Rating: M (for future chapters) Category: Hurt/Comfort (for now may change it later on) Disclaimer: I do not own «Harry Potter» story or its characters, but the OCs and this fanfiction's plot are obviously mine. Summary: N/A: Hello everyone, this is my very first fan fiction. I am usually more of a reader than a writer because I am too shy to publish it. So I hope I did not do too much mistakes and that you will enjoy it. I am thankful to everyone who will read it. For now I don't think I will publish it regularly, I may publish two chapters in a week and not do another before the next month. But I will try to not take too much time either. Oh! I am French by the way so do not hesitate to tell me if i made a mistake anywhere.
What would you do if you could be part of another would when you close your eyes? Is this madness? If you had to choose between our world where you are known as the singer of a band and this other world where you can be a witch...
The Marauders' time.
Chapter 1: The unbearable last minutes
She could hear it… from backstage. The crowd, its unstopping screaming. She could feel it… through her veins, her blood, tickling her fingers, like a wave passing through all her body. The excitation of the moment, the adrenaline giving her such a wonderful feeling. Better than any drugs. She felt the agitation around her, the staff and each of its people checking at the very last minute if everything was perfect. And it had to be… She could feel all of this yet she knew she was becoming to lose it. It actually felt like the sound was just some background, she was aware of it without really being. Well that is what she thought before hearing two voices higher.
"Is everything okay? Are we ready?" the first voice said nervously as it got closer to her.
"Yes, now all we need is them ready near the stage. They've got 5 minutes, not a second more. You've understood me…" the second voice was harsher as the words went by, no patience in it.
Anyway the person this voice belonged to was going away making her relax a bit. She did not want to deal with this overly nervous person, it would have drown her mad. She was indeed quiet upset at those voices, but at least she knew it was just a matter of time. She would get back in there really fast. In 5 minutes if she got it right… Into this world, her mind's world. Which she would never leave if she had the choice. That inspired her. Where she was a witch.
If the others knew? Of course they did, on this side I mean. They were so fascinated by it that they choose the band's name from there: "The Marauders". It wasn't really stolen since this name was theirs in this other world; yes I said "other world" because it was for her. For them it was a fiction she invented, they didn't actually think she dreamed about it. But she couldn't tell them, surely not. She couldn't since for her, it was a real nightmare here, literally.
Except when they were on concerts, in studio or training, that was the best. In fact would she even choose if she could? She wasn't sure anymore… Maybe the band members, the supporters making a little crowd outside (vulgarly known as fans) and the music were the only reasons making her wanting to come back.
Suddenly a hand touched her shoulder, not harshly but firmly enough to get her out of her thoughts. She opened her eyes slowly trying to adjust to the bright lights.
"Miss Lupin..." it was the first voice as she expected.
"Mary I already told you that you can call me Beth" she said with a neutral voice.
She didn't wish to scare this girl but she hated being touched. Her shoulder moved out of the woman's hand as she stood up.
"Alright, Beth, you've got 5 minutes to get closer to the stage. You actually better be there before 3 minutes, Michael is driving everyone crazy by his own stress…"
She stared at her waiting for a possible answer. Beth stared back smirking a little before giving it to her, she didn't know why but she liked her.
"Got it, I'm getting the guys. Just try to calm a bit Michael before we get there. Peter always gets nervous from seeing him panicking… I don't want him being frozen by stress in front of the people that paid for today's night."
Mary looked at Beth in the eyes again before turning around and going back to her responsibilities. From the look she just got, Beth was absolutely sure she sounded harsh when giving Mary some instruction for her cousin's being, as if she didn't have any faith in his capacity to handle stress. Well maybe it was the truth... According to their blood bonds she was a direct cousin of Peter, her mother was his father's sister. Yet she didn't like him as much as the other boys.
James Potter was the leader of their band, he was like a protective brother to her, no one could approach her when he was near, excepted people he knew she was friend with.
But she didn't have that much friends. Not that she was repulsive or too rude, people just found her weird, day dreaming all the time. At middle school he was like her shield against the world. She knew she could believe him even blind and deaf.
Of course he loved pranks, which got him to be nearly expelled from school a few times. But he knew how to deal with the professors and mostly the director.
Remus Lupin was her best friend before being her cousin, her confidant. Her grandfather and his were brothers. She could tell him anything, ask him anything. He was calm and serious, yet he was kind of the mastermind of the pranks, architect of his friends' pranks. He hid well this part of him though. Everyone that was an outsider couldn't even guess how much he was capable of.
He was always putting a wall between him and others. He would seem really open to others when he smiled, yet they wouldn't guess a thing he didn't want to show them even if they trained for it.
But he was always opened up with her, he reassured her as much as she did. They had this kind of special relationship that sometimes even the other guys felt completely left out. Well she knew him since childhood it does make a difference.
Sirius Black... well Sirius, he was just equal to himself, a player in "love", sometimes getting on her nerves but she liked the fact he always made her laugh. James and he were the pair. They were best friends. They had the same kind of relationship she had with Remus, but in a harsher way.
He was like her second bodyguard in a softer version than James. Using his charm and charisma to help out in bad situations but she still had much more freedom with him.
Though at some moment he could become worse than James... In this situation James was the only persons he would listen to.
He was a great friend, she could have faith in him, and he would never betray her.
But Peter Pettigrow, it was just impossible for her to feel this close with him. He was a follower, he was nice enough, but she couldn't trust him. He was someone that fell under threaten and stress. And he was absolutely fascinated by powerful and influential persons.
She knew his parents, they were quiet rich people. And when she went to his home for the first time, he was full of it: money... He was capricious and crying at anything he wished to have but didn't have in the instant. And obviously always got it.
She moved out, when she got back he was much more quiet and nice. She suspected he had been bullied during primary school. He began to stick with her and she came to like him but nothing more.
Of course he was sickly nice now, that shocked her to begin with. But it was so much the opposite of what he used to be that she kept in herself a warning. And sometimes like today, this vigilance got out of her mouth.
And with those thoughts she passed through the corridor now empty. She heard some voices on the stage way, the loudest one was surely owned by Michael. She turned to the right, knocked the second door and without waiting for any answer opened it to find the guys still trying to repeat before it begun.
"I can't believe you guys!"
Remus was the first to head up. Followed closely by Peter which had a threatened look. And he had reasons to have it this time. She had a furious look on her face, eyebrows frowned and cheeks red. But as expected the first to answer was James calmly without even looking up from his guitar.
"Well you should, it is right in front of you. And before you ask: no, we didn't forget anything it was just to stop Peter from dying over the stress."
"You know as much as i do, it's absolutely no good sign to repeat just before the stage."
"Oh come on, you know we will just do great." he headed up this time with a little victorious smile.
"Don't be so full of yourself..." but before she could add anything Sirius stood up with his bass and cut her off.
"Okay, cool down lovely. I mean it, you're so red i'm sure we can cook on your cheeks."
She gave him a killing look.
"Anyway, we need to go now. We have 5..." she looked at the clock, "well 4 minutes before it begun. And they want us around here."
Each of them stood up in a same movement, leaving being them their old instruments.
After closing the room's door, they just passed by her without any look.
When they all arrived, Michael jumped on them, literally, falling with James, Sirius and Peter (which unfortunately was a bit too close for his safety) on the floor and hugging them. She gave a look to Remus which seemed to be fighting his laugh as much as her, biting his lips, the corner of his mouth shaking a bit. And the inevitable came, they both burst out laughing. Their arms holding their ribs, their whole body shaking and tears in their eyes. They didn't even see Michael stand up and come to hug them.
Michael were their manager, he was a bit of an overly reactive person, but really nice and funny at his times.
"I have faith in you guys! You'll be great! Oh my, only 3 minutes left... Are you nervous? Do you want some massage?"
"Michael that's enough," Mary cut him, "you are going to stress them. I know it is their first big live but still..."
"Yes she is right, please relax" Beth added with a smile.
And they all went near the entrance of the stage. Her hears didn't fool her before, everyone out there was screaming so loud. It was complete madness. She wouldn't have ever hoped for so much. She exchanged a look with Remus. Were they worth so many people's love? Would they be good enough to not disappoint them? He immediately understood her distress and gave her a gentle smile.
"3..."
"Already?!" She felt two hands take each of hers. She opened her eyes, "When did i close them?" she thought. And she saw everyone in circle hands in hands, James at her right, Sirius at her left, squeezing her hands.
"2..."
Everyone let go, taking direction of the stage. In the right order:
First was James as the leading guitarist and leader of the band.
Second: Elizabeth as the singer.
Third: Sirius as the bassist and sometimes second vocals.
Fourth: Peter as the rhythmic guitarist.
And fifth: Remus as the drummer.
When James and Sirius' minds were blowing from impatience... well Remus and Peter's went completely blank, the first one was actually perfectly calm inside not thinking, the last one was being eaten by stress and his blanked mind was his auto defensive reflex, he could become a puppet this way. Beth on her side was now thinking only about it, she merely heard anything like hypnotized by the crowd sound. Why did it sound like water in her ears? She was now just following the flux, walking as she saw the guys do.
"1..."
They all moved forward, she followed. Everything was becoming brighter and in some way misty, the water sound taking advantage on all the rest. She could see the stage entrance lightly. It was here it was coming as she guessed!
"...go..."
And everything became completely white.
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"Come on 'Sleeping Beauty'! Wake up!" a girly voice said.
"What's this? A new make-up potion?" a guy asked sarcastically.
"It's a muggle fairytale, you brainless chick!"
This girl seemed pretty angry and annoyed my sleep with her loud voice.
"Hmmm..."
"OH! It's ALIVE!" another guy with a deepest voice exclaimed as he laughed with others.
Why was she sleeping again? Wasn't she about to make a concert a minute ago? She could hear waves, how come?
"You're not going to sleep here all day long?! You already slept here since an hour now. I know it's the weekend but still... we have to do our homework to have a free day tomorrow. "
She opened her eyes to see the girl. She had deep green eyes, big eyes, giving her an innocent yet serious look and was fair-skinned. You could add to this her straight and long red hair falling softly on her shoulder and thin pink lips stretched in a gentle smile. She knew this face, she was sure about it.
She smiled back to the girl and whispered:
"... hello Lily. "