Giving the boy a grin when he said awesome. "Definitely awesome." He went to offer the boy a hand up but he was already getting to his feet. He made sure the kid was able to walk on his own before moving on to the next kid but did give him a thumbs up back when he saw him give him one.

He looked up in time to see a boy who seemed to be following another student. Giving him a smile and nodded to the hippogriff in the ring. "You want to try him out?"

Another youngster! "Why of course you can" he drawled nodding his head "It's my hippogriff, all you need to do is sit on him and hold on as tight as you can while the music plays."

"Of course he's free to ride." he said with a smile for the girl, the other kid had appeared to be following. "All the rides today are free, so you can climb right up if you wish and try him out." Err, maybe she wasn't interested. She'd turned away and he went back to helping another rider when he heard her voice again addressing him. "Err, no. I don't believe so. But if you succeed on lasting longer than anyone else or til the end of the song, you get the chance to brag to everyone once you get to Hogwarts."

SPOILER!!: Self-assured girl & ze operator

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SPOILER!!: Jeremiah HippogriffMan and QuietEvan

Someone was talking to her.

Those world-weary eyes shifted towards the direction of the speaker. Oh so it was the guy who ran the whole thing. Give the Hippogriff a chance? "Only if the ride's free..." she retorted as she turned around-- game operators never give stuff for free, she knew that much. Unless there was some kind of trade off, and she wasnt exactly interested in bargaining over a ride.

And that would've been SUCH a smooth way to decline until she turned around and saw some DUDE looking right at her. She squinted. What was HE looking at? He looked nice. Too nice. And quiet. Too quiet. Of course he could be nothing more than a harmless patron waiting for his turn to ride. Or maybe he's probably one of those--

"I'll take that ride." she said spinning quickly and addressed the Hippogriff Man. Dont look around; keep your eye on the contraption. "Do I win something if I stay on long enough hmm?"

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Giving the boy a grin when he said awesome. "Definitely awesome." He went to offer the boy a hand up but he was already getting to his feet. He made sure the kid was able to walk on his own before moving on to the next kid but did give him a thumbs up back when he saw him give him one.



He looked up in time to see a boy who seemed to be following another student. Giving him a smile and nodded to the hippogriff in the ring. "You want to try him out?"



Another youngster! "Why of course you can" he drawled nodding his head "It's my hippogriff, all you need to do is sit on him and hold on as tight as you can while the music plays."



"Of course he's free to ride." he said with a smile for the girl, the other kid had appeared to be following. "All the rides today are free, so you can climb right up if you wish and try him out." Err, maybe she wasn't interested. She'd turned away and he went back to helping another rider when he heard her voice again addressing him. "Err, no. I don't believe so. But if you succeed on lasting longer than anyone else or til the end of the song, you get the chance to brag to everyone once you get to Hogwarts."

There was one thing Evan was certain of - this girl had given him a strange look. It looked almost like a spooked or startled look almost as if she had spotted something out of place. It could have been anything. It could have been him. He attempted a reassuring smile, but it somehow had an eerily creepy thing to it. Maybe it was the fact that the smile was comically too big.

Before he could even think of a thing to say to calm the girl in red’s nerves down the operator was speaking to him.

“Oh yeah that sounds quite fun” he nodded. “I’ll give it a whirl” he nodded. Bragging rights – he heard about that and almost chuckled. Evan was next in line it seemed which was nice. “how fast does this thing go?” He asked the operator.

Once out of the robe shop, Michael was all set to get some ice cream, courtesy of the Minister for Magic when he spotted some festivities happening.

How had he not seen them before?

HE HAD TO BE APART OF THIS FUN!

So with a hasty goodbye to Mr K and a tug on Z's shirt, telling her not to take too long, Mikey headed off toward the festival.

And of course the first place he went to was the Mechanical Hippogriff!! He wasn't worried about Z finding him because they thought alike and he knew that this would be the first place she headed to as well.

"There's not a height limitation is there?" he asked the man running the show.

"Give it your best!"..Alright then, looks like Wade was ready. Soon after the button was pressed, he could feel his lower half starting to rock. Okay, maybe he shouuld use both hands.. just for a little bit. Wade knew like a jerky broom, and rocky waves there had to be some rhythm before you can regain control.

It felt reaaally weird, before he realised he had to move along with it. *ROCK* *ROCK* *ROCK* So, he gradually allowed his lower half to move with it in a pushing motion, up and down, up and down, up and- hey, he was getting the hang of it. Wade rose one hand again before beaming, "Woooo, this is awesome!" If this was as fast as it was going to go, well, this was a piece of cake then.. or pie.. maybe even pickles too. Hm.

''Oh I'll definitely have fun!'' Adi called to the man as he watched him press the button. Adi felt the hippofriff start to move. Slowly, forwards to backwards at first then side to side. "Come on, Mr Hippogriff! Show me what you got!'' He could feel it picking up speed bit by bit.

"Woooo hooooo!'' Adi shouted, thoroughly enjoying himself. "I won't let you throw me off!'' He held on tighter with his left hand and raised his right one above his head, just as he had seen on television. This was soooooo much fun!

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Once out of the robe shop, Michael was all set to get some ice cream, courtesy of the Minister for Magic when he spotted some festivities happening.

How had he not seen them before?

HE HAD TO BE APART OF THIS FUN!

So with a hasty goodbye to Mr K and a tug on Z's shirt, telling her not to take too long, Mikey headed off toward the festival.

And of course the first place he went to was the Mechanical Hippogriff!! He wasn't worried about Z finding him because they thought alike and he knew that this would be the first place she headed to as well.

"There's not a height limitation is there?" he asked the man running the show.

"I'M GOING TO SPEND THE MONEY PLYMOUTH GAVE ME ON A LEASH FOR YOU, TOUSSAINT." He kept RUNNING OFF AND LEAVING HER OKAY GOSH MERLIN HEAVE HO OUT OF BREATH MAAAAAAAN.

But basically it was okay because there was .....

A...

Mechanical.... Majestic.... Hippogryff.... FOR THEM TO RIDE.

Basically, Zahra's life had been leading to this moment. This was the peak. What came after this? Really now,what topped this?

"I WANT TO RIDE WITH MIKEY." OKAY? WHO WAS RUNNING THIS THING? SHE WANTED TO RIDE WITH HIM.

[QUOTE=Lizasaurus;11419800]"Good." he said with a smile and returned to the button, and hit it so the ride would start up.QUOTE]



The ride started up slowly at first ...” Oh come on is that all you’ve got. This is easy.” But soon after Petra noticed that the Hippogriff was picking up speed. “Now this is what I call a challenge.YEEEEHAAAWWW!!” Petra shouted out. She had never had this much fun and felt this free before in her life.

But soon Petra noticed that it was getting harder to hold on, the hippogriff was bucking wildly, and more fiercely than ever before, and now Petra was concentration on holding on to this hippogriff. She was not going to let go. “Don’t let go... Don’t let go...” Petra’s hand started to get numb and then Petra felt as if she was flying and then had landed on a soft cushion of some sort. Petra opened her eyes and saw the hippogriff she was riding. Well at least I had fun Petra thought. She tried to look at the crowd but they were going in every direction. Petra started to get up and walk off the ring but as soon as she stood up her legs wobbled and she fell back down. Petra tried to stand up again and she fell back down. This time she just laid there waiting for the sky to stop spinning or for a staffer to help her out of the ring. But she will never forget this moment, the first time she had fun.

"It's not my fault you can't keep up with me." He looked down at her, not very far but a little. " We should learn how to do a stretching jinx. That way you can be as tall as me." And then she wouldn't get left behind.

Mikey was practically bouncing up and down. When could they have a go? He didn't want to have to wait any longer.

Of course Zahra wanted to ride with him. Michael looked at the man who was running the ride and grinned. "SHE'S A BIT OF A SCAREDY CAT. I'LL NEED TO HOLD HER HAND."

BWAHA!!!

Did he just say free? Eeeeyyyyesss on you Mr Hippogriff Man. “Is it?...” the brunette girl muttered doubtfully, crossing her arms and walking itty bitty closer to the contraption. She looked at the man carefully, if he actually springs something at her, can she try to outrun him? Hmmmmmmm.....

Oh wait what? No prize? “Not even a food coupon or anything?” Bragging rights? “I cant eat bragging rights.” Little miss petite huffed a bit then—full stop. The man thought she went to Hogwarts? More eeeyyyeeeing Mr Game Operator. Is she so obviously young? Huff huff huff. Need to put on more make up to look older. Of course she has the option to... nah. That other option isn’t particularly comfortable.

ANYWAY “Fine. I will go ride it out till the end of the song.” Steals glance at Mr Curly McShady. Whatever he’s up to, she’s certainly not one to back out now. Not that she had a choice.

Oh one other thing. Spins around to Mr Hippogriff Man again “How many tries do we get?” she asks casually. “I mean some of us doesn’t know what its like to be tossed around like parcel before.” Hmmmm?

"Depending on the age and size of the person riding it it has a different setting for each one." he said kindly in response. "For younger students, it'll be slower and gentler, for older students it'll be a little rougher and faster." Did that explain it well enough? Hopefully!

"If you're ready just put your left foot into the stirrup and swing your right foot up over into the saddle. Then hang on to the handles right here." he said showing the boy where to put his feet and how to hang on.

"Great job!" he exclaimed watching the older boy able to get the rhythm of the ride and hang on quite easily. Hmmm, was the hippogriff malfunctioning? Or was he really just that good....might want to check it when it ended. Couldn't make it too easy for them. Right?

A grin appeared as the young boy started talking to the hippogriff. "Great job!" he called, as the boy held on tight, but almost chuckled when he raised one hand above the head. Wanted to be a cowboy as well!

Heading over to the girl when she landed on the cushioned ground. "Well done!" When she fell back down, he offered his hand to help her up. "Once everything stops spinning we can help you up, how does that sound?" It was hard to walk after bouncing around like that, he knew that much! "How are you feeling?"



"Nope not at all, it's completely safe. The hippogriff goes by the size and weight of the person for the difficulty level." he responded with a smile turning to the next boy. So far the ride had been a huge hit! The kids were starting to challenge one another!

"Err....with Mikey?" he asked as a young girl approached. "Mikey who?" Had he missed someone? "It's not too easy to hold on to the handles for two people, and there's only one saddle." He winced at the thought of two young kids riding it and then flying off and landed on one another as well. Yes the ring was cushioned but if they rode together and bashed heads or something? OUCH!

"I recommend the two of you take turns rather than go together, you might end up getting hurt..." he said shaking his head. And who was Mikey?

Ohhhhh...that's Mikey! "I still say you two shouldn't ride together." he said shaking his head "You might land on one another, and there isn't four handles to hang onto."

"I...uhhmmm." he didn't know what to say! Maybe he should have thought of prizes for lasting til the end? Eat bragging rights? Okay well, that was true but.. He was about to try for a response again but she spoke saying she'd ride it out til the end of the song. "Okay, yep let's get you settled then on the..." Wait. What? Like a parcel? Merlin! "You can try as many times as you'd like. You just need to wait in line again if there's others behind you."

Evan nodded and sent the somewhat younger girl a bit of a smile. An attempt at a reassuring smile which would just end up making any sane person think he was shady beyond a possible doubt. Heck they would think he was even shadier than a set of blinds.

“Brilliant” he nodded to Jeremiah and nodded. “It looks wicked,” he nodded as he managed to place his foot in the stirrup and swing his leg over the mechanical beast.

He just hoped it wasn’t going to send him flying. Flying was fun sometimes but he wasn’t was biggest fan all of the time.

Hah! Stumped him there didn’t she Mr Hippogriff Man? She would love to continue tormenting talking to him but then she wasn’t one to hold up the line. Specially this line didn’t really have something to bring with her in the end.

Except pride of course. Which is kinda on the line now.

She wasn’t exactly thrilled with having to go back to the end of the line for seconds, but in her head, she may not even need a second round. Confident she seemed but was actually quivering with nerves. With a short huff she stepped towards the contraption. Goodness this thing was bigger up close innit? Cautiously she slipped her foot into the stirrups and swung her other leg across, shimmying a bit on the saddle to make sure she had a good grip on it. Her leggings are making this slippery. Darn she KNEW she should’ve worn jeans today.

“Alright...” she muttered under her breath. Then to the ride operator “So.... lets see what she’s got huh?”

Adi held on a good few minutes, really enjoying himself. But soon the Hippogriff was becoming increasingly wild. Still, he loved every second. "Aaaahhhahahah!!! Yeeeehaaaaw!'' he yelled out of sheer exuberance.

Soon though, he had to hold on with two hands. The hippogriff was bucking in all directions. Not as hard as it had with the older students but enough to make Adi realise he was slowly loosing his control. He didn't panic or anything.. This was too fun to panic! Suddenly, the hippogriff bucked! Harder than before and it was enough to send Adi flying! "Look at me! I can fly!'' he yelled, flailing his arms as he shot by a group of person waiting to take a ride. He landed on his butt by Jeremiah's feet. He flopped onto his back and grinned up at the man. "That was fuuuuun! I wanna go again!''

Nodding he smiled at the kid "Okay, ready then?" he asked as he moved back to where the button was. He'd rather the child be ready for him to hit the button then push it and take them by surprise! That could send them flying without a chance to try to stay on.

Making sure she got up into the saddle easily enough, he eyed her leggings but didn't say anything. Might make it hard to hold on with her legs as well. Well too late to think on that. "Okay all set?" When she said let's see what 'she's' got, he moved over to the button and pressed it and watched as the hippogriff began to move.

He grinned as the boy yelled and kept an eye on him as the hippogriff bucked in every direction to the sound of the music. Merlin he really was getting tired of that song. When the boy flew through the air and landed next to him he looked down "Well done. You're welcome to try again, just need to wait for your turn again." He then offered his hand to help him up when he was ready to get up.

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"It's not my fault you can't keep up with me." He looked down at her, not very far but a little. " We should learn how to do a stretching jinx. That way you can be as tall as me." And then she wouldn't get left behind.

Mikey was practically bouncing up and down. When could they have a go? He didn't want to have to wait any longer.

Of course Zahra wanted to ride with him. Michael looked at the man who was running the ride and grinned. "SHE'S A BIT OF A SCAREDY CAT. I'LL NEED TO HOLD HER HAND."

BWAHA!!!

"You're not THAT tall," Zahra grumbled and kicked at Mikey's shoe a little. SO WHAT IF HE WAS A LITTLE TALLER. SO. Grumble.

And then this.... hand holding thing. She oughta KICK HIM FOR REAL, but maybe she was blushing a little and she didn't HOLD HIS HAND OKAY? OKAY? GOT THAT? SHE DID NOT. Not anymore anyway.

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"Nope not at all, it's completely safe. The hippogriff goes by the size and weight of the person for the difficulty level." he responded with a smile turning to the next boy. So far the ride had been a huge hit! The kids were starting to challenge one another!

"Err....with Mikey?" he asked as a young girl approached. "Mikey who?" Had he missed someone? "It's not too easy to hold on to the handles for two people, and there's only one saddle." He winced at the thought of two young kids riding it and then flying off and landed on one another as well. Yes the ring was cushioned but if they rode together and bashed heads or something? OUCH!

"I recommend the two of you take turns rather than go together, you might end up getting hurt..." he said shaking his head. And who was Mikey?

Ohhhhh...that's Mikey! "I still say you two shouldn't ride together." he said shaking his head "You might land on one another, and there isn't four handles to hang onto."

"We don't want EASY. We're in GRYFFINDOR, DUDE. You let us ride TOGETHER just so it'll be that much HARDER. I CALL THE FRONT!"

And with that, Zahra was off like a rocket towards the hippogryff for HER TURN. COME ON MIKEY.

Soon Petra''s dizziness was starting to clear the she was finally able to focus on the staffer. Shaking her head trying to clear it she looked up at the staffer with a big smile and said " That was totally wicked!!! I'm feeling much better now. Thank you for helping me. Is the summer festival every summer or like once every blue moon?"

"I'll wait, Mister!'' Adi said with enthusiasm as he grabbed the man's hand and pulled himself up. Now he noticed his butt was aching a bit from that landing. Oh well. Who cares? He was going to take another go at that hippogriff! And this time he'll stay on until the music was over!

It was moving....

The MechaHippogriff was MOVING.

Perhaps for the first time since she stepped foot on Diagon Alley that know-it-all demeanor slips, the nervous consternation evident in her face. She cant tell if she’s holding on enough or the whole world seems to be tilting on its side dancing along with the jerking motion of the mechanical bea—

*PLOP*

Okay obviously that was just her.

She scrambled to get up quickly, pulling her dress down for the sake of her modesty, quickly straightening herself out and shrugging that confidence back on “Well how did I do?”

Studiously ignoring that the music is still playing yup.

Bwaha!

If he wasn't so excited about riding on the mechanical Hippogriff then he would have teased her mercilessly about her height. Not to mention the blush that had appeared on her cheeks. What was up with that?


Those thoughts would have to wait for now because the Hippogriff owner was telling them THEY COULDN'T RIDE TOGETHER.

WHAT??

"Pfft. Mister if you'd seen half the things we do to each other, landing on one another is kinda rather tame." And besides, he hadn't been planning on holding on anyway.

AWW MAN!!!!

Zahra had taken advantage of his talking to the man that she had called shot gun before he could. "FINE!! BUT I GET TO BE IN THE FRONT ON THE NEXT GO!"

Oh yes, there was definitely going to be another go!

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Bwaha!

If he wasn't so excited about riding on the mechanical Hippogriff then he would have teased her mercilessly about her height. Not to mention the blush that had appeared on her cheeks. What was up with that?


Those thoughts would have to wait for now because the Hippogriff owner was telling them THEY COULDN'T RIDE TOGETHER.

WHAT??

"Pfft. Mister if you'd seen half the things we do to each other, landing on one another is kinda rather tame." And besides, he hadn't been planning on holding on anyway.


AWW MAN!!!!

Zahra had taken advantage of his talking to the man that she had called shot gun before he could. "FINE!! BUT I GET TO BE IN THE FRONT ON THE NEXT GO!"

Oh yes, there was definitely going to be another go!

Zahra DOVE into the boxing ring. To be honest, the CUSHIONY JUNK all around the hippogryff was NEARLY enough fun all on its own to keep her entertained, but also had to HURRY and beat Mikey to their DESTINY so no lingering. She'd be back on the soft floor of the ring soon enough anyway, riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight?

But as it turned out, maybe there SHOULD have been a height restriction. Because Zahra.... was just ..... not quite tall enough to get her leg over. NOT THAT SHE DIDNT TRY WITH EVER FIBER OF HER BEING.

Quickly following after his BFF, Mikey made his way into the ring and BOUNCED, BOUNCED, BOUNCED his way over to the Hippogriff. Only to find that Zahra was not on it yet.

"Told you that you needed a stretching jinx." he stated with a very smug look on his face.

After watching her try her hardest to get on the ride, Michael rolled his eyes and dropped to one knee while linking his fingers together and holding them out. "Come on short fry. I'll give you a leg up."

The things he did for her.

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Quickly following after his BFF, Mikey made his way into the ring and BOUNCED, BOUNCED, BOUNCED his way over to the Hippogriff. Only to find that Zahra was not on it yet.

"Told you that you needed a stretching jinx." he stated with a very smug look on his face.

After watching her try her hardest to get on the ride, Michael rolled his eyes and dropped to one knee while linking his fingers together and holding them out. "Come on short fry. I'll give you a leg up."

The things he did for her.

"Your BRAIN needs a stretching jinx," Zahra mumbled, but what could she REALLY SAY? Toussaint had a point.

And he also had his hands out for her to step into. BEST FRIEND EVER. Zahra didn't hesitate, taking a BOUNCE off one leg, using his step with the other, and UP AND ON THE HIPPOGRYFF SHE WENT. BOOM BABY.

Yeah so .... so he'd got her up here and all, and even THOUGH he'd been running off and leaving her ALL DAY, Zahra scooted back to give Mikey the front. He could ride front and she'd just IMBED HERSELF ONTO HIS BACK. "If we can do this, we should PROBABLY start a Hippogryff fund. It could live in my back yard. We could ride it to each other's HOUSES." Basically.

Oh she was giving him the front? Mikey didn't even hesitate. He pulled himself up onto the Hippogryff and immediately began digging his heels into the metal. The Hippogryff began to move and he let out a loud "WHOOP!" while waving his hands in the air.

"This is better than riding Adri and Briony's cow." he said as the Hippogryff began to move faster.

He liked Zahra's idea of getting one. He would save all of his pocket money from now on. Of course they would have to keep it at her house. His dad would never let them keep it at his house.

"HOLD ON Z!" It was trying to buck them off.

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Oh she was giving him the front? Mikey didn't even hesitate. He pulled himself up onto the Hippogryff and immediately began digging his heels into the metal. The Hippogryff began to move and he let out a loud "WHOOP!" while waving his hands in the air.

"This is better than riding Adri and Briony's cow." he said as the Hippogryff began to move faster.

He liked Zahra's idea of getting one. He would save all of his pocket money from now on. Of course they would have to keep it at her house. His dad would never let them keep it at his house.

"HOLD ON Z!" It was trying to buck them off.

Zahra was definitely holding on. Mikey's shirt would never be the same, in fact, she was HOLDING ON SO TIGHT.

"AND THE WHOMPING WILLOW" which really had just been kind of painful. Not that she wouldn't do it again, but she had wondered afterwards why they had thought that was a good idea. She almost had to give Mikey CPR and she couldn't do THAT. Like ever.

She was making less WHOOP noises and more..... low..... strained... eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee as the Hippogryff started picking up in intensity. "MiIiIIIiIIIiiiiiiIIIIIIIIIIIIkeeeeeEEEEEEEEEEEeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeey!" SHE WAS TOTALLY GOING TO FALL OFF AND OR DIE NOW.

He wanted to argue, and no sooner had he opened his mouth the two kids went and jumped on the hippogriff and he just stared blinking at them. Finally hitting the button he shook his head. Okay yeah if they were going to get hurt, it wasn't his fault right? He hoped not, he really didn't want to get blamed if two kids knocked each other out riding a one person hippogriff! He didn't even know how it was going to work, since two people would put a lot of weight on the machine! If it went by weight this might not end well at all. The difficulty level was going to be really bad!

And all he could do was just stand there and stare at the two mischievous kids!

"I'm glad you enjoyed it" he said with a smile. He was having fun watching the kids play on this and see how long they could last! "Oh every few years or so, we try to make our rounds back here to Diagon Alley." It was his first year but he knew they'd been there a few times.

"Okay see you in a bit." he said with a grin to the boy.

"Very nicely." he said averting his eyes as she straightened out her dress. He gave her that much, not the easiest thing to ride in a dress! "Lasted quite a while." he added with a nod. Well, she'd done her best anyway, right? "Well done."