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Ella's POV
'Stewart, leave me alone!' I yelled. He finally succeeded at making me really mad. I was just trying to get to the Potions class, and he was following me down the corridors. The annoying thing of being in a band and searching for lead singer was the fact that the rest of the gryffindors didn't leave us even a minute of piece and quiet. Every freaking night, every freaking one of them wanted from us to play, to sing a song, to tell them the name of the band, to show them the band logo or to tell who's the lead singer. Exactly who's the lead singer interested Percy Stewart really much.
'Please, Ella, please!' he said again, for the hundredth time today. He followed me or Cyndi everywhere and kept asking if he could be in the band. The truth was that he… well, sucks. But I was too polite to tell him, so he kept following me, hoping I'd agree. 'Look, Percy, I told you that you have to talk with Cyndi. What did she told you?'
'Well… If I have to quote her exactly it'll sound like this 'For Merlyn's sake Percy, I'm sick of you. If you want to be in the band talk with Sirius. Now move out of the way, because I'm going to be late for detention and if I'm late for anywhere one more time this year McGonagall will kick me out of school.'
Oh, did I mention the detention? Wait, just a second and I'll explain.
'And what did Sirius told you?'
'If I have to quote him also exactly we had a conversation that sounded like this:
'Do you by accident have any idea what's the difference between Magic Bang and Wizard Drum?' he asked me, and I told him 'No' and then he said 'Oh, then go talk to Cyndi'
And I explained that Cyndi just sent me and he said 'Then go talk to Ella'
'Okay, I'm sorry that I have to tell you this, but… You are…' the words 'the worst singer ever' were on my tongue, but I decided to be polite 'You are not exactly what we're looking for. Sorry.'
'Oh… well…' he seemed really disappointed, but frankly I didn't gave a shit.
'Sorry, Percy, I have to go'
And then I hurried down the corridor. Okay, now for the detention. After the food-fight accident in the Great hall McGonagall yelled at us so much, that in the end I wondered how she can take a breath. She gave us detention twice a week for two months. And now, with all the homeworks we didn't have enough time to practice.
Sirius was still looking for drums and he bough and bough music catalogues, searching for something cheap and good. And now all he talked about was Magic Bang and Wizard Drum and TSOM (the sound of magic). At least his drummer abilities were much better. I think Cyndi was right – he was natural at it. He just found some books about drum playing in the library and now he's just kicking asses.
And the next, and maybe the biggest problem – we still didn't have a vocal. We did some kind of casting in the tower, but all of them sucked. Sucked hard. Except for Frank Longbottom, but when we told him we'll need him every weekend and sometimes the week days, he told us that he doesn't have enough time, because of the quiditch team. We tried to talk with James, but James said that he'll never give his goal keeper for such lame thing as band.
Now we don't talk to James.
Oh, and the worst part, except for being late for Potions I mean, is that we still didn't have a name. I mean, even if we didn't find vocal Cyndi could sing well enough. But the serious problem was that none of us could think about proper band name.
And we had time only until Halloween, because then we have to represent our bands, and names, and even logos. The logo part wasn't that hard, after we think of a name, Peter can draw so he'll do something. But the name… Huh.
I entered Potions and I wasn't even late. Cyndi was already there, sitting next to Sirius with who they had some kind of poke war and now both of them were poking each other and on the top of it, if someone else sat near them, they poked him also. So I sat on the safest place – between Remus and Lily. After all, no one pokes the prefects!
'You two are terrible together' Remus shook his head after the Potions class. The poke war was getting out of control. In the middle of the class Cyndi, by accident (or at least she says so) poked Slughorn.
'Hey, it's not my fault!' Sirius said 'Cyndi did it!'
'Well these are the rules. If someone gets close enough you poke him!'
'Okay, can you make exception for teachers, please?' I asked. The last thing I needed right now is these two having more detentions that they already did, because of a stupid game.
'Man, I hate it when you are in a cranky mood.' Cyndi said, looking annoyed. 'It's just a joke.'
'Man, I hate when you are being irresponsible!' I answered.
'I'm not being irresponsible!'
'Yes, you are. You both are. To the band.' I said. Okay, the truth is I wasn't even that mad at them. I was just really tired and annoyed lately and they were the ones who had to take it as my friends.
'Forget it…' Cyndi said.
We walked in silence for a while and then Cyndi giggled, because Sirius had poked her.
'You are impossible!' I shook my head. 'I'm going to the tower to take some rest. I'll meet you for dinner.'
I said and turned away.
'What's her problem?' I heard Sirius saying.
'She just needs some piece and quiet.' Cyndi responded, but I was already too far to hear the rest of the conversation.
I just had finished my two meters long essay about Draught of Living Death that Slughorn had given us and I already felt okay. I was more peaceful, so I decided that I can go to the library and find Lily and the others. While I was walking around the empty halls and thinking about nothing (I was too tired to think…) I passed the Prefect's bathroom. I heart a male voice who was singing something. I stopped and tried not to breathe so I could hear him clearer.
Ain't no love in the heart of the city,
Ain't no love in the heart of town.
That was enough for me. He had a great voice and was singing rock n roll. I turned turned on the opposite direction that I was walking and sprinted to the library again. I saw Lily there and she was a prefect she sure would know what was the password. I saw her reading a book in the far corner and ignoring Madame Pince's look I ran to her.
'You…password…Prefects' bathroom…fast…singer…band…' I tried to explain her what happened to me so she could give me the pass .But she only looked puzzled because I was out of air.
'What?'
'Singer… in the bathrooms.'
'Ella, are you okay?'
Finally catching my breathe I snap at her…
'Oh, for band's sake just give me the damn password to the Prefects' bathroom. I'll explain later.'
Still not understanding she gave me the pass and I sprinted again to the bathroom.
'Please be there. Please be there. Please be there.' I continued repeating to myself, hoping that whoever this was it was still there. I stopped in front of the fourth door next to the statue of Boris the Bewildered and listen hard again to hear if he was still there.
Ain't no love 'cause you ain't around,
'Cause you ain't around.
He finished his song with voice that was almost…wolfish?
'Clean and clear' I said fast and burst into the bathroom.
'Ella, what the hell?' said Remus with his face turning red. He grabbed a towel and put it around his waist.
I stare at him open mouthed.
'Why didn't you tell us you can sing? You saw how much we were panicking, 'cuz we could find a male singer!' Oh my God this boy has not only nice voice, but body too.
'I… it's.. is this why you barged here? Because you heard me sing?'
I looked at him with raised eyebrows. I definitely didn't came here to give him a blow job.
'Well, yeah. Did you expect me walking here for something else?' I asked with a small smile.
'No, no, I didn't of course not.'
'Okay. You are getting dressed and then coming with me to find the others so you can sing to them to. I'll wait outside.'
I waited impatiently in front of the bathroom for Remus. When he was finally done I took his hand and ran to the Great hall, finding the rest of my friends on the Gryffindor's table.
'I FOUND HIM!' I yelled, smiling like a complete idiot.
'You found what?' Cyndi asked, wandering if I was totally out of my mind.
'I found the lead singer!'
'Wha… whe... who?' Sirius mumbled, looking confused.
'REMUS!' I yelled again.
'WHAT?' Sirius and Cyndi said at the same time.
'He sings… awesome!' I smiled.
'Wait… Remus I'm your friend from six years… Why didn't I knew that you're Ronnie James Dio or something?' Sirius asked again.
'Well… I'm not. Just Ella here is going crazy.' Remus explained, looking kind of uncomfortable.
'Yes he is!' I exclaimed. 'Remus… SING!'
'What? Over here, in front of everybody? No freakin' way Ella.'
'SING!' I yelled again.
'Yeah, Rem, c'mon let's hear you!' Sirius asked politely.
'Fine.' He said, sitting. 'What do you want me to sing?'
'Do the Hippogriff!' Cyndi and I screamed at the same time.
'Move your body like a hairy troll
A' learning to rock and roll
Spin around like a crazy elf
Dancin' by himself
Boogie down like a unicorn
Not stopping til the break of dawn' singed Remus quiet, but clear.
'MAAN' Sirius yelled. 'You are in the band!'
'Am I?' he asked, looking confused.
'YEAH!' Cyndi screamed and then hugged him really tight.
'But… I'm not sure I want to.' He whispered, but Cyndi looked at him and then made her puppy-eye look.
'Remus… Pleasepleasepleaseplease… Remus, I promise I'll do your homeworks and I'll never yell at you ever again'
'But Cyndi…'
'Remuus…'
He gave me a scared look, but I knew Cyndi knows what she's doing. If she wants something, she gets it.
'Okay.' He finally said.
'Oh, I love you, Remus!' she smiled. I gave her confused look and I noticed that Sirius did it also.
I don't know why, but these words worried me. Anyway, after a second my attention was taken by James, who sat next to Cyndi. He looked sad and preoccupied as always lately.
'Why is she so happy?' he asked, giving her a look.
'Well, we found the singer!' Cyndi smiled and explained the whole story to James. And then to Lily, who came a few minutes later. And then to Peter.
And through the rest of the dinner we talked about the band and about Remus's hidden talent.
When the Marauders finished they said they have lots of homework to do, so they went in the tower, but I had to wait for Cyndi. The potatoes, you know the story.
After dinner I was happy. Finding the vocal was one of the few good things lately and made me feel really glad. After Cyndi and her potatoes were done we went up, but something cough our attention.
When we walked out of the Great hall, in the small corridor right from the hall we noticed a few people, obviously arguing for something. We were going to walk away, but someone called at us.
'Hey, you two… Come over here!' it was unknown sharp female voice.
'There is no need to.' Someone else answered and I recognized Sirius's voice.
'What's going on over here?' asked Cyndi, going closer. I followed her.
'Nothing that worth's your attention, Sid.' Sirius said, trying to look calm, but I could notice that his voice was slightly concerned.
'In this case you don't mind hanging with you, right?' Cyndi smiled.
The Marauders were in the strangest company ever. They were hanging out with Regulus Black, my cousin and Sirius's brother. Bellatrix and Narcissa Black, another dear cousins, Lucius Malfoy and Rodolphus Lestrange, together with Nott.
