Puck's official 'Worst Day of My Life' title was held by the day Beth was born and then taken away. The second worst was the day his father left. The day he was in a plane crash was a close third though.
The whole day had been one big fail really. Their group had been detained at the airport because Coach Sylvester had tried to give one of the security officials a pat down, claiming only she knew how to do it right. So while Mr. Shue's group made it on the plane, they had to wait for a later flight.
By the time they made it on the flight everyone was ready to kill each other. Kurt and Finn had gotten into an argument over just how much money Kurt had spent while in London and whether or not Burt would kill him when he saw the credit card bill. Mike and Tina were having some lovers spat over some girl in the terminal. Puck was just tired of the constant bitching.
The first half of the plane ride wasn't so bad. Puck wasn't really disappointed when his half assed attempt to talk the hot flight attendant into a quickie in the bathroom failed. He quickly got over it when he decided to mess with the cute guy sitting directly across from him on the opposite side of the plane. The dude was looking far too serious, something that Puck did not approve of. That plan was ruined too when instead of getting angry, the guy used some sort of secret ninja skills to show him up in front of his boys!
When he had woken up on the beach hurt and alone Puck was actually scared, not that he would ever admit. When the hot ninja guy from the plane came up and fixed his wounds Puck was a little freaked out, but the prospect of finding one of friends was more important at the time.
Puck didn't want to be cruel, so he didn't say it out loud, but out of all the people to be stuck on an island Puck was glad it was them. Finn had been his best friend since they were kids and Mike had really come out of his shell in the last few years and they had become bros after Puck joined glee and became less of a douche.
After he had found Mike and Finn he told them about what Harry (a.k.a. hot ninja guy) had done but they didn't really believe him until Harry confirmed it later on the beach. When Harry walked away with the plane cop Puck turned to Mike.
"What do you think that was all about, dude?" Puck asked.
"No clue. Weird though, right? The Air Marshall almost looked afraid of Harry."
"Do you think he really is some sort of criminal? Like a international spy kid or something?"
"This isn't a movie, Puck. That doesn't happen in the real world," Mike told him with a roll of his eyes.
"Whatever, man. You saw that guy, he was scared shit less, plus he called a teenager 'sir'. Why would he do that? Besides the kid has magic, that isn't possible in the real world either. I don't think it would be impossible for him to be a spy."
"He's our age, Puck. I doubt they would let him be a spy!"
"I don't know, man. Remember how he said he had no time for getting laid. I mean look at the guy! No way someone that hot never gets any. Unless of course he's out killing people and being a spy!"
"Yes, Puck. That is obviously the only explanation," Mike replied sarcastically. "And what's that? Someone has the hots for the magic man," Mike asked with a grin.
"Oh, shut up. I don't have to have the hots for him to see he's fucking sexy. Did you see those eyes?"
"Yes, but unlike you I am straight."
Finn came walking over with an arm full of oranges, tossing them into the sand between Mike and Puck before plopping down and starting to peel one.
"What are we talking about," Finn asked.
"Puck wants in Harry's magic pants," Mike stated at the same time Puck said, "Nothing."
"Really, Puck? We were just in a plane crash and woke up on an island and all you think about is sex?" Finn asked before laughing with Mike.
"No! I never said that! Besides you both know I don't sleep around anymore. Not after the whole thing with Sebastian," Puck told them seriously.
Both teens stopped laughing and Mike reached out a hand to grip Puck's shoulder. "I know, man. We were just teasing. Trying to lighten the mood, you know?"
"Oh, here he comes! Do you think he will show us now?" Finn asked, bouncing excitedly as he ate his food.
"I don't know, man. I guess we're about to find out," Mike told him just as Harry came to a stop beside them.
"Hey, you guys wanna see some magic?"
"Yes!" Finn shouted loudly before turning red and coughing. "I mean- yeah, sure. I guess that would be cool."
The three other teens laughed while the boys stood up and brushed the sand off themselves. Finn scooped up the remaining food and offered an orange to Harry, which he accepted.
"Alright, but we have to move away from everyone else. I guess I'm not really supposed to let people know about magic. So I guess you really shouldn't mention it to the others," Harry told them as they began to walk down the beach.
"Yeah, we told you, no problem, bro. Your secret is safe with us," Puck told Harry. "Right guys?"
"Of course."
"No worries."
"Thanks." The boys walked in silence for a few minutes eating their oranges, before Puck spoke.
"You know, that really was the most cheesy pick up line ever," Puck told Harry.
"I'm sorry, what?" Harry asked with a confused look.
"'You wanna see some magic?' No wonder you don't date! You don't have any game!"
Harry laughed, and then grinned at Puck. "I don't know about that. One line and I got three hot guys trailing after me. I think that's pretty good, don't you?"
Puck and Mike laughed while Finn suddenly went silent. "Oh, man. I'm sorry, I'm straight. Did I give you the wrong vibe? I'm always doing that! I didn't mean to lead you on, dude."
"Finn! Chill! Harry was joking," Puck told him while Harry just looked on with an amused smile.
"Oh! I knew that. It's just that Kurt-" Finn cut off suddenly looking very sad.
"It's alright, man. They weren't on the beach. They could be somewhere else on the island, we don't know anything bad happened," Mike tried to console the tall teenager.
"Kurt is Finn's brother. He was behind us on the plane, along with Mikes girlfriend Tina," Puck told Harry.
"Some of my friends from school were on the plane too along with a teacher. They have magic. If our friends ended up on another beach together like we did they will be okay. Just like we will. Speaking of which, that is the reason we are out here. I'm going to send a message for help. We have gone far enough I think."
Finn was back to looking excited at seeing magic and Puck threw a grateful look to Harry who nodded in acknowledgement.
"Alright. This is probably the my favorite spell. You'll see why. You guys stand over here to the side for a minute." Harry pointed to a spot and they all moved over watching with rapt attention. "Okay, you ready?" They all nodded in unison as Harry drew his wand and held it straight out in front of himself. "Alright. Expecto Patronum!"
Puck watched in amazement as a bright white light flooded out the tip of the wand. The light began solidify and take shape and a moment later a huge bright white male deer made of light with giant antlers stood in front of the three gaping teens. Puck had never seen anything more beautiful in his life beside his daughter.
Harry stepped up to pat the deer on it's hip."Mike, Puck, Finn. I would like to introduce you to Prongs. He's solid, and friendly. Well, friendly as long as you are not trying to hurt me. You can pet him if you like."
Finn was the first to step forward. "I... I can pet him? You're sure?"
"Yep. Go ahead. It's like nothing else you have ever experienced." Harry told them.
Finn placed a shy hand on the massive stag's shoulder and gasped, before laughing. "Oh my God. Guys, you have to try this!"
Puck walked closer to the stags front, Mike following shortly after moving towards the deers center. Puck reached out a hand just above the deer's nose like he had seen in someone in a movie do once. After a moment Prongs leaned in to press his nose against Puck's hand. The instant they touched, joy ran through Puck making him smile widely and laugh out loud. He brushed his hand along the deer, feeling the relief as the fear from the crash was washed away in the pure happiness.
"He's amazing, right? Now you see why he's my favorite?" Puck jumped slightly at Harry's voice right beside him. He had been so distracted looking at Prongs he hadn't even seen Harry move.
"Yeah. What is he?"
"Well basically he is made out of pure magic and my happiest memory. But what he really is, is my father," Harry told him with a soft smile as he stroked the deers neck.
Puck looked away from the glowing stag. "Your father is a deer? NO, offense, dude, but that's fucked up!" Magic was cool and all, but that was some seriously freaky shit.
"No! Well sort of, but not really. I should have said he represented my father," Harry corrected himself with a laugh. "Very few wizards can work to be able to change into animals. My dad and his friends figured it out in school, and his form was a stag nicknamed Prongs."
Puck could just imagine all the cool things he could have done if he was a wizard. When he was a kid, he used to dream of a life with magic. His dad used to tell Puck stories about Merlin and enchanted castles, witches and wizards who could do incredible things. Puck had told his dad that was what he wanted to be when he grew up, a wizard. His dad had laughed and told him anything was possible. It all seemed so real the way his dad talked about it. When his dad left the week after he turned 11, all talk about magic left his life.
"It must be cool to have magic parents. Growing up with magic had to be amazing, right?"
Harry looked at him with a sad smile. "I wouldn't know, but from what I hear it is brilliant."
Puck was confused, but before he could ask Harry what he meant Harry spoke again.
"Okay, guys. You have to step back now. Prongs has a job to do today." When they all reluctantly stepped back, the overwhelming joy faded but Puck's mood stayed elevated. Harry steadied himself with hand on the stag and stood on his toes to whisper in the deer's ear before drawing back to stand with the other teens. "Alright boy, off you go."
The bright deer took off at a gallop towards the sea. When it his the water it kept running right over the surface. They boys watched, but at about 100 feet out the deer stopped and turned to look back at the shore.
Puck didn't know what was going on, so he looked to Harry looked just as confused as Puck felt.
"What is he doing?" Harry mumbled.
The deer was standing on top of the water pawing at something, but not moving forward. Finally the stag backed up about 15 feet before lowering his head and charging forwards. It ran until it hit the same spot it had stopped earlier, but instead of stopping it seemed to ram into something invisible. Puck could see a huge flash of light so bright he was momentarily blinded. When his vision cleared, Prongs was gone.
"What the hell? That should not have happened!" Harry drew his wand again and another deer appeared and charged forward like the last but the same thing happened. "Okay. That should not be possible. I don't know anything that will keep a patronus out. They can even travel into Hogwarts," Harry seemed to be talking to himself, because Puck had no clue what he was talking about.
"Is it just Prongs, or can nothing get out?" Mike asked.
Harry turned his head to look at the boy. "That is a really good question. Let's find out, shall we? Avis."
They watched as five bright blue birds flew out of Harry's wand and made their way out over the ocean, only to hit the same problem. Instead of a bright light, they just hit the barrier and fell into the ocean.
"Maybe it's just magic," Puck suggested.
"Another good point. Which of you throw the furthest?" Harry asked.
"That would be Finn."
Mike handed Finn one of the leftover oranges and told him to throw it as far and hard as he could, but at the same point the fruit smacked into nothing visible and dropped straight down.
"OK, I've got another idea." Harry said before crouching in the sand and picking up a large seashell. He waved his wand again and where the seashell was now sat a yellow rubber duck the size of a basketball.
Puck snorted. "You're idea is to take a bath?"
"Shut up," Harry told him good-naturedly. "It was the first thing I thought of."
Harry walked to the edge of the sea and place the duck in the water before taking a seat on the beach. He pointed his wand and the duck and a gust of air came out of it and began pushing the rubber duck out to see.
The process was slow going, so Puck and the other boys sat beside Harry and they all kept their eyes on the steadily growing smaller duck. Puck felt a small flare of hope, but then the duck stopped and wouldn't move any more. The waves and the wind kept knocking it against the barrier, but it went no further. The weird thing was the water had no problem passing like there was nothing there.
"Well, that can't be good," Puck chimed in.
"You should uh...try something else, Harry," Finn said.
"Shut up, Finn. You just want to see more magic!" Puck told him.
"So? It's cool! Don't lie and say you don't think it's super awesome."
"Well, obviously it's awesome. But you're missing the big picture here, Finnessa."
"Oh, yeah? And what is that, Puck?"
But it was Harry that answered. "We're trapped."
"But we were already trapped."
"No, Finn. We were just stuck because we didn't have a boat. But if whatever is out there won't let anything through then we can even make a raft and sail away like in all those movies," Puck told him. Not that he had any clue how to make a raft, but it couldn't be to hard right?
A look of horror crossed Finn's face. "Does that mean nothing can get in either?"
"Don't be a dumbass, Finn. If nothing could get in then how would we be here," Puck asked.
"Dobby? Kreature?" The other three looked at Harry in confusion when nothing happened.
"What was that supposed to do?" Finn wanted to know.
"Well, I'm officially out of ideas. And Dobby and Kreature are house-elves bound to me. They can hear me from anywhere on the planet, and are able to appear by my side when I call them. If they didn't show up, that means they at either can't get in or even that message was blocked some how. I would say it was impossible for it to be blocked, but it's also impossible for a patronus to be blocked so..."Harry trailed off in his explanation.
They all sat in silence for minutes staring out at the rubber duck floating out in the water.
"Does that mean this is a magic island?" Mike asked. "If there is something keeping magic out, that must mean it is magic right?"
"Shit!" Harry suddenly looked panicked and stood up quickly. "You're right. We need to head back to the others. I need to let Logan know. If this island is part of the magical world, Merlin knows what could be on it with us."
They all took off at a run down the beach. Puck didn't know anything about the magic world, but Harry seemed worried so they all followed without comment.
"Guys? Shouldn't we be back by now?" Finn asked. "We didn't go very far."
Mike pointed at something on the sand. "I think we are back."
There in the sand lay the orange peels from their earlier meal, but the rest of the beach was empty. No survivors. Even the bodies of those who didn't make it were gone.
"There's no way Logan would have left without me. We need to look around for any signs of people, or any trouble they could have had." Harry told them.
The four walked around for several minutes without finding any sign of them before Harry suddenly bent over and picked up a stick and tucked it into his back pocket.
"It's not a stick," Harry explained when Puck asked. "It's another wand. One of the students from my school didn't make it, this must be his. Logan lost his in the crash and I told him there was one over here, but I guess he never made it."
"The cop was a wizard too?" Mike exclaimed. "So he wasn't really a cop?" Mike turned and whispered to Puck. "I told you he wasn't an international kid spy!"
"He was an Auror, which is basically a police officer for the magical population," Harry explained.
Puck shot a smug look to Mike. "Told you. He could still be an international magic spy kid now. That's how the cop knew him, I bet."
"You guys know I'm standing right here, right?" Harry asked with a grin. "And I'm not a spy."
"Well how was I supposed to know? You had like ninja reflexes on the plane, which was still awesome by the way. Then you show up on the beach with magic. And then the cop knows who you are and gets all shifty and nervous. It all added up to me."
"I didn't think so, Harry," Mike piped up.
"Thank you, Mike. And no, Puck, I am not a spy."
"Are you going to tell us how the magic cop knows you?" Puck really was curious.
"No, I'm not."
"Ok, well. What if I guess?" Puck pressed. "Will you tell me if I'm right or wrong?"
Harry stopped walking and looked directly at Puck for a minute. "Alright, deal. You guess and I'll answer truthfully."
Puck perked up. "Awesome! This'll be great."
"Trapped on a magic island with people missing isn't exactly what I call great, Puck" Finn told him.
"Lighten up, bro. You can't tell me your not curious."
Harry raised his wand and pointed it at his throat. "AUROR LOGAN. PLEASE RETURN TO THE BEACH IMMEDIATELY ." It sounded like Harry was speaking through a megaphone right next to them.
Puck ducked to the side and rubbed his ears. "A little warning next time, man? Fuck!"
Harry looked sheepish. "Sorry,' he apologized, "I didn't think." They waited for a moment, but no response came from the jungle.
"What happened to everyone? Did something magic get them?"
"I don't know Finn. Maybe they walked further in to find fresh water," Puck suggested. Harry's face told him what a stupid idea that was, but he thankfully didn't comment.
"So...I guess the question is, what do we do now?'" Harry asked the group.
AN: Ok, Maybe not Land of the Lost, but more like Journey 2 the Mysterious Island. Yeah, that seems more in line with what I'm thinking. Forget Land of the Lost.
*IMPORTANT NOTE* this is canon up until HBP. By that i mean everything in books 1-5 happened but not 6 and 7.