OOTP net book copy????????? - - psychic serpent

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yes, barb! ... this must be the story i was given! ... i'm sorry some 
bozo's have taken your work, uploaded it onto the net, and tried to 
pass it off as JKR's OOTP ... if it's any consolation your story was 
fantastic!! ... it had me enthralled for 3 days!! -- i could not stop 
reading it!! ... you should seriously consider publishing your 
works!! ... i'd definitely buy a copy!!! ... thanks for solving the 
mystery for me ... hugs, leslie():-)

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> Well, if there was a psychic garden snake in it named Sandy whom 
> Harry found in the garden on Privet Drive, that was my fic "Harry 
> Potter and the Psychic Serpent."  A slew of alert readers have been 
> telling me that someone (maybe more than one someone?) has uploaded 
> this onto Kazaa sites with the altered title, "Harry Potter and the 
> Order of the Phoenix."  I have not been credited as the author and 
> the folks who contacted me said they did a web search to find out 
> who'd written it.  
> 
> Unfortunately, because of the anonymous nature of Kazaa, I have no 
> way of knowing who's trying to pass off my work in this way.  It is 
> in fact meant for older readers, rather than young kids (I've rated 
> it R), but it was never meant to be a 'sham,' just fanfiction.  
It's 
> archived on numerous fanfiction sites and has two sequels and a 
> prequel.  (My version of Harry's year seven and the prequel are 
> still works in progress.) 
> 
> IMO, it's really not good to upload someone's work without asking 
> their permission.  I wish I had some control over this, but without 
> bothering to download Kazaa software myself, I can't even access 
the 
> file-sharing sites and check to see whether people have posted 
files 
> with all of my formatting and notes. It's a bit frustrating.  The 
> least they could have done is keep my original title and credit me 
> as the author, plus making it clear that it's a fanfiction and that 
> no one (not me, at any rate) is trying to 'fool' people into 
> thinking it's the new book.
> 
> --Barb
> 
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