The Phoenix

Bitter as black coffee

LAST TIME:

"Well then Hermione." Harry smiles slyly standing. "Ever heard of the RoR?" Mumbles ran around the room, people talking to each other, curious as to what was going on. If the "smartest witch of our age" didn't know something then who were these people? How extensive was their knowledge or even their power?

"The what? R. O. R? What does that mean?" All of the people who either come with Harry or stood up upon his entry laughed. Hermione turned a scarlet colour, if it was anger or shame, no one could tell.

"Who are you to laugh at Hermione?" Alex had suddenly stood up and tried to defend his friend. Everyone backed away from the Golden Boy as Harry stood up and walked over, watching Alex as a hunter would watch prey. Suddenly he was pinned to the wall by twin sword no one had seen Phoenix throw. No one dared to breath.

"Who am I?" he was talking deadly soft. "I am an underrated boy who had no childhood and had to learn how to survive on the streets." The hall was somehow even more silent at this point as everyone tried to figure out what was said. The swords disappeared back into their sheaths as a collective breath was exhaled.

There was a thud and Alex was pinned to the wall by two twin daggers, this time thrown by Talon and Flare "R.O.R B.O.B.B!" He shouted before stalking out of the hall.

Not even two minutes after this outburst, the Great Hall was filled with a melodic voice full of sadness and longing. Some muggleborns who knew the song joined in, yet none of the group had left the hall, other than Phoenix and no one dared to follow him.

"I walk a lonely road

The only one that I have ever known

Don't know where it goes

But it's home to me and I walk alone

I walk this empty street

On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Where the city sleeps

And I'm the only one and I walk alone

I walk alone

I walk alone

I walk alone

I walk a...

My shadow's the only one that walks beside me

My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating

Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me

'Til then I walk alone

Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, aaah-ah,

Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah

I'm walking down the line

That divides me somewhere in my mind

On the border line

Of the edge and where I walk alone

Read between the lines

Of what's fucked up and everything's alright

Check my vital signs

To know I'm still alive and I walk alone

I walk alone

I walk alone

I walk alone

I walk a..."

At this point, most of the student body and many of the teachers had made their way through the castle, following the melodic voice and had gathered outside the Come and Go room, still hearing Phoenix sing loudly, as if to drown something out.

"My shadow's the only one that walks beside me

My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating

Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me

'Til then I walk alone

Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, aaah-ah

Ah-ah, ah-ah

I walk alone

I walk a...

I walk this empty street

On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Where the city sleeps

And I'm the only one and I walk a...

My shadow's the only one that walks beside me

My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating

Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me

'Til then I walk alone..."

At this the door opened and he stepped out smirking at everyone while the rest of his 'group' were rolling on the floor clutching their sides.

"I'm going for a walk. Try and follow me and you get hexed." he sneered. He then stormed off muttering something about 'stupid, no-good, nosy bastards.'

On the floor below, Harry heard another pair of footsteps coming from the other direction. Curious, he looked up to see the snarky dungeon bat that went by the name of Severus Snape watching him carefully, as if trying to figure out a complex puzzle of some kind. Harry wondered why he hadn't followed the others, and respect for the man began to bloom. Maybe he could benefit from hearing the opinion of the Potions Professor.

AN: Almost forget the update, but it's here now! I hope you enjoy!