The aircraft rose steadily above British skies, quickly approaching the planned cruise altitude for the journey west. Her massive turbofans burned hot, propelling the Boeing 747 forward at Mach 0.85. In the cockpit, the pilot was in control of the aircraft, with the co-pilot calling out the altitude readouts while setting up the autopilot settings before holding his left hand over the switch to activate the system.

In the cabin, Harry and three of his companions had some butterflies in their stomachs. It was quite exhilarating to feel the plane rush off the runway and climb, but although it was nothing like flying a broom, the feeling of taking off the ground for the first time without magic was still uneasy on the teens. Neville did start to look a little green, but he fortunately recovered as the aircraft leveled off.

After a few more moments, the seatbelt signs were turned off and, much of the passengers started to move around. Sirius could see the flight attendants start to leave their seats, heading towards the galley to prepare drinks. He tried to get a better view of the attendants, when a hand reached over Daphne and pulled him from the aisle, facing down Harry's half-humoured glare with a mischievous grin.

The drink cart came down the aisles around at 2:45 PM GMT. Hermione could see the flight attendants as they were serving drinks, and interrupted Neville and Tracy's conversation.

"They're bringing out drinks. Please don't ask for pumpkin juice, butterbeer, or other wizarding drinks. They'll be able to get you juices, water, tea, or soft drinks, but that's about it."

"Hello, what would you like to drink?"

Hermione, quickly responded, "I would like some Sprite, please," and gave a pointed look at Neville and Tracy.

"Orange Juice, please."

"Apple juice for me, please."

After they got their drinks and said thanks, the cart moved to Harry's row. Sirius had acquired a taste of muggle drinks during the past year and had money on hand. "A glass of champagne please. Daphne?"

"I'd like to have some Coca Cola, please."

Harry was a bit surprised that Daphne knew about soft drinks, let alone a specific brand like Coca Cola, but for the moment he pushed it out of his mind.

"I'll have coke as well."

The flight attendants gingerly poured out the drinks into cups and passed the cups out. Sirius gave a grin as he pulled out some coins to pay for the champagne. He gave a handsome mug to the flight attendants, only to get a whack on the arm by Harry.

Harry slyly reprimanded the dog animagus, "Bad dog." To which Sirius gave a wide grin and a mischievous glint in his eyes.

After the cart rolled to the back, Harry decided to satisfy his curiosity. "So Daphne, how do you know about muggle soft drinks, and their brands?"

"Harry, when my family traveled during our holidays, we usually picked muggle restaurants for meals and hotels to stay at. Dad usually explained that it would help me and Tori to explore life outside the wizarding world, and get a fresh perspective. It was interesting to eat food that didn't have magic involved, plus we did try to travel around like muggles did.

I remember staying at muggle hotels, with me and Tori watching television when we weren't out," she paused as Harry's eyes widened.

"You've watched muggle television?" Harry asked.

"Of course I did, silly! I miss watching Bugs Bunny and that inane Coyote on Saturday Mornings with my sis. Plus it was fun watching other cartoon as well. That's why my family is likely the only pureblood family with a television at home. It's magically powered, of course, but we found a way for it to work. Dad had to beg Uncle David to tell us how they did it in North America. I heard that most wizarding families in Canada have a telly at home.

But anyways, all those tours in Europe really taught me more about life without magic than anything I learned in Muggle Studies. That class is a joke."

"Tell me about it. From what I've seen, lots of Wizarding families have little idea on how to dress on muggle streets, let alone understand stuff like telephones and airplanes..."

"So Harry, how does an airplane like this one work?" Daphne asked.

"Well..." He decided to show a trick that one of his primary school teacher used to explain how planes fly. He took out a small notepad that he had bought in a stationary store two days before the flight began, where he also got pens, pencils, and a notebook for writing. He ripped out one page very neatly, and held it by one edge in front of him. He gently blew over the top of the page, and watched Daphne's fascinated expression as the far edge of the paper started to rise up and fluttered. Daphne's intelligent mind clicked and she quickly understood how that demonstration was related to how the wings on their aircraft helped lift the metal bird into the air. Then, after a though, she gave Harry a sultry look.

"So, Harry, if you blow over me, will I get a rise like that paper?" She cheekily asked. She got her intended response, as Harry started to blush slightly and tenderly gave Daphne a kiss. Sirius made a fake cough and quickly looked elsewhere as the pair decided to snog deeply after folding up the armrest separating their seats.

After a few minutes, they pulled away and, noticing that the three friends in front of them were looking back towards the pair, both blushed deep red and looked at opposite directions, leading to humoured snorts from Neville, and giggles from Tracy and Hermione. At that time, the chief flight attendant announced that the first movie would be on, and the cabin lights dimmed as "Toy Story" began.

For Harry, Daphne and Hermione, it was quite fascinating to see the other two teens and Sirius watching the TV screen just ahead of their seats. They clearly were confused by how it all worked, but they were completely taken in by the story playing out.

Hermione was surprised at how detailed the 3D animation was, especially since it was a recent innovation in moviemaking. Then again, she still harboured some disgruntlement against television, as she missed watching Doctor Who. She had watched the final two seasons of the show, which had Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Incarnation of the Doctor before it was cut by BBC executives, earning her smouldering hatred of the BBC.

Daphne was snuggled up to Harry, both wearing headphone and listening as Woody accidentally pushed Buzz out of the window in Andy's Room. Sirius was quite bemused by his godson and Daphne as they watched the movie closely together.

A similar scene had Tracy and Neville watching the movie snuggled up to each other. Hermione was too concentrated on the movie to make any comments.

The movie continued through, with the passenger on board gasping, cheering, laughing, crying, and expressing so many emotions as the story continued. When it finally ended, there was applause from the passengers, and some cheering. By then, it was almost time for dinner, and Hermione started to look ill. She had one bad experience with airplane food, and she hoped that this airline didn't repeat that.

Author Note: All references to Bugs Bunny and Wile E Coyote were inspired by the Lion Tamer, also by munkeymaniac.

Doctor Who is owned by the BBC, and Toy Story is Owned by Pixar.