today's bit of weird

[arcanetrivia]

My husband and I were walking to the grocery store earlier tonight. Down the sidewalk a ways in front of us, we could see a pair of late-teenage boys in football jerseys walking towards us. They were generally roughhousing a bit as they were walking, pushing each other into the bushes and such things (this is a residential street) as they laughed and had whatever lowbrow conversation they were having.

Both pairs of us fell into single file as we got near enough, so we could pass each other. As we did so, one of them said, loud enough for us to hear, but not apparently to anyone in particular, "'Allo, 'arry Potter!" Terrible accent included.

From the sounds of things, this utterance was a complete non sequitur. It had no precedent in their conversation and there was nothing about our appearance that would prompt such a remark (unless you count wearing black jeans and shirts).

My husband and I merely glanced at each other, eyebrows raised, as we stood abreast again. Apparently the young man's companion agreed that it had been a strange thing to say, because we heard him say laughingly behind us, "What the fuck did you just say?" and the first one replied, "I don't know..."


WTH?

Dude must have sensed it in my aura or something.

Comments

[nixitall.livejournal.com]

That is too funny! It really is the WTF moments in life that make it all worthwhile. :D

[lilyevans-snape.livejournal.com]

That is definitely a bit of weird... Hmmm ;-)

[elethian.livejournal.com]

I was tempted to call after him, "Actually, his name's Severus, but not a bad guess for someone who's probably about 250% Muggle!"

[lilyevans-snape.livejournal.com]

lol. I love his response to, "What the fuck did you just say?"

"I don't know..."

Someone was momentarily Imperiused perhaps, and even with all that, he couldn't get it straight. Muggle...

[elethian.livejournal.com]

lol. It wasn't a confused tone, it was a slightly sheepish one, like he was embarrassed at having been silly for a moment.

[lunylucy.livejournal.com]

Haha, fun! Sometimes people get the random urge to quote something totally unrelated, but I guess subconsciously they did get an HP vibe from you!

Also, the "dood i'm so blogging this" tag ftw.

[rattlesnakeroot.livejournal.com]

That one needs my Twilight Zone icon! :)

[melusinahp.livejournal.com]

lmao! That's a wonderfully bizarre story.

[mimimanderly.livejournal.com]

Everyone has their psychic moments from time to time -- even a stopped clock is right twice a day. It probably was some random flash that he verbalised before he even had time to think about it. Or... maybe your Muse was having a little fun at a Muggle's expense just to get your attention. Is he prone to doing that sort of thing?

[elethian.livejournal.com]

In this case, honestly, get my attention for what? I'm aware of him a lot of the time anyway. (Remember also that he doesn't "muse" me in the way he does you, so the same behavior patterns need not apply.)

[redqueenmeg.livejournal.com]

Hee.

That could have happened to us only there'd be reason for it--my husband looks JUST like a grownup Harry, and in fact I've found him in public places by asking people if they have seen Harry Potter walk by.

[elethian.livejournal.com]

I read that first as "I've found him in public places asking people if they have seen Harry Potter walk by," and thought he was a bit of a surreal prankster for a moment.

[redqueenmeg.livejournal.com]

Well, he is, but usually only with people he knows.

[helen99.livejournal.com]

That sounds like the beginning of a great fic. Severus is going about his business when some unknown muggle addresses him by the annoying Potter boy's name. The confused muggle has no idea why he said this, and soon vanishes around a street corner, fending off the taunting of his worthless companions. Not one to ignore such portents, Severus sets about to uncover the true reasons for this incident...

[elethian.livejournal.com]

Alas, he discovers it's the same as the cause of so many strange human actions: ignorance and stupidity. (Length: ficlet.)

lol.

[venturous1.livejournal.com]

that is wierdly wonderful, really. Your mindstream is obviously potent. *g*