Ron and Hermione boarded the plane. They found their seats and as expected, the lady Harry traded seats with had sat next to them.
"Look Hermione! These look like peanuts!" Ron grabbed the complimentary bag of peanuts that was in the pocket of the seat in front of him. Hermione sighed and nodded.
"Yes Ron. Those are peanuts." She tapped the arms of her seat with her hands and sat back, she looked at to her left as the stewardess walked by. Sighing, she wished the plane would just take off already.
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"Flight T-183 to Miami, Florida has been canceled." The voice radiated through the terminal and Harry's jaw dropped down to his knees.
"You've got to be kidding me." Harry told himself as he sat in his seat. He looked at his ticket and for sure, it was his flight. He quickly got up and ran to the desk, he reached an open spot right before a tough looking guy, all dressed in leather biker things came up. They exchanged a glare and Harry turned back around.
"Hello sir, how can I help you?"
"Yes, my flight has been canceled…is..is there any other flight leaving that I can exchange the ticket?"
The person looked through their computer, biting their lip as they did and shook their head.
"I'm sorry sir, there are no other flights tonight. It seems we are booked until Saturday."
Harry thought. Saturday was two days away, but he would still have to get a hold of Ron's family somehow.
"Are there many seats left?"
"Yes sir, the cabin is empty, practically all the seats are left."
He nodded.
"Alright, I'll get back to you."
Harry stepped aside and looked for a phone, he looked at his watch and noticed it was still to early to try to contact anyone…then he thought of Hedwig and remembered that he sent her to stay with Padfoot until he returned. Sighing, he walked over to a seat and sat down, he found a comfortable position and closed his eyes for a nap.
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"Oh I do hope the kids are alright." Molly said. Aurther put an arm around her and squeezed.
"I'm sure they're doing wonderfully, love." He replied. He looked around the cabin of the plane and noted each of the kids that came with them. Most of them were sleeping, as the flight had been a long one and another hour or so before they landed. Ginny was awake, and the lucky one to get the window seat. She sat there, looking out of it. Her arm propped up against the window and her chin was in her hand.
"Ginny, are you alright? You haven't stopped looking out of that window since the movie began."
George prodded Ginny and looked at her with concern.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Something just doesn't feel right…Oh I do hope Harry's ok."
"I'm sure he's fine" George pushed Ginny a little with his elbow and motioned to the TV screen that was overhead.
"You should watch this movie, it's pretty good…Lord of the Rings, I do believe it's called."
Ginny slowly turned her head towards the screen and watched for a few seconds before being pulled into a head lock and 'nuggied' by George, she laughed quietly and pushed her way out from under his arm.
"Love you too." She replied before propping her head up on his shoulder and continued to watch the movie.
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Hermione's fingers were about turning white from gripping the arms of her seat tightly. The plane was dipping and swaying like no other flight she had been on before.
"Now Hermione, I'm sure it's nothing, the captain said we'd be experiencing a bit of turbulence…it is a storm cloud after all."
"Yes Ron…" Hermione looked forward. She didn't understand how Ron was keeping so cool over all the bumps as it was his first plane flight. Her thoughts were interrupted as the pilot's voice was heard over the intercom. Due to static, all she could make out he was saying was that the plane's engines have failed and to prepair for a harsh landing. She quickly grasped Ron's hand and squeezed her eyes shut. Ron looked out the window and like the many people around him, started shouting that they were still over water, there wasn't any land to be seen. He paled and winced as Hermione's grip became tighter.
"D-don't p-p-panic Hermione….I-I'm s-sure that t-they w-will h-have everything under c-control." He gulped, knowing his words weren't of comfort but of wishful thinking. Hermione nodded and bent forward. Ron quickly put an arm around her and bent forward as well as the plane started to go at a semi-vertical angle towards the water.
"I'm scared, Ron" Hermione's voice was at a squeak as she forced tears. Ron quickly reached over and undid her seatbelt as well as his and helped her stand up as best as they could. Half the plane were already making their way to the emergency exits. Hermione jumped as she felt something big being handed to her. She looked around as she grabbed the item and noted that it was the seat flotation device. Before she had time to think she was being pushed out of the plane and was welcomed into the freezing ocean water, gripping the seat to her chest like none other. The last thing she heard was Ron's squeal as he was pushed from the plane and the plane crashing into the water, causing a whirlpool and dragging all the people under water.
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Hey guy's sorry this took so long to get up…and sorry if it's not as good as you expected…I've been having a major case of writers block, but forced myself to write whatever came out so I could get one of my stories updated. Not to mention, I've been down with a really bad case of Strep throat. Any ideas are welcome! Please R&R and please be nice.
