Trials & Tribulations of Being A Wizard
Three year old Charlie Thomas, spotted an orange construction cone and had one wizard of an idea.
With visions of Harry Potter running through his mind, little Charlie placed the cone on his head to be declared the grand wizard of them all. Within seconds any magic Charlie thought would happen quickly disappeared.
The plastic cone became firmly stuck and despite the best efforts of the toddler’s parents, it refused to budge.
Perhaps a Potter-style cry of ‘Expelliarmus!’ might have helped.
But in the end they had to call the fire brigade - and it took a crew of six half an hour to release Charlie using cutting tools and pliers.
Yesterday, his mother said Charlie was left with a slight bruising to his head - and pride - after his attempt to mimic his Hogwarts hero.
Louisa Thomas, 34, said: “He loves Harry Potter and when he put the cone on he was so pleased with himself, it was very sweet.
“But when we couldn’t get it off it was a bit scary.
“We shouldn’t have laughed but we had a chuckle - he looked so comical even though he was a bit upset.” and added “He was very good while the firemen were there and he didn’t panic. They got him out by pouring water down the top of the cone for lubrication and cutting the rim.”
3 year old Charlie Thomas sporting a less challenging version of a wizard cap
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