Once they'd arrived at the park, Dudley ran off to bully some other kids at the sand pit, and Harry sat down on the grass and played with his duck (Severus had let them bring one toy each - Dudley had brought a toy truck and was using it to scoop up the sand to dump on the other boys' heads). Several times, Severus (whilst keeping a close eye on Harry) had had to go and pull Dudley away to stop him from doing this, to the point where eventually, he scooped up both Harry and Dudley, allowing Harry to cling to the duck but putting Dudley's truck into his bag, and he set them down onto two adjacent swings. Had there not been muggles around, he would have charmed them to swing automatically, but alas, there were dozens of them, meaning Severus would have to push them himself. He'd tucked Harry's duck into the swing beside him so he didn't have to cling onto it, which worked out quite well, actually, since Harry would have otherwise slid about quite a bit on the swing, as he was so thin. Dudley, on the other hand, barely fit into the swing. Dudley, squealed with enjoyment every time the swing went soaring into the air, and Harry, despite not showing any other signs of enjoyment and clinging on for dear life, smiled shyly.
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