Harry Potter Fan's Magic Attempt Sets House Ablaze

Professor Snape would not have been pleased!

MADRID (Reuters) - A woman set her Madrid home on fire as she cooked up a potion in an attempt to imitate the fictional wizard Harry Potter, emergency services said.
The 21-year-old was rescued Wednesday by firemen and treated for minor injuries, but half her home was destroyed.

The ambulance service said she had told them she was trying to emulate the boy magician, hero of the books by J K Rowling that have been a sensation among adults and children alike.

For want of more magical ingredients, the woman cooked up a potion of water, oil, alcohol and toothpaste, local media reported. It was unclear what spell she was trying to weave.

Doesnt she know that Harry Potter is fictional?

Originally posted by Kiwideus
Doesnt she know that Harry Potter is fictional?

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Kellye, you're asking too much. This is a woman who apparently didn't realize that alcohol is flammable.

Oh yeah, I didnt think about that.

Silly woman. She is 21?

that is just sad.

OMG..this is just sad to read...she is still young, who knows what was going through her head....

Isn't this amazing?! Can't believe this woman is an adult! I guess it takes all kinds to make the world go around!

I don't understand how some people function with so few brain cells. It is a scary thought that if you are of average intelligence, half the world is dumber that that. I guess we know which half she was in.

Nutball!

Wow. That's just sad.

She could be mentally ill--I have an aunt who is schizophrenic and she believes everything (and I mean everything) she sees on TV is real and actually happening just outside her front door or in a building near her.

We all just kind of ignore her unless it's dangerous.

Ohmy.. That woman is NUTS!!!!!!! I cracked up

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