How many Harry Potter fans can you fit in an elevator? A lot. We discovered that at LeakyCon. At least once a day I found myself crammed into an elevator with at least ten other people.
One of the times that we did this, the elevator made a very strange noise and lurched. Everyone ran off of it when the doors opened and used the stairs. That elevator was avoided the rest of the weekend.
You never knew who you were going to wind up with on the elevator either. I rode with a few members of the Ministry of Magic, John Noe (but he was on his phone), and a few others. My brother rode with Alex Carpenter at one point. My dad rode with the girl who won the Harry Potter books, while she was taking them back to her room. That was pretty cool.
The best elevator trips were the ones where there were some LeakyCon people and some other people. You see, the norms of facing forward and not talking in an elevator did not apply at LeakyCon. We talked, squeed, and met people in the elevators.
On one particular trip I was with my brother, my sister, and a few other fans. There was also a lady who clearly was not part of the Con. The elevator lurched (most likely because it was close to the weight limit) and my brother says, “It must be all the magic in the air.” We all started laughing hysterically while the lady was looking around confusedly. Right before the elevator stopped on our floor she said, “What magic?”
My brother and sister and I ran out of the elevator while stifling our laughter. We burst out laughing as soon as the doors closed and laughed all the way back to our room.
Filed under: LeakyCon 2009 | Tagged: LeakyCon, LeakyCon 2009
Thank you for posting so many stories about LeakyCon! I soooo wish I could’ve been there.
Last year at Portus there was a Baptist convention happening in the hotel at the same time. Talk about weird wizard and muggle encounters! Jesus Saves shirts and witch hats in the same building. I found the irony quite amusing.
I took care of my iPod needs. Not sure where you are with your decision, but thought I’d let you know I’m no longer in the market for one.
Oh…I forgot to add that I think it’s great that your whole family went to LeakyCon!
Hahaha wow!
Wow, a Baptist convention at the same time as an HP one. There was an anime convention at the hotel across the street from Leaky and a golf convention at the same hotel, but a Baptist convention beats them both.
What a combination.
As of right now, I’m not selling the Nano.
So I’m glad you found another iPod.
Almost my entire family went. My youngest sister wasn’t old enough (you had to be 14), so she and my mom stayed home. We’re all hoping to be at LeakyCon 2011, though.
I’m glad you like the stories! I have one more planned, but there may be more if I remember something.
I’ve always wanted to know the feeling of being stranded on an elevator…
You should have flown up on a magic broom stick instead.