Authors Note: I apologize for the fact that I haven't updated this fanfic in almost a week but the chapter is finally here and it's quite a long one so it makes up for the time it has taken me to update. This time the gang are going all out because they happen to be in Orlando Florida, more specifically: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, so imagine house colours and Potter madness. Enjoy :)
'No!'
'L, we HAVE to go there first!'
'We have to go to Diagon Alley first, it's like a rule or something'
'Oh come on, I need to see the explosives they have in zonkos!'
'If you want to see explosives you should go to Weasleys Wizard Wheezes they have an awesome collection'
'Hell yeah!'
'You know that's in Diagon Alley don't you Lafontaine?!'
'No one likes a know it all Laura.'
'Hush sweetie. Laura and I organized a route and a schedule to follow'
'Harry Potter isn't something you should schedule Per!'
'Would you lackwits keep it down please I'm trying to drive here, if you don't manage to shut up I'll make you fly your way into hogwarts.'
'wooow, Carm look it's Ollivanders!'
'I can see that Cupcake'
'We need to go in and get wands!'
Danny smirked as she watched Laura drag Carmilla into the shop a cheerful expression on her face whilst Carmilla looked rather bored listening to the already rambling girl.
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'Carm! Can we pleaseeeeeee go and see the pets that they have pleaseeeeeeee'
Carmilla turned to see Laura looking at her with puppy dog eyes, a small pout playing on her lips causing the vampire to smirk.
'You know the puppy dog eyes won't work on me sweetheart, giant black cat ring any bells?'
'Carm come on, I will make it worth your while'
'Fine, on one condition'
'Anything you want Carm'
'No cats.'
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Laura strolled hand in hand with Carmilla down the cobbled street of Diagon Alley, armed with a tawny owl and her customized wand as she led the grumpy vampire into yet another shop.
'Can we please go to Weasleys Wizard Wheezes now!'
'I'm with Frankenteen'
Laura watched in awe as Carmilla and Lafontaine engaged in a conversation about which fireworks they should buy, this was the most animated that Laura had seen the vampire since their trip to the Renaissance Fair.
'Hey Hollis, can we look for Quidditch supplies it would be cool to bring them back to the girls'
'Of course Danny, straight after Weasleys okay?'
'No problem small fry'
Danny smiled nudging Laura's shoulder lightly, they'd finally gotten to a place where there was no more awkwardness between them and they were fairly close after the whole evil battle of light thing.
After having to push Carmilla away from a cat skull she found in borgin and burke's Laura managed to convince the sulking vampire to buy her an ice-cream. The ice-cream in question was then used as means to attack Carmilla.
'Get away from me you little heathen!'
'I just wanted to give you some of my ice-cream Carm!'
The others watched amused as Laura chased after Carmilla armed with her ice-cream cone. Finally Laura managed to press the vampire against a wall shoving the ice-cream into Carmilla's face.
'Damn you Laura Hollis'
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After the ice-cream debacle the gang decided to give shopping a rest and take shelter in the Leaky Cauldron. Perry bought the drinks in. They all sat in a booth in the corner animatedly discussing the items that they'd bought. Carmilla sat with her feet propped up against the table, book in hand.
Laura had managed to buy a wand, an owl, some Gryffindor robes and a pink Pigmy Puff from Weasleys Wizard Wheezes.
Danny had bought a replica broomstick, a Gryffindor tie and a book about Quidditch.
Perry had purchased several books including Hogwarts A History and a deep purple Quill and ink set from Flourish and Blotts.
Lafontaine had bought a stack of fireworks, fake wands and a box of puking pastilles all bought from Weasleys Wizard Wheezes.
Carmilla had attempted to buy a cat skull but Laura shooed her out of the shop before she had the chance.
Laura smiled at her girlfriend who had her head buried in a book, that when she looked closer Laura realized was infact Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban an observation that didn't fail to put a shit-eating grin on the smaller girl's face.
Feeling eyes upon her, Carmilla looked to find Laura giving her the crooked little smile reserved for her. Carmilla couldn't help but smile back leaning over to give Laura a soft kiss, tucking a piece of stray hair behind the girl's ear. When they broke apart Laura still had the grin planted on her lips.
'Your face will stick like that if you don't stop grinning Cupcake'
'Well maybe if you weren't secretly reading a Harry Potter book I might stop grinning!'
They all boarded the Hogwarts Express, rambling excitedly about their trip to Hogsmeade. Carmilla seemed to perk up a bit when she heard that there were infact rides in Hogsmeade. Laura didn't miss the exchange of challenging smiles shared between Carmilla and Danny.
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'Which ride first Cupcake?'
'Flight of the Hippogriff!'
'Is your name Cupcake, Xena?!'
Danny was about to respond when she saw Laura nudge Carmilla who muttered something unintelligible under her breath before rolling her eyes and turning to face Danny again.
'We can go on that ride first if you want Xena'
'Wait Dead Girl are you being nice to me, I think I might pass out from the shock'
'Fingers crossed.'
'Carm!' Laura gave the vampire a sharp nudge earning a low growl in response before she gave Danny a forced smile and pushing past her to get in the queue for the ride, sighing Laura quickly ran after her girlfriend. Danny closely followed.
'Come on Per, it will be fun'
'No Lafontaine, I don't do rides'
'Look I know you're scared but it will be great. I'll hold your hand if you get scared'
Sighing Perry nodded giving them a small smile before the two followed the others into the queue.
'Oh so you decided to join us this time Ginger Snap?!'
'Not the time Vampira'
Carmilla held her hands at them before turning her attention back to Laura. The queue was long, something that Carmilla felt the need to point out every few minutes.
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'How long does it take, god damn it'
'Woooow, someone is cranky today.'
'Well I think you'd be cranky too if you were rudely woken from a peaceful slumber by incessant jabbering about what it would be like to go to Hogwarts.'
'Hey! It is an important debate to have Carm.'
'It couldn't have waited till after 9am?!'
….
'You know I could just poof us all to the front of the queue?!'
'NO. Half of the fun is in the wait, the excitement of what's going to come next'
'What part of waiting amongst a bunch of obnoxious humans is fun?'
'Okay Scrooge McVampire!'
'All I'm saying Cutie is that this isn't fun'
'We could sing?'
'Please don't.'
Carmilla's face fell when the four others started to sing the Hogwarts School Song.
By the time they'd reached the front of the queue and clambered into their seats on the ride Carmilla was about ready to gouge someone's eyes out, possibly her own but after a challenging quip from Danny she was back to her usual snarky self.
Carmilla and Danny remained unimpressed by the ride itself, through the spiraling and diving the ride was pretty family friendly which both Carmilla and Danny had not anticipated. However the other three seemed to be in good spirits, Laura whooped happily as he coaster spiralled down and she found herself constantly pointing sights out for Carmilla to see. Perry had relaxed a great deal when the ride had begun after quickly realising that it was rather tame in comparison to the rides at the Illinois State Fair. Lafontaine had been sporting a huge grin reminding Carmilla of the cheshire cat as they smiled lovingly at Perry, before explaining in depth about each destination that they had passed.
'Well that was hell'
'Come on Carm it wasn't that bad...'
'No Dead Girl's right Hollis, that was one of the most boring coasters I have ever been on'
'Correction Xena, the most boring coaster I have ever been on.'
'Well Perry and Lafontaine enjoyed themselves'
'They're the only ones.'
Next they made their way through the Hogwarts Castle on the Forbidden Journey. Even Carmilla looked impressed as they explored the corridors of the castle, taking several minutes to study a Knight Statue. Moving through the castle they all gasped and squealed in excitement as Dumbledore appeared talking to them, surprisingly the Golden Trio arrived pushing all of the excited visitors to another attraction within the castle, where they then boarded the Enchanted Benches allowing them to fly through the air soaring above the castle grounds.
Carmilla heard squeals all around her as they encountered numerous magical creatures ranging from Dragons and Dementors to Spiders and even The Whomping Willow. She even managed to steal a kiss or two pulling Laura so that she was almost sitting in the vampire's lap as they kissed passionately.
They only broke apart when they heard wolf whistles and awkward coughs from their friends, realizing that they actually had to exit the ride. Laura flushed red as she ducked her head in embarrassment leaving Carmilla to shrug and a wicked grin to appear on the vampire's lips.
Finally it was time for the ride that Carmilla had been waiting for, the reason why she had agreed to drive her group of misfits across the country for: The Dragon Challenge.
Carmilla and Danny sprinted off entering the queue as quickly as possible, Laura waited for Lafontaine to say their goodbyes to Perry before rushing to join Carmilla and Danny.
Again the queue was incredibly long and Carmilla was grumbling and muttering to herself when an idea struck her. Quietly she whispered to Danny, a knowing smirk appearing on the redhead's face as they put their plan into action.
Without a word Carmilla poofed forward in the queue, leaving Laura and Lafontaine more confused then ever. Their confusion only growing as they heard Carmilla shouting Danny's name.
'DANNYYYYYY, WHERE ARE YOU?!'
Danny grabbed Laura and Lafontaine, moving them easily through the crowd.
'CARMILLA?'
'Excuse me, coming through'
'Sorry, excuse me...CARMILLA!'
Lafontaine smirked as Danny began moving people aside as she made her way closer to Carmilla. Laura followed looking shocked as Danny ambushed her way through the crowd, finally joining Carmilla.
'Carmilla, there you are! I thought I'd lost you!'
Danny pulled the vampire into a hug which allowed Carmilla to whisper a 'Nicely done Xena' in her ear.
'I can not belive you guys just did that!'
'Cupcake you're beginning to sound like Perry!'
Lafontaine made a noise looking at the vampire with a hurt expression, Carmilla smiled apologetically before she grinned back at Danny and Laura.
'Lighten up Hollis, we're almost at the front of the queue'
Danny high fived Carmilla who offered Laura a cheeky wink as they moved forward in the line.
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'Scared Dead Girl?'
'You wish.'
'I knew you watched the films!'
The four of them sat on the front row of the dragon coaster. Carmilla had chosen the Hungarian Horntail dragon, no questions asked. None of them were prepared for what happened next.
The ride twisted and turned, flipping them upside down as they looped through the sky as they collided at high-speed chasing across the sky. Laura's high pitched scream never stopped as they were flung through the sky, twisting and diving.
Carmilla and Danny attempted to keep their cool but their screams almost deafened Lafontaine as they plunged in a downwards spiral, hair flying everywhere as the coaster continued.
The ride ended with Carmilla and Danny racing to go on the second dragon, Laura and Lafontaine choosing to sit that one out as they rejoined Perry, smiling at the pictures she'd managed to purchase.
'That was so awesome Dead Girl'
'Best Coaster Ever Xena!'
They all sat crowded around a table in The Three Broomsticks, sipping at their butterbeer and telling their own stories about the day that they'd all had. After the rollercoasters Carmilla had been dragged in several more shops as Laura oohed and aahed at the items in nearly every store, leaving with bags full of wizardry goodies.
After a while Laura had pulled Carmilla to an empty corner of the pub.
'If you wanted to get me alone all you had to was ask Cutie'
Laura rolled her eyes at the vampire, smacking her arm playfully as she reached into her bag rummaging around until she found what she was looking for. Carmilla's eyebrow quirked curiously as Laura produced a package from her back handing it to Carmilla with her famous Laura smile.
Smiling softly Carmilla took the package, her mouth falling open as she saw what Laura had bought her. She looked at Laura, her eyes shining as she gave the girl an enormous grin moving to embrace Laura in a quick kiss.
'Thank you Cupcake'
'You're very welcome Carm, I just saw you looking at it and I knew I had to get it you as like a reward or something for being so good and driving us around even though you didn't want to and you're grumpy most of the time but I' her rambling was cut off by a pair of lips crushing on her own, she hummed softly melting into the kiss.
'I love you too Cupcake'
Laura grinned as Carmilla once again looked down to the object in her hand, the object that she'd had her eye on: a Cat Skull.
