Disclaimer: JK is too brilliant to be me, so therefore the characters in
use are not mine. though I wouldn't mind having Ron.
A/N: Much thanks to everyone who reviewed! I didn't think I was going to get any reviews! To answer one question, both of Hermione's parents are dentist and they make a lot of money.
Much Thanks to Helen my "beta" reader! Without her, my fic would sound so American.
Chapter 2
Monday came and Hermione got up extra early to make sure she was ready. She was all packed. A whole month away from her parents. She wasn't sure if she was ready for it, but she was excited nonetheless. They got to the airport and checked in her bags an hour before the plane was to leave. Before passport control Hermione said good-bye to her parents.
"Do you have everything?" Ms. Granger asked her daughter hugging her.
"Yes." Hermione said smiling.
"Be careful." Mr. Granger said taking his turn hugging Hermione.
"I will. Bye Dad. I'll be back in no time Mum. I'll see you both in a month!" Hermione said as she walked away waving behind her and she handed her passport to the man behind the counter.
Hermione reached the gate and saw a tall redhead looking lost among the crowd. Hermione was surprised that he had made it this far.
"Ron!" Hermione yelled as she ran to greet her friend.
"Hermione!" Ron said as his friend came running to him and gave him a hug.
"How have you been?" Hermione asked after their hug that lasted a bit longer than normal.
"Nervous. I've never been on a plane before." Ron said looking out to the big metal things outside of the windows. Hermione could understand why Ron would be nervous. He had never flown before, except on a broom, which she thought was more safe. But since it would be a bit hard (and a much longer flight) to ride on a broom, it was better that they flew the Muggle way.
"It'll be okay. It's only bad the first time you ride. I'll be right besides you though, so you won't have to go through by yourself." Hermione said giving Ron a comforting smile.
"Flight 325 to Shannon is now boarding rows 30 to 50." Ron looked around to see where the voice was coming from. Hermione giggled at how Ron looked. She then looked at their tickets and realized they were in row 42.
"Come on Ron. We need to get in line to board." She took Ron's hand with one hand and her hand luggage with the other and led him to the gate. When they got to the gate she dropped his hand and handed him his ticket.
"They'll ask for the ticket, and you just hand it to them okay? And then we'll go inside and find our seats. I asked for a window seat so that you could see outside. It might help you a bit." Hermione said.
"Thanks." Ron said looking at all the Muggles.
Soon enough they were inside the plane and Hermione was putting their hand luggage in the overhead compartment. Ron was seating himself by the window and looking at the belt and the fold-down table. Hermione took her seat with an amused smile on her face. Watching Ron amazed at all the Muggles was hilarious to her. But she tired to be as nice as she could and not laugh too much out loud. She buckled her belt and helped Ron with his. When he asked what they were for she tried to explain that sometimes the plane would give some surprising bumps to the passengers and people could be thrown from their seats. She stopped explaining this to him as he saw his face grow concerned. She then told him that it would be okay and that crashes hardly ever happened. This just made Ron more worried. Hermione decided she would keep her mouth shut about the plane and try to focus on something else.
Before she could think of anything else to talk about, the plane gave a jerk as it left the terminal. Ron grabbed her hand and held onto it for dear life. Hermione smiled and tried to comfort Ron by rubbing her thumb along his hand. The air stewards did their demonstration about what to do if there was an emergency. Ron watched very carefully to make sure he knew exactly what he should do, just in case.
The captain came on a short minute later giving them all the information about where they were going, how high they would fly, and for the passengers to stay buckled up at all times unless they needed to use the lavatories. The flight was a short hour flight, and Hermione made sure that Ron was as comfortable as possible. Ron didn't let go of her hand at all though.
"Ron, look out the window." Hermione said trying to get Ron to see the marvelous view the plane gave them.
"No."
"Come on Ron. It's not bad." Hermione was now leaning over Ron to get a better view. "Look." And she took his face in her free hand and turned it to look out the window. "Just open your eyes." Ron's eyes stayed squeezed shut. "Please Ron? For me?" Ron shook his head, though he thought a few seconds about it. "Fine." Hermione was searching her brain for a way to get him to look. She kissed his cheek and his eyes shot open. "Finally." Hermione said, "Look at the view."
"Wow." He said awestruck. Brooms couldn't go this high without making someone lightheaded.
"I told you." Hermione said with a voice of victory.
"Excuse me miss, could you sit back in your seat?" A stewardess said to Hermione as she patrolled the isles.
"Oh sorry." Hermione said embarrassed. Ron stuck his tongue out at her, but he quickly put it back inside his mouth when Hermione gave him 'the look'.
End A/N: Sorry the chapters are so short, but them being short, there will be more! Liked it? Hated it? Should I bother continuing? Constructive Criticism welcomed.
A/N: Much thanks to everyone who reviewed! I didn't think I was going to get any reviews! To answer one question, both of Hermione's parents are dentist and they make a lot of money.
Much Thanks to Helen my "beta" reader! Without her, my fic would sound so American.
Chapter 2
Monday came and Hermione got up extra early to make sure she was ready. She was all packed. A whole month away from her parents. She wasn't sure if she was ready for it, but she was excited nonetheless. They got to the airport and checked in her bags an hour before the plane was to leave. Before passport control Hermione said good-bye to her parents.
"Do you have everything?" Ms. Granger asked her daughter hugging her.
"Yes." Hermione said smiling.
"Be careful." Mr. Granger said taking his turn hugging Hermione.
"I will. Bye Dad. I'll be back in no time Mum. I'll see you both in a month!" Hermione said as she walked away waving behind her and she handed her passport to the man behind the counter.
Hermione reached the gate and saw a tall redhead looking lost among the crowd. Hermione was surprised that he had made it this far.
"Ron!" Hermione yelled as she ran to greet her friend.
"Hermione!" Ron said as his friend came running to him and gave him a hug.
"How have you been?" Hermione asked after their hug that lasted a bit longer than normal.
"Nervous. I've never been on a plane before." Ron said looking out to the big metal things outside of the windows. Hermione could understand why Ron would be nervous. He had never flown before, except on a broom, which she thought was more safe. But since it would be a bit hard (and a much longer flight) to ride on a broom, it was better that they flew the Muggle way.
"It'll be okay. It's only bad the first time you ride. I'll be right besides you though, so you won't have to go through by yourself." Hermione said giving Ron a comforting smile.
"Flight 325 to Shannon is now boarding rows 30 to 50." Ron looked around to see where the voice was coming from. Hermione giggled at how Ron looked. She then looked at their tickets and realized they were in row 42.
"Come on Ron. We need to get in line to board." She took Ron's hand with one hand and her hand luggage with the other and led him to the gate. When they got to the gate she dropped his hand and handed him his ticket.
"They'll ask for the ticket, and you just hand it to them okay? And then we'll go inside and find our seats. I asked for a window seat so that you could see outside. It might help you a bit." Hermione said.
"Thanks." Ron said looking at all the Muggles.
Soon enough they were inside the plane and Hermione was putting their hand luggage in the overhead compartment. Ron was seating himself by the window and looking at the belt and the fold-down table. Hermione took her seat with an amused smile on her face. Watching Ron amazed at all the Muggles was hilarious to her. But she tired to be as nice as she could and not laugh too much out loud. She buckled her belt and helped Ron with his. When he asked what they were for she tried to explain that sometimes the plane would give some surprising bumps to the passengers and people could be thrown from their seats. She stopped explaining this to him as he saw his face grow concerned. She then told him that it would be okay and that crashes hardly ever happened. This just made Ron more worried. Hermione decided she would keep her mouth shut about the plane and try to focus on something else.
Before she could think of anything else to talk about, the plane gave a jerk as it left the terminal. Ron grabbed her hand and held onto it for dear life. Hermione smiled and tried to comfort Ron by rubbing her thumb along his hand. The air stewards did their demonstration about what to do if there was an emergency. Ron watched very carefully to make sure he knew exactly what he should do, just in case.
The captain came on a short minute later giving them all the information about where they were going, how high they would fly, and for the passengers to stay buckled up at all times unless they needed to use the lavatories. The flight was a short hour flight, and Hermione made sure that Ron was as comfortable as possible. Ron didn't let go of her hand at all though.
"Ron, look out the window." Hermione said trying to get Ron to see the marvelous view the plane gave them.
"No."
"Come on Ron. It's not bad." Hermione was now leaning over Ron to get a better view. "Look." And she took his face in her free hand and turned it to look out the window. "Just open your eyes." Ron's eyes stayed squeezed shut. "Please Ron? For me?" Ron shook his head, though he thought a few seconds about it. "Fine." Hermione was searching her brain for a way to get him to look. She kissed his cheek and his eyes shot open. "Finally." Hermione said, "Look at the view."
"Wow." He said awestruck. Brooms couldn't go this high without making someone lightheaded.
"I told you." Hermione said with a voice of victory.
"Excuse me miss, could you sit back in your seat?" A stewardess said to Hermione as she patrolled the isles.
"Oh sorry." Hermione said embarrassed. Ron stuck his tongue out at her, but he quickly put it back inside his mouth when Hermione gave him 'the look'.
End A/N: Sorry the chapters are so short, but them being short, there will be more! Liked it? Hated it? Should I bother continuing? Constructive Criticism welcomed.
