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The real Harry Potter sells a first edition for £27,500.
A rare first edition of a Harry Potter novel has been sold by a namesake of the teenage wizard.
Harry Potter, 33, a sales manager from Waterlooville in Hampshire, received a copy of Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone in 1997. The hardback copy was bought by his "flabbergasted" father when he realised JK Rowling's character's name matched that of his son. It sold at auction to a private buyer for £27,500.
Mr Potter was eight when the first in the series of JK Rowling's blockbuster novels came out. He said he has spent the time since having to convince people Harry Potter really is his name.
"People just don't believe me, when I was a young footballer, a referee threatened me with a red card for saying my name was Harry Potter. When I met my wife, Philippa on holiday in Greece, she didn't believe me either."
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-58912478
A rare first edition of a Harry Potter novel has been sold by a namesake of the teenage wizard.
Harry Potter, 33, a sales manager from Waterlooville in Hampshire, received a copy of Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone in 1997. The hardback copy was bought by his "flabbergasted" father when he realised JK Rowling's character's name matched that of his son. It sold at auction to a private buyer for £27,500.
Mr Potter was eight when the first in the series of JK Rowling's blockbuster novels came out. He said he has spent the time since having to convince people Harry Potter really is his name.
"People just don't believe me, when I was a young footballer, a referee threatened me with a red card for saying my name was Harry Potter. When I met my wife, Philippa on holiday in Greece, she didn't believe me either."
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-58912478