the_debt_of_time

"All right, all right, Prongsie, keep your pants on. We're there," he said with a tone
of victory as he held his hands upward, gesturing to a small building across the street. No
lights were on, the windows were boarded up, and what used to be the neon sign of a
Chinese restaurant had clearly been vandalized with paint.
"I don't get it. This looks like a condemned building." Lily narrowed her eyes at
him. "Sirius, are you sure we're in the right place?" Her tone more accusing than
questioning.
"Muggles." Sirius rolled his eyes at her and then crossed the street quickly. After
looking around for actual Muggles, he grinned and walked straight through the front
window as though it were an open door, disappearing from view completely.
Mia smiled in understanding. "Modified Notice-Me-Not, like St Mungo's. I'm
assuming there's an Extension Charm on the inside as well," she said thoughtfully. Taking
Remus's hand tightly within her own, she crossed the street to follow after Sirius.
"Extension Charm?" Lily asked, speedily catching up. "Like your handbag?"
"Not entirely." Mia used her free hand to grip Lily's before dragging her through
the glamoured front window.
The moment they crossed the threshold of the decrepit restaurant, the view from
the inside opened up into something that looked to be at least twenty times the size of the
small building. The spacious room was crowded with witches and wizards, most gathered
at the other end where a massive stage had been erected. Instead of bright electrical lights
shining down on the large platform, several brightly glowing magical orbs hovered against
the ceiling, casting light downward.
Lily gasped in astonishment. "This is... This is amazing."
"So, a concert?" Mia asked as they caught up with Sirius, who had already handed
over an unknown number of Galleons to what looked to be the head of security. The man
was almost as tall as Hagrid, though looked to be more part troll than part giant. His
unnaturally bulbous nose had at least five piercings. She unconsciously touched her wand,
recalling Harry sticking his up the nose of a troll once. Just the thought was making her
want to take hers out and run it under a tap.
Her attention was drawn to the stage where someone was doing a sound check. She
turned to look at her boyfriend with concern. Remus was never fond of crowded areas and
loud noises to begin with, let alone this close to the moon. "Are you going to be okay?"