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Harry Potter Prequel Stolen from Property in England A ‘Harry Potter’ Prequel Is Stolen
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It’s a card, with 800 words written on it, and the police want to know who made it disappear.It’s a card, with 800 words written on it, and the police want to know who made it disappear.
These are no ordinary words, as it turns out, scrawled by the hand of no ordinary author: They form a brief prequel to the “Harry Potter” series written by J.K. Rowling and their theft has prompted the police in central England on Friday to call for the return of the stolen manuscript. These are no ordinary words, scrawled by the hand of an ordinary author: They’re a brief prequel to the “Harry Potter” series written by J.K. Rowling, and their theft prompted the police in central England to call on Friday for the return of the stolen manuscript.
The card was taken last month during a burglary at a property in Birmingham, England, the West Midlands Police said in a statement that called for anyone with information about the theft to contact them. The card was taken last month during a burglary in Birmingham, England, the West Midlands Police said in a statement that asked for anyone with information about the theft to contact them.
The manuscript had been auctioned in 2008 to raise money for literacy causes, selling for 25,000 pounds, or about $32,144 at current exchange rates, according to the BBC. Police said that burglars had also taken jewels from the property. The police did not say why they were making the theft public now, nearly three weeks after the manuscript was first taken. The manuscript was auctioned in 2008 to raise money for literacy causes, selling for 25,000 pounds, or about $32,100 at current exchange rates, according to the BBC. Police said that burglars had also taken jewels from the property. The police did not say why they were making the theft public now, nearly three weeks after the manuscript was taken.
Ms. Rowling, on Twitter, asked people on Friday not to buy the work if they came across it.Ms. Rowling, on Twitter, asked people on Friday not to buy the work if they came across it.
The prequel, set shortly before the birth of Harry Potter, centers on his father, James, and his mentor, Sirius Black. The men have a dustup with a pair of police officers, from whom they escape on broomsticks, according to reports in the British news media.The prequel, set shortly before the birth of Harry Potter, centers on his father, James, and his mentor, Sirius Black. The men have a dustup with a pair of police officers, from whom they escape on broomsticks, according to reports in the British news media.