This is set after the final books, there aren't any big spoilers.

This is a one-shot where after the Wizarding War, Y/N and Hermione live a Muggle life where Y/N develops a passion for music and becomes a world-famous rockstar. Requested by: JLeslie2002

Y/N's POV

After the war, Hermione and I had both decided to leave the wizarding world behind. There was simply too much pain, too many ghosts. Hermione had thrown herself into muggle academia, earning degree after degree until she found herself teaching literature at Oxford University.

I had no idea what I wanted to do. I'd grown up with magic my entire life, so this change was big. It was necessary, but it still felt alien to abandon what had been my life.

We would still regularly meet up with all our friends, and all of them were doing well. Of course we couldn't turn down Mrs Weasley's weekly dinner invitations.

The idea, for now, was just to have a fresh start. Away from all the trauma, all the pain, all the scarring memories. 

So whilst Hermione, in true Hermione Granger fashion, buried herself in books, I was picking up hobby after hobby. My latest one had been music, mainly singing and the guitar. I was always the guy who would sing in the shower, pretend I was at my own headline show, but I never pursued it.

I sat in the living room of our cosy apartment, my acoustic guitar in hand. I was strumming the chords of the latest song I had written. I really enjoyed song writing, it was a way for me to channel everything I felt, to say things through music I would never normally be able to say.

Look at the stars
Look how they shine for you
And everything you do
Yeah, they were all yellow

I came along
I wrote a song for you
And all the things you do
And it was called "Yellow"

So then I took my turn
Oh, what a thing to have done
And it was all yellow

(Ah) your skin, oh yeah, your skin and bones
(Ooh) turn into something beautiful
(Ah) and you know, you know I love you so
You know I love you so

I swam across
I jumped across for you
Oh, what a thing to do
'Cause you were all yellow

I drew a line
I drew a line for you
Oh, what a thing to do
And it was all yellow

(Ah) and your skin, oh yeah, your skin and bones
(Ooh) turn into something beautiful
(Ah) and you know, for you, I'd bleed myself dry
For you, I'd bleed myself dry

It's true
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for -
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine

Look at the stars
Look how they shine for you
And all the things that you do

I finished with a final strum of my guitar when I noticed a figure standing by the door. Hermione was there, a smile filling her face as she watched me with pride.

She joined me on the sofa. "That was amazing, babe."

I smiled, placing my guitar down and wrapping my arm around her. "Thanks 'Mione. It's just something I've been working on."

"I can tell," she chuckled, looking at the masses of paper on the table with scribbled notes and lyrics, "have you ever considered performing?"

"I don't think I'm good enough 'Mione," I admitted sheepishly, "this is just a way to get things of my chest, to try and heal from...all of it."

Her head fell onto my shoulder. "I know, Y/N. But you have a talent, and your songs are really good. I think the world deserves to hear them."

"You really think so?"

She planted a kiss on my cheek. "I know so. There's an open mic this weekend, we can go if you want?"

I nodded, grateful to have her in my life.

The open mic was where it began, and from there, it just got bigger and bigger. Some of the people who had heard me perform invited me to join their band, and from there, it was gig after gig. We started in pubs before we had our first headline show and before we knew it, we were the next upcoming band on everyone's radar.

The crowd roared as the spotlight bathed the stage in a golden glow. Sweat slicked the microphone in my hand, but I held it tight, gazing out at the sea of faces. It was another sold-out show, another city echoing back the lyrics I'd scribbled in the quiet of our tiny apartment. But tonight was different.

Right in front of me, I could see her. The love of my life. My inspiration. The woman who saved me when I thought I couldn't be saved. Her brown hair was glowing under the lights, a subtle smile on her face. It was the final show of our first UK tour and we were performing at the O2 Academy in Leeds. Hermione rarely came to my concerts, not because she didn't care, but because she hated all the fuss. The flashing cameras and screaming fans weren't exactly her scene. Yet she was here tonight, ready to see us conclude our sold-out debut tour.

Over time, music became something more. Rather than just a hobby, it became my coping mechanism, a distraction from the nightmares I was plagued with. I wrote about everything, everything I wanted to get off my chest. I wrote about the war, I wrote about love, I wrote about the beautiful woman who stuck by me through my darkest times.

Hermione was my muse.

"This next one," I said into the microphone, my breathing ragged from the adrenaline coursing through me, "is for someone here tonight, who means the world to me. Who saved me even if she didn't realise it."

The crowd cheered, but my eyes never left hers. I turned around as Louie, our drummer, began counting us in. The opening notes of 'There She Goes' filled the venue, and I saw a blush creep onto her cheeks slightly. She knew this song. Of course, she did.

There she goes
There she goes again
Racing through my brain
And I just can't contain
This feelin' that remains

There she blows
There she blows again
Pulsing through my vein
And I just can't contain
This feelin' that remains

There she goes
There she goes again
She calls my name, pulls my train
No one else could heal my pain
But I just can't contain
This feelin' that remains

There she goes
There she goes again
Chasing down my lane
And I just can't contain
This feelin' that remains

There she goes
(There she goes again)
There she goes
(There she goes again)
There she goes
(There she goes again)

I sang the words directly at her, playing my guitar with Nico, the bassist, backing me up. Images of our Hogwarts days flashed in my mind: the library sessions, the antics we'd get up to in the common room, all the pain and suffering I must've put her through only to come out stronger. I was a broken record, a shell of who I once was, but bit by bit, she was making me feel like myself again. She had been my light in the darkest moments.

When the final note rang out, the venue erupted in applause. I stepped back, letting the noise wash over me. I looked over at my bandmates who all looked ecstatic, none of us knew that we would be here. We thought our music career would only be open mics at pubs, nevertheless touring the country.

Hermione was clapping too, nothing but love and pride in her eyes. I grinned at her, blowing her a kiss before we jumped into the final song of the night, 'All These Things I've Done'. It was euphoric, as I sang the bridge I let my guitar hang on me by the straps and started clapping. The entire venue joined me as they sang along.

I got a soul, but I'm not a soldier

I looked at Hermione who was singing along, matching the energy of the rest of the crowd. Oh how I loved her. She was everything.

"Thank you Leeds!" I shouted once we finished, my band mates joining me as we bowed to the cheering crowd.

"Hell yeah, Y/N!" Nico cheered, clapping me on the back as we rushed backstage.

"That was incredible!" Louie breathed out. "I'm going to bloody miss this!"

I smiled fondly. "World tour next lads!"

We parted ways and I headed for my dressing room, knowing that Hermione would be waiting for me backstage.

And she was.

"You were incredible." she said, pulling me into a hug. Her voice was warm, filled with the kind of pride that made my chest ache.

"I had the best inspiration." I replied, resting my forehead against hers. "If it wasn't for you getting me to go to that open mic...we wouldn't even be here."

She gave me a kiss, which I happily returned. "I'm so proud of you, Y/N."

For a moment, we stood there, in our new life that didn't know magic. It wasn't the life we had imagined, but it was ours. And as long as she was by my side, I knew I could face anything.

It only went upwards from there. Our popularity saw a massive surge as we burst onto the music scene. After releasing our sophomore album, we announced a world tour. A tour that would span over half a year.

"Could I convince you to come?" I hopefully asked Hermione, who was currently sat at the kitchen table marking some papers.

"I can't leave my job for half a year!" Hermione exclaimed.

I walked over and wrapped my arms around her, nuzzling into her neck. "But I'm really going to miss you."

She turned her head slightly and gave me a kiss. "I will too, but I promise I'll come to as many shows as I can. I can't just quit my job, we need the money."

I laughed. "No we don't 'Mione. You forget your boyfriend's a world-famous rockstar."

She rolled her eyes. "And he's let the fame get to his head."

I raised my arms. "Never!"

The first night of the tour took place at the O2 Arena in London. It was a sold out venue that hosted twenty thousand people. If I said I wasn't absolutely shitting myself, I would be blatantly lying. Yet it was surreal, knowing that everyone out there was waiting to hear our music, it was crazy.

Hermione was here, and that made it even more special. I'd begged her to come, and though she'd hesitated at first - citing her dislike for loud crowds and the attention that came with being Y/N L/N's famous 'muse' - she eventually agreed.

After wishing me and the rest of the band good luck, she headed off to the VIP area where everyone was. The Potter's, the Weasley's, even Draco had made the effort to come out with his family. I felt more at ease knowing that she was surrounded by those closest to her, I hoped she would have a nice time.

"You ready, man?" Nico asked as we waited for our support act to finish. His grin was wide, though I could see the nervous energy beneath it.

"As ready as I'll ever be." I replied, giving him a nod.

Louie tapped his drumsticks against his thigh, a steady rhythm to keep himself calm. "This is it. We're really doing this."

JJ adjusted his guitar strap and smirked. "They're not ready for us."

"Let's do it!" Tyler cheered.

I laughed, these guys weren't just my bandmates - they were my brothers. We'd built this together, from dingy pub gigs to this massive stage.

Once our support act had headed of stage, the other three took their positions on the blacked out stage. I was going to enter straight onto the stage, a mechanic panel was going to lift me up onto the middle.

I double checked that everything was good, making sure that my guitar was secure and the strap was on properly. The crowd were growing impatient, I could hear the cheers demanding for us to start. As JJ started playing the opening part to our first song, the crowd screamed. It was deafening. As I was lifted onto the stage just before I started singing, the sheer size of the arena hit me like a tidal wave. Everyone here, they were here for us. But my eyes scanned the crowd until I found what I was looking for.

Who I was looking for.

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

I'm walking down the line
That divides me somewhere in my mind
On the borderline
Of the edge, and where I walk alone

Read between the lines
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-

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, ah-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

"This next one's for anyone who's ever felt stuck in the past." I said into the mic, looking at Tyler on the keys and Louie on the drums who gave me a nod.

I'm not afraid
Of anything in this world
There's nothing you can throw at me
That I haven't already heard

I'm just trying to find
A decent melody
A song that I can sing
In my own company

I never thought you were a fool
But darling, look at you (Ooh)
You gotta stand up straight, carry your own weight
These tears are going nowhere baby

You've got to get yourself together
You've got stuck in a moment
And now you can't get out of it
Don't say that later will be better
Now you're stuck in a moment
And you can't get out of it

I will not forsake
The colors that you bring
The nights you filled with fireworks
They left you with nothing

I am still enchanted
By the light you brought to me
I listen through your ears
Through your eyes I can see

You are such a fool
To worry like you do. Oh
I know it's tough
And you can never get enough
Of what you don't really need now
My, oh my

You've got to get yourself together
You've got stuck in a moment
And you can't get out of it
Oh love, look at you now

You've got yourself stuck in a moment
And you can't get out of it

I was unconscious, half asleep
The water is warm 'til you discover how deep
I wasn't jumping, for me it was a fall
It's a long way down, to nothing at all

You've got to get yourself together
You've got stuck in a moment
And you can't get out of it
Don't say that later will be better
Now you're stuck in a moment
And you can't get out of it

And if the night runs over
And if the day won't last
And if your way should falter
Along the stony paths

And if, and if the night runs over
And if, the day won't last
And if your way should falter
Along this stony paths

It's just a moment
This time will pass

Straight after, Louie slammed into the opening beat of 'My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark' where the energy was high. The crowd lit up and joined us, all of us fuelled by the energy. By the end of it, I could feel the sweat dripping off me. We took a breather, interacting with the crowd, there was a funny sign a fan wrote with the words 'Let me be your muse'

"I'm sorry," I chuckled, "that position is already taken I'm afraid."

I glanced over at Hermione who was smiling, she seemed to be enjoying herself this evening. I stepped back to let Nico take the lead on vocals for the next song, which he wrote: 'Hotel California'. JJ had swapped his guitar for an acoustic one whilst I was still playing my electric guitar.

This song featured a guitar solo I came up with. I was pretty proud of it so when the time came, I stood in the middle with the spotlight on me as I played it.

Once the song was over, the arena quietened as the stage lights dimmed. I sat on a stood at the centre of the stage, and started playing.

"This one's personal," I said to crowd, although my eyes immediately found Hermione's.

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away
Now it looks as though they're here to stay
Oh, I believe in yesterday

Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be
There's a shadow hanging over me
Oh, yesterday came suddenly

Why she had to go
I don't know, she wouldn't say
I said something wrong
Now I long for yesterday

Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play
Now I need a place to hide away
Oh, I believe in yesterday

Why she had to go
I don't know, she wouldn't say
I said something wrong
Now I long for yesterday

Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play
Now I need a place to hide away
Oh, I believe in yesterday

I could see the arena illuminated with flashlights as I had to fight the urge to let the tears that were threatening to spill come out of my eyes.

After 'There She Goes' and  'All These Things That I've Done', we all seemed pretty tired. Yet the adrenaline was carrying us through for the final couple songs.

Feelin' my way through the darkness
Guided by a beatin' heart
I can't tell where the journey will end
But I know where to start

They tell me I'm too young to understand
They say I'm caught up in a dream
Well, life will pass me by if I don't open up my eyes
Well, that's fine by me

So wake me up when it's all over
When I'm wiser and I'm older
All this time I was findin' myself
And I didn't know I was lost

So wake me up when it's all over
When I'm wiser and I'm older
All this time I was findin' myself
And I didn't know I was lost

I tried carryin' the weight of the world
But I only have two hands
Hope I get the chance to travel the world
But I don't have any plans

Wish that I could stay forever this young
Not afraid to close my eyes
Life's a game made for everyone
And love is the prize

So wake me up when it's all over
When I'm wiser and I'm older
All this time I was findin' myself
And I didn't know I was lost

So wake me up when it's all over
When I'm wiser and I'm older
All this time I was findin' myself
And I, I didn't know I was lost

I didn't know I was lost
I didn't know I was lost
I didn't know I was lost
I didn't know, I didn't know, I didn't know

"We've got one more for you!" I shouted, the crowd roaring in response. "We've had such a great time tonight. Thank you London!"

I looked at my band mates who were all ready to finish the concert on a high.

And I'd give up forever to touch you
'Cause I know that you feel me somehow
You're the closest to Heaven that I'll ever be
And I don't wanna go home right now

And all I can taste is this moment
And all I can breathe is your life
And sooner or later, it's over
I just don't wanna miss you tonight

And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming
Or the moment of truth in your lies
When everything feels like the movies
Yeah, you bleed just to know you're alive

And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am

The crowd sang along, their voices blending with ours until it felt like the entire world was singing. I glanced at Hermione and saw her standing now, clapping and singing, her face lit with pride. This song was for her, she knew it was.

The final note rang out as the lights flared one last time. The noise was deafening, the crowd chanting our name over and over.

Backstage was chaos - managers, crew, and well-wishers everywhere - but all I cared about was Hermione. She slipped through the crowd, her smile warm as she approached me.

"You were amazing Y/N," she said, rushing up to me and jumping into my arms.

I grinned, still buzzing with adrenaline. "I love you so much, 'Mione. You're the best thing that's ever happened to me."

She smiled, tears glistening in her eyes. "I love you too, Y/N L/N. I love you more than anything else in this world."

I savoured the moment, hugging her before she pulled back. "We need to go, the other's are waiting for us. We're going out to celebrate!"

Her hand found mine, and for a moment, the noise faded. Nothing else matter, not the music, the band or the fans.

Only Hermione Granger mattered.

A/N: Here are the songs included in this one shot.
Yellow - Coldplay
There She Goes - The La's
All These Things That I've Done - The Killers
Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day
Stuck In a Moment You Can't Get Out Of - U2
My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark (Light Em Up) - Fall Out Boy
Hotel California - Eagles
Wake Me Up - Avicii
Iris - The Goo Goo Dolls