Paired With The Potterhead

Chapter Nineteen: First Last Kiss

Wide Eyed - Billy Lockett

Chapter Nineteen: First Last Kiss

The fireworks ceremony was later that night, and after a long day of walking around and taking in all the sights and eating God knows how much candy and food it was a nice change of pace to be able to finally just sit down and relax.

What can I say about today's adventures? I'm no good with words, as I said before, but I don't think there's enough words in the English language that fully describes my experience today. Fun, maybe? Yeah. Fun works. I had a lot of fun. More fun then I probably had my entire life put together. There was no doubt in my mind that if Nora weren't here or if I had come with someone else like Sam or Josh or anyone else for that matter, this entire trip would've had a different feel to it. Not necessarily a bad one, but not as enjoyable as it was with Nora.

"My feet feel like they're going to fall off," Nora groaned when we took a seat at a table that was somehow miraculously available.

"Could be worse. My feet are threatening to leave my body altogether. They're done," I said back to her which caused her to snort. "But you had a good time though, right? Was the foot pain worth it in the end?"

She looked at me then, the blue of her eyes twinkling behind the frames of her glasses. To me she looked ready to say one thing but instead she said something different instead. "Absolutely. I wouldn't have missed this opportunity for the world....especially when I was given the chance to experience it with you."

There was a brief moment of silence between us that was thankfully broken by a woman's voice on a loudspeaker. Everyone began to clap and cheer so we joined in too.

"Hello witches and wizards! How's everyone doing tonight?" She was answered by a loud chorus of cheers. "That's amazing! We're so glad that you all could join us here at the Harry Potter Universal Studio for New Years Eve! We promise you a fantastic show tonight so you don't want to miss a thing!"

We cheered again. When I turned to look at Nora, she looked absolutely ecstatic for the fireworks show, shifting in her seat and glancing up at the skies for any sign of a show.

"You'd know if there were fireworks in the sky, right. They just....." I raised my hands to make little explosions with my fingers while whispering "pew".

"I know. I'm just so excited. I mean....we're here. For New Years. It doesn't get any better than this, right?" She tucked her hands under her chin and sighed happily. "I never thought I'd be this happy. Not in a million years. It wasn't until you came along did I ever have a real reason to be happy."

When I opened my mouth to speak I found that I wasn't able to form the right words. So instead I pointed to the sky. "Beautiful night for fireworks."

At this, she tilted her head upwards towards the night sky. "It is, isn't it? I doubt they'll disappoint. The wizarding world is big on fireworks-you'll see that for yourself when we watch the movies together."

There was a shout saying that they're starting soon and suddenly there was a crowd surrounding us. Nora and I became so squat together that we practically shared the same breath.

"Well then," she chuckled. "When I thought we were close friends I didn't think it was going to be in such a literal sense."