Nothing's Going To Tear Us Apart

We were strangers
Starting out on a journey
Never dreaming
What we'd have to go through
Now here we are
And I'm suddenly standing
At the beginning with you

It was weird, standing on the platform there with Ron and Hermione. We had been through so much that year, so much in the past four years, and the big fight hadn’t even really started yet. I remember that first day. I was sitting in my train compartment, scared to death about going to school, going to a place where everyone knew who you were and you really didn’t have a clue. I was just sitting there when a tall redheaded boy came through the door. The other compartments were full so he had to sit with me. We just hit it off. I really didn’t expect to make a friend that quickly. Then, when Malfoy came through the door and started insulting him, well I couldn’t just sit around and let him do that. You don’t do that to the only person who’s talked to you as a real person instead of as The Boy Who Lived.

No one told me
I was going to find you
Unexpected
What you did to my heart
When I lost hope
You were there to remind me
This is the start

So who knew, huh? That bossy girl on the train--who knew I’d end up liking her? Or at least that’s what Harry tells me. I still don’t believe it. I don’t like her. I don’t. Ok, so maybe I was jealous that Krum got to her first, but it’s only right that friends do stuff with their friends. They don’t go balls with strangers, especially ones that are a lot older. It’s just....hmm...I just don’t see myself with anyone else. She’s always been the one to help Harry and me through those tough situations. Me—I’m not to good at that academic stuff. Harry’s okay....but it’s always been her to come up with something we couldn’t think of. And I know we couldn’t have made it this far without her.

Life is a road
And I wanna keep going
Love is a river
I wanna keep flowing
Life is a road
Now and forever
Wonderful journey

I'll be there
When the world stops turning
I'll be there
When the storm is through
In the end I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you

Ok, so maybe it hasn’t been a wonderful journey. I mean, I was almost killed by Voldemort three times in the past four years. But it has definitely been an adventure. Even without Voldemort stalking me. There were those encounters with Snape, the Marauder's Map, sneaking out with the invisibility cloak, learning Scabbers was really Pettigrew, gaining a godfather, I could go on. And I don’t regret any of it. With those two by my side, I can do anything.

We were strangers
On a crazy adventure
Never dreaming
How our dreams would come true
Now here we stand
Unafraid of the future
At the beginning with you

I only spoke to them on the train about three times. We didn’t really get to know each other until the troll attack. I’m so glad they came for me. I may know how to do spells better than they do, but I was still a first year. Nothing you know then will help you up against a troll. And all of a sudden the two of them came rushing in to help, which is funny because I had gone to hide in the bathroom because of them, well, really just one of them. Made fun of me and said I didn’t have any friends or something like that. And then they came to help me. I could tell they felt sorry for what happened. Then we were caught. I didn’t even know what I was saying until I had said it. I actually took the blame! Me! I never get in trouble. After that, there was this thing between the three of us...an unspoken agreement. ...There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them I guess. I hope I get to see them this summer. After what happened this year, I don’t think I’ll be okay until I see them. I mean, it’s only right, right? They help me so I help them. That’s what friends are for.

Life is a road
And I wanna keep going
Love is a river
I wanna keep flowing
Life is a road
Now and forever
Wonderful journey

I'll be there
When the world stops turning
I'll be there
When the storm is through
In the end I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you

I know what you’re thinking. I agree with you too. I’m not brave. I’m not smart. So what am I doing here? I don’t have many friends. Mostly I get made fun of. There are a few though who like me. Harry’s a great friend. He always sticks up for me and helps me when Draco’s been teasing me. I know he, Ron, and Hermione would never do anything to me. So that’s why I stood up to them. Told them they couldn’t leave the common room. I didn’t want them to get hurt. Imagine my surprise when Hermione put the Body Bind spell on me. But I really should have trusted them. They did save the day. And I earned my first points for the House ever. Harry is a good friend. This whole You-Know-Who thing—it’s scary, but...I’ll help if they want. I might not be much use, but Harry’s always helped me. I want to do my part. I’ll be there for him. I will.

I knew there was somebody somewhere
Like me alone in the dark
Now I know my dream will live on
I've been waiting so long
Nothing's gonna tear us apart

Hiding out, having to eat rats—it’s worth it. I have my godson back. Sitting alone, back in that hellhole of a prison, I knew. I knew that I’d get out; that I’d be able to tell him what really happened. He deserves that much. God, he looks so much like James. When I do get to see him, it’s hard to look at him sometimes. Every now and then, I get so mad because of what happened. He’s just a kid. He doesn’t know why people want him dead. And at any time--Bam! They could strike. I just hope that I’ll be able to help him when something does happen. It’s going to get worse before it gets better.

Life is a road
And I wanna keep going
Love is a river
I wanna keep flowing
Life is a road
Now and forever
Wonderful journey

I'll be there
When the world stops turning
I'll be there
When the storm is through
In the end I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you

When Professor Dumbledore asked my husband and me to help out, we readily agreed. He’s such a little boy. To have the whole weight of the wizarding world on your shoulders—that’s too much. And he’s such a great friend to all the kids. Very polite too. Ron once asked me why couldn’t Harry live with us, and I didn’t know the answer. I’m sure Professor Dumbledore knows best, but sometimes I wish he could stay with us too. I just feel so much better when I can see him. Honestly, I am scared as to what’s going to happen, but knowing that I can help Harry is somewhat of a comfort.

Life is a road and I wanna keep going
Love is a river I wanna keep going on
Starting out on a journey
Life is a road and I wanna keep going
Love is a river I wanna keep flowing
In the end I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you

The boy sat at the table, not really talking to anyone else. He didn’t know anyone there. He brushed some hair off his glasses and looked around. He could never get his hair under control.

Suddenly another boy came over and sat next to him.

"Can you believe we’re finally here?" His face glowed in excitement. He too had messy black hair,
but it was more of a it’s-messy-on-purpose look. The first boy nodded, pushing his glasses back
up his nose.

The second boy kept talking. "Look over there," he said pointing. He finger was aimed at
another boy, sitting at the table across from them. "Looks like a teacher’s pet to me. Look at
how his hair is so slicked back. Probably doesn’t know what shampoo is, right?" He smiled as he
turned back to the first boy. "You’re awfully quiet, aren’t you." It was more of a statement than
a question.

The first boy smiled shyly. "Yeah, I guess."

"Well, here, meet some of my friends." He motioned his arm towards two other boys and a girl. The
two boys had brown hair and the girl had wavy, reddish-brown hair. They waved, smiling. The first
boy smiled and waved back as well.

"Yep," said the second boy, leaning his elbows up on the table, "I have a feeling that this is the beginning of something new, the beginning of one of the greatest times of our lives. Oh," he said sticking his hand out to the boy, "by the way, I’m Sirius, Sirius Black."

In the end I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you