Disclaimer: Still don't own anything! Except perhaps Matt, Jay, Saph and Tash oh and my songs that I made up!
RockStars
Chapter 3: Birthdays and Beatings
"Aunt Petunia?" Harry asked, it was four days later and he was heading over to Tash's.
"Yes boy" she said viciously
"I'm staying at a friend's tonight I won't be back till tomorrow night" Harry informed her
"Be back before Dudley or you know what will happen" she said uninterestedly. He had succeed the past four days in getting back on time luckily sometimes by the skin of his teeth.
Harry walked out of the house with his rucksack on his back and headed to Tash's it was just over a week till The Bolts went to the first practice and today was Harry's 16th birthday. He rang Tash's Door bell and waited for the door to open he was greeted by Saph flinging herself at him.
"Happy Birthday!" she squealed
"Thanks!" he grinned "going to let me through the door now?" he asked cheekily
"Not before I give you a birthday kiss!" she said planting a kiss on his lips
"Get a room!" Jay yelled from behind them
Harry stepped into Tash's house and Tash immediately pounced on him
"Happy Birthday!" she shrieked
"Thanks!" He grinned again
"Happy Birthday mate!" Matt smiled from Jay's side
"Yeah Happy Birthday!" Jay beamed
Harry smiled
"Come on let's go in to the garage and open your presents!" Saph said grabbing his hand and leading him
"You didn't have to guys!" He protested
"But we did so move your arse!" Tash laughed
The entered the Garage where a small pile of presents lay in between the sofa and the bean bags.
"Open this one first!" Saph said pushing a present wrapped in back and red stripy wrapping paper into his hands at he sat on one of the bean bags
He opened it to fine a mobile phone.
"It's from all of us so we can ring you" Tash explained "your very hard to get hold of sometimes!"
"It's great!" Harry beamed "Hey it even has a camera! Group photo!"
They all pile on the sofa and Harry took a picture.
"Cool!" he said excitedly
"Tash take a picture of me and LB!" Saph said enthusiastically
"Here LB this ones for the tour" he passed him another parcel which Harry opened. It contained another Bolts Hoodie and Bolts t-shirt
"We got them reprinted so we all have them ready for the tour!" He explained
"Here" Matt said passing him yet another parcel which He opened inside was a watch "You said you broke your old one so I got you this one!"
"Thanks!" Harry beamed
"This one is from me" Tash said passing over a parcel in dark purple wrapping paper. He opened it to find some new plectrums and a selection of badges for his guitar strap.
"Great I was running short thanks!" he replied happily
"And this ones from me" Saph said passing him a small parcel. Inside was a little charm locket with a picture of him and Saph and one of the whole group inside out side it had his initials engraved on.
"Is beautiful Saph thanks!" he smiled
"It's so you can't forget us!" she explained
"I'll keep it with me always" he said giving her a one armed hug.
"So what have you guys got planned" He asked curiously
"Lets head down too the Pizza Parlor in town and have some lunch!" Tash suggested
"Ok then lets go!" Harry grinned
They enter the pizza parlor and ordered two pizzas between them as they were hungry and drinks of coke all round.
"Did you realize this time next year I will be able to do magic out of school?" Harry told them
"Yeah it will be great I cont wait to see it" Jay said excitedly
"You might be able to see some magic before that" Harry smiled knowledgeably
"What? How!" Tash asked
"That's for me to know and you to find out" Harry Grinned "and anyway I know the perfect place for us to stay when we're performing in London!"
"Where?" Matt asked
"Headquarters I'm going to write a letter to Dumbledore tomorrow" Harry grinned
"Great!" Tash said
They ate their pizzas and returned to Tash's and decided to have a bit of a band practice.
"Okay LB pick a song" Matt said
"Er The Dementor effect or spellbound" He said
"One two three hit it!" Jay said
Memories past surface again
Memories I don't wan to remember
Flash before my eyes
From a past I wish I could forget
But my mind won't let me.
I'm being held hostage in my own mind
I can't escape
(Set me free)
There are so many thoughts running through my mind.
I can't escape
(Set me free)
I'm locked in here and there's no key
I can't escape
(Set me free)
Welcome to my confusing up existence
I can't escape
(Set me free)
Images I don't want to share
Images so real you think your there
Death and destruction
From a past I wish I could overlook
But my mind won't permit me.
I'm being held hostage in my own mind
I can't escape
(Set me free)
There are so many thoughts running through my mind.
I can't escape
(Set me free)
I'm locked in here and there's no key
I can't escape
(Set me free)
Welcome to my confusing up existence
I can't escape
(Set me free)
Voices so clear you can hear every detail
Voices so loud you can hear every scream and cry
Play over and over in my mind
From a past I wish I could stop thinking about
But my mind won't allow me.
I'm being held hostage in my own mind
I can't escape
(Set me free)
There are so many thoughts running through my mind.
I can't escape
(Set me free)
I'm locked in here and there's no key
I can't escape
(Set me free)
Welcome to my confusing up existence
I can't escape
(Set me free)
Set me free
Please just set me free
I'm being held hostage in my own mind
I can't escape
(Set me free)
There are so many thoughts running through my mind.
I can't escape
(Set me free)
I'm locked in here and there's no key
I can't escape
(Set me free)
Welcome to my confusing up existence
I can't escape
(Set me free)
"I think were getting that one now" Tash said "any others you wanna practice guys?"
"We need to do broken wings again especially if we're taking it tour" Saph said
"Okay then" Harry agreed. They whizzed through broken wings and then headed over to the seats.
"Have we decided what we're going to do yet?" Harry asked
"Broken wing is a defiantly" Tash said thoughtfully "and The Dementor effect but we have to call it spellbound…"
"That's two songs" Harry nodded writing them down on a piece of paper
"How about welcome to my life and Rollercoaster?" Matt suggested
"Yeah" Jay agreed "and making a fool out of me"
"That's five songs" Harry said adding them to the list
"Reality Blitz" Saph said "we have to use Reality Blitz"
"That's six" Harry nodded "Oh and Let me go and unforgivable!" he added jotting them down on the list
"Can we do demons and angels? And Sanctuary?" Tash asked
"If you want" Harry said jotting them down. "That's ten so what covers shall we do?"
"I was looking last night and I found four good Green Day songs with easy tunes and works that we could easily make out own!" Saph said "I got the lyrics and the music"
"Any other ideas?" Harry asked
Everybody shook their heads
"Well it's settled then what are the songs called Saph?" Harry asked
"Poprocks and Coke, Stuck With Me, Waiting and Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) I think that one would be a great ending son!" Saph said enthusiastically.
"So that's all settled" Harry smiled "Lets practice!"
Harry returned home at four the next day he enter the house cheerfully and instantly wished he hadn't. Dudley wasn't back yet but uncle Vernon was and aunt petunia was at the shops.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't potter" He said swaying on the spot his breath reeking of alcohol
"What have you done this time, hey, you got me sacked didn't you" He said angrily
"No uncle Vernon I swear I didn't" Harry said backing against the wall
"You did that's why you were so happy" he spat
"No, I… I didn't" Harry stuttered
"I don't believe you, you lying little freak" Uncle Vernon said grabbing him by the color and pulling him upstairs to his bedroom and throwing him in. Harry dropped the rucksack he was carrying on the floor next to him and watched as his uncle proceeded to round upon him.
Harry started edging backwards across the room tripping over his uncle slapped him across the face then grabbed his collar and fling him up against the wall and punched him in the stomach and then slapped him across the face again before pulling off the bet and turning the boy round and hitting him several times on the back before he dropped the belt on the floor spun Harry round and pulled out a half full bottle of vodka he drained it before slamming it down over Harry's head. He released his grip and Harry sunk to the floor where his uncle proceeded to kick him several times.
Harry's vision became blurred as he uncle picked him of the floor and threw him back into the wall. His head whacked against it knocking him out completely.
Harry groaned he sat up slightly his head hurt and his hair was matted with blood his body felt like a heard of elephants had over it several times. He sat up dazed and realized Hedwig was sat on his desk with a pile of letters and two issues of the daily prophet. Had he really been out two days? He began replying to his letters then sat down to write a letter to Dumbledore.
Dear professor
Sorry to bother you but I was hoping to get your permission for something. I am in a small rock band called The Bolts and we have recently been offered the tour of a life time round England. The only problem is it would last a whole year. If you let me go I will be free for classes on Monday s Wednesday s Thursdays and Fridays and it would be a great experience also I was wondering if you would let me and the band stay at headquarters when we perform in London and for the practices beginning soon. I have an offer to make you. Ron said in a recent letter you were planning on holding a Christmas ball but you were having trouble finding a band well. We would be more than happy to perform if you want us to as long as it is possible for me to leave school for the concerts.
Thanks again
Harry Potter.
Harry tied the letter to Hedwig's legbefore stumbling into the bathroom to wash himself up. He washed the dried blood out of his hair and got changed into some clean black baggy trousers and a black hoodie. He headed back to his room and remembered the phone his friends brought him for his birthday and picked it up slipping it in his pocket before going downstairs carefully and sneaking out the front door.
"LB!" Saph flung herself round his neck he winced slightly "where have you been? What happened to your face?" said Saph glancing at the cuts where the vodka bottle had shattered.
"Oh er nothing" Harry muttered
"We've been so worried about you!" she said "come in mums making dinner you can stay for a while if you want!"
"Okay thanks" Harry nodded stepping into Saph's house
"Come on lets go upstairs" she said pulling him along by his jumper sleeve.
Harry followed obediently he knew exactly what Saph was going to ask the minute she closed her bedroom door.
"Harry what happened did your uncle…" she started
Harry nodded
"How come you haven't been out the last two days?" she asked
"I think he knocked me out…" Harry explained
"Oh my god how!" Saph said shocked
"He slammed an empty vodka bottle over my head and threw me against a wall" Harry admitted
"Gods Harry you have to get away from him he'll kill you!" She said shaking
Harry pulled her into a hug.
"I'll be away from him in a few days I wrote to Dumbledore today about the concerts he'll probably reply by this evening" Harry said
"Great" Saph said just as her mum yelled up the stairs dinner was ready.
They ate with Saph's mum Mrs. Hilton and her brothers Sam who was ten, Danny who was thirteen and Richie who was seventeen.
After dinner Saph suggested they head up to the park and meet Jay, Matt and Tash. They found them lounging round the bench they usually hung out at.
"Where have you been LB?" Jay asked "we tried calling you on your phone but you had it turned off"
"sorry I forgot" Harry said "I was busy I had a lot of school stuff to do ya know because I wont have much time before I go back or even when I'm back I'm going to miss quite a bit…"
"Its okay" Tash said "I'm glad I don't have any of that to do"
Tash, Matt, jay and Saph had done there GCSE's and now had left school as soon as they realized there band was going places.
Harry smiled
"So want to go practice" Matt asked
"Course" Harry agreed
So they headed towards Tash's excitedly, discussing the concerts as they went.
The next week passed in a daze of excitement Harry succeeded luckily in staying out of his uncle's way and returning before Dudley. He also received a letter from Dumbledore who agreed to the tours, said he had been having trouble finding a band and it would be great if they would come and also they could stay at headquarters.
The 8th of august came quickly. Saph, Tash, Matt and Jay met at Harry's house at nine and Harry flagged down the knight bus.
"Whoa!" Matt exclaimed as the bus appeared out of thin air
"Cool!" Tash grinned
They stepped on board and Harry paid their fares (nobody else had wizard money before they took seats at the back on the second deck. It took about an hour before they were at London. Harry led them up towards Grimmauld place and then pulled out a piece of parchment Dumbledore had sent him.
"Here read and memorize" He said they passed the paper round then he said "now think about what you read" they did the effort clearly expressed on their faces then
"Cool!" Tash said just as Saph stepped backwards and Jay and Matt's puzzled looks left their faces
"Welcome to number 12 Grimmauld place!" Harry grinned before leading them up to the door
A/n yet another long chapter! Thanks to my reviewers!
luvbug080688: glad you liked it! I'll try not to stop writing I hate leaving a story unfinished anyway!
Krista: Glad you liked it! You'll soon find out how Harry gets on!
Lain Dolohov: Did you realize this is a fan FICTION site. The stories are made up; all I'm doing is putting the characters in a different situation and showing how I'd personally think they'd react. If you don't like something DON'T READ IT! And don't flame the writers just because you didn't like it! I could think up a lot more to say on the subject but it's a waste of my energy.