[HPFGU-OTChatter] OOTP net book copy?????????

[heidi tandy]

There are a number of iterations of the "book"
floating around online. Some of them are fanfics that
just happen to have been titled Order of the Phoenix -
but their authors aren't trying to pass them off as
JKR-created. 

Others are on things like KazaA, as you can learn in
this article:
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/lifestyle/050103M01POTTERSCAM.html

I spoke with the article's author, Nancy Pate, last
week on Nimbus - 2003 related business (for more on
Nimbus - 2003, visit http://www.hp2003.org) and she
let me know that the "fakes" differ from fanfic in
that they try to pass themselves off as written by
JKR. 

In my work with The Leaky Cauldron, I've also seen
what purports to be a pdf or gif of the last page of
the book (US edition). However, the grammar is
terrible and there's no way that such bad grammar
could ever make it into the final copy - or even an
early proof - of this book. 

Heidi
--- fairytaleprincss <FairyTalePrincss at aol.com> wrote:
> Real-To:  "fairytaleprincss"
> <FairyTalePrincss at aol.com>
> 
> i'm a member of your sister groups and was referred
> here with my 
> question ... i've been out of the HP loop for awhile
> so this may not 
> be a new question for you ... anyway, here goes :)
> ... is there any 
> info on the veracity of the copy of the OOTP
> circulating around the 
> net???  ... some say that it is an absolute fake
> while others have 
> said that it is a pdf copy of a very early draft ...
> since the HPFGU 
> groups always has its fingers on the HP pulse, i
> figured i could > 
> get the real scoop from you ... thanks :)
> 
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heidi tandy

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