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SHINee!
The story of Harry Potter is a well known one, I’m sure everyone has heard it more than once, so no need to repeat. However there is one thing you probably don’t know; and that is that Harry ran away at the age of fourteen. He left in the middle of the night only two weeks after the end of his fourth year. He wouldn’t be seen again until the age of seventeen.
There of course were a number of reasons as to why he left; firstly, his family hated him and had started physically abusing him again –something they had stopped doing when he had gotten his letter for first year at Hogwarts; secondly, He had had enough of the wizarding world to last a long time –fame was not his thing; thirdly, Cedric had been killed, and Harry and his friends were in danger year after year.
Any other person would have had a mental breakdown by now; however, Harry was tired of it all now, so he left.
Where did he head too you may ask? Well, he spent a bit of time in France after emptying all his vaults at Gringotts after sneaking to Diagon Ally. After about two months in France, he headed for the Netherlands, then Germany, Russia, China and Japan before ending up in Seoul, Korea. He never stayed in one place long, maybe a month tops.
Harry liked the atmosphere of Seoul and so he decided to stay there. He had given up on using magic a long time ago, all his magical items were in a multi compartment trunk which was shrunken and then transfigured into a necklace which now hung around his neck.
In Seoul, Harry got a job in a music shop. The shop itself was run by a squib named Lee, which Harry hadn’t expected at all. It was actually Harry’s boss who suggested that he change his name and maybe his looks a bit so no one could find him easily. Lee had a brother who was a wizard who could help them out.
Lee’s brother did indeed help, since he worked in the Korean Ministry as an unspeakable. He helped Harry firstly by removing the charm on Harry’s wand (allowing Harry to use a translation spell to learn the language easier), then by placing an unbreakable glamour on his face, changing the shape of Harry’s eyes a bit, hiding the famous lightning bolt scar and making Harry’s features a bit more angled and sharper looking. Lastly he helped Harry change his name.
From that day forward, Harry Potter was no more, and Lee Taemin was born.
Taemin worked hard in the shop, his boss Lee allowing him to live in the spare room of his apartment; he was oft found singing while working and writing his own songs while playing the old acoustic guitar he bought with his first pay cheque.
Taemin met a couple of guys while walking to the park one day, they were dancing. Taemin was really interested by what he saw and they let him join them, teaching him how to dance Hip Hop.
A year and a half after running away, Lee brought fifteen and half year old Taemin to the office of SM Entertainment in Seoul and had him audition for a place in training. Taemin got in and spent the next two and a half years training in music and dance.
At the age of seventeen Taemin was drafted into a Korean pop band called “SHINee” where he was joined by four other members: Choi Minho, Jonghyun, Kim Ki Bum, and Lee Jinki.
Their career flew of the ground quickly and they topped the charts over and over again. Now on December 26th 2010 they were going to be holding their first concert: Shinee World in Tokyo Japan.
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Dumbledore and his crew: Lupin, Sirius, Severus, the Weasley’s and Granger and the rest of the order of the phoenix were up in arms. No one knew where he had gone. Severus had gone to the Dursley’s to see if they knew anything. Of course what he found greatly disturbed him, and when he reported back to the order, everyone flew off the hook. The Boy-Who-Lived was abused.
One day in October in 2010 Hermione Granger flew into Grimmauld Place with a piece of paper clutched to her chest. “I FOUND HARRY!” was the first thing she shouted when entering the kitchen of the house.
Everyone of course was shocked. “He’s changed his name and looks but it’s him!” she cried before thrusting the picture of SHINee in Dumbledore’s face. Sure enough it was Harry.
“Well bless me,” Albus whispered, “He’s been living as a muggle all this time.”
“Not just a muggle, but a bloody A ROCK STAR!” Hermione yelped. “Of all the things to run away for, it was that!”
“It says that their show is December 26th, let’s get tickets and after the show bring him home.” Dumbledore said calmly.
“If you really think he’ll come back to England you have another thing coming” Severus muttered, a dark frown planted firmly on his face.
“What was that Snape?” demanded Sirius angrily.
“He’s finally got a life, on his own terms I might add, and you’re going to go and rip him away from that?” Snape sneered.
Everyone stayed quiet at that.
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December 26th, 2010
“And now for our last song, RING DING DONG!” yelled Lee Jinki into his mic.
Everyone got into their places on the stage and the song started. (Watch the video on Youtube or Shinee performing Ring Ding Dong live to get an idea of what it would look like. Lyrics are still below, the English translation lyrics that is).
Baby
I’ve fallen, so why treat me like this?
Don’t run away in fear
but why not try trusting me.
My lady
Ring Ding Dong Ring Ding Dong
Ring Diggi Ding Diggi Ding Ding Ding
(x4)
Butterfly
From the moment I met you,
My eyes flashed, my head stopped
and a bell rang ding dong
Look, I may not be cool
nice, or anything like that
but I’m a pretty decent bad boy
You’re like a butterfly
So weak, I’ve fallen
So gentle, I’ve fallen
I have to have you near me
Don’t worry any more, any more
you only have to trust me
I’m really digging you
I can’t let you go
Baby
You stop my heart oh crazy
So pretty I can’t stand it oh crazy
I don’t need anything else crazy
Why am I like this?
We wanna go rocka rocka
rocka rocka rocka
So fantastic
So elastic
fantastic fantastic
fantastic fantastic
elastic elastic
elastic elastic
Ring Ding Dong Ring Ding Dong
Ring Diggi DingDiggi Ding Ding Ding
(I can only hear you)
Ring Ding Dong Ring Ding Dong
Ring Diggi DingDiggi Ding Ding Ding
(It’s ringing in my head)
Ring Ding Dong Ring Ding Dong
Ring Diggi DingDiggi Ding Ding Ding
(My heart is calling)
Ring Ding Dong Ring Ding Dong
Ring Diggi DingDiggi Ding Ding Ding
I call you butterfly
As the days go by
the idea that I can’t escape you
Gets driven in further
Choose me
(Don’t turn away)
Choose me
(Don’t run away)
You have to take responsibility
for this fool that’s fallen for you
Baby
You stop my heart oh crazy
So pretty I can’t stand it oh crazy
I don’t need anything else crazy
Why am I like this?
I don’t understand how you
caught the kindness syndrome
But it’s okay if you sometimes
break away from that stereotyped image
Break out (hey)
Break out (hey)
Break out (hey)
Break out (hey)
Ding Ding Ding Ding
Dong Dong Dong Dong
Honestly I’m nervous
as to how you see me,
You might, you just might
have a good impression of me.
I can’t help but
be on pins and needles.
I can’t turn away
Complicated girl
Please don’t respond with a ‘no’
I’m an pretty decent guy
But I might go crazy
Silly girl (silly girl)
You’re my miracle (my miracle)
If I could only have you
I don’t need anything else
Baby
You stop my heart oh crazy
So pretty I can’t stand it oh crazy
I don’t need anything else crazy
Why am I like this?
We wanna go rocka rocka
rocka rocka rocka
so fantastic
so elastic
fantastic fantastic
fantastic fantastic
elastic elastic
elastic elastic
Ring Ding Dong Ring Ding Dong
Ring Diggi DingDiggi Ding Ding Ding
(I can only hear you)
Ring Ding Dong Ring Ding Dong
Ring Diggi DingDiggi Ding Ding Ding
(It’s ringing in my head)
Ring Ding Dong Ring Ding Dong
Ring Diggi DingDiggi Ding Ding Ding
(My heart is calling)
Ring Ding Dong Ring Ding Dong
Ring Diggi DingDiggi Ding Ding Ding
Dumbledore and the Order’s jaws had long dropped watching the show. Not only was the music great, but the way the group danced! Good lord, it was amazing.
“And now for our last song, LUCIFER!” Kim Jonghyun announced. (Watch the live or even the music video on youtube for this! It’s amazing).
Even if I try to avoid you, I can’t find a place to hide
I’m trapped by you, who I can’t even deny
If it was love, if you really loved me, don’t do this to me
Her whisper is the Lucifer
*If you tie me down and trap me
Then the love is also tied down
The future is also tied down
It can’t grow anymore
Freely empty yourself and look at me
I’ll fill you only, I’ll completely fill you only
Your undeniable spell is the Lucifer
Your undeniable magic is the Lucifer
When I approach you
With your angelic face
Say the reason you live is for me
Say it
When I first saw you, I stopped for a short time
As if someone was tightly seizing my heart, not letting it go (Still)
You took all, all, all, all, all, all of my heart just like that
You make my heart burn out when you’re not here
*If you tie me down and trap me
Then the love is also tied down
The future is also tied down
It can’t grow anymore
Freely empty yourself and look at me
I’ll fill you only, I’ll completely fill you only
Loverholic, robotronic, loverholic, robotronic
The love stories I shared with you
You look towards the same places I do
When we feel that we can’t get any more perfect
Only stare at me, you want me more, more, more, more, more, more
Only look at me, you’re the center of everything, thing, thing, thing, thing, thing
Since before, something has been wrong, you’ve been weird
The love I knew left my side, one by one
All I have is you
*If you tie me down and trap me
Then the love is also tied down
The future is also tied down
It can’t grow anymore
Freely empty yourself and look at me
I’ll fill you only, I’ll completely fill you only
I feel like I’ve become a clown trapped in a glass castle
I dance for you, who will never be satisfied
You look into me openly, touching my brain
I think I’ve become a fool
I think I’m only getting more and more attracted to you
Loverholic, robotronic, loverholic, robotronic
It’s not that I hate you or that I dislike you
It’s just that kind of stare is a burden is all
I’m not going anywhere
I’ve waited like this by only looking at you
Your stare captures me
As the days went by, it became sharper
I’m tired of your obsession
I’ve been cut a lot, my heart is bleeding
When it’s about time for me to pass out
She comes to me like an angel, saying “I love you”
Even though I knew it was really you
You really confused me
*If you tie me down and trap me
Then the love is also tied down
The future is also tied down
It can’t grow anymore
Freely empty yourself and look at me
I’ll fill you only, I’ll completely fill you only
I feel like I’ve become a clown trapped in a glass castle
Leave me alone, when I’m free, I’ll be able to truly love you
Leave me alone, don’t make me sick of you
So I can truly look at you
If you tie me down and trap me
Then love is also tied down
The future is also tied down
It can’t grow anymore
Loverholic, robotronic, loverholic, robotronic
Your undeniable spell is the Lucifer
“Good Night Everyone! You’ve been wonderful” the group yelled into their mics as one before the lights of the stage went off signaling the end of the show.
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The Order of the Phoenix had obtained backstage passes and they confronted Harry.
Harry yelled at them for a bit before kicking them out, a warning on his lips that he’d curse anyone of them if he saw them again. It seems Severus Snape was right; Harry didn’t want to leave his new life at all, much to the disappointment of the order.
A month later, Albus received a package via owl mail while in an order meeting.
When he opened the package he gasped along with everyone else in the order. It was Voldemort’s severed head. A note was pinned to the lid of the box which read simply, “My duty is done, now leave me alone. LT”
Only Severus had cared to remember what Harry had changed his name to “Lee Taemin.” It was no wonder that he was the only one out of the order besides Sirius and Remus who listened to SHINee from that point onwards.
Taemin continues to work in his group SHINee today, and their music continues to enthrall all that have heard of them.
The End