Leaky Cauldron Auction

[Emily F]

Well, if *I* were Ms. Rowling, I would be so impressed with and proud of my 
fans for the effort that they put forth, I would be willing to write a new 
little card just for TLC (or, heck, just tell them what it said).  It's not 
as though Leaky is now refunding the money, it's still going to charity!  
The high bidder might be irritated, but he/she never had a guarantee that 
that would be the only card.  But, I don't know if she would be willing to 
recognize the efforts of her fans to that extent.  Some people do, some 
don't.  I don't know Rowling personally (obviously), so I have no idea how 
she'd respond.

I wonder about someone spending that much money on the card when they 
could've seen the contents for free if Leaky won.  Are they extremely 
generous?  If that's the case, then perhaps they merely wanted the 
handwritten card as memorabilia, and they wouldn't mind sharing the contents 
of the card with the media.  Or are they that big of a fan?  In which case, 
I wouldn't be surprised if they keep it to themselves, at least for several 
months.  *shrug*  Here's hoping.  :-)

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