10:57, y'all. Brand new story and I wanted to get it up tomorrow! so it's finished now and it'll be up in the morning! I hope everyone likes it! Forgive the typos, I'm typing it up on... --shudder-- Notepad!! (EGAD!!)
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"Happy Birthday, Dad!"
"Happy birthday, Arthur!"
"Blow out the candles, Mr. Weasley!"
Red hair filled the kitchen around the, excluding the one boy with jet-black hair,the one brunette girl, and the one pale blonde girl.
"Thank you, everyone, thank you. Now who want the end piece?"
After the refridgerator-shaped cake had filled everyone's tummies and had been cleared away, everyone brought forth their gifts.
First, a sparkplug from Ginny, then a cd player from Hermione. Fire, acid, and water proof gloves from Charlie, a muggle camera from Bill, walkie talkies from Ron, an electric drill from Molly, a toaster from George,a can opener from Fred, and finally, Harry's gift was last.
"What's this then, Harry? Tickets? What on earth is Six Flags Over Texas?"
Harry smiled. "It's a muggle amusement park in the states. It's got loads of wierd rides and things. I heard Dudley whining that he wanted to go once, but they couldn't get tickets to go all the way to Texas. I, on the other hand, bought enough tickets for you to go. And we can floo to the states, so we won't have to buy plane tickets. Unless you want to."
"Merlin's Beard! The United States?! Harry, this is too-"
Harry cut him off. "Mr. Weasley, it's my pleasure. I want to take you. Besides, I can't return the tickets now. Are you saying you don't want to go?"
"Bloody Hell, Harry, who all gets to go?"
Harry grinned. "All of us."
Molly gasped and then frowned. "Now, Harry-"
He held up a hand. "Mrs. Weasley, I want to go too and I didn't want to leave anyone out. Everyone wants to go right?"
The room roared in approval.
"Good, becasue I already booked the hotel. This trip is all muggle. Clothes, hotel, everything. How's that sound Mr. Weasley?"
Arthur Wesley's eyes were twinkling, on the verge of tears. "Thank you Harry. Thank you very much."
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George and Fred leaned foreward out of the cab windows. "Wow. Muggle Dallas has some really... big buildings." Ginny said from between them.
The taxi driver looked at them oddly in the rearview mirror.
Ginny yanked her brothers back into the car when a speeding motorcycle nearly clipped Fred.
Finally, they reached the Marriott hotel and piled out of the car. Fleur, Bill, and Charlie were already there. Before long, the mini-van cab pulled up and Molly, Arthur, Harry, Hermione, and Ron all stepped out.
"Come on, let's go check into the hotel. And remember, no wizard talk!" Harry ordered. "We're muggles, understood?"
"Yes, Harry," Molly replied.
"Aye Aye, Captain!" the twins said with a salute.
"Right then, in we go."
The group was split into 4 rooms. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley had one to themselves (it was, after all, Mr. Weasley's gift), the twins, Harry, and Ron had a room, Ginny and Hermione had one, and Charlie, Bill, and Fleur shared one room.
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The next morning, Mrs. Weasley woke everyone up and, lost without her wand, (Harry had taken them at the floo portal) she hustled everyone out of the hotel rooms and into the lobby. Shorty afterward, Harry and Hermione had to hustle everyone back into them to make them change into proper muggle clothes. The group then ate the complimentary breakfast and piled into cabs that took them to Six Flags.
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"Eight, Nine... Oh, for the love of - FRED! GEORGE! GET BACK OVER HERE! YOU CAN'T GET IN WITHOUT TICKETS!"
Hermione sighed. This had turned out to be more like taking nine children to Chuck - E - Cheese's than taking eleven adults to a Theme park.
Once the twins had been successfully reigned in, the tickets were passed out and Harry and Hermione explained how to use the Walkie Talkies. (They knew better than to think that they could keep everyone together.) The Twins and Ginny quickly ran off in one direction, oblivious to the cries of their mother to keep together and stay safe. Fleur and Bill disappeared once they made it through the gates. Harry looked at what was left of the group. He was mildly surprised that Charlie had opted to stay with them, but nonetheless, he had. He nodded and led them off in the direction the map had pointed them to "Spain."
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"Cheeeeeese!"
"There you go and when you leave, you should be able to pick up your pictures at that booth. Alright? You kids have a good day."
Fred took the man's slip and looked it over, then shrugged and put it in his pocket.
"Look! Let's go on this one first!" Ginny cried, looking at the map.
"What's the... Flashback?" George asked, looking at the spot on the map that ihs little sister was pointing to.
She shrugged, looked at the map again and led the way off to the ride.
The twins exchanged a look and shrugged, then followed Ginny deeper in to the amusment park.
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Fred and George were heaving when they exited the Texas Giant. Ginny's head was pounding like an Indian War Drum and she was scowling angrily at her brothers.
"NO WAY am I sitting with a stranger on the next one!"
George lobbed his arm around his sister. Ah, c'mon, Ginny. Was it that bad?"
"Yes! Yes it was! I had to sit with a fat, smelly guy! Who put up his arms and got his armpit germs in my face! No way. I am sitting with... I'm sitting with Fred. You can sit with a stranger George!"
Fred and George exchanged a look and nodded. "Fine. You can sit with me if you want, but we get to pick the ride."
Ginny whined. "But you got to pick the last three!"
George put up his hands. "That's the deal." Fred put out a hand for her to shake.
Ginny frowned, but shook nonetheless. "Fine. What are we riding?"
The twins grinned and turned, as one to the biggest ride in the park, The Titan.
It took an hour and a half, but they finally reached the top of the steps, the end of the line. Fred, George, and Ginny found two stiles right next to each other and waited.
And waited.
And waited.
A girl came up behind George and tapped his shoulder. "Excuse me," she said kindly. "Are you with anyone?" She had huge blue eyes and ash-blonde hair that was pulled up into a ponytail.
"Unfortunately, my brother is riding alone this time," Fred offered.
She lit up. "Really? Awesome! Okay, here's the thing. My friends are over there and there are three of us, but we have to ride in pairs. and they're in the same spot as you in line, so if it's okay with you, I could sit with you and then we could get off at the same time and they wouldn't have to wait for forever for me to get off. Can I sit with you?"
George held back a laugh. "Yes, that's fine. I don't see why not."
"Great!" She leaned across him and held up her thumbs to a couple of girls a few stiles down. She looked back up at him. "So, what's you're name. I'm Sylvia Marlow."
He took the hand. Though it was hot and muggy outside in the Texas heat, her hand wasn't sweaty, but it was warmer than the air around them. "I'm George Weasley. This is my sister Ginny and my brother Fred."
She flashed her smile at the other two flaming red-heads. "It's very nice to meet you. What brings you to Dallas? You're a good long way from home. British, aren't you?"
Ginny nodded. "It was Dad's birthday present from Harry. He thought the trip would be a nice get away for him."
"He brought our whole family.-"
"Wait, wait, wait!" she demanded, holding up her hands. "You mean to tell me that you've never been to Six Flags before?"
The three flame-haired children shook their heads.
Sylvia laughed, deep in her chest. "Then there's no way you can enjoy this place properly! You need a tour guide. Whaddaya say? You up for it? Don't say yes if you can't keep up."
Fred and George's eyes lit up and they exchanged a look.
"You got it."
And George once more pressed his palm into Sylvia's warm hand.
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