Bianca was dancing. Yes. In the crowd. By the stage. She believed very strongly in rocking out and pumping her fist in the air and tossing her hair to and fro. She just believed really that all music was amazing and she got to watch her girl crush perform. Like... wow. But now there was this other group.

Were all musicians attractive? It appeared so.

"YOU GUYS ARE SO HOT!" Bianca shouted at the people on stage.

Because musicians were.

And Bianca appreciated that.

Good beat. Nice harmony, thought Simon as he nodded his head along with the beat. This was his type of rocking out to the music. Nodding his head and tapping his foot. Yep. He was so cool. He looked across the room briefly, wondering if he knew anyone who was in the crowd. Any familiar faces from Hogwarts or work? Nope. He was all alone. He stopped tapping his foot for a brief second, wondering if he could get away with dancing in a crowd of strangers. He almost considered starting to dance along with the music but stopped himself when the crazy dancing girl a couple feet away from him yelled out to the musicians.

"YOU GUYS ARE SO HOT!"

....Well then.... The crazy fangirls are here.

HOLD UP. I KNOW THAT VOICE.

Simon's blue eyes widened and he shuddered. He knew that voice. He started to feel a little uneasy. Bitting his lip, Simon slowly turned in the direction of the exclamation to see a very pretty girl. "Bianca?" he said.

Hair flipping and all, Bianca adored this music. It was so much fun and easy to head bang too. She wondered if throwing food up on the stage would be a good or bad thing. Probably not good. Bianca wasn't exactly paying attention to her surroundings. Besides, it was kind of hard to see from the sides with her hair bouncing and all.

It was also kind of hard to hear. The music was quite loud and Bianca would be lying if she said she didn't love that.

But above the music she definitely heard her name. "Bianca Evelyn Caruso at your--," Bianca turned to the source of the music before seeing Mister Simon Watson. "Oh hey, Watson," she said grinning. Well, she hadn't seen him in quite a while.

"FLIP YOUR GORGEOUS HAIR GUYS!" Bianca shouted in the direction of the stage before giving Watson her attention. "Have you been stalking me?"

Totes normal question to ask.

There was more dancing happening. TDK was going through songs like whoa, very fast. She kept up with the beat clapping and spinning around. Whatever move felt right. It was a good thing that she could read lips she could barely hear her over the music. She must have been excited to completely stop dancing to ask. The fifteen year old nodded, "Anytime." She said loud enough for Dot to hear.

Cinna laughed to bad Chase wasn't a sister this could be them In a few years. But it was nice to have Dot around. She nodded, "Yeah but looks isn't the only thing that can be attractive. If that's what you find attractive about people then yes. Its fine."

And that was all TDK show was over. Ahhhh. When was there next gig? She was so going. She looked down at the younger girl. "Wanna go get ice cream or something?" All of that dancing really dehydrated her. Or whatever ice cream just sounded good.

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Rorie strolled through the crowd, using her parasol as the crowd breaker to get to the front. The girl was dressed for a funeral. Maybe it was for the hearts she was looking to break, however, it was more for the death of the 'vibes' she'd kill for all the festival goers. Mostly those who donned flower crowns, flowy clothing, and endless collections of bracelets only for this festival. If you were to wear that, have some dignity and wear it 365 days a year, 'na mean?

She closed down her parasol as soon as she made it the front. Almost in the exact spot she was at yesterday during the The Dead Kneazles show. Scanning the crowd around with her big brown eyes, (she decided not wear the lighter contacts so that her eyes could match her dark clothing lol), she searched for her friend, Puck. They were suppose to meet here.

Her eyes were drawn back to the stage when Agromantula got announced.

OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG.

Then Charlie Freaking Black bounced onto the stage with his super dreamy face.

OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG.

And then all of Agromantula!

OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!!!

How Rorie was breathing right now was beyond Merlin's knowledge. The 14 year-old was screaming when she wasn't singing and singing when she wasn't screaming. AND SO MUCH SWOONING WAS HAPPENING. *sighsighsigh*

PUCK WAS EXCITED OKAY, very excited. She was a little late after the fiasco with grabbing food but she was there! Oh hey Rorie was there and so was Bianca! “BABE” she yelled toward Bianca and WAVED almost a HEY COME OVER WITH US wave as well c’mon she and Rorie were going to be RIGHT up front.

Oh…wait, she was talking with some Slytherin guy…they could join but well, she was with RORIE right now! Puck made her way over toward Rorie grinning. “Heeeey Marina” she grinned and oh my god these guys were good.

“Oh I’d snog them” she muttered said quite loudly before yelling toward the stage. “LOVE YOU GUYS” because she did. Who cared about dead cats when you had a band named after giant freaking spiders that had awesomely strong songs. She was singing along with the band well…scream singing but it was still song like!

”EDEN! RORIE! HEY” she grinned okay she was loud but she had to be with the music and she was here signing and dancing and cheering for her favorite.

Was he-?!
Wait.
What? Stalking her? How ridiculous.

Girls these days were crazy, man.

Simon grew incredibly flustered by her question. Why would she even ask such a question? Unless she wanted... Nevermind. He brushed those thoughts away from his mind and tried to figure out a way to reply to her question. Perhaps she was teasing. Yeah, that must have been it. "Stalking you?" he repeated, raising his eyebrows. "You're silly. Why would I stalk you? Isn't that a bit strange..?"

He paused as the music ramped up. These guys were really good. He clapped along to them before awkwardly turning back to the gorgeous Bianca.

"Err.. So how are you?"

Was his face doing a thing?

Bianca nearly squinted trying to figure that out. Nope. He was just being normal ol' Watson. Laughing at his reaction she looked back at the singers. Why had she never heard of them before? They were quite fantastic. And there Watson went - repeating his own things. "Watson, how am I supposed to know what goes on in that head of yours?" she asked, smirking and giving him a wink. "Stalking is quite strange though. If you have been I'm afraid I'll have to press charges."

Take legal action and all against this Slytherin boy. She probably wouldn't though. He was cute and Bianca couldn't exactly imagine the boy in Azkaban. Hearing the word babe, Bianca immediately perked up. WAS THE BABE HERE?! Looking around quickly, Bianca beamed when she saw Puck. She waved her arm back in greeting, not yet wanting to leave the spot. "HEY BABE!" She moved a little bit to the music, not really wanting to stop. What was the point of listening to music if you weren't going to dance?

And oh my. Wasn't Mister Simon Watson being awkward?

"I'm fantastic, or course. Shouldn't you be able to figure that out with your deductions?" Wasn't he supposed to be a detective?

Then again, she was supposed to be Adler. Bianca thought of that as a compliment. There was absolutely nothing wrong with being Irene Adler. "How have you been, Mister Simon Watson?"

Krystal was stood slightly back from her microphone, playing like her life depended on it, her eyes flicking around the crowd occasionally. She knew music touched people, she’d felt it herself on multiple occasions, but there was something about watching people who were there to listen to your music that had a spark to it.

As she played the outro to Demented Souls, she took the few steps back to her microphone and spoke into it before the last note had faded. “London, you crazy beast!” she yelled, plucking out the opening couple of notes to the next song. “You can only hear this one if you’ve seen death. Luckily...” She pointed her wand at Charlie, who’d put his guitar down and grabbed his microphone, and sent a harmless flash of green light at him. He dropped the floor, just like they’d rehearsed, Krystal returned her wand to the mess of curls and strummed out the start of the song. After a couple of bars, Charlie’s voice came from the speakers, he was singing into the microphone from his spot on the floor, being a dramatic little idiot as usual.

“Cursed to be hated and feared and shunned
Just based on first impressions.
Leaving the faint hearted stunned,
being blamed for their depressions.”

Krystal played like there was a demon possessing her, she no longer had to think too much about where her fingers were, they just knew what to do, which frets to go to, which strings to play. It made her feel truly powerful, and the raw, angry tone of this song woke up that power within her all the more.

The chorus burst into life as Charlie sprung swiftly to his feet, bouncing around the stage in a way he couldn’t quite manage when he was restricted by his guitar. Krystal provided the run in to the lyrics with a quick wink over to Rufus. They’d worked together on this part a lot, to make sure it worked perfectly. There were some parts of music that sounded better when they were a little sketchy, or even slightly off-beat, but this particular part... this needed to be polished. And it was.

“When you dress like this, in black and red
They decide you’re blatantly adverse
and assume that you must be brain dead
My friend, you have the Thestral’s Curse.”

Krystal hadn’t quite realised it, but a huge grin had spread across her face, making her look quite manic in the pale make up she wore. She loved what this song represented, the whole judging by appearances and unfortunate circumstances being wrong thing, and most of all? She loved this guitar solo.

The speed that Krystal’s fingers moved was incredible as she coaxed the solo from her guitar, that grin still plastered on her lips. Once the solo was over, Krystal relaxed back into the music as Charlie finished up the song, picking his guitar up again. The next song was on him now, and she kept her eyes fixed on the side of his face that she could see.
--
“When you shout in anger...”

That was their cue. Krystal, Rufus and Odin thrashed the start of the accompaniment on the end of that word, as Charlie yelled out the rest of the intro verses. Krystal’s favourite part of this song was the bridge, where the music dropped to something a lot calmer than the distortion heavy feeling of the start...

“You’re no good for me,
You tear me up with the way you speak...”

And then the chorus... she’d worked on these harmonies for days with the guys, Odin and Rufus listening and commenting as she and Charlie tried to get them to fit with the rest of the song. Usually the harmonies came incredibly easy, but with this one, it’d been hard to find the right balance. Once they’d achieved it though, it’d stuck completely, and it sounded exactly right.

“Your love is a snake bite,
I’m laced with your venom.
This poison inside me is killing me slowly.
And I know it don’t feel right,
I think I’m in heaven,
But there’s something inside me that feels so unholy.”

She held the note from ‘unholy’ a little longer than Charlie, who immediately took them into the second verse. And it worked exactly like they’d rehearsed. It linked the calmer, sadder chorus with the angry verses. Venom had always been a risky track, but it’d done really well, and choosing it as the title album track had turned out to be a fantastic decision. Playing it always left her smiling...
--
“You tear me up with the way you speak, and still I crave that venom...”

Charlie finished the song stood up straight, total power stance, one hand on the microphone as his left hand stayed pressed down on the strings of his guitar, letting the last chord fade out naturally. Then it was time... time to, y’know, announce things.

“So, my little Agrophiles, we have something special in the pipeline just for you.” He walked over to the edge of the stage again and picked another random audience member to wink at quickly. “We love working together, and we love you guys, but we all have our own music too. So we’re working on an releasing some of our solo work, in one album, and some work we’ve collaborated with other musicians on.” None of it had been completed yet, but considering the last album had been rushed through in just under four months, he didn’t feel bad for announcing it now. “We don’t have a release date yet, but don’t worry, we do have a new single. And we’re going to play it for you now, it’s called Sinister. ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR!” Charlie raised his hand on four, and brought it down, dragging his plectrum across his strings.

This song was energetic. Which Charlie loved, cause it meant he could jump up and down whilst he played, legs up behind him in true punk wrock style. He got to let go of his guitar for the verses though, letting it hang on his shoulder as he pulled the microphone stand up close against him.

“The air is cold, the night is dark,
Everything desolate and stark
But you keep walking, towards the storm
in the hopes of finding somewhere warm.”

Krystal was tearing it up, creating a noise somewhere between howling wind and total genius, and Charlie joined back in, beefing out the sound with rhythm guitar.

“But something’s hiding
Something’s stalking you
You need some guiding
as you’re walking through

The darkness and the wind,
And the lonely freezing rain.
Your clothes are feeling thin
and the cold turns into pain.”

Charlie lifted the neck of his guitar as he played, caressing it with his fingertips and beguiling the audience as he sang, sighing the lyrics into the mic with a smirk on his face. He let go of his guitar again, letting Krystal bring the music to a close as he grabbed the mic stand once more.

“Something sinister is coming for you, Diagon Alley...” He finished the song with a wicked grin on his face and pushed his black hair back, leaving it standing up on end a little. “We hope you enjoyed that.” It was important to him. To them all. The next couple of songs were pretty angsty, but his favourite thing about Sinister was that it was all laid bare, it was all about being scared. It was pretty different to the stuff they wrote about depression and women, but they loved it all.

Okay so Vinnie was feeling bad...but she wanted to listen to Agro. There was no way she was gonna miss out Agromantula playing. So she had gotten up from where she had been sitting and made her way to the main stage again. Hopeful, not to see anyone she didn't want to see. Maybe they had left by now....SHE would probably not appreciate good music anyway. She didn't look the type...

Just as the brunette had made it the words to venom came to her ears. Oh yes, this was her favourite song. This was perfect, she could relate to it so much. Pushing her way through the crowd of people she stopped in the middle of the crowd and started shouting the lyrics and moving with the beat.

"You’re no good for meeeeeeeeeeeee!!!You tear me up with the way you speaaaakkkkk!!"

There's no way she would want to miss this....the only thing missing was Penny.

Eden was.......having fun. WOW. Agro was SO good live! SHe couldn't TAKE IT! And SO many people were showing up and UGH. Eden was dancing and singing--the DEAD SONG! Well, it's what she called it in her head. The Dead Song. She knew the REAL name too, thank you, and she had to have a LAUGH at Krystal 'killing' Charlie.

Merlin.

They were just SO funny! So funny. She'd have to get Phe to...eh, let her meet them all one day, Because..yeah. it just HAD to happen. When they began their NEW single, though, Eden grew quiet...and she was listening intently...to the words...ahhh.

It was creepy.

But it was...GREAT. Her spine tingled---and she just shivered when they finished, and glanced around--

OHOH OH OHOHOHOHO MORE FRIENDS WERE THEEREEEE!



Eden heard her name and galloped toward Puck, HUGGING her friend and smiling when she saw VInnie, too, shooting her friend a wave. "HI!" she yelled, glancing back at the stage momentarily. Were they taking a slight break from SINGING? AHH.

"HOW DO YOU GUYS LIKE IT?!" she was bouncing up and down in excitement and KRU2HRUIHR3QH. She wished she saw Phoenix but he was probably having a BLAST right now wherever he was, listening to his BROTHER'S BAND play and stuff. GAH. "I'm so happy to see you guys! I love you both!" And Eden was completely normal right now, too. She was just all SMILEY and happy.

WHEEE!

Rufus grinned out at the crowd as they cheered for Sinister. He’d enjoyed the process of writing that song. Rather than one of them writing it and everyone else joining in, they’d had a group effort with it. It’d been written accidentally, between rehearsing some of their old stuff, and they’d just run with it. Ru was pretty proud of how it had turned out.

And this was his moment. He leaned in to the microphone set up for his backing vocals. “Thank you, all of you.” he said, a huge grin on his face. “This next one’s called Statute of Secrecy.” He didn’t have the stage presence quite as finely tuned as Charlie did, but he did have the mild Greek accent still playing around underneath his northern voice. And people seemed to like that.

Best bit about this song was obviously the introduction, since it was just him, plucking the simple - and incredibly effective - bass line out on his strings.

“Sometimes, you have to break the rules...” Rufus spoke the words into his microphone, and Charlie took over immediately, so that the lyrics almost bled into one another.

“A secret can be a toxic thing,
be careful which you keep
Listen to the words I sing
before you’re in too deep.”

Rufus had backed up slightly, to be level with Odin as they beat out the heavy, soul-thumping core of the song. This one meant a lot to him... he had a lot of opinions on when and where secrets were allowed to be told, considering his past, and he always threw all that feeling into this particular track. Right now though? Right now he had so many emotions about it that he was overloaded, he wasn’t sure he’d ever played this tune so well.

And before he knew it, the song had come to an end, and he threw his head back to look at the reaction, his curls flying back behind his ears, sticking to the sweat on his forehead a little. A smirk flashed across his lips as people applauded, and he brought the last note of Secrecy into the start of the next song. They slipped seamlessly into The Shape of my Boggart, and before he knew it, Rufus’ fingers had played through the first verse of their own accord.

“So many things that I’m afraid of, but the one thought in my mind
Is that you’ll wise up, and move away, and I will fall behind.

...

The shape of my boggart
is being alone
without your sweet heart
to call my own.”

Rufus sang backing vocals with Krystal as Charlie burned through the chorus, all of them pulling music from the strings of their instruments with vigour. He was so proud to be a part of this, so proud of his friends, of their collective hard work, and there was a fire in his chest that flared into being when he was on stage, and it sparked things in his brain like nothing else ever could. This was amazing...

--

Charlie was so ready for the next bit. In fact, the next two songs were just perfect for his on stage persona. And as Boggart came to an end, he switched his guitar back to the other tuning. “Now then, Ladies...” He blew a kiss at girl in the second row back. “Gentlemen...” He winked at a random guy. “And those of you who out-class both labels.” Charlie put his hand on his heart. “This is especially for you, you gorgeous people.”

And with that, Charlie strummed the first chord of Felix Felicis Has Nothing On You, throwing his head back momentarily, and then launching himself into the music.

“You can let your friends know
that this one is for you
Honey, Felix Felicis has nothing on you.

...

You make me feel lucky,
Like I’m brand new.
Honey, Felix Felicis has nothing on you.”

Charlie flirted with the entire audience as he sang this song, occasionally picking someone out to lock eyes with, making them feel as though the entire song was about them, personally.

“Honey, Felix..... Feliciiiiis....” Pause, smirk at the audience. “Has nothing... on youu...” The song came to a close, and Charlie put his guitar down in its stand as one of their roadies charmed his electric piano to float into position, microphone bent over it so he could continue to play and sing.
--
This one was a little different, but it had been fairly famous, and needed no introduction, so Charlie started playing softly, all focus on him as he gently sang the first verse.

“I’ve passed through stormy seas before,
I’ve travelled far and wide.
And recently I’ve come across
the place your people hide.

I didn’t hear a sound at first
but something felt so wrong
Then suddenly upon my ears
fell your siren song...”

It was then Rufus came in softly, and Krystal approached her microphone, singing the chorus with that ethereal voice of hers. Odin remained quiet for now, sticks poised at the ready...

“Come to me
Swear by me
I can give you the world...

Trust in me
Love with me
I can love you more than any other girl...

You’ll be saaaafe here
Nothing will go wrong
If you saaail here
Together we’ll be strong.

Just succumb to my siren song...”

Charlie glanced down at the piano as he changed the key up and Odin joined them, adding a more urgent feel to the music with his beat.

“If I come with you,
will I leave those stormy seas behind?”
_____“Say you love me, do.
_____And you’ll be with me, unconfined.”
“What can I do?
It’s like you’ve got inside my mind...”
_____“You see our fates are intertwined.”
“This love can never be defined.
Now I’m inclined...
To follow you...”

The intensity of the music fell again so that it was just Charlie and Krystal once more. His piano with her voice...

You’ll be saaaafe here
Nothing will go wrong
If you saaail here
Together we’ll be strong.

...

Just succumb to my siren song...”

Charlie finished up the outro to the song and sprung to his feet as the piano was whisked away. He gave Krystal a one armed hug before picking up his acoustic guitar that had just been brought on stage... were the fans ready for this?

Vinnie had stopped singing for a moment to take a proper breath when she heard her name being called....oh lord. Please let this not be someone she was gonna be awkward around. Turning her head to see where the voice was coming from a brunette girl came into her view.

Eden.

This was slightly weird. The slytherin couldn't remember making up with her...and now she was all bouncy and giggly. Had she had one too many? or was she just drunk on music? Which was easy when you listened to Agro. They were that good.

For now Vinnie decided to wave back. Right now was not the time to not be friends. "I LOVE IT. THEY ARE SERIOUSLY THE BEST!" It was so surreal that she had been complimented on her drumming by Rufus. How was that even possible?!

Choosing to ignore the last bit the brunette focused on the music again. Somehow all of their lyrics were so fitting today.

"The biggest fear I’ve ever had, is the one of losing you and I know that if you left me, nothing would ever see me through."

Shouting out all of the lyrics kind of helped her. It was like it freed her of some of the feelings she had been holding in.

"The shape of my boggart is an absence of you. The illusion of life with no one to turn to."

Agro were the best, seriously.

“This one is for someone you all know. You probably saw her on stage yesterday. We talked about acoustic music, and she convinced me you guys would like it too.” Charlie grinned happily at the crowd. “So you have Vesper Bayliss to thank for this.”

He glanced over to Krystal, who had also picked up her acoustic guitar. They exchanged a smile and began to play together. This one was a mix... they’d taken the acoustic versions of two of their songs and turned them into a duet. Charlie sang Caught in the Web and Krystal sang Empty Cauldron.

They played happily together for the intro, Rufus and Odin providing the warm base to hold them up, then broke into the lyrics.

“I’m caught in your web now
But it doesn’t seem so bad
Even though I can’t escape
You’re the best I ever had..”

“It started with a potion
made for you and I.
The way it made you look at me
made me feel like I could fly.”

Charlie grinned as Krystal walked over to him to share his microphone with him whilst they switched back and forth on their duet for the chorus.

“My rotten heart has loved you..”
_________“But you left me here without you”
“Since the day that we first met..”
_________“With a cauldron void of life.”
“Please promise that I can stay”
_________“It once was full of hot, strong love.”
“And continue our duet.”
_________“But now it’s filled with strife.”

He adored duets actually, they made him really happy. Even if he did have to sing love songs with Krystal. The first time they’d rehearsed this they’d both descended into giggles and Odin and Rufus had given up on them. This was a frequent thing... the giggles. Though they were totally professional on stage.

Anyway, the point was, duets were awesome. Maybe he’d get to try some with other people soon, for the collab album. That would be totally awesome. Maybe do some more acoustic music, or piano stuff... a little change from the usual. Something... new.

He played and sang with the rest of song, hip bumping Krystal as the last chorus ended and finishing with a flourish, pulling his guitar off his shoulders and holding his arms in the air like some kind of god. Which he was. A Wrock god.

__________

“We hope you enjoyed that, Agrophiles!” he said, putting the acoustic guitar down and grabbing his electric once more. “Just a couple more songs for you lovely people, then our time is up!” And they would head over to the Merch stand for any signing or meetings that people might want... because let’s be real, they were awesome, and people loved them, and there was no doubt they’d all get to sign stuff. Maybe some... interesting stuff. Wouldn’t be the first time.

Two more songs. That’s all that was left. And the next one? That was... an important song to Charlie. Because it had been released on his birthday, which was awesome, and because it was about a ghost he’d met down in Tintagel. One that he had really enjoyed the company of, and still went back on occasion to talk to. He’d even taken someone there to meet her. She was a really chilled ghost once you got to know her.

“This is Samhain Spirit.” he said as Odin played them in, setting the tempo fast and hard. This was a song about death and ghosts, and about why not to be afraid of them, so it had to be... furious.

“She sits in silence most of her days
lamenting what was lost.
And spends her life in an immortal haze
Leaving trails of frost.

When you’re feared for what you are
and people run and scream
and you can’t escape, or run too far
from this nightmare of a dream.“

He played ferociously, bouncing around the stage and putting his heart and soul into the song. His mind on meeting the dead woman who had inspired the song. Ghosts were so cool, okay? Charlie was an enthusiast...

“I respect you, Samhain spirit
For the life that you have led,
for the time that you have given me
the reassuring things you said.”

__________

As the song came to a close, Charlie let the other blend seamlessly into their last song of the set, and addressed the fans. “Thank you so much for coming! We’ve had a great time! We’ll be hanging around the merchandise store for a few hours if you want to come and chat with us, and we’ll see you all soon!” he yelled, a huge grin on his face. “We’re going back to classic times for the last song! This one’s called Witching Hour, I know you know it!” So sing along...

“It’s getting dangerously late, way past the time to leave
It almost seems she’s wearing her heart out on her sleeve
But never underestimate, the level her power
She’s terrifying, captivating, at the witching hour.”

The distortion switched up, the music roaring out of the speakers and pounding through Charlie’s chest with that unique feeling you only get at a gig. It was fantastic, and it powered him. It was like charging a battery...

“Her tendrils tighten round your mind
There’s nothing you can do.
Your thoughts have started to unwind
She’s taken hold of you.”

He kept playing, even running up the stage to stand by Odin as Krystal thrashed out a solo. They were so in sync. He was so alive when he was on stage, he was so alive when he was with his friends, and when he was on stage with his friends? It was the best feeling in the universe.

“She’s taken over YOU!!”

He sang, shouting the last word and throwing his arms in the air before bowing dramatically and grabbing the microphone. “THANK YOU, YOU’VE BEEN AMAZING!” He kissed his hand and blew the kiss out to the audience. “I LOVE YOU!”

The band put down their instruments, waved at the audience and exited the stage, all of them sweating and panting but feeling like they were floating on air. That had been a magnificent success.

Was this really happening? Was she really meeting Libra Wintringham in the flesh? And she was going to get a picture with her. This was like something out of a dream. Not really conscious of her actions, Esme moved into place opposite Madelyn, with her arm around Libra. Flashing her best smile, she looked up at the camera that another woman had taken and said, "Wiggenweld!" Eeep, she was going to have a picture! She was really glad to have met Madelyn because she knew she never would have had the nerve to approach Libra on her own and would have never had this amazing photo.

Did they enjoy the show? Of course they did! Esme nodded in agreement to Madelyn's words. "I'm so glad you played Elixir of Life," she added. "It's one of my favorites... but they were all great." Wiggeweld put on an amazing live show. "Yes, thanks for the picture. That was really cool of you." She figured some rockstars could have really big egos that they wouldn't be so nice to their fans, but Libra was a real class act. Turning towards Madelyn, she grinned at her and mouthed a thanks! Her night was even better because of her.

The stage began its usual change once again after Agromantula left the stage and their audience cheered after them. Evening was fast approaching and it was soon time for the next performance.

"Music lovers one and all, please welcome to the stage for the final performance of this wrocking day, Xander Lockwood!"

India was here, and excited. After all she did know the musician, heck she knew where he lived…sort of. She stood there arms linked with her tiny sister’s own “Miks, he’s about to start” she happily chirped into the nearly twenty year old girl’s ear. “I mean the guy the matchmaker set me with is practically famous which is cool, but…he has tattoos which are” she flailed her hands excitedly and grinned dancing her brow on her forehead as well. She wanted to make sure that young Amelia got the whole picture.

“Your hair is pink” India laughed and then heard the announcer’s voice call out that Lockwood was starting soon! EEP. She was excited. Nervously excited. “WOOOOT GO XANDER” she called out excitedly nearly yelling into Amelia’s ears as she did so.


She wasn’t nervous, or anything so why were would her hair be changing colors? There was only one reason that made sense to her; it was all India’s fault. That was it. “Dia, staaahp” She exaggerated the sound of her words for effect and because she had visited her cousin for his birthday…and really, she had liked the two week vacation for most reasons except the whole missing friends and special people issue…but she had been able to see the wildflowers of Victoria and even see the beautiful sunsets of North Queensland…and she was even able to pop in and Ski with Phil and her nephews and the film festival was great. Being there had made her miss it though, miss the uncomplicated nature of things and really, she had been glad to come back.

Now, if India would just stop YELLING in her ear things would be great. All Mika wanted to do was to dance, have fun, and listen to music...and maybe to find a special person and give them a giant hug and ask them important things.

Very important things.

Rorie had so many emotions running through her right now. She threw her arms up in the air, bouncing around. She even locked her eyes with them when they were performing, so they had permission to look into her soul, to feel the music. FEEL THE MUSIC.

If there was anything that would ever capture her attention more than Eden McGee, it would have to be Quentin Tarantino and Marina Diamiandis in the flesh or Agromantula. Being that, when she came to hugged her tight, she merely glanced at her with possessed-like eyes and breathlessly mouthed, "HEY!"

While the band was announcing their next song, Ror heard Puck's nickname for her from behind, whirling around to quickly address her, "FINALLY, YOU'RE HERE!!" This was the point when she finally realized fully Eden was beside her and laced her arms with both of them. She booty-bumped the both of them to the great music taking control.

When the band started to play "Felix Felicis Has Nothing on You", Rorie lost all control. This was her favorite song from them. The miniature human blacked out in ecstasy, completely unaware that she was climbing up Puck's tall body like a tree, until she was sitting on her shoulders, belting out the song with the band. "Honey, Felix Felicis has nothing on yooooooooou!!!"

For the rest of the set, she continued to sit on Puck's shoulder, occasionally screaming down at Eden and at the stage incoherently. Lots of weeping was happening. Yep, lots. Lots of blowing kisses back at Charlie and reaching for. Rorie didn't climb back down until she made sure every last band member had walked off that stage. When her feet were firmly planted on the ground, she was panting like she had just ran a marathon.

Two deep breaths and...

"So...what are you guys up to now?"

Xander was ready with his guitar slung over his body. He'd been resting his voice all day and doing those fancy shmancy voice training an hour ago. He didn't have a voice coach, didn't go to school or college to get his music degree. No, Xander learned everything he knew from the bands who played at the stage where he cleaned and slept. It took him a couple years before someone heard him and decided to 'adopt' him musically, now he had his instruments, wrote his own lyrics and performed at different wizardy pubs. All without a real, official agent.

But today, today was his biggest opportunities to show his talent on a bigger scale and alongside some well-known and professional bands. The twenty three years old ascended the stage with his usual sinister face expression and got closer to the hovering microphone. "Good evening, London." He spoke into the thing, not sparing the audience a smile but his eyes were friendly enough. "We're going to start with something light and sweet for this evening. So grab a loved one, and show them how much you care." He strummed on his guitar a few times giving them time to get ready.

Then he started...

I'm awake
Double check if I'm awake
Pinch my arms, you will do no harm
Am I awake?
I feel like you are someone that I've known before
But I've never been this happy though my memory is poor
More than mates?
Or I think this could be fate

The song was dear to him, even though he had no special one in his life, he wrote it when he had this boyish crush on one of the girls in this band. She was way out of his league, but she inspired him for weeks. The chorus, especially, hit him with nostalgia feelings and he let them openly show on his face as he sand the chorus;

We're just lovers like no others
I see that in your smile and mine's there too
We're just lovers like no others
'cause I was just a half, until I found you

There were two pillars of green and grey fog rising on either side of him, giving his acoustic performance a sense of goth fantasy, the thing he enjoyed expressing in what he wore and what he wrote.

Home late
Cold nights full of mistakes
Broken bottles
Bruised knuckles
The past was empty and grey
I pray that I am the person you've been waiting for
so I can keep you smiling never prayer before
Feel the same? Same book... same page..

We're just lovers like no others
I see that in your smile and mine's there too
We're just lovers like no others
'cause I was just a half, until I found you

The last part of the song was his favorite, and Xander grabbed his guitar closer to his body and gave it all that he had, squeezing his eyes shut and letting the emotions flow through his hands giving the guitar strings the life of his music. He didn't know much about music education but he knew that if you perform with a high sensitivity, you'll be as good as any historic musical figure. All he had to do was believe in what he felt, and channel it to his fingers.

And then you told me that I'm not dreaming
But there's a reason I don't believe it...
Believe it
Believe it
Ohwhoaa
You made a promise that I'm not dreaming
You made a promise to me so keep it
Keep it
Keep it

So we're just lovers like no others
'cause I was just a half, until I found you

We're just lovers like no others
I see that in your smile and mine's there too
We're just lovers like no others
'cause I was just a half, until I found you

... and he stopped with a whisper of a breath into his mic.

ooc credits: the song Lovers is originally by Xander's model, Josh Beech.

After several songs and lots of cheering and excitement from the crowd, it was time for Xander to leave the stage and, a little while later, for the second day of the music festival to come to a close.

The next day started bright and early once again. "Kicking off our third and final day, please welcome another great solo artist to the stage, Aurora Vedere!"

The day had dawned bright and cheery, yet Rory had nerves practically since the moment she'd woken up. The fact she was 99.9% sure there would likely not be anyone at the festival just because of her performing certainly hadn't helped, no matter how much Chris and others tried to convince her otherwise. Tried to convince her that she needed to do this. Studying music wasn't going to get her anywhere if she didn't learn to perform it in front of others, and this was her test. The first time she would be preforming in front of more than one or maybe two people, people she knew and trusted.

She'd waited backstage as she had been announced, occasionally peeking out to see if anyone was even there. No matter how nervous she was, she knew it would be even worse if nobody cared. At least somebody had to be curious, even if they were really only there for the next performer. Once her name echoed over the grounds, she stepped forward to the microphone, shaking her head to let her thick hair flick back behind her shoulders. She might be tiny and a ball of nerves, but she could pretend.

"Good morning everyone. I know you may not know who I am, but I hope you can at least enjoy the music...," she began with a smile. She'd been deciding on her set list for the past week or so, and changed it what felt like millions of times until she'd felt like she would go crazy. She'd always known she'd play this song, though. "This one is called 'Lost in the Sound'. I hope you enjoy it," she concluded, reaching for the microphone and launching into the song.

Puck was grinning and laughing. She was having fun and suddenly there was pressure on her shoulder and…wait? Was Rorie climbing on her? Puck just laughed as she heard her friend yell-singing along to the music from atop her shoulders.

“HAS NOTHING ON YOU” she sang, much quieter than her friend, along with the band…and then almost as suddenly as the bad was off stage, Rorie was off of her pedestal…well, her shoulders really.

“You are hilarious,” Puck laughed again turning toward Rorie and Eden smirking. “You two could come to my place, I’ve got the place to myself this weekend and well…we could invite people and make it an actual party I mean, I’ve got enough food for that and I mean Abby would except me to have fun this summer” she grinned.

What? Impromptu party anyone?




Amelia listened to Xander Lockwood’s words and sighed, she didn’t have a loved one. Not with her, sure, she had had one in the past but they weren’t here and…she didn’t know where things were now so she just stood here somewhat leaning on India’s shoulder. And then the song started.

It was beautiful.

But it was like daggers for someone who didn’t know where things were.

“I’ve got to go Dia, I’ve got that thing…” she reminded her sister and cleared her throat before dashing from the stage area, really. She needed to get out of there, grab food, and talk to someone who was potentially special. If they weren’t there was always…that matchmaking thing India did, and well, Dia seemed happy listening to a love song right now?


India frowned when Mika left, she loved her sister really, but she was happy to be here. Listening to music putting her hands into the air she swayed all while holding onto her cup of lemonade. “’cause I was just a half, until I found you” the breathy sound to his voice just made her grin.

“WOOOO” yep, maybe that was a loud applause but he deserved it and clapping but she couldn’t exactly clap at the moment. Not with a drink in the hand…heck he DESERVED a hug.

Which he’d get. Later, when he was you know off stage.

Xander was a bit sweaty when he finished his three songs, the last two were rather fast beat and he played the drums on the final one so he was slightly out of breath as he descended the stairs down with the two drumsticks in his hand. He was glad about the modest cheering from the crowd, he didn't expect it to be that much considering he was still a new artist but it was definitely a thrilling experience.

He went backstage to change into his casual outfit, packed his things and mounted his beloved guitar on his back and went back out to have a drink before he headed to his home-- caravan car. It was getting late anyway and people were starting to disperse.

The morning seemed to pass quickly as Aurora performed. Soon the afternoon had arrived, and with it came the next performance.

"Up next is a band you all know and love. They've been performing for many, many years, and we know all you fans are excited to support them here and on their upcoming tour in November. So please welcome to the stage, Disorder of the Phoenix!"

Was he late? Who knew? Who cared? Gilbert Vickers was here. He'd shown up about six seconds ago, had his guitar (already tuned by some roadie who'd get the crap knocked out of them if they were even a little off) thrust into his hands, and then he was shoved on stage with the lights already up and his bandmates already in place. Well HEEEEEEEEY guys. Gil saluted them -hadn't seen them in a few days since he'd been busy uhhh.... well he forgot what he'd been busy with really, but he was here like the professional he truly was. And oh yeah, hell, he better say hello to his beaaaautiful fans, eh?

Was this his microphone? He leaned into it and leered at the crowd. Later. Later he'd send their manager down to make new friends and bring them backstage. But only the pretty ones.

" 'ALLO Diagon ALLEY! I 'aven't been home in a long time and I forgot 'ow gorgeous all you ladies are." More leering of the charming wrockstar variety. He was well practiced at this. He leaned back slightly, surveying his kingdom as it screamed and cheered, then hushed them with an indulgent gesture of one guitar-callused hand.

It was daytime. Why were they in a daytime slot? Good thing he was wearing sunglasses, too much daylight wasn't appropriate for a career musician such has himself. Really, the fact that it was daytime just meant that it was pretty amazing that he'd made it here in time at all. He should be congratulated for this.

"We're gonna start with one of our biggest hits, and I wanna 'ear all of you sing along."

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Originally Posted by Magical Soul

Xander was a bit sweaty when he finished his three songs, the last two were rather fast beat and he played the drums on the final one so he was slightly out of breath as he descended the stairs down with the two drumsticks in his hand. He was glad about the modest cheering from the crowd, he didn't expect it to be that much considering he was still a new artist but it was definitely a thrilling experience.

He went backstage to change into his casual outfit, packed his things and mounted his beloved guitar on his back and went back out to have a drink before he headed to his home-- caravan car. It was getting late anyway and people were starting to disperse.

The concert was great okay? Awesome really. India was one of the few people still milling about when he went back out sure she wasn’t cheering him at the moment but she was waving a bit. Because hello, she was there and he was even in a new (probably not sweaty outfit) because c’mon…he was VERY into his performance wasn’t he? And that, that was awesome.

“Hey” she smirked and slowly made her way over toward him and the stage. “You were amazing by the way,” she grinned. “I loved how much emotion you showed when playing your first song,” she admitted and grinned. He was good okahy, and she was totally completely aloud to compliment the guy. She would have even if she hadn’t you know…had a nice date with him.