Merry (merry_rp) wrote in vagabondwriters, @ 2008-01-17 00:26:00 |
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Current music: | Jeff Cliff: Knawing on Fingers |
Entry tags: | author: merry, music |
Title: The beginning of a career?
Author: Merry
Theme: General
Prompt Word: music
Merton knew it would be warm under the lights, so he cast a cooling charm on himself while he was still in the dressing room. It was going to be a strange (but awesome!) night. He couldn't believe that Morwenna had gotten him this gig. It was like a dream come true. Merton straightened his robes one last time before heading out.
He hadn't told his friends where he was going when he left the table after dinner to change his robes; in a small way he hoped that they wouldn't notice he was gone, or that he was on stage. He didn't want to distract them from having fun tonight. After all, it wasn't every year that Hogwarts had a Yule Ball.
If he was completely honest with himself, he didn't want his friends to know he was playing with the band tonight in case he did horribly. He was extremely nervous as he entered the room where the Champions had been sent after their names came out of the Goblet earlier in the year. This was "backstage" tonight, and would be where the band could take a break later during the ball. He poured himself a small glass of water, trying very hard to keep his hands steady, from a pitcher on a small table by the fire and then tuned his cello. None of the Weird Sisters were there yet but he supposed he was a bit early; the band wasn't supposed to go on until after everyone was done eating and he'd eaten fast.
While he was waiting, Merton decided to warm up a bit. He cast a silencing spell on the room and played the opening measures of all the songs that he and the band had practiced at the Hogshead during the Hogsmeade days this term. As he played, he was glad he'd decided to warm up. The music, as energetic and driving as it was, soothed him, calming his nerves.