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Call me a sentimental old fool, but this article on BBC News nearly brought tears to my eyes. It is reported via the Sunday Mirror tabloid newspaper that J.K.Rowling (Joanne Kathleen Rowling) – the author of the famous Harry Potter series of books (see my previous coverage) granted a dying child’s wish.
Nine year old Catie Hoch was dying from Neuroblastoma (an aggressive childhood cancer) and when it became clear that little Catie only had weeks to live, JK Rowling read her the manuscript of the then incomplete “Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire” book.
Whilst I understand that she will probably be unwilling to do a similar act for every child (if you just think about the number of children that are Harry Potter fans and the number that could be seriously ill at this moment of time- it wouldn’t give her time to do anything else), it is still quite “touching” and thoughtful. Yeah, some people will probably scream “publicity whore” – but does it really matter to a dying little girl? It just about “makes up” the time when Warner Brothers (who own the film rights to the Harry Potter films) started threatening maintainers of various Harry Potter websites – some of those being children…
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I love your books J.K.R. you are my favorite writer but I felt really bad when I read your last book where Ginny died… you know you gave a second live to Harry but please why don´t you gave her to Harry again in your next book
Please I want to make us friends I From Uruguay but I live inBolivia in South america and I konw my English isn´t very good but I wanted to write you about this death which really bugs me because she shouldn´t died.
if you want (please) write me to my e-mail: [edit:email address removed] / I wolud really thanks to you. Good Lock with Harry Potter and the torch of green flame. I´ll wait for it very anxious.
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I like Harry Potter books
I love the land of Harry!! How long until the six and seventh books? I would like to be JK Rowlings penpal, PLEASE PLEASE EMAIL ME BACK!?