A/N: Well I know it's only a day after I posted the first two installments, but I want to be able to get this story going as a surprise for someone and also be able to rest over the next few days at school knowing I've done a pretty good start at this. So, as always, happy reading!
As Hermione somewhat happily lead the group to "LeMans Raceway," the others trailed behind a little less than cheerfully.
"Fifteen times . . . we rode the merry-go-round *fifteen* times! Sure: one or two times is okay - maybe even fun - but fifteen times is fifteen times more than I had expected to ride it," sighed Christine. "So much for the plan."
"Yeah, that was a little over-the-top," admitted Clover. "But it's not like it wasn't for a good cause. Least Hermione's happy, and we can always come up with a new plan."
" . . . A *new* plan? I was just fine with the old plan."
"Oh come on, Christine! We're just as disappointed as you are and you don't hear us complaining," said Harry. "Besides, you *always* come up with stuff spur-of-the-moment that's better than your usual plan."
"Hurry up! There's no line!" Hermione called back to the others.
"Coming!" Clover shouted back. "Now let's all try to enjoy this and *maybe* we'll be able to build her up to the big toys."
Harry, Ron, and Christine nodded as they all neared the entrance to the go-carts.
"Next," said the park employee nonchalantly as a parent and child exited one of the go-carts. Hermione hopped in happily as the young man instructed her on how to maneuver the contraption.
Soon as she drove off, another go-cart was emptied and Clover was up.
"Now the accelerator right there will make the car go and the break stops the car, but by the looks of it, you already know what to do," he smiled. "You all probably already know how to drive a car."
Clover chuckled. "Yes, *I* do - but I wouldn't bet your life on that." With that, she sped off.
Hermione looked back and waved to Clover, trying to be very careful with her driving at the same time.
Clover grinned her typical, mischievous grin and waved back.
'What is she up to,' thought Hermione, slowing down to get a better look at Clover's actions.
Laughing, Clover pointed down at the car motor and pulled out something that resembled her-
'No, she wouldn't do that. Not in front of all these Muggles!' gasped Hermione. She shook her head fiercely at Clover to show her disapproval.
'Oh yes,' Clover mouthed back, tapping the front of the car with her wand in a way that one else would be able to see.
Hermione's eyes widened as she heard Clover's car rev up.
"Oh dear lord . . ." she muttered, turning back to her own car and stepping on the accelerator immediately.
It was no use: the cars went about 10 miles per hour at the most. Clover's car on the other hand . . . well, Clover's car had caught up to Hermione's bumper.
*BEEP-BEEP!* blared Clover's car.
"C'mon, Hermione! Move it or lose it!" laughed Clover.
"You're mental! You can't do that to Muggle devices!" scolded Hermione. "It's against the-"
"I didn't enchant it! I merely changed the motor. I swear, these things are the *slowest* piece of shi-"
"Fine! We'll see which car's slow when *I'm* through with this car!"
Waywardly, Hermione tapped the front of her car just as Clover had done. She smiled back at Clover with her own mischievous smile, spun back to face her car, and well: tore up the track.
Meanwhile, the young man was still trying to explain to Ron how to work the car when Harry caught sight of Hermione zooming off in what once was probably the most carefully driven car in the history of this track.
"Oh damn . . . that can't be good . . ." he sighed, slapping his forehead.
"Woo-hoo! Go Hermione!" shouted Christine. "Hurry up, Ron! Harry and I wanna get a car sometime this century!"
"Hey, it's not my fault this car is nothing like Dad's old car," snapped Ron.
"Jeez, here," said Christine while scooting Ron over. "I'll go with you for the first ride. Anything to just *go!*"
"But I wanted to-"
"Drive? When? When we're Dumbledore's age? I don't think so!" she chuckled before hitting the accelerator.
"Hey, no fair, it's slow!" she whined, glaring the car. "Just my luck; those two get fast cars and I'm stuck with a slow car and Ron!"
"The car's not the only thing that's slow," muttered Ron.
Christine turned her glare toward Ron. "You know, we're not a mile apart. I heard that. At least *I* know how to press a simple pedal or two."
"Well if you want to go fast, you're not going to get anywhere with this old thing. Now's *my* turn to drive."
"Ouch - Ron! You're squishing me!" Christine protested as Ron and she switched seats.
*MEEP-MEEP!* sounded Hermione's car.
Startled, Christine and Ron jumped and twisted in their seats to see a very hyperactive Hermione.
"Hurry up, grandmas! Either get a move on or MOVE!" Hermione laughed crazily.
"What the hell happened to Hermione?" asked Ron, so very, *very* confused.
"Clover! You broke her! That's the third time this week!" Christine hollered at Clover who was just behind Hermione's car.
Clover merely shrugged, her green eyes twinkling with wickedness. "Oops? Guess you'll just have to do what she says. She looks pretty serious to me." She laughed and joined in with Hermione.
*BEEP-BEEP!* blared Clover's car.
Ron and Christine looked from Clover to Hermione who suddenly looked extremely wild.
"Ron, quick! Before she runs us over!!" Christine shouted anxiously, turning to Ron. "Hurry!!"
"God, I'm trying!!" Ron shouted back, pressing down the accelerator with all his might. "Oh god, how I'm trying!!"
"No, no! Not like that!" laughed Hermione. "Like *this!*"
Hermione tapped the car with her wand and suddenly Ron had that sinking feeling that he shouldn't have held the accelerator down for so long.
Instantly, Ron and Christine were sent flying down the track with Hermione and Clover in hot pursuit.
"ALL RIGHT!!" Christine yelled over the roaring of the speedy go-carts. "THIS IS MORE LIKE IT!! WOO-HOO!!"
"OH MY GOD!!" shouted Ron. "CHRISTINE: TAKE THE WHEEL!! TAKE THE WHEEL!!"
Harry got in his car and laughed. "Well, if you can't beat 'em . . ."
He followed in tapping the front of the car, waited for Clover to pass, then was after them like a rocket.
In the meantime, the young man who was once operating the track had fainted.
A/N: Hmm, sounds like Hermione's done this before! Hope y'all enjoyed this chapter and only time will tell if chapter 3 will be up tomorrow. Thanks to Red-Wings-gurl for reviewing! Hope to see more of ya as this goes on! Oh, and hey to Snuffles! Is this a surprise or what? Hehehe.
Thanks a ton!
~F.E.
As Hermione somewhat happily lead the group to "LeMans Raceway," the others trailed behind a little less than cheerfully.
"Fifteen times . . . we rode the merry-go-round *fifteen* times! Sure: one or two times is okay - maybe even fun - but fifteen times is fifteen times more than I had expected to ride it," sighed Christine. "So much for the plan."
"Yeah, that was a little over-the-top," admitted Clover. "But it's not like it wasn't for a good cause. Least Hermione's happy, and we can always come up with a new plan."
" . . . A *new* plan? I was just fine with the old plan."
"Oh come on, Christine! We're just as disappointed as you are and you don't hear us complaining," said Harry. "Besides, you *always* come up with stuff spur-of-the-moment that's better than your usual plan."
"Hurry up! There's no line!" Hermione called back to the others.
"Coming!" Clover shouted back. "Now let's all try to enjoy this and *maybe* we'll be able to build her up to the big toys."
Harry, Ron, and Christine nodded as they all neared the entrance to the go-carts.
"Next," said the park employee nonchalantly as a parent and child exited one of the go-carts. Hermione hopped in happily as the young man instructed her on how to maneuver the contraption.
Soon as she drove off, another go-cart was emptied and Clover was up.
"Now the accelerator right there will make the car go and the break stops the car, but by the looks of it, you already know what to do," he smiled. "You all probably already know how to drive a car."
Clover chuckled. "Yes, *I* do - but I wouldn't bet your life on that." With that, she sped off.
Hermione looked back and waved to Clover, trying to be very careful with her driving at the same time.
Clover grinned her typical, mischievous grin and waved back.
'What is she up to,' thought Hermione, slowing down to get a better look at Clover's actions.
Laughing, Clover pointed down at the car motor and pulled out something that resembled her-
'No, she wouldn't do that. Not in front of all these Muggles!' gasped Hermione. She shook her head fiercely at Clover to show her disapproval.
'Oh yes,' Clover mouthed back, tapping the front of the car with her wand in a way that one else would be able to see.
Hermione's eyes widened as she heard Clover's car rev up.
"Oh dear lord . . ." she muttered, turning back to her own car and stepping on the accelerator immediately.
It was no use: the cars went about 10 miles per hour at the most. Clover's car on the other hand . . . well, Clover's car had caught up to Hermione's bumper.
*BEEP-BEEP!* blared Clover's car.
"C'mon, Hermione! Move it or lose it!" laughed Clover.
"You're mental! You can't do that to Muggle devices!" scolded Hermione. "It's against the-"
"I didn't enchant it! I merely changed the motor. I swear, these things are the *slowest* piece of shi-"
"Fine! We'll see which car's slow when *I'm* through with this car!"
Waywardly, Hermione tapped the front of her car just as Clover had done. She smiled back at Clover with her own mischievous smile, spun back to face her car, and well: tore up the track.
Meanwhile, the young man was still trying to explain to Ron how to work the car when Harry caught sight of Hermione zooming off in what once was probably the most carefully driven car in the history of this track.
"Oh damn . . . that can't be good . . ." he sighed, slapping his forehead.
"Woo-hoo! Go Hermione!" shouted Christine. "Hurry up, Ron! Harry and I wanna get a car sometime this century!"
"Hey, it's not my fault this car is nothing like Dad's old car," snapped Ron.
"Jeez, here," said Christine while scooting Ron over. "I'll go with you for the first ride. Anything to just *go!*"
"But I wanted to-"
"Drive? When? When we're Dumbledore's age? I don't think so!" she chuckled before hitting the accelerator.
"Hey, no fair, it's slow!" she whined, glaring the car. "Just my luck; those two get fast cars and I'm stuck with a slow car and Ron!"
"The car's not the only thing that's slow," muttered Ron.
Christine turned her glare toward Ron. "You know, we're not a mile apart. I heard that. At least *I* know how to press a simple pedal or two."
"Well if you want to go fast, you're not going to get anywhere with this old thing. Now's *my* turn to drive."
"Ouch - Ron! You're squishing me!" Christine protested as Ron and she switched seats.
*MEEP-MEEP!* sounded Hermione's car.
Startled, Christine and Ron jumped and twisted in their seats to see a very hyperactive Hermione.
"Hurry up, grandmas! Either get a move on or MOVE!" Hermione laughed crazily.
"What the hell happened to Hermione?" asked Ron, so very, *very* confused.
"Clover! You broke her! That's the third time this week!" Christine hollered at Clover who was just behind Hermione's car.
Clover merely shrugged, her green eyes twinkling with wickedness. "Oops? Guess you'll just have to do what she says. She looks pretty serious to me." She laughed and joined in with Hermione.
*BEEP-BEEP!* blared Clover's car.
Ron and Christine looked from Clover to Hermione who suddenly looked extremely wild.
"Ron, quick! Before she runs us over!!" Christine shouted anxiously, turning to Ron. "Hurry!!"
"God, I'm trying!!" Ron shouted back, pressing down the accelerator with all his might. "Oh god, how I'm trying!!"
"No, no! Not like that!" laughed Hermione. "Like *this!*"
Hermione tapped the car with her wand and suddenly Ron had that sinking feeling that he shouldn't have held the accelerator down for so long.
Instantly, Ron and Christine were sent flying down the track with Hermione and Clover in hot pursuit.
"ALL RIGHT!!" Christine yelled over the roaring of the speedy go-carts. "THIS IS MORE LIKE IT!! WOO-HOO!!"
"OH MY GOD!!" shouted Ron. "CHRISTINE: TAKE THE WHEEL!! TAKE THE WHEEL!!"
Harry got in his car and laughed. "Well, if you can't beat 'em . . ."
He followed in tapping the front of the car, waited for Clover to pass, then was after them like a rocket.
In the meantime, the young man who was once operating the track had fainted.
A/N: Hmm, sounds like Hermione's done this before! Hope y'all enjoyed this chapter and only time will tell if chapter 3 will be up tomorrow. Thanks to Red-Wings-gurl for reviewing! Hope to see more of ya as this goes on! Oh, and hey to Snuffles! Is this a surprise or what? Hehehe.
Thanks a ton!
~F.E.