A/N: Warnings for those who might not like this kinda stuff: Unnecessary alcohol consumption, faint mention of using drugs. Mild swearing.
The Ultimate AU Challenge: 3 (Rock star AU)
The If You Dare Prompt Challenge: 853 (Rock star – as AU/theme prompt)
Youtuber Quote Challenge: "I'm not sure what I'm doing is legal."
Ultimate Battle Challenge 2: Singer AU, at least 600 words.
Enjoi!
"I'm not sure what I'm doing is legal." said Harry Potter, singer and rhythm guitarist of the band Dragon Pox, which, though was started years ago, was an only recently discovered pop-punk/easycore group based in southern Scotland. He was currently sitting in the backstage, since the sound check has ended, and it was only a few minutes until the start of their show. He was sipping a bottle of whiskey, seemingly not caring about the fact that it might not be healthy to get drunk just before the concert. Lately, he had a lot of stress on him, being the frontman and all, and with the speedily growing number of fans, he decided that numbing his senses would help him keeping his cool.
"You paid for it, it should be." answered Ron Weasley, the lead guitarist. "Mate, we're in a touring band. We do whatever the hell we want."
"But I'm still underage here! I mean, we're in the USA, and I'm not yet 21, they shouldn't have let me buy this drink here." he raised his bottle to emphasize his statement.
"I don't even know why you're worried about it. It's not like you're doing drugs or whatever. And I'm not the one drinking, anyway. Though, if you really want, we can share. I'm kinda stressing, too. This is our first overseas gig, after all."
"There you go." Harry held the whiskey towards his friend, who took a big gulp upon getting it. "Still, this whole thing is frightening, you know. I'm used to performing in front of a few hundred, but according to Bill, there will be more than a thousand out there." he pointed at the door, which led out onto the main stage. "I don't think I can do this."
"Mate, we've come this far, I'm not letting you back down now that we're actually somewhere with this project." Ron replied, taking another sip of alcohol. "Look, we've been doing music together for what, 5 years now? I tell you, you're not a guy who give up that easily. And what if we're the hype now? We're doing this because we want to, right? Then we should just do it. I mean, come on, I'm pretty sure you've faced worse things before."
"Falling down the stairs because you pursued me to try and leap over with a skateboard was scary, yeah, now that you mention it." Harry said, still glancing at the door. "Can you give me the alcohol back?"
"Sure." Ron handed the bottle back to his friend. "Just don't go overboard. If you drink yourself unconscious, I'm not getting you back onto the tour bus, and I'm definitely not putting you in your bunk. I've done that enough times lately."
"Yeah, I'm not worried about that. If you don't pick me up, someone else will anyway. Even if I don't want them to." he grinned at his friend.
"You should also try not to be an alcoholic. We're better than most bands in the scene, right?"
"Yeah, sure. Though I can understand where they're coming from. It kind of helps, you know."
"I swear, if the next time you come here and say weed is actually pretty awesome, my next life goal will be making you go straightedge."
"Hermione has a bad influence on you." Harry noted, while Ron looked up questioningly at the mention of his girlfriend.
"I can't help it. She's hot when she's making comments on my behavior." the redhead shrugged.
"I take it that's not the only reason you decided to date her."
"'Course not. You know she's smart and all. And we've been friends for almost 10 years."
"I know. I've been her friends since middle school too, remember?" he would've continued, but Dean Thomas, the drummer suddenly popped his head in the room from behind the door.
"Guys, we should be starting, hurry and get your asses out here!" he said, then left without another word.
"We'll continue this conversation later, okay?" Ron said, standing up and strolling towards the exit.
"Yeah, sure. If I don't get drunk again."
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