Hermione POV
"Mum just take the blindfold off him, you'll have to soon enough anyway otherwise he won't be able to see where he's going" I said feeling extremely embarrassed by my mother.
"Nonsense, we'll just lead him to the gate ourselves you can hold his hand and I'll direct him" She said sounding all to well rehearsed as if she had been planning this the whole car journey, knowing my mother she probably had. I gave her a pointed look in the mirror as if to say ' know what you are doing' she just looked back at me with a butter wouldn't melt smile and looked out the window with a smug look in her eyes.
I rolled my eyes and tried to act like I was mad, but couldn't help the small smile tugging at the corner of my lips I just shook my head and focused on finding a parking space closest to the entrance. I found one reasonably close and thought 'phew I won't have to awkwardly hold his hand for long'.
With that I took the key out of the ignition, climbed out of the car and walked round to open Malfoys door, when I did I undid his seat belt and grabbed his arm and said "Get out of the car"
Mum gasped "Hermione, manners!" I rolled my eyes and said "Sorry, Malfoy would you be so kind as to remove yourself from the car and let me escort you"
Once he was out of the car my mother wrapped her hands round his arm just above his elbow she turned to me and said "Come on hold Draco's hand"
I looked at her with a look of annoyance knowing that she was on one of her little set up schemes, she was always trying to set me up with her friends or work colleagues son's and when I showed no interest my mother sat me down last year and told me that it's okay if I 'don't like boys' meaning that she thought I was a lesbian which lead to me fumbling out that I wasn't but that I just hadn't found anyone I wanted to be with yet. Which I could see she was relieved, even if I was a lesbian she'd still love me the same but I know she was thinking about grandkids.
Malfoy held his hand out in what he thought was my direction and wiggled his fingers in yet again what he thought was my direction.
I rolled my eyes and said "Over here genius" all whilst walking past him and grabbing his hand on the way, tugging him along with me.
He hissed in mock pain and said "You nearly ripped my arm out of it's socket, little witch"
To that I didn't reply I just kept walking as my mum chatted on to Malfoy about how he was going to love the theme park all I could concentrate on was our entwined hands. Not in the wow I feel like a lightening bolt has gone through me magical in love feeling, oh no I was trying to make sure I didn't get too nervous about holding his hand which would cause my hand to sweat but in worrying about not worrying I realised I was just going round in a vicious cycle. I was trying to think of something else to think about when suddenly there was another lot of screams and I felt his hand tighten around mine. Which made me look at him and I saw that he was only half listening to my mum because his face was etched with worry, I could tell this even without seeing his eyes.
I thought back to school and how in the last few years he never showed emotion on his face, he'd learnt to control them. But I guess he had to with Voldemort returning, although he may have felt it he wouldn't have been able to show fear.
Soon enough we were at the entrance and were queueing to get our tickets and fasttrack bands, I put Draco's band round his wrist and then we went through the entrance, once inside my mum let go of his arm and stood behind him and asked "Ready?" but before he could reply she took off his blindfold.
His face was one of pure astonishment, like a Muggleborn seeing magic for the first time.
"Right I'm just going to nip to the loo, Jeremy you better go as well since you had all that tea this morning" Mum all but ordered my dad as she turned and headed off to the toilets. As Malfoy was still taking in his surroundings I noticed that he was still holding my hand. 'His skin is quite soft, but not too soft so that it doesn't feel like he's never done any manual labour' I thought whilst staring down at our entwined hands. I was pulled from my thoughts by Malfoy saying in a rather smug voice "Honestly Granger I didn't realise that you'd like holding my hand so much that you would try memorise the feel and look of our hands"
"Oh yes of course, it's not like I was just trying to think of a polite way to ask you to remove your grubby hand from mine" I snapped back quickly, cheeks burning at the fact that I'd been caught staring.
Taking my hand from his I crossed my arms over my chest in annoyance and apparently I started pouting because Malfoy laughed and said "If you're looking for a kiss Granger all you've got to do is ask, you don't need to stand there pouting"
"I was not pouting I was- okay maybe I was pouting but I certainly wasn't looking for a kiss and definitely not off of you!" I exclaimed trying to not sound like I was embarrassed that I had been caught pouting like a moody child.
At that moment my mum and dad returned and asked where we were going first.
"If we get the skyride over to the dark forest and go on Thirteen and Rita, then head over to the forbidden valley to go on Nemesis, Air, Nemesis sub-terra, the blade and ripsaw then we'll head over to the oblivion and the smiler. But we'll stop and get a drink and something to eat at the forbidden valley. Then we'll go on the flume last, sound good?" The whole time I was talking we were already walking towards the skyride.
When we got there the queue was reasonably short so we didn't wait for long but once we had gotten into the carriage Malfoy looked at me panicked and asked "Are you sure this is safe?!"
I just shook my head and rolled my eyes.
Soon enough we were getting off and walking towards the dark forest, I headed over to Rita first to get into the fast track line.
"The fast track bands are worth it, especially the platinum bands because you get more out of your day. Less queueing time and more ride time" Mum informed Malfoy whilst clapping her hands together excitedly as if she was a 5 year old in a sweet shop.
Before long it was our turn to get onto the ride and I headed straight for the front and took a seat and gestured for Malfoy to do the same. He hesitantly sat down and just watched me as I brought the safety harness down over my head and I felt myself rolling my eyes, again, I reached over and pulled his harness over his head.
"What is this piece of monstrosity for?" He asked whilst looking at it in clear distaste.
"It's to stop you from falling out and plunging to your horrific and bloody death" I whispered in mock horror.
The guy came round and made sure everyone's harnesses were fastened tight enough before giving the signal that we were ready to go. As the lights went into turned to Malfoy and grinned "You better hold on"
He looked as though he was about to reply when we suddenly shot forward and he grabbed hold of my hand so tightly I thought he was going to cut my circulation off. If it had been any other situation is would have shook him off and yelled at him but all I could do was laugh and scream in pure excitement, as we all can't help but do when on a roller coaster.
After the ride was finished and the harnesses were released in looked over at Malfoy and said "Come on it's time to get off" whilst standing up and pushing his harness up from over his head. He simply nodded and stood up and followed me off the ride and down the steps all the while still holding my hand. We met my mum and dad just off the ride at the souvenir hut where you can purchase pictures.
When suddenly out nowhere Malfoy perked up and broke out in the biggest grin ever.
"That was like-whoa-the it was like-phoaaa-then I was all-whoooa" He looked like his mind was working over time to try get his words out as quickly as possible.
"I never knew you could be so cultivated, you really are one of the sharpest tools in the shed" I responded sarcastically.
"Oh Hermione don't tease Draco, if I remember correctly the first time you went on one of these rides you wee'd your pants after getting off because you were so excited" My mum said giving me her best innocent smile.
At this Malfoy burst out laughing and let go of my hand, which I'd forgotten he was holding, to hold his sides as he doubled over laughing. This is turn made me blush realising we'd been stood holding hands without realising, the worst thing was that I had been so comfortable holding his hand I had forgotten. But also because just as I was holding Draco Malfoys hand my mother went and revealed that embarrassing piece of information.
"If I remember correctly mother, which I'm sure I do, I was 9 at the time which is believe to be a perfectly normal reaction" I huffed folding my arms across my chest.
But then as I finished speaking our picture caught my eye on one of the screens and I burst out laughing then exclaimed "I don't know what you're laughing at Malfoy, check out your picture! Oh gosh I have to buy that, I'm going to get it as a picture, on the mug, the thermal flask and when I get home I'll scan it onto my laptop and get it printed on a t-shirt"
I got to the front of the queue and put my order in as they were doing this is kept looking at the picture in a fit of laughter, Malfoy's face was amazing, his eyes wide and petrified, his mouth wide open in fear mid scream and one hand was holding onto his harness whilst the other was clutching onto my hand for dear life.
Draco POV
True to her word she got all the little trinkets she'd listed and a few others including a key ring. We had now gone on all the rides and stopped off for what happened to be a delicious lunch of something called pizza. What a ridiculous name but it was truly amazing. We had just gone on the flume and got utterly sodden my shirt was ruined, because of the material getting wet then suddenly being blasted with air in the drying contraption, we headed to the Air store to go buy a new shirt.
Once we got there Granger decided to buy herself a new hoodie, a 'superdry' top and what she called joggers, which she described as 'comfy pants'. Why it's called super dry is beyond me, maybe when it gets wet it drys super fast? Who knows. Anyway Granger being annoying Granger insisted that she buy me a new top since she was already buying things and that I had no muggle money. So I picked out also a superdry top, but whilst hers was white with superdry in black across her chest mine was the opposite way round black top, white writing.
We then head back to the front gates where we all went for a toilet stop before going back to the car where Granger decided she was too tired to drive, gave her dad the keys and climbed in the back. I was having an internal battle with myself trying to decide whether I should be getting in the front or back when Rowan climbed in the front leaving me to get in the back with Granger. Soon after we set off Granger fell asleep and then I felt my own eyes getting heavy, so I decided to give in and just have a quick five minutes.
Wow thankyou to everyone who has read this and had put me on there story alert and/or favourites. I want to give a huge and sincere apology to those whom I have kept waiting but I finished all my exams then had my baby girl 3 weeks later so I have had a pretty hectic year. But I'm very eager to get back into this story and continue writing because I will now have time to update as regularly as possible with a 4 and a half month old baby and Christmas round the corner. Once again a massive thanks and huge apologies.
Libby ~xox
