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Chapter 5: The Muggle Kingdom
"Fascinating vehicle," A man with red hair said. He was meticulously scanning every inch of the vehicle.
"Sorry to disturb you," A woman said to the driver as she emerged onto the vehicle. A young red haired male, a teenage male, and a "tweenage" girl, all with red hair followed her. Obviously, they are the Weasley family all the way from Britian. "We ran a little late this morning…"
The Dursleys looked like they were ready to jump out the window. The look on Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia's faces showed apparent terror.
"Good Morning Mr. and Mrs. Creevey, Mrs. Longbottom…Ah, Mr. Dursley! It is a pleasure to see you again," Mr. Weasley said, taking the seat across from Aunt Petunia and Grammy Longbottom and next to Uncle Vernon. "No need to be alarmed." Then in a very small whisper, Mr. Weasley said, "We can't use magic here…not with all these muggles…" The, back in a normal tone, "Besides, we left the twins at home." Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia gave a slight sigh of relief. Meanwhile, Percy went into a long discussion with a muggle who had a T-shirt that depicted a rather animated version of Merlin. (You know, the Disney one with a blue pointed hat and a long blue robe.) Ginny sat quietly with Mrs. Weasley and immediately blushed at the sight of Harry and Neville. Ron, however, rushed straight to Harry, leaping over the Creevey brothers.
"HARRY!" Ron said excitedly to his best friend. He eyed the package and asked, "What's that?"
"Oh, it's a parcel from Hermione," Harry said. Ron spied the frilly pink paper and could smell the strong scent of the perfume.
"What's it say?" Harry read the letter aloud so that Ron could hear it.
"So…she's visiting Krum…" Ron said, twisting the map in his hand.
"Yeah," Neville said. "And they went ice-skating." Ron twisted the map even more and soon it ripped in half. The Creevey brothers were just about to say something when-
"Transportation and Ticket Center!" the driver announced. "Last Stop!" The shuttle had pulled to a stop.
"I thought we're going to the Magic Kingdom?" Mrs. Weasley asked.
"You have to take the monorail or the ferry from here," the driver replied. The muggles loaded off the shuttle with the wizards behind. They (The now much calmer Dursleys, Grammy and Neville Longbottom, the Creeveys, the Weasleys, and some other witches and wizards I have yet to name and characterize) were all utterly confused. Reading his guide, Harry read aloud to them all about the monorail. The large group surrounding Harry had shifted towards closer to station and everyone let out a gasp. A beautiful, sleek white train-like vehicle had whizzed over their heads. It was like a spaceport with the space shuttle ready to transport guests to the Kingdom.
"This is amazing!" Mr. Weasley shouted aloud. He was ecstatic. "This Mongo-rail! It's absolutely marvelous! The most remarkable muggle invention known to wizards!"
"Shhhhhh!" Grammy shushed. Percy took out his Wizard's instant-muggle-mockery-camera and snapped a photo of the moving 'mongo-rail'. The photo developed instantly and like all wizard photos, the objects and people depicted moved about. The monorail had whizzed by, back and forth while guests walked up and down the ramp. The group trudged up the ramp leading to the loading area. The line wasn't too bad and the wizards and the Dursleys were soon riding along the monorail track towards the Contemporary hotel. It too amazed the wizards.
This place isn't too bad, Harry thought. Just then, the monorail train passed through the hotel and towards the Magic Kingdom. They all immediately saw Cinderella's castle, not too far.
"It's more beautiful than Hogwarts," Ginny said, admiring the light colors of the white and blue castle with gold towers and colorful pennants. The Dursleys were also impressed.
"Not bad for these Americans," Uncle Vernon remarked. The monorail had stopped by the entrance and the wizards unloaded. After going through the tickets and all that, the wizards stepped into the past, a nostalgic street echoing a Maritime boardwalk feel. Main Street, U.S.A was definitely different compared to Privet Drive and was a bit similar to bustling Hogsmeade. Harry and Co. stood at the front of the street, all in awe of the muggle magic and wonder. Then they heard the train whistle blow through the square.
"It's just like Hogwart's Express!" Dennis said, jumping up and down as the train pulled into the station behind them. The Victorian style station was much fancier than the Kings Cross-Station and Platform 9 3/4. "Let's go for a ride!"
"The first ride of the day!" Colin said, heading up the stairs. The Creeveys decided to ride the train to Frontierland while the Weasleys, Longbottoms, Dursleys, and Harry walked down Main Street.
"Incredible! Astonishing!" Mr. Weasley said. "Look, you can see the castle from here! It's so picturesque! Percy, you must take our photo!" The developed photo showed the grinning Weasley family, Harry, and Neville standing in front of the glistening palace in the light of the morning sun. The towers sparkled and shined and you could see a horse and buggy moving and forth in the background.
Meanwhile, The Dursleys had discovered the entrances to the many lands of the Magic Kingdom. There was so much to see and discover, so everyone split up. The adults headed to Adventureland while the teens and Percy, who claimed to be their chaperone and advisor, headed towards the very futuristic Tomorrowland which looked centuries younger compared to the adjacent palace and Hogwarts Castle. Ron checked the map and decided "The ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter" attraction sound like loads of fun.
"I'd like to see that," Harry said, imagining what the alien would be like. Neville and Dudley weren't too sure about going there. Ginny felt absolutely terrified about going there and Percy could sense it.
"I think I'd rather go the Carousel of Progress," Percy announced. "It seems more educational and besides, Mum wouldn't like us seeing this Alien rubbish."
"Lot you know," Ron said. "Come on Harry, Neville. You coming Ginny?"
"Oh…I…I…" Ginny stuttered. She was interrupted by Neville.
"I agree with Percy," Neville said nervously, stepping towards Percy and Ginny. "I don't think Gram would like me to see aliens…" Dudley shuffled towards Percy as well.
"You're all a bunch of chickens," Ron said. "Come on Harry. We can go by ourselves…"
The others headed towards the Carousel of Progress and Harry and Ron joined the line for Alien Encounter.
"…I can't believe I'm doing this," a girl ahead of the boys said. "Muggles interpretations of aliens are rather frightening. They're probably too fierce for even Professor Moody." At the sound of Moody's name, made Harry and Ron's head turn up. They strained their ears to listen moor.
"Don't worry dear," her father said. "This is only make-believe. You know that. I know you've read about Disney World Imagineering."
"Yes, of course I've read it. It's all machines and mechanics, and special effects…it's not real…but muggles have a strange way of making things real."
Who is this girl? I hope I made it obvious enough. Thank you readers for all your comments. This is fun. I'm sorry this was so late. School is tough and all its work is very time consuming and weekends and holidays and days off are usually the only time I can find time to write. Expect consecutive updates on holiday breaks and long weekends. I'll try to update at least weekly…Ch. 6 may be up b4 Tuesday.
