Live from Hogwarts

[Sapphire Bookchild]

Sapphire stepped on stage when the DJ said that they could step up. Sapphire had been shaking all over backstage and looking out at everyone now she was starting to think that maybe this wasn't a good idea. Her heart was hammering. He needed to introduce them though so Sapphire cleared her throat and stepped up to the enchanted microphone. "Um" Sapphire winced as the feed back came from mic Ok not so loud Sapphire thought "We are the Hogwarts String Experiment and we will be your entertainment for a portion of the night. I'm the cellist and default for anything else Sapphire Bookchild. Next to me in red is Kate Moon our violin, behind me is Danielle Warbeak she will be playing guitar and next to her is Auden Lefevre our viola. Sapphire said her voice smooth and even with just a hint of her Greek accent showing. She could see that she hadn't lost the audience yet so she went on.

"Without further ado we will start the night something I wrote last year called 'A Giver' then we will switch to Kate for her choice for the night." Sapphire said flashing everyone a smile the queuing Danielle to start them off like always. Sapphire started with her cello then let the other two know it was time for them to start after Sapphire started to sing. As soon as she heard music flowing all her nerves fell by the wayside. Her heart steadied as the main section of the song started and Kate and Danielle sang a long side her while Auden kept tempo with her viola. Suddenly the melody dropped leaving Sapphire to sing the final words. When they finished she looked out and saw that many had been dancing a waltz to the beat. She smiled to herself then gestured to Kate to start them off with the next song.

Out of Character:

The song

 

[Kate Archer]

Kate's nervous were in over drive and she kept nervously plucking the strings on her violin.Tonight would be the Hogwarts Sting Experiemnets first live performance and Kate really hoped they liked them.This yeah for the Yule Ball she was in a floor length red dress.She really liked it and it didn't show how small her waist was.Her arms were a different story but they were positively plump compared to what they had been a couple of months ago.A lot of her friends were out there waiting for her to play.She knew once she found Stefan she would be okay.This was the second time she was playing her violin in public and she was just as nervous as before.She had never played her violin in Hogwarts before she was sure that not a lot of people knew she could play.Auden,Danielle and Sapphire all looked just as nervous as she did and in a way it made her feel better because she knew they were all in the same boat.She knew they sounded lovely but she just hoped everyone else appreciated their hard work and their music.Kate's piece was a happy and a mixture both Christmas songs and various movements from well known symphonies.

Once they stepped on stage,Kate's nervous began to came down.She had sung in front of many people before and going on stage always made her feel better because with the lights it was hard to see everyone in the hall and she knew that it was beginning now and the crowd was going to listen and love their music.Kate nodded her head slightly when she was introduced.She held her violin under her shoulder.When Sapphire cued them,she and Danielle joined Sapphire singing.Once she started singing her nervous flew away and she started enjoying herself.Kate watched as people began to waltz and she knew that at least their first piece had been a success.Now it was her turn "Well my piece is called Santa at the Symphony,ye will recognize most of the songs"She said smiling and then putting her violin under her chin.They all there their own bits for this piece.She counted to three and nodded at everyone when to begin playing. The first part of the piece was Eine Klein Nacht music by mozart leading into jingle bells.Then she began plucking for the nutcracker which lead into on the twelve days of Christmas. Kate then had a solo piece on the violin before they all led into the 18/12 overture and finally into Beethoven's fifth symphony.She had gotten a student to come in a play the cymbals because the piece wouldn't be as good with out them.Kate enjoyed playing the piece and she could see that the students were bopping away alsnce they were finished Kate gestured for Danielle to begin.

Out of Character:

Song