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Bogus Harry Potter Book In China

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the how-to-make-some-ebay-scratch dept.

elveu writes "Chinese Harry Potter fans have been blessed with the fifth book early -- only it's not the real one. The title translates to 'Harry Potter And Leopard Walk Up To Dragon.' The story has Harry getting turned into a fat hairy drawf and being void of his powers."

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  1. Let me guess...the villain must be... by DavidBrown · · Score: 1, Troll

    Wait for it...

    The new Defense of the Dark Arts teacher!

    The Harry Potter books (the real ones) are great for children and OK for adults, but they are quickly turning into formula novels. Rowling needs to shake up the next novel a lot, otherwise Mr. Potter's books will sink back to the children's section.

    Of couse, this wouldn't really be a bad thing.

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  2. Figures this is newsworthy by SuperDuG · · Score: 3, Troll
    Lets see ...

    The entire country is blocked by a huge firewall censoring the entire internet. All forms of news and entertainment media are controlled by the government. The country is ran by a one party dictatorship. People have minimal human rights. More than 60% of the country is impoverished.

    But yes, let's focus on the fact that there's a bogus Harry Potter book floating around in China, God knows that's more important.

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  3. Re:The Sixth Harry Potter book soon to follow... by mickwd · · Score: 1, Troll

    Yeah, how come Harry Potter's in a Leotard in this new book ?

  4. Re:They used her picture on the back of the book.. by yog · · Score: 1, Troll

    Wow. Lighten up a little, why don't you? Is this jealousy, or what?

    So, Rowling's books are not literature, eh? What is your definition of "real literature"? (Please include lots of expletives, to prove your own intellectual superiority here. Oh yes, and be sure to use the word "philisophical" again--it will certainly bolster your arguments!)

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  5. Read the comment by SuperDuG · · Score: 1, Troll
    It's a Harry Potter book. What value does this serve except for entertainment. Are children blessed with higher intellects by reading this? Are countries brought to peace through it? Do starving families eat well? NO! This is a prime example of media crap. Who cares if Harry Potter has a fake? Who cares if he turns into a troll? When are we going to realize that the world is controlled by media and not by what really counts?

    Where are we honoring our intellectuals? Where are we showing that the value of reasoning is better than the value of dunking a basketball. We need to realize that the world needs to change or else we will begin to regress into worms. I come to slashdot for news that applies to techies and computer intellectuals, if I want to read entertainment news I'll go somewhere else. I was meerly stating that China has a whole heap of problems over the fact that they have a fake Harry Potter book.

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    Ignore the "p2p is theft" trolls, they're just uninformed