Harry A History

[zanooda2]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, Sheryll Townsend <s_ings at ...>
wrote:

> How many others here have read this one? I'd love to hear 
> other opinions of the book!


zanooda:

This is not something I would be interested in, so I never intended to
buy this book or read it, but it so happened that I had at least to
start reading. A girl that I know in Russia (a translator) decided to
try to translate it, and she asked me to look through her translation
of the beginning of the book. She sent me the English text of the
introduction by JKR and of the first chapter. JKR's part was in her
usual style of writing, but the first chapter was really difficult for
me to read (or translate, for that matter :-)). 

Of course, not being a native English-speaker, I may not be a reliable
source :-). I suppose it's much easier for the native speakers.
Besides, it was only one chapter so far, and it's not fair for me to
judge the entire book by one chapter. I hope it gets better :-).
However, I really hope she drops the whole project (the translator
girl, not Melissa :-)). I'm not interested in the subject and I'm only
doing it as a favor. I'm still angry at the Leaky people for not
correcting JKR when she told them in the PotterCast that Slytherins
came back to fight in the Battle of Hogwarts. Booo :-)!