I don't own anything Artemis Fowl.
"No, I wish to remain here," said Artemis. Holly had just walked into the dining room for breakfast.
"Well I am sorry, but I owe him a favor and I promised we would be there," replied Artemis Sr. calmly.
"Holly just arrived yesterday. It is most necessary for me to spend time with her. It would be rude to go with you and mother," snapped Artemis.
"She is most certainly welcome to come with us!"
"Where am I welcome to go?" asked Holly. Both Fowls looked up, noticing for the first time that Holly was in the room.
"Good morning Holly!" said Artemis with the most non-vampire smile he could manage. She smiled warmly back.
Artemis Sr. turned to Holly. "Have you ever heard of a book series called Harry Potter?"
"Yes, I have. That is one of the few mudboy books that have ever read. Mostly we read literature created by people in Haven."
"Ah, well they are opening a Harry Potter theme park in the United States. Because of a favor I owe, my family and I were asked to be there for the opening of the park."
"Really? Well I definitely wouldn't mind going! I have always wanted to ride a roller coaster," said Holly, trying to hide her enthusiasm. Artemis looked slightly disappointed.
"Well then it is settled," declared Artemis Sr. "We can take the jet this afternoon to Orlando, stay over night, be in the park for a few hours, and be back home by dark tomorrow. Will that be okay Holly?"
"Yeah, I will probably need to head back to- uh. . . my home as soon as we return though."
"Fine," muttered a disgruntled Artemis. Butler walked into the room just as the eldest Fowl was leaving. He set a plate of French toast down in front of Holly, and she immediately dug in.
"I just don't understand what the big deal about this Harry character is. Everything he achieves is done simply by luck," stated Artemis.
"That's not what the book is really about though! It is mostly about how love will always overcomes evil, and I really enjoyed those books!" said Holly defensively.
"Yes, but I find they are highly unrealistic. There is no way wizards could hide their existence while living on Earth. Besides, all of those children's books are the same. They are all about a 12 year old boy who is special in some way and he ends up saving the world."
"No, Harry Potter is different! Much better. Well, anyways, I am excited to ride a roller coaster! I have never been on one before."
"Neither have I. But we do have a slight problem. I think you might be slightly too. . . er. . . vertically challenged to go on a ride."
"Oh, that's not a problem. Foaly gave me this powdery stuff that I can take to make me look human. It takes 8 hours after I breathe it in to make me grow into a human, and then it will last for 12 hours after that," explained Holly.
"Excellent. Though I am not sure if I will be riding any actual roller coasters . . . I just don't understand how people think they are fun. Going up and down and spinning around just doesn't appeal to me."
"They look like a lot of fun, mudboy. We will try them together!" said Holly. There was no way Artemis could say no to that face.
"Okay, I suppose we can try one," and he leaned over and kissed Holly just as Angeline strolled into the room.
"Well good morning," she said.
"Uh, good morning," stammered Artemis, clearly embarrassed.
"Did your father tell you of out plans today?"
"Yes he did," Artemis replied with a sigh.
"And will Holly be joining us?" she asked with a smile.
"Yes she will. What time are we departing?"
"Around noon."
"All right. Are you done eating, Holly? We should probably get our things together to go."
"Yes I am. Oh, and Mrs. Fowl? Thank you for letting me visit your beautiful home."
"Well you are welcome any time," she responded with another smile. Artemis and Holly shuffled from the room and closed the door. He immediately put his arm around her.
"Well, this should be interesting," mused Holly.
"What will?" he inquired.
"Spending time with the mysterious Fowl family. This is definitely a first. Wait until Foaly learns that I spent the day at an amusement park with Public Enemy Number One and his family. He's going to have a field day!"
"Ah, Foaly. I still need to get him back from hacking into my camera system and watching us yesterday." And he instantly went into thought.
"Artemis, we have a problem though," said Holly nervously.
"And what is that?" Artemis asked, resurfacing from his revenge planning.
"I didn't really think ahead. When I become human sized, none of my clothes will fit."
Artemis thought for a second. "Ah, this is not a problem at all, Holly. Juliet has left many clothes here. You can look through them. Do you know exactly how big you will be?"
"Well Foaly said I will be about 5'1"."
"Excellent, Juliet has clothes here from since she was 11 or 12, so I bet something will fit you. Let's go to her room, its just down the hall." They entered the room and Holly picked through her clothes to find something that looked as if it would fit. She placed the articles of clothing into her suitcase, and looked at the time. They still had two hours until they needed to leave, so they decided to watch a movie.
"What do you want to watch, Holly?"
"Hmmm, do you have any Harry Potter movies? It only seems fitting that we watch one before going to the Harry Potter Theme Park."
"No, but I can easily get it off the Internet and onto a DVD in a minute, I'll be right back." About 2 minutes later Artemis sauntered back into the room holding a DVD.
"Briliant," Holly said with a huge smile on her face.
He put it into the DVD player, clicked a few buttons and sat down. He put his arm around Holly and she set her head on his shoulder, thinking that she would love to do this everyday. She was grateful she didn't have to leave until tomorrow evening.