RP - Z Rock Concert
They had began to let people in around six o'clock and from where Zacharias could see - peeking his head out every now and then from backstage - the crowd was pouring in. The stage had been set up quickly with magic but what had taken so long was the electricity for the instruments. Lighting had been no problem. There was a large grassy space devoted to the audience and all around were lanterns hanging by themselves in the air.
Breathing in and out slowly, Zacharias tried to calm his nerves. Z Rock hadn't had a concert in a long time and Zacharias couldn't help but think that perhaps it had been better that way. He looked up and saw Z Rock's drummer doing a drum roll on the back of his friend. They could've faded into the stuff of legend. They could've gotten on with their lives. And the memorial service had only just been that monday. They could've just forgotten all about--
"Two minutes!"
He had no idea where Justin was. When they had arrived, Justin had slouched off in the direction of the drinks stand. Cho was sitting nearby, sipping from a glass of water. Her hair seemed to blend in with the shadows of the backstage lighting. Zacharias looked to her now. Her seemingly eternal calmness was enough to squash his stage fright away.
Z Rock's band members were getting ready. The drummer was stretching and caught Zacharias' eye. He winked and went back to twirling his drumsticks.
"One minute!"
Zacharias groaned and began to clear his throat. "La," he said, tentatively, ignoring the stifled laughter from his fellow band members, "la la la." He coughed.
"La la la."
He could hear Cho giggling. Getting a little angry, he let out a loud and angry, "LA!" Picking up his guitar from the ground, Zacharias slung it around his neck and strummed experimentally. He walked over to his band mates. "Ready?" His friends gave him a 'of course, we are, are you?' look.
"You're on! What are you doing? Get on!" A tiny wizard was hurtling towards the band, flinging his hands around wildly - a Butterbeer Ltd representative. The band members made hastily for the stage. Once on, there was a loud screaming roar that seemed to lift Zacharias up. His ears rang with it. Smiling, he looked out onto the crowd, the purple, green, yellow lights flitting all around him and on him. There were a group of girls all at the front wearing Hufflepuff uniforms. He smirked, and one of them screamed. 'Found the die-hard ones," thought Zacharias, smiling at them. One of them fainted. The others caught her and started slapping at her face frantically. He looked worriedly at them and then he glanced behind him to check how the others were doing. They were ready to go, it seemed.
Stepping up to the microphone, he looked once more at all of them, taking it in.
"Hello, Hogsmeade. Great to be here."
Taking a breath, he strummed his guitar and launched into the first song. It had been a hit at the ball last year at Hogwarts, no telling what it would do to the public.
"Hey, baby, is that you, is that you ... Is that you kindling the flame? YOU'RE SUCH A SWEEEEET THING, I WANT YOUR LOVIN' GIRRRRRL! Dannanananan OH YOU SWEET THING WITH EYES OF FIE - FIE- FIAAREEEE- FIRE, BABY!!"
Breathing in and out slowly, Zacharias tried to calm his nerves. Z Rock hadn't had a concert in a long time and Zacharias couldn't help but think that perhaps it had been better that way. He looked up and saw Z Rock's drummer doing a drum roll on the back of his friend. They could've faded into the stuff of legend. They could've gotten on with their lives. And the memorial service had only just been that monday. They could've just forgotten all about--
"Two minutes!"
He had no idea where Justin was. When they had arrived, Justin had slouched off in the direction of the drinks stand. Cho was sitting nearby, sipping from a glass of water. Her hair seemed to blend in with the shadows of the backstage lighting. Zacharias looked to her now. Her seemingly eternal calmness was enough to squash his stage fright away.
Z Rock's band members were getting ready. The drummer was stretching and caught Zacharias' eye. He winked and went back to twirling his drumsticks.
"One minute!"
Zacharias groaned and began to clear his throat. "La," he said, tentatively, ignoring the stifled laughter from his fellow band members, "la la la." He coughed.
"La la la."
He could hear Cho giggling. Getting a little angry, he let out a loud and angry, "LA!" Picking up his guitar from the ground, Zacharias slung it around his neck and strummed experimentally. He walked over to his band mates. "Ready?" His friends gave him a 'of course, we are, are you?' look.
"You're on! What are you doing? Get on!" A tiny wizard was hurtling towards the band, flinging his hands around wildly - a Butterbeer Ltd representative. The band members made hastily for the stage. Once on, there was a loud screaming roar that seemed to lift Zacharias up. His ears rang with it. Smiling, he looked out onto the crowd, the purple, green, yellow lights flitting all around him and on him. There were a group of girls all at the front wearing Hufflepuff uniforms. He smirked, and one of them screamed. 'Found the die-hard ones," thought Zacharias, smiling at them. One of them fainted. The others caught her and started slapping at her face frantically. He looked worriedly at them and then he glanced behind him to check how the others were doing. They were ready to go, it seemed.
Stepping up to the microphone, he looked once more at all of them, taking it in.
"Hello, Hogsmeade. Great to be here."
Taking a breath, he strummed his guitar and launched into the first song. It had been a hit at the ball last year at Hogwarts, no telling what it would do to the public.
"Hey, baby, is that you, is that you ... Is that you kindling the flame? YOU'RE SUCH A SWEEEEET THING, I WANT YOUR LOVIN' GIRRRRRL! Dannanananan OH YOU SWEET THING WITH EYES OF FIE - FIE- FIAAREEEE- FIRE, BABY!!"
