Gid bounded down the dorm steps and leapt lightly on stage, pleased as punch to see the common room full of all his friends, and even some folks he hadn't expected to come out.
Mac followed right behind, avoiding looking too closely at the audience, and sat down at her drum kit, all business.
Fay slung his bass over his shoulder and grinned at the crowd, all his nerves turning into excitement.
"Good evening everyone, and welcome to Gryffindor Tower!" Gid sauntered over to the mic and greeted the audience to tumultuous applause, and without further ado picked up his guitar.
He looked back at Mac and Fay, and nodded his head to set tempo, and they were off, the three voices harmonizing, to the guitar and bass, Mac's drums driving their opening number.
Good mooooorning Hogwarts Have you seen the news? There’s a riot in the Tower But don’t you be worried, Cause there’s always an exit TO THE LEFT!
Iggy stood towards the back of the room with Edgar, nursing a butterbeer and wearing his prized Brian Eno T-shirt with not a small amount of pompous pride. Music was Iggy's thing. He cast a critical eye over their technical setup and nodded appreciatively when Mac took up at the drumkit, feeling the rhythm resonate through the floor and up into his body.
"THEY'RE QUITE GOOD," he yelled in Edgar's ear: once, twice, three times before Edgar finally heard over the noise. The Head boy nodded vigorously back. Iggy smiled and attempted to catch Mac's eye in between her drumming. He waved and raised his bottle to her. "GO ON, MAC!" Iggy yelled above the Prewett's vocals.
Mac looked up as her first bit of harmony was over, and let the drums fall back while Gid led into a verse. She caught Iggy raising a bottle in salute to her at the back of the room. She grinned and slid into her harmony again.
Iggy grinned when Mac noticed him and made a mental note to ask her back to Edgar's dorm at some point and go through some of his records with him. The way Mac drummed, she was bound to have an appreciation for muggle drummers like Keith Moon. Ringo Starr and Charlie Watts. Really, not enough students had a firm appreciation of music. He found himself liking her more and more with every drumbeat.
Fay let the final notes of Exit Left die and grinned like an idiot! They had done it! One down and six to go! He took a swig from his goblet of water and waited for Gid to introduce them
"Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen, beasts and beings!" Gid grinned broadly at the audience. Really, he was made for this kind of thing. "We are Exit Left, and we are so excited to be playing our debut concert for you on this fantastic Friday night. On bass guitar and singing sexy baritone vocals, we have the Fabulous Fabian Prewett! Everyone give up for Fay!"
Fay smiled and waved, feeling slightly out of place in the spotlight, but loving it none the less.
Iggy heard a particularly loud, familiar voice crying out with excitement and moved to locate his new Hufflepuff friend. "Hullo," he said shyly, finding her towards the front of the stage. "having fun?"
"And on the drums, singing sultry back up vocals and killer high harmonies, I give you the marvelous Marlene Mckinnon! Everyone show the looooove for Mac!"
Mac beat a quick riff on her drum kit and flashed a grin at the crowd.
Mac, who normally found Felicity bloody annoying, suddenly found she loved her immensely right at that moment. She grinned her stage grin as she heard Felicity's shout.
"And I'm your very own Gideon Prewett on guitar, bringing you the latest songs by Exit Left!" Gid grinned and bowed, twinkling in the direction of some of his favorite people.
Mac got up from her drum kit and took the standing mic. "Hi everyone!" she said, with a dazzling grin, her stage persona far more warm and welcoming than her usual thorny exterior. "Our next song is called 'Cut me down.' Fay's on bass singing a killer back up and Gid's going to take over the drums for me, so I can sing this number for you." Mac smiled at Gid as she took Rosalind, his beloved guitar, from him, and put the strap over her shoulder. "All right, boys!" she called, giving them a quick nod, and then tore into the song.
You don’t know me No it’s true You don’t see me like you think you do The dark within me It burns me dry But don’t believe me when you see me cry You take the time to take the world But you won’t stay here to be my guy And I need to know that you’ll be around But you burn the bridges You cut Me down
"Would I," said Sirius low in his throat, grabbing Remus round the waist and pulling him to the back near a corner of the room where they'd be mostly out of view.
Remus took Sirius' hand and bowed over it, a huge grin splitting his face.
"This may not be the best music for a waltz, my lady." He nodded at the band, who was playing a loud, pulsing song. "We may have to try our hand at some of this vulgar teenage dancing."
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Mac followed right behind, avoiding looking too closely at the audience, and sat down at her drum kit, all business.
Fay slung his bass over his shoulder and grinned at the crowd, all his nerves turning into excitement.
"Good evening everyone, and welcome to Gryffindor Tower!" Gid sauntered over to the mic and greeted the audience to tumultuous applause, and without further ado picked up his guitar.
He looked back at Mac and Fay, and nodded his head to set tempo, and they were off, the three voices harmonizing, to the guitar and bass, Mac's drums driving their opening number.
Good mooooorning Hogwarts
Have you seen the news?
There’s a riot in the Tower
But don’t you be worried,
Cause there’s always an exit
TO THE LEFT!
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"THEY'RE QUITE GOOD," he yelled in Edgar's ear: once, twice, three times before Edgar finally heard over the noise. The Head boy nodded vigorously back. Iggy smiled and attempted to catch Mac's eye in between her drumming. He waved and raised his bottle to her. "GO ON, MAC!" Iggy yelled above the Prewett's vocals.
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Even if she was a Gryffindor.
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"Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen, beasts and beings!" Gid grinned broadly at the audience. Really, he was made for this kind of thing. "We are Exit Left, and we are so excited to be playing our debut concert for you on this fantastic Friday night. On bass guitar and singing sexy baritone vocals, we have the Fabulous Fabian Prewett! Everyone give up for Fay!"
Fay smiled and waved, feeling slightly out of place in the spotlight, but loving it none the less.
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"HURRAY FOR FABIAN!!!!!!!!!!! YAY EXIT LEFTS!!!!"
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Felicity threw her arms around him and gave him a huge kiss on the cheek.
"I haven't seen you in AGES!!!! I've missed you!" She grinne at him. "This band IS ACE!!!!"
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Mac beat a quick riff on her drum kit and flashed a grin at the crowd.
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"MAC FOR PRESIDENT! HURRRAAAYY!!!!!!"
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"She's SMILING AT ME ALICE! LOOK!!!!!"
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"GIDEOOONN!!!!!!!!! WOOOHOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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You don’t know me
No it’s true
You don’t see me like you think you do
The dark within me
It burns me dry
But don’t believe me when you see me cry
You take the time to take the world
But you won’t stay here to be my guy
And I need to know that you’ll be around
But you burn the bridges
You cut
Me
down
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"Care to dance?" He whispered.
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"Shall we?" he said, extending a hand.
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"This may not be the best music for a waltz, my lady." He nodded at the band, who was playing a loud, pulsing song. "We may have to try our hand at some of this vulgar teenage dancing."
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