Have you ever heard of Willy the Wizard? No, good, it means I'm not alone!
Apparently someone thinks that ideas in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire were stolen from the books by British author the late Adrian Jacobs. Even if the lawsuit fails the attack on JK Rowling's reputation will undoubtedly generate sales for the unknown Willy's books. Possibly lucrative.
Am I being cynical or has someone got an ulterior motive here?
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Not surprisingly the story has been picked up by the UK papers today. Apparently the reasons for the court action are that the idea of wizards travelling on a train was stolen from Willy. Also the idea of Harry's inspiration for the answer to the egg task on Goblet of Fire is allegedly stolen as well because both he and Willy found answers in the bathroom.
I'd love to know what Adrian Jacobs would have made of all this. We'll never know because he died a few years ago.
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