next morning, and then proceeded to tell him off for not getting any sleep. Ginny kept singing by herself.
A few years had gone and come around,
We were sitting at our favorite spot in town,
And you looked at me, got down on one knew.
Some people looked confused, but most seemed to realize that this part of the song was not true. Yet, anyway. Harry and Ginny sang the rest of the song together, their voices mixing and harmonizing to create a perfect melody.
Take me back to the time we walked down the aisle,
Our whole town came and our mammas cried,
You said I do and I did too.
Harry and Ginny smiled at each other again. Harry desperately hoped that he could finish this war quickly so that he and Ginny could have the future together that they so wanted. The future that Ginny deserved.
Ginny loved watching Harry. The way his emerald eyes smoldered when he looked at her and the way that she could read his every thought in those beautiful green orbs made her fall in love with him all over again. She loved the way she could lose herself in the intensity of his gaze, forgetting completely about the rest of the world. She watched the defined muscles in his arms strain again his shirt as he continued to pluck the strings. She loved the way his dark hair stuck up carelessly in every possible direction giving him an air of nonchalance, and making him so much more handsome. He had a very bad-boy, heartbreaker kind of look that Ginny found absolutely adorable. She loved that he was hers. She couldn't think of anyone else she would rather spend forever with.
Take me home where we met so many years before,
We'll rock our babies on that very front porch,
After all this time, you and I.
Oh my my my my.
Ginny stopped strumming, but Harry kept on playing his part for the last bit of the song. They both sang together.
I'll be eighty seven you'll be eighty nine,
I'll still look at you like the stars that shine,
In the sky,
Oh my my my.
Everyone watching the two could tell that this was true. After Harry strummed his last chord he pulled Ginny tightly against his chest and kissed the top of her head. Ginny snuggled against him, happy to once again be in his familiar and comforting embrace. Everyone clapped loudly, although Charlie and Bill didn't look too enthusiastic about this last song. They were angry that Harry had hurt their little sister, but on the other hand they were glad that he seemed to have her best interests at heart and wanted to protect her, even if he maybe went about it the wrong way.
"So… you and Ginny huh Harry?" asked Sirius, wiggling his eyebrows suggestively. Harry threw a cushion at him from one of the couches. Sirius caught it and threw it to James who proceeded to throw it back to Harry. Harry glared at them before putting the cushion aside. They were more immature than all the first years at Hogwarts put together. And possibly the second and third years too.
"Harry!" Charlie called. The entire room went silent as the four Weasley brothers in the corner looked at Harry. Harry's face paled slightly and Ginny sent her overprotective brothers a threatening look.
"We'll let you off for hurting her this time with a warning, but only because we know that you didn't want to, and you thought it was necessary to keep her safe," Bill told him sternly. Ginny almost laughed at her brother's overly pompous tone.
"Careful Bill, you're starting to sound like P- never mind," said Ron. Hermione whacked him on the back on the head.
"Honestly Ronald, how could you be so insensitive?" Hermione scolded.
"I wasn't trying to be insensitive! I was trying to make a joke!" Ron tried to defend himself. Everyone shook their heads and sat back in preparation for another of Ron and Hermione's… unique arguments. They weren't disappointed.
"Well maybe, if you just thought about what you were saying before you said it we wouldn't have this problem!" Hermione yelled.
"Well, maybe you just need to calm down!" Ron yelled right back at her. Harry closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose between his thumb and forefinger.
"Clam down? CALM DOWN!" Ron cowered against the wall as Hermione's face turned a bright shade of red. He nodded weakly and everyone groaned. He should really learn just when to give it up.
"WELL RONALD! I THINK THAT YOU ARE THE ONE WHO NEEDS TO CALM DOWN!" Hermione started yelling. Harry stood up and went and sat in between the two. This didn't have the desired effect as they just kept yelling across him. "YOU ARE AN INCONSIDERATE, INSENSITIVE JERK! HOW DARE YOU TELL ME TO CALM DOWN WHEN YOU ARE THE ONE WHO-" Hermione's very loud monologue was interrupted by Ginny.
"WILL YOU TWO JUST SHUT UP AND SNOG ALREADY!" Ginny screamed. Everyone hurriedly clamped their hands over their ears. Merlin she was loud.
"Sorry Ginny," Ron and Hermione mumbled. However angry they were at each other, they were not willing to face an angry Ginny. Everyone stared at Ginny in shock. No one had ever managed to stop one of Ron and Hermione's arguments before!
"She's talented," Harry shrugged guessing what they were all thinking. Ginny smiled angelically. Despite being a devious prankster and dangerous firecracker she really could pull off the innocent look really well.
"So, back to what's important," James said, effectively breaking the shocked silence, "Harry, how long have you and Ginny been dating?" Harry and Ginny blushed.
"Uh – well… about – two months before the end of term?" Harry said. It sounded more like a question. "At the Quidditch final." Everyone looked at them, stunned.
"Why did no one tell us?" demanded Mrs. Weasley.
"Mum, calm down. It's not really something we could put in a letter what with Death Eaters and the Ministry intercepting owls, and by the time we got home we had… well, broken up," Ginny told her angry mother. Mrs. Weasley seemed to deflate a little at her words.
"I understand," she said gently. She then rushed forward to give Harry a bone crushing hug. "Oh Harry dear, welcome to the family!" she cried. Harry turned bright red as everyone in the room laughed silently at his predicament.
"Um… thanks, Mrs. Weasley," Harry muttered awkwardly. Ginny was trying so hard not to laugh at her boyfriend that she had her fist stuffed in her mouth. Harry glared at her when he saw her amused expression.
"Ginny, welcome to the family," Lily said to the young girl. "I'm so glad that Harry's found someone that makes him so happy," she smiled. Ginny grinned.
"Thank you Mrs. Potter. That means a lot to me," Ginny said. Lily grinned before pulling Ginny into a slightly less rib breaking hug. James and Sirius began to dance around the room with their hands over their ears and their eyes shut tight screaming.
"TOO MANY FEELINGS! TOO MANY FEELINGS! MAKE IT STOP, MAKE IT STOP!" Everyone stopped what they were doing to watch the two. Everyone laughed when they ran into a wall due to their inability to see.
"Well, at least they've stopped hugging," James commented as he turned to face everyone.
"Mission accomplished!" Sirius yelled, saluting the rest of the room. They both skipped, yes skipped, back to their seats. Ginny placed a comforting hand on Harry's shoulder.
"I don't know how you turned out so mature and amazing. It must come from your mother's side," Ginny told him. James held a hand to his heart in mock hurt.
"Why Ginny… are you implying that I am not mature?" he asked quietly. "I… I don't know what to say…" James wiped an imaginary tear from his eye before burying his head in Sirius' shoulder and wailing loudly. Everyone shook their heads before turning back to each other to talk about the upcoming Quidditch game that was being held in Britain.
Ginny sat happily on Harry's lap, held tight against his chest. When everyone was busy with their own conversations he lent down and whispered in her ear. "I love you Ginevra." Ginny smiled and shifted slightly in his lap so that she was facing him.
"I love you too Harry," she whispered against his lips. Harry bent down and closed the miniscule gap between them, his lips covering hers in a passionate yet gently kiss.
"OI! I'm really glad that you two are back together and all, but if I have to see you snogging all the time, then I will curse you Harry!" Ron yelled from across the room. The two pulled apart, blushing. They had momentarily forgotten that they were in a room full of people.
Ginny hid her face in Harry's shirt and Harry hid his in her vibrant red hair. Everyone laughed at the two young teens. Everything was fine for now. They were going to be alright. For how long, Harry didn't know. He could only hope that his family could make it through the war alive, and that nothing would happen to Ginny. He knew he would do everything within his power to keep them safe and get rid of Voldemort. But first, he had to find the horcruxes.
Harry made eye contact with both Ron and Hermione across the room. They nodded at each other before turning away again. They knew this war wasn't going to last much longer. One way or another, it was going to end, and soon.
A/N: Hello! I have decided that I will write the sequel about the trio's horcrux hunt! It will have some music and lots of Harry and Ginny! Hope you liked it! The sequel will be called Music and War. The first chapter is almost complete, and should be up soon! Hope you enjoyed! Milo.
*Hello! Sorry about the delay with the sequel. It probably won't be up for a while! I just got a new computer and it doesn't have Microsoft office yet, so I can't use word. Sorry about the delay, and I will have the chapters up as soon as possible! Milo*