harry potter counterfit books?

[ronweazley122]

i found this article at darkmark.com its kinda funny..lol
read it for yourself.. ;D:

JULY 22, 2002
Potter-besotted readers worldwide are desperate for author J.K. Rowling to stop counting her gazillions and finish the next Harry Potter book. But in China, there's no need to wait. Middle Kingdom readers are eagerly slapping down $1.80 for Harry Potter and Leopard Walk up to Dragon, a 198-page book that claims to be the series' fifth installment. If the tortured title isn't clue enough: the book's a fake, written in Mandarin by an anonymous Chinese author, though its cover bears Rowling's name. Police are threatening to fine booksellers who stock it, but the People's Literature Publishing House, Harry's official Mandarin translator, seems powerless to protect its copyright. An official box set of the first three Potter books was published in October 2000 with an initial printing of 600,000 copies, which means Rowling may be China's biggest author since Mao. But circulation of illegal copies has cut into her official sales. One thing's for sure: diehard Hogwarts fans will be less than dazzled by the imposter's literary gifts. The book begins with Harry "lying in a luxurious bathtub," pondering his cousin "Dudley's face, which is as fat as Aunt Petunia's bottom." Genuine Rowling analogies fetch more than $1.80. You get what you pay for.

[.:~*Shuiliya*~:.]

I'd like to read that book....

[Gengi]

I've heard of that and seen the cover! They are really trying to track-down the author. :| But it does sound interesting, but they make fun of J. K. Rowling! >:(

[.:~*Shuiliya*~:.]

They do?   ???
I still want to read it.  It could be interesting..

[Gengi]

It's in Chinese, dear...

[.:~*Shuiliya*~:.]

Then I'll have someone translate it for me! ;D  Or I could learn chinese... or they could make it in english too! :o   I really want to read it! *pout*

[DokkenSuite]

It was e-z to tell the it was fake.On the cover it had Harry riding to Centar from book1 and Disney's Sleeping Beauty's dragon.

[MrsRadcliffe0480]

My friend and I were fooling around and made a Harry Potter newscast on July 23rd. Here's what I wrote: (her's was about *NSYNC)
               
  In Harry Potter news, Daniel Radcliffe, the young man who portrays Harry Potter in the movies, turned 13 today. Happy birthday Daniel! And now the big question that's buzzing everyone's minds: when is book 5 coming out? Publishers say that they do not have a release date but will say that the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix should be out by late 2002 or early 2003.
   Unfortunately, this was not the case for Harry Potter lovers in Beijing, China. An anonymous Chinese author has submitted a book, said to be the fifth Harry Potter book and used JK Rowling's name on the cover. He called the book Harry Potter and the Leopard Walk Up To Dragon. He portrayed young Potter as a hero who fights evil in the form of a dragon and has brought back old characters as well as introducing new one's. A spokesman said, "We take this issue very seriously and are looking into the matter urgently." The ghostwriter had also used a picture of Rowling on the book.
   In more recent news, the 2nd Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, will hit theaters on November 15

[Gengi]

O.O Oooo! Interesting! ;D

[MrsRadcliffe0480]

lol yeah I tried to watch the video but my webcam got all messed up so I couldn't see myself... I could only hear myself, which is aggrivating but that's alright.

Don't worry... be happy!

Lol hey right now I'm at work with my daddy to go to our friend's retirement later. It's pretty cool!

[sweetlikepoison]

Hmm... I'd like to read that too! Just to see what it's like...
Oh, by the way, what was the title? Do you know?

[Lily_Evans]

read Mrs.Radcliffe's article she wrote!

it's called:

Harry Potter and the Leopard Walk Up To Dragon