You Are In Love

Welcome to the Black Parade

I wake up, disappointed to see the ceiling of Hogwarts instead of the one at Grimmauld Place. Sure, the house is horrible, but the holidays were incredible! This morning seems to be a bad day for me. My good mood has been replaced by a bad one, I don't feel like doing anything today. I don't want to eat or get out of bed. I look over at the empty bed. Neville's bed. Why hadn't I realized how much I actually cared about him. Of course, that's probably why he is dead. I cast a quick Tempus to see what time it is. Seeing that my first class was in ten minutes, I reluctantly drag myself out of bed.

I manage to make into my Potions room just as Snape opens his mouth to start class. I lock eyes with him, he takes in the bags under my eyes, my crumpled uniform and my slouched posture. Then, he does the unimaginable, he excuses me with a nod of his head and I rush to take the empty seat beside Draco. Draco throws me a questioning look, but I pretend not to notice. I sit, my expression blank pretending to listen to Snape's instructions

I am snapped out of my trance when Draco elbows me in the side. I look at him and I notice that the rest of the room has started moving. "Harry, what's wrong?" He asks me when he notices the blank look in my eyes. I shrug, averting his gaze, unsure of the way to describe how I'm feeling. "I'm just having a bad day." I try to say casually. Draco gives me a hug and then he hands me a list of ingredients to go get. I return with them and feel very bad when he has to get half of them because I brought back the wrong thing.

I go through the rest of the day like this. I don't even know how many points I lost for Gryffindor. Remus tried to talk to me, but he quickly realized how pointless it was. He gave me a chocolate bar and sent me along. I skipped both lunch and dinner. I walked around the grounds for a bit before going and having a long shower. After all that, I fall instantly into a deep, dreamless sleep.

The next morning, my mood has improved incredible and I am not surprised when my stomach lets out a loud growl. After all, I didn't eat anything besides a chocolate bar yesterday. I get dressed in no time at all and I dash downstairs to breakfast. I plop myself down beside Draco and start to fill up my plate. Upon seeing this, Draco beams at me and kisses my forehead. "I'm glad you're feeling better," he says. I grin at him before shovelling food into my mouth. During breakfast, I notice Draco behaving slightly strange. I decide not to mention it, figuring he would tell me if anything was wrong. I have almost finished all of my food when he gives a sharp nod.

"Draco, what are you doing?" I ask him. He grins at me, "I know things are about to get very interesting and hard. So I organized a little performance. Don't worry, I assure you that you will easily figure out what you're supposed to do." He grabs my hand and brings me up, I look around and I see Hermione, Luna, Ron, Blaise, Ginny, Pansy, Dean and Seamus get up with us. We stand in a line, I recognize the song instantly as the first note rings out followed by Draco's voice. (When a group is singing the lyrics are in parentheses.)

When I was a young boy
My father took me into the city
To see a marching band
He said, "Son when you grow up
Would you be the saviour of the broken
The beaten and the damned?"

To my surprise, Hermione takes the next verse, her voice clear and on pitch.

He said, "Will you defeat them
Your demons, and all the non-believers
The plans that they have made?"
"Because one day I'll leave you
A phantom to lead you in the summer
To join the black parade."

Then everyone starts singing, I join in, easily blending my voice.

(When I was a young boy)
(My father took me into the city)
(To see a marching band)
(He said, "Son when you grow up)
(Would you be the saviour of the broken)
(The beaten and the damned?")

Draco gives me a little push and I start to sing.

Sometimes I get the feeling she's watching over me
And other times I feel like I should go
And through it all, the rise and fall, the bodies in the streets
And when you're gone, we want you all to know

Draco starts singing with me.

We'll carry on
We'll carry on
And though you're dead and gone believe me
Your memory will carry on
We'll carry on
And in my heart, I can't contain it
The anthem won't explain it

Draco sings by himself again.

A world that sends you reeling from decimated dreams
Your misery and hate will kill us all
So paint it black and take it back
Let's shout it loud and clear
Defiant to the end we hear the call

Once again, us boys sing together.

To carry on
We'll carry on
And though you're dead and gone believe me
Your memory will carry on
We'll carry on
And though you're broken and defeated
Your weary widow marches

The girls start singing as background singers.

On and on we carry through the fears
Oh, oh, oh
Disappointed faces of your peers
Oh, oh, oh

I sing the next line by myself, anger at the world suddenly washing over me.

Take a look at me cause I could not care at all

After that, the whole Hall joins us.

Do or die, you'll never make me
Because the world will never take my heart
Go and try, you'll never break me
We want it all, we wanna play this part
I won't explain or say I'm sorry
I'm unashamed, I'm gonna show my scars
Give a cheer for all the broken
Listen here, because it's who we areI'm just a man, I'm not a hero
Just a boy, who had to sing this song
I'm just a man, I'm not a hero

Once again, it's just me

I don't care

And for the finale, it's all of us

We'll carry on
We'll carry on
And though you're dead and gone believe me
Your memory will carry on

Everyone is clapping or crying or both, I hug Draco and everyone goes to class. The whole entire school feeling united.