Celebrity biographies

[oiboyz]

No: HPFGUIDX 135548

I'd just like to make a little post to laugh at this scene from HBP:

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   "Harry Potter, I am simply delighted!" said Worple, peering short-
sightedly up into Harry's face.  "I was saying to Professor Slughorn 
only the other day, 'Where is the biography of Harry Potter for which 
we have all been waiting?'"

   "Er," said Harry, "were you?"

   "Just as modest as Horace described!" said Worple.  "But seriously-
-" his manner changed; it became suddenly businesslike, "I would be 
delighted to write it myself-- people are craving to know more about 
you, dear boy, craving!  If you were prepared to grant me a few 
interviews, say in four- or five-hour sessions, why, we could have 
the book finished within months.  And all with very little effort on 
your part, I assure you....  My dear boy, the gold you could make, 
you have no idea--"

   "I'm definitely not interested, " said Harry firmly, "and I've 
just seen a friend of mine, sorry."

   He pulled Luna after him into the crowd....
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   Was there ever a passage in Harry Potter that more obviously 
alluded to JKR's own celebrity?  I'll bet she's had this exact offer 
several times.  I've seen a few biographies of her; I had no idea if 
any of them were authorised, but after reading the above, I'd guess 
not.

   -oiboyz