A while ago I requested women on the board to send me in some examples of times they were mistaken for someone younger (and presumably more spankable.) The generous response I received, particularly from Janine, led to several new stories, including TEACHER TAUGHT and LIGHT UP NIGHT. (If you're reading this for the first time, I'm always listening for new ideas).
So I was pleased to see this story in the news. Emma Watson of Harry Potter Fame was apparently mistaken for an unaccompanied minor.
She was once a child star.
Was.
But Transportation Security Administration officers didn't realize that "Harry Potter" actress Emma Watson is now grown up.
TSA agents recently stopped the 22-year-old as she flew into JFK airport when they mistook her for an unaccompanied minor.
According to a report in the New York Daily News, Watson tweeted about the incident, which occurred around the holidays.
"Passport control: 'Unaccompanied minor?' Me: 'Sorry?'"Watson tweeted.
"Passport control: 'Where is ur (your) guardian?' Me: 'I'm 22!!!!!!'"
Typically, anyone 12 or under is required to be accompanied by an adult at an airport.
Watson, who is British and a regular magazine cover girl, seemed more amused than annoyed by the incident. "Never wearing a backpack again," she tweeted.
And apparently, she's been through it before. "The really sad thing is that this is not the first time this has happened," she tweeted.[i][/i]
Of course in my fictional universe a keen eyed security guard could earn himself a generous gratuity by referring this case to the Headmaster at the local reformatory, which is filled with young delinquents in their 20's who look quite a bit younger in their charming school uniforms. This almost seems like a setup for one of my stories, FALLEN STAR!
