Children in theatres

[Damit Lazarus]

Sheryll:

> There was a small child at our screening of HBP last night but the >parents removed the child from the room every time it started to >fuss, for which I was very grateful. Much more considerate than the >woman in front of us who didn't turn off her cell phone!
>


I remember the first Harry Potter movie I went to with my wife and daughter.  We were waiting in the queue about the 20th in line and there was a young boy at the front of the line, dressed in wizard robes with a very tall pointy hat.  I jokingly said to my wife, "I hope he doesn't sit in front of me." Well the mother heard me and got really upset and started berating me and her son started getting really obnoxious and they just would not shut up.  The other people in line were starting to show signs of disgust with the pair. After about 5 minutes or so, I asked a little girl behind us if I could borrow her wand.  With wand in hand, I got the pair's attention and with a flourish of the wand and rapidly pointing it at the pair, I proclaimed, "Avada Kedavra". There was a moment of stunned silence. The people in line cheered and applauded. The young boy screamed and ran out of the theater with his mother in tow. The people in line thanked me and we all watched the movie in peace.  Well, looking back maybe the Killing Curse was a bit much, but it is only fantasy, isn't it.

Damit Lazarus