On the night of Nov. 18, my friend Ashley and I set out on an epic adventure. Our quest; to get into Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, get amazing seats and have a spectacular time. Here’s what happened.
5:40 p.m.-I pick up Ashley and our Harry Potter-themed adventure begins
5:45 p.m.-We arrive at Walgreens to stock up on soda and energy drinks and buy movie candy to sneak in the theater
6 p.m.- We get to the AMC theater at Chesterfield Mall and pick up our tickets. The line consists of seven die-hard 12 year olds and their mom. We were fairly impressed.
6:05 p.m.-We got to Hot Topic to buy \a Harry Potter tee. We pick the “Undesirable No. 1” shirt and go to pay. We then met the coolest Hot Topic employee EVER. After using us to prove to his friends that every time customers are asked “can I help you find anything?” they always say “No thanks, just looking”, he checked us out. He then told me that I got a free HP7 poster with my purchase. Ashley’s face was PRICELESS. “Can I have one?,” she asked. “No,” he said jokingly, “you absolutely cannot have a poster.” “Dude, I’ll give you my sandwich…,” Ashley said. “Hmmm…I AM pretty hungry,” he replied. “Ok, deal.” Ashley’s face dropped. She really wanted that poster, but we had five plus hours until the movie started, and she was hungry. “I’m kidding,” he said. “I’ll give you a poster, but I’m not gonna take your sandwich.” Ashley lit up like a wand on “lumos maxima”. “Enjoy the show,” he said, “I just bought my ticket, too.” Easily one of the nicest mall employees I’ve ever met. That dude was awesome.
6:25 p.m.-We contemplate passing the time by walking around sketchily in Sephora and counting how many times they look at us like we’re stealing something. We decide against it.
6:30 p.m.- We hit the line. I’m armed with my laptop, iPod, an obscene amount of caffeine, and an amusing friend, Ashley with her book, Sour Patch kids, a Gryffindor uniform Snuggie (yes, really), and loads of other knick-knacks for the easily amused.
7:30 p.m.-Ashley puts on the infamous Snuggie, and a stir is created. The aforementioned 12 year olds squeal, “That’s sooooo cool!” and “Oh my God! Where’d you get it?!” obnoxiously from the front of the line and an AMC employee comes out to take her picture.
7:35 p.m.-In attempt to take a picture to accompany this blog, we learn that Ashley’s camera is out of battery. The great search for an outlet begins.
7: 40 p.m.- A kindly girl with a Kindle informs us that there’s an outlet about ten feet away from where Ashley is standing. We feel extremely intelligent.
7:42 p.m.- Ashley trips on her Snuggie and bites it. Laughter ensues.
7:47 p.m.-Ashley dons my cape. We look ridiculous, but hey, we’re having fun!
8 p.m.-We’re let into the theater. Ashley and I are the first ones in and take the middle two seats of the center row. Mission: Accomplished.
8:02 p.m.-Ashley realizes the soda she’s snuck in to the theater exploded. No worries, the Snuggie is safe, but the backpack and her book’s dust cover are a bit damp.
8:10 p.m.-We’re settled in our seats, only four more hours till the show starts.
8:15 p.m.-I realize this laptop only has 45 minutes of power left, and am forced to shut down for now.
To be continued…..
