home is wherever i’m with you
the moment remus and mary walked onto the stage, the crowd erupted.
tens of thousands of fans all screaming at their arrival.
remus stopped for a moment to look around, pondering for a second the fact that there were more fans here than ever.
the two hadn’t had stage fright since they were kids, but now they were nervous.
they pressed their foreheads togther for a moment murmuring to eachother as the cheers kept going in the background
separating, they each moved towards the mic stands in the middle of the stage
remus takes a deep breath, looking towards his best friend who gave him a nod
“hi everyone” the crowd went nuts again
“woah” he chuckled “don’t mind me, i seem to be a bit rusty at all this” he started, fans yelling all kinds of things to him at that.
“um so i’m remus and this is mary” he pointed towards her
she waved and fans cheered so loud the stadium shook.
“so i guess most of you know our story, and um,” he paused to take a deep breath and the crowd was silent
“i guess why it’s just the two of us up on the stage today? but if you don’t, mary is going to talk about that for a second” he chuckled before starting again
“because if i do i will cry and i’m trying to hold off as long as possible” he awkwardly smiled at that and a wave of sad laughs made their way across the stadium
“six years ago our group of friends were set to attend a halloween party.” she began
“that night our car was hit by a drunk driver. causing a pile up” she took a deep breath
“eight of us got in that car and only remus and i made it out alive.”
looking up to gage the audiences reaction, she saw that no one knew what to do.
“so um, that sucked” she chuckled sadly, wiping at her eyes
“that night we lost everything” remus took over
“harry lost his parents.” he started
“parents lost their kids, we lost the best people in our lives. our best friends, and um” he paused for a second
“i lost my husband that night.” he wiped his eyes furiously, mary taking over once again
“we did get custody over harry for all wondering. remus is his godfather so we did gain the best kid anyone could ask for.” she stated
“but we aren’t here talk about that.” she smiled towards remus, checking he was ok to continue, him giving her a small but clear nod at that.
“we have a few different songs for you tonight, we have an oldie to start out with, and then there’s a few songs our friends never got to sing before they passed. and to end the night we have two special songs we have written over the last few years for you all to hear.” mary said over the mic
“how does that sound everyone!” the audience cheered loudly as an answer.
mary walked towards remus and they got ready to play their first song to the public in six years.
she took her acoustic guitar and mic, remus doing the same, after motioning towards the stage crew, the stage screen lit up.
the first note played and the crowd went nuts.
the screen changing to an old video of the band, in their highschool days,
“Alabama, Arkansas, I do love my Ma' and Pa'
Not the way that I do love you”
mary sang the first line, her smile lighting up the whole arena.
“Well, holy moly, me oh my, you're the apple of my eye
Girl, I've never loved one like you”
remus came in with his line,
“Man, oh, man, you're my best friend, I scream it to the nothingness”
the photo changes to one of their last day at hogwarts, their whole friend group at the black lake one last time, screaming into the sky how they were going to take over the world
“There ain't nothing that I need
Well, hot and heavy pumpkin pie, chocolate candy, Jesus Christ
Ain't nothing please me more than you.”
it changes to a video of one of the christmas’ they spent together
“Oh, home, let me come home
Home is wherever I'm with you”
remus and sirius buying their first apartment together
“Oh, home, let me come home
Home is wherever I'm with you”
“La-la-la-la, take me home,
Mother, I'm coming home”
mary and remus with harry
remus looked up to the screen, remembering that day with a smile. minerva had surprised harry with a new dinosaur book, and he babbled on about it for weeks.
“I'll follow you into the park, through the jungle, through the dark”
marlene and lily running through the woods
“Girl, I never loved one like you”
james and lily at their wedding
“Moats and boats and waterfalls, alleyways and pay phone calls
I been everywhere with you”
the marauders in the city
“We laugh until we think we'll die, barefoot on a summer night
Nothing new is sweeter than with you
And in the streets, we run afree, like it's only you and me
Geez, you're something to see”
videos cycle of the summer they went camping, smiles brighter than the sun, one with peter holding a marshmallow that seemed to be on fire
“Oh, home, let me come home
Home is whenever I'm with you”
a video of marlene and dorcas, slow dancing in their kitchen
“Oh, home, let me come home
Home is wherever I'm with you”
mary and peter playing twister, faces frozen in laughter
“Home, let me come home
Home is whenever I'm with you”
a photo of the boys when they were eleven
“Oh, home, let me come home
Home is wherever I'm with you”
all of the marauders at remus and sirius’ wedding.
the screen changed to a clip of james and lily
remus and mary continued playing their guitars but stoped singing, turning to face the screen and smiling sadly at the clip of the two lovers.
“james?”
“lily?”
“Do you remember that day you fell outta my window?”
“ i sure do - you came jumping out after me”
“Well, you fell on the concrete, nearly broke your ass, and you were bleeding all over the place, and I rushed you out to the hospital, you remember that?”
“Yes, I do.”
“Well, there's something I never told you about that night.”
“What didn't you tell me?”
“Well, while you were sitting in the back seat smoking a cigarette you thought was gonna be your last, I was falling deep, deeply in love with you, and I never told you 'til just now!”
the clip finishes and the pair on the stage turn around again, tears now streaming down their faces. despite that, they both had the biggest loving smiles on their faces
they sing into their microphones again,
“Oh, home, let me come home
Home is wherever I'm with you”
photos of that night in the hospital
Oh, home, let me come home
Home is where I'm alone with you
another photo in the hospital, but this time, lily’s holding a small bundle, james smiling proudly next to them.
Home, let me come home
Home is wherever I'm with you
the godfathers, remus and Sirius with baby harry
Our home, yes, I am home
Home is when I'm alone with you
lily and her girls with harry
“Alabama, Arkansas
I do love my Ma and Pa
Moats and boats, and waterfalls
Alleyways, and payphone calls”
a cycle of videos with baby harry and the band
(Oh home) Home
(Oh home) Home
Home is wherever I'm with you!
harry growing up
(Oh home) Home
(Oh home) Home
Home is wherever I'm with you!
mary and remus singing and strumming their guitars, a seven year old harry, drumming on a little drum set right behind them. just like his mum.
the song finishes and the crowd explodes
mary and remus hugging and resting their foreheads together, whispering quietly together.
once they parted they looked towards the crowd for their reactions,
it was different from the reaction they used to get from the song.
“home” was their hit song and the fan favourite. it was a song to get the audience jumping and singing. to get their favourite kind of atmosphere.
now though, despite the upbeat song there was not a dry eye in the audience.
mary chuckled into her mic “i’m guessing you all still love that one?”
the cheers got louder
“thanks guys, that was ‘home’” remus smiled into his mic
they grabbed their waters and took quick sips before returning to their starting positions.
“now this next song was written by james, and we found that this is the only song he wrote that wasn’t for lils, because prongs was always more of a romantic kind of song writer, but we found this one and think that he would want us to share this with you” he chuckled at that
“i think it’s fitting that the only song not about the love of his life, was about the other love of his life, my husband” the crowd was filled with laughter at that.
“as you all might know, my husband, Sirius, was disowned by his family when he was young, and james’ family took him in, this song he wrote was about james’ perspective of it all.”
“james and sirius were closer than most best friends, they were brothers and james was always proud of him no matter what,” remus finished
mary took over, “ so here we give you, matilda.”
once again the crowd cheered as the screen changed and the music started.
the screen displayed the start of a slide show, the very first photo of the two they ever took, a selfie James sent to his mum on the train, to prove he was ok.
“You were riding your bike to the sound of "It's No Big Deal"
remus started off the song, playing the piano he had sat down infront of, mary with her guitar strumming.
“And you're trying to lift off the ground on those old two wheels”
a video of the two running from ms mcgonnagal, a women they soon called minnie
“Nothing about the way that you were treated ever seemed especially alarming 'til now”
photos of the two in their football gear
“So you tie up your hair and you smile like it's no big deal”
james laughing and pointing at sirius, who has his hair in several little pony tails
“You can let it go
You can throw a party full of everyone you know”
sirius smiling next to his 13th birthday cake
“And not invite your family, 'cause they never showed you love”
a group photo of all their friends
“You don't have to be sorry for leaving and growing up,”
sirius and mrs potter, cooking in the potters kitchen
“Matilda, you talk of the pain like it's all alright”
sirius and james hanging upside down on a tree branch
“But I know that you feel like a piece of you's dead inside”
sirius leaning against james, after a long football match
“You showed me a power that is strong enough to bring sun to the darkest days”
a video of the two of them laughing so hard they’re crying
“It's none of my business, but it's just been on my mind”
the two of them asleep in the same bed, remus and lily laughing in the background
“You can let it go
You can throw a party full of everyone you know”
a video of Sirius blowing out his 17th birthday candles, big smiles all around him
“And not invite your family, 'cause they never showed you love”
a video of sirius laughing at something minnie said
“You don't have to be sorry for leaving and growing up”
the marauders smiling at their graduation
“You can see the world, following the seasons”
sirius performing on stage
“Anywhere you go, you don't need a reason”
james and sirius smiling at the camera
“Cause they never showed you love
You don't have to be sorry for doing it on your own”
sirius and james messing around at the studio
“You're just in time, make your tea and your toast”
the boys at breakfast at hogwarts
“You framed all your posters and dyed your clothes, ooh”
a video sirius beaming and showing mrs potter a magazine he got featured in
“You don't have to go”
remus choked out the line before gesturing for mary too keep going while he pulled himself together, letting himself sob for a moment before joining in again
“You don't have to go home”
sirius, james and their parents
“Oh, there's a long way to go”
sirius with baby harry
“I don't believe that time will change your mind”
young sirius and james again
“In other words
I know they won't hurt you anymore as long as you can let them go”
james cuddling sirius in bed the night he ran away
“You can let it go”
sirius at his first potter christmas
“You can throw a party full of everyone you know”
sirius and james dancing at sirius’ engagement party
“You can start a family who will always show you love”
sirius and remus at their wedding
“You don't have to be sorry for doing it on your own”
remus and sirius singing to a crowd with their arms around eachother
“You can let it go
You can throw a party full of everyone you know”
everyone at their wedding
“You can start a family who will always show you love”
a video of sirius and remus during their first dance
“You don't have to be sorry, no”
sirius smiling the biggest smile with the rest of the band.
the last note finished and the fans went bezirk.
remus nodded at mary, tilting his head towards backstage and quickly running off
as the crown died down mary spoke again
“we are going to have a quick five minute break to pull ourselves together, then we will be back, thankyou!”
mary followed him off the stage as some strange elevator music played from the speakers and the crowd murmured to one another
she found remus in the arms of mrs potter, his mother in law, speaking softly into his ear, as he sobbed quietly into her shoulder
“how you doing kid?”
she turned to the sound of the voice to find mr potter holding his arms out for a hug
“monty” she let out a sigh of relief and let herself fall into his hug
“how you holding up?” he questions,
she leans back, turning her head to see remus in the same position as before,
“im alright, better than re at least” she says with a sad smile
monty glances at his son in law and smiles softly
“he’s with mia, he’ll be ok, i think he just needs a minute” he speaks
“AUNTIE MARY”
she spins around just in time for harry to launch himself into her arms
“hey hazza! you like the show so far?” mary felt instantly happier with her kid in her arms
“yeah!” harry starts
“everyone is crying though” his face makes a little frown
“even auntie minn” he whispers
mary looks up to find the older women standing there, wiping her eyes still,
“what about you love, did it make you sad?” she asked
“nope ! i’m a big boy” he answers, puffing his chest out and reminding her so much of his dad.
“even big boys get sad haz, moony is a bit sad now, why don’t you give him a hug once he’s finished talking to your grandparents?” she told him,
harry immediately going to interrupt them instead of waiting
“MOOOOOONYYYYY” the seven year old yelled, sprinting towards him
remus looks up, tear tracks dried onto his face scrambling to catch the child launching himself at him.
“woah, hey haz” remus startles
“auntie mary said you were sad? why is everyone sad?” he asked
remus chuckled and put him down,
“you remember how we showed you the videos of our band? the one with your parents, auntie mary, uncle pads and some other friends?”
harry nodded quickly
“well we haven’t sung any songs for people in a reallyyyy long time” remus explained, emphasising the ‘really’
“and since we miss your mum and dad so much, it makes us a little sad doing it without them” remus finished
harry seemed to ponder that for a second, before speaking up
“ok that makes sense…. i’m happy cause i got to see lots of pictures and everyone was cheering for you!!”
remus chuckled at his excitement
“yeah kid, they were”
he leant down for another hug, when harry spoke up again
“uncle moony, do u think my parents and uncle pads and your friends are listening”
remus stared in confusion for a moment
“what do you mean haz?” he questioned
“well it’s just, you said that they are up in the stars now, and, and” he stuttered
“there’s a big hole in the roof!! so you can sing to them!” harry said excitedly
remus stood shocked for a second, before blinking back tears
“yeah love, i think they’re listening.” he whispered out
“i think they would like your singing” harry smiled.
remus choked back a sob,
“i think they would too haz.” he smiled sadly
he thought for a moment before speaking again,
“you know, i was a bit scared to go back out there and sing more songs, but you made me feel braver harry”
he beamed up at his uncle
“i’m proud of you harry, you are the bestest kid i could ever ask for” he told him
“i know your parents would be proud of you too”
harry’s face lit up like a child on christmas
“really?” he asked
“of course harry, after all, you look after me just like your parents did, you make me feel better haz”
harry launched himself into his arms again, and remus looked over his shoulder to see mary motioning that the break was over,
“ok kid i’ll see you later,i gotta go back on” remus told him
“love you moony”
“love you too haz, more than anything” he whispered back
breaking apart and strolling back to mary
“feeling better?” she asked
“tons” he smiled