June 26

Harry Potter woke up early, with Hedwig hooting excitedly. He quickly went to the bathroom for his morning rituals. Afterwards, he went back to his room to change into a light t-shirt and baggy jeans. He charmed his glasses to have a darker tint, the better to disguise himself and protect his eyes from the summer sun.

Sirius was already up and had glamored himself to pass off as a muggle; he had already owned a passport from his travels to Europe and had received the necessary travel documents for the long trip. He was wearing baggy jeans like his Godson, and also wore a red polo shirt. He was wearing a pair of conjured tinted aviators which, in his mind, made him all the more dashing for would be "acquaintances".

Harry checked to see that all his belonging were packed and ready, with Hedwig currently housed in her cage. It was not often that a muggle airport had to process an owl for a transoceanic flight. After a light breakfast with Sirius, they exited the house, awaiting the Grangers', who were coming to pick up Harry and Sirius on the way to the airport.

Hermione and her parents arrived in a BMW E34 station wagon, which already had Hermione's suitcase and carry-on in the trunk. She came out and hugged Harry before helping them move their luggage into the trunk.

Hermione, Sirius, and Harry were the first to arrive at Heathrow Airport, with Hermione's parents giving their daughter one last hug before driving back home after unloading the suitcases and two backpacks, one owned by Hermione and one bought by the Grangers as a gift to Harry. They were also planning to go to Canada, but needed to prepare the Grangers' Dental Office for their absence. As they sped away, Daphne and her family were the next to arrive in a Taxi.

To Harry's surprise, the Greengrass family all wore contemporary muggle clothing. Cyrus was wearing a button up shirt, blazer and trousers, greeting Harry and Hermione warmly. Aurora wore a plain, white blouse and tan shorts, and briefly caught the attention of Sirius, who looked at the stunning woman a bit too long only to look away with a half-humored, half-serious death glare from Cyrus. Astoria was dressed in a sky blue t-shirt and skinny jeans and also looked splendid on the sunny day, a rarity in London.

Harry, however, could not avert his eyes from his girlfriend. Daphne wore a tight lime-green short sleeve shirt that accentuated her figure quite nicely, with a pair of denim shorts that made Harry slightly blush. She rushed forwards and gave Harry a long kiss while embracing her deepest friend tightly.

They were only interrupted when the Davis family arrived in their magically enhanced Ford Cortina, with Neville exiting the car tenderly grasping Tracy's hand as she followed Neville out of the car before unloading the suitcases from the car. The Greengrass and Davis families gave their emotional farewells to their children who had grown so much and were ready for the next adventure. Harry also got a final pat from Cyrus, who looked very proud of his firstborn's boyfriend.

They entered the airport terminal and quickly headed to a row of check-in counters which had the logo of Canadian Airlines displayed on CRT Televisions. Due to the very traditionalist British Ministry of Magic, there were no magical check-in booths or support for air travelers in Britain's Major Airports. As a consequence, all Witches and Wizards leaving Britain had to use the muggle system to board their plane.

Hermione and Sirius, who had the most experience with flying abroad, helped the other four teens with the check-in process (though Harry learned quite quickly). They booked two rows on the left hand side of the aircraft, overlooking the wing of their plane. They dropped off their luggage, which had been charmed to weight much lighter than the maximum limit, and watched as the disguised trunks and suitcases sped off to their plane.

After receiving their tickets, they passed through security with ease and arrived at passport control, where immigration officers inspected passengers' passports and documents. Fortunately, the six wizards and witches had already received passports and were soon on their way. They went to a nearby fast food restaurant to have a quick lunch. Harry slightly raised his eyebrow when Hermione took one of the burgers and placed it inside her backpack, mumbling about airplane food. They arrived an hour early at the gate, and so they sat by the windows, with Neville and Tracy looking out at the massive aircraft that would take them across the Atlantic.

The plane, a Boeing 747-400, among the first owned by Canadian Airlines, looked splendid in its white, red, blue and grey livery. Neville and Tracy watched as a train of baggage containers was loaded onto the aircraft. They were amused to see the stunned looks on the airport staff's faces as they handled several cages, each with an owl inside, as well as a travel case with a very agitated Crookshanks. The box containing Neville's toad, Trevor, was also carefully loaded, though Neville was a bit afraid that his familiar would go missing, again.

Hermione had brought along a deck of cards for the flight, so she, Daphne, Harry, and Sirius sat in a circle as Hermione taught them how to play Goldfish. Harry knew how to play as it was something he had enjoyed back in the day when it was just him, Hermione, and Ron, with Ron pestering Hermione on the boringness of the game. Of course, that usually led to a petty argument between the two, which usually ended the game and the pair leaving in opposite directions. Now, however, Daphne and Sirius were quite attentive, and carefully listened to Hermione. They were quick learners, and clearly wanted to just have some bonding time.

Daphne continued to tenderly grasp Harry's hand for most of the time, and they spent much of their time looking at each other quite fondly. That was usually interrupted by Hermione, which made the pair blush before resuming the game.

Finally, it was almost time to board the plane. When their rows of seats were called up, the six joined the line up to board the plane. After their tickets were processed they walked down the aisle, dragging magically extended carry-ons behind them, with Harry and Hermione wearing their backpacks. They arrived at the door of the plane, and stepped on-board, one by one. The flight attendants gracefully looked at their tickets, and pointed them down the left aisle of the airliner. They headed down that way, navigating around other passengers opening the overhead compartments and loading them with their carry-on. When they reached their two rows, Harry and Sirius silently casted a privacy charm over the group's seats, which made everyone else ignore any talk of magic or any magical items that they had. Sirius, Harry, and Neville helped the girls load up their carry-ons into the over compartment (Sirius quietly giving the compartment an extension charm) and loaded the rest of their luggage inside.

Hermione, Tracy, and Neville were in the forward of the two rows of seats, with Harry, Daphne, and Sirius in the back. Hermione and Harry kept their backpacks and placed them at their picked spots, with Hermione looking disappointed as the backpacks were not magically extended. Harry took out the aircraft safety instructions and made a brief look over the diagrams and pictures on the laminated paper. He also looked at the on board magazine, which had some interesting articles on destinations around the world, information on the Canadian Airlines fleet, as well as the current in-flight movies. The first would be an animated film made a company named Pixar, titled "Toy Story." The other film of the flight was "Goldeneye," starring Pierce Brosnan as the legendary MI6 Agent, James Bond.

At 2 PM, the cabin door was closed and Harry could feel the massive plane be pushed back by a tug. The plane pulled away from the gate, and slowly turned to the left. The tug soon stopped pushing, and Harry could see the heavy vehicle speed away. Then he heard a loud roar as the first of four General Electric CF6 Engines was ignited, followed shortly by the three other engines lighting up in a sequence.

The aircraft slowly moved down the apron, passing by other aircraft at the gates. The pilot was now speaking over the intercom, explaining the basic overview of the flight, after which an airplane safety movie was projected on the center front wall of the cabin section and on small tvs that lowered from the ceiling along the side rows of seats.

Daphne, though firmly secured to her seat by her seat-belt, looked over Harry and watched as the terminal and other muggle airplanes passed by the window, barely noticing as flaps and slats were extended from the wing to maximize the wing area for take-off. Harry and Daphne had never had the chance to travel outside the country using non-magical means (though in Harry's case, he never left Britain his entire life), and both were a bit nervous of their first transoceanic flight. They held each others hand a little tightly, and Sirius looked over with a mischievous grin.

The aircraft waited as a Cathay Pacific jumbo jet took off for Hong Kong, after which it positioned itself on the runway. The plane stopped, as Harry heard the engines start to rumble louder than before. Then the plane lurched forward and accelerated. Harry heard the cabin begin to pressurize and opened his mouth to alleviate pressure on his ears. The plane roared, and after a few seconds began to pitch up. The plane was soon at take off speed, and Harry felt as the aircraft, no longer supported by the landing gears, took to the sky like a fish in water.