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I may end up following some of HBP but I don't know yet! I may end up continuing with our referring to it at all it depends on how the story goes!
Rockstars
Chapter 9: The Ball
The day of the ball had finally arrived! Harry and the rest of the band spent the morning practicing in Dumbledore's office.
"I think that should do!" Harry smiled after glancing at his watch, "Lets go get changed!"
The rest of the band nodded in agreement and they headed back to the Gryffindor common room.
Harry pulled on his favorite black baggy trousers and his Bolts t-shirt which was black with a Bolt of lightning on the front and The Bolts on the back. He headed down to the common room with Matt and Jay where they met Saph and Tash who were wearing similar outfits.
The Great Hall was decorated spectacularly with its usual twelve massive Christmas trees which were glittering with snow. From the ceiling hung several hundred spectacular icicles which appeared to contain the candles which were lighting the room. Half of these candles were emitting coloured light which changed colour every couple of minutes and the other half of the candles were normal. Snow was gently falling from the roof, which was reflecting the sky outside as usual, and melting when it landed on the floor which was already covered in snow which appeared to be unmeltable. Little multicoloured fairies were flying round the top of the room creating little dancing lights. Harry and the Stunned Bolts were ushered into a back room by Professor McGonagall.
"Now wait here until everyone has arrived then I'll introduce you ok?" She told them as they turned to face her.
"Yep!" Harry nodded
The band sat quietly and listened. They could here the excited chatter of the rest of the school as they entered the great hall. Soon enough they heard Dumbledore silencing the school and McGonagall announcing that they were playing.
"Come on guys" Harry said leading the bolts through a door on the left onto the stage.
The school roared and Harry grinned and headed over to his microphone.
"Heya everyone!" Harry yelled "I'm sure you all know who I am but I'd like to introduce my friends Saph, Tash, Jay and Matt! We're here to play for you so if you have any requests please tell McGonagall and we'll see what we can do! We'll start off with one of our own songs this is Welcome to My Life!"
The plain lights in the icicles went out leaving a multicoloured glow covering the room. Harry began playing and the rest of the band followed his lead
Broken ribs like knives digging into my lungs
(Welcome to my life)
A world of Nothingness and pain
(Welcome to my life)
The circumstances are cruel
(Welcome to my life)
The pain unjust
(Welcome to my life)
Like a Nightmare got wrong
(Welcome to my life)
This is it
Welcome to my life
Like a nightmare you can't wake up from
Welcome to my life
One move away from paradise
But I battle on
Welcome to my life
See inside the mad house
(Welcome to my life)
Shake me up like a can of cake
(Welcome to my life)
Throw me up against the wall
(Welcome to my life)
Watch me lying on the floor
(Welcome to my life)
See what you have done
(Welcome to my life)
This is it
Welcome to my life
Like a nightmare you can't wake up from
Welcome to my life
One move away from paradise
But I battle on
Welcome to my life
This is it
Welcome to my life
Like a nightmare you can't wake up from
Welcome to my life
One move away from paradise
But I battle on
Welcome to my life
Welcome to my life
Welcome to my life
Welcome to my life
They finished the song and the school erupted.
The Bolts continued and played making a fool out of me and then Saph performed her version of My Immortal by Evanescence which went down well. Then after they took a couple of requests from the students and played Pain by Jimmy eat world, Can't Repeat by Offspring and a couple of Green Day songs and Broken wings, they had a break so they could have some tea while someone played a weird sisters CD.
"Wow Harry!" Ron said "Your all going down great everyone loves you!"
"Really?" Harry asked
"Yeah!" Hermione said shocked "Even some of the Slytherin's are saying how good you are! I over heard them!"
Harry laughed
"Come on lets get some food I'm starving!" Tash said
"Yeah" Jay agreed "me too"
The Bolts grabbed some food off the buffet table at the back of the room and took seats with Hermione and Ron.
Soon enough they were back on stage and they started off their next set of songs with The Dementor Effect (Spellbound).
Memories past surface again
Memories I don't want 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)
After The Dementor Effect they played Rollercoaster then Waiting by Green Day and All I want by The Offspring. Then the took some more requests followed by Reality Blitz
The fugitive's not guilty but nobody gives him a break
And I ask you why
The idiots are shooting up on heroin
But you don't shoot them down
Everything's just so mixed up
Right is wrong and wrong is right
The facts of life are not as they seem
People act like it's all a dream
But it's not its reality
But nobody seems to realize
Why cant people see
What is happening to the world?
The innocent are hounded as though they are guilty
And the guilty left to live
The assassin gets away with murder
While I'm prosecuted for every little thing
Everything's just so mixed up
Right is wrong and wrong is right
The facts of life are not as they seem
People act like it's all a dream
But it's not its reality
But nobody seems to realize
Why cant people see
What is happening to the world?
It's like its all been flipped on its head
Turned upside down inside out
Nobody knows what to expect anymore
Not even the foolish government
Everything's just so mixed up
Right is wrong and wrong is right
The facts of life are not as they seem
People act like it's all a dream
But it's not its reality
But nobody seems to realize
Why cant people see
What is happening to the world?
After a final few requests and Green Day's Good riddance (time of your life) They stepped down off the stage to be congratulated and admired by the rest of the students before heading tiredly up to the Gryffindor common room.
"Got to say that was one of our best performances yet!" Saph said as she sat down on Harry's knee after the others had gone to bed.
"I know you were great" Harry said hugging her
"So were you" Saph nodded
"Did you have a good time?" Harry asked
"Of course I did it was wonderful!" Saph smiled
"I don't want you to leave next week" Harry admitted sadly "I'm worried about Hermione and Ron I think they might start trying to ask me questions again"
"They shouldn't do Harry if they are as good a friends as they seem they should leave you be its not like you are in an danger any way its your business not theirs I think they took the hint you don't want to talk about it" Saph argued
Harry sighed
"I know but it doesn't stop me worrying" He said dejectedly
"Well if they say anything to you send me a letter straight away and I'll sort them out" Saph said determinedly
"Ok" Harry laughed "I'll warn them that I'll set my overly enthusiastic manic of a girlfriend on them"
"Hey!" Saph said
Harry stuck out his tongue childishly.
"And you can stop that" Saph laughed
Harry pulled her into a kiss which she returned.
"I love you Saph" Harry said softly
"I love you to Harry" Saph said hugging him tightly but not so tight as to irritate the bruises on his back.
"Thanks" Harry said
"For what?" Saph asked
"For always being there for me" Harry said nervously "and for keeping my secrets and not walking away"
"Oh Harry…" Saph said softly "Why wouldn't I always be there for you. You're my boyfriend and my best friend. You trusted me with your secrets and I trust you with everything I'd never turn my back on you!"
Harry smiled
"Come on lets turn in its late" Saph said gently
"Ok" Harry agreed
"Night" Saph said giving Harry a kiss before heading up to the girls dorms, Harry watched her go before turning and heading up to the boys dorms.
A/n: well I'm back from my holiday! (Hence why I haven't updated for a while!) And I'm looking forward to hopefully being able to update more often now I've finished school and I'm free to do what I want! That is as long as I'm not busy at the stables or going out!
Anyway thanks to all my reviewers and I hope you all enjoyed this chapter!