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JUNE 4, 2005 at 1:32 PM
Posted by CHEESER
Source: The Sun/Daily Mirror via Veritaserum
Tabloid UK newspapers The Sun
and The Daily Mirror talk about their involvement in yesterday's reported theft of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and the ensuing events:
The Daily Mirror says they were "approached by a security guard who worked at a distribution warehouse. Burly Aarron Lambert, 19, demanded £30,000 for a sneak look" at the book. The Sun claimed the theif (who they name as Arun) wanted £50,000 and that a gun was fired during their clandestine meeting.
And [Lambert] was soon boasting how he had evaded massive security. "It was very hard," he said. "They've even got foreign contract workers in there so the staff don't know what it's all about. The whole warehouse is on camera - I had to be really careful. I planned it for weeks. They're doing everything they can to stop people getting hold of it. But they couldn't stop me."
With much thanks to DanRadcliffe.com, we have scans of everything:
Police confirmed last night that Lambert and his 37-year-old accomplice (pictured in that last photo) had been arrested.
JK Rowling has obtained a court order aimed at preventing the men from divulging any content of the book before its release.
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Order of Merlin, 2nd Class
Points: 1688
Woodfan says:
WOW! what a moron. dude, did you really think you were going to get away with this?
Posted Jun 6, 2005 at 6:07 PM EST
Squib
Points: 182
hmbrpm1146 says:
Not sure if I should laugh or cry. What were these people thinking? Oh! Now I remember. Money.
Posted Jun 6, 2005 at 6:11 PM EST
Squib
Points: 193
Hermione Jane ; ) says:
If you ask me, they're pretty dumb to think that they could get away with stealing one of the books in the first place, but then trying to sell it? If they wanted to keep it afterwards to read it (which I highly doubt was why they stole it to begin with), then they shouldn't have tried to sell it to some dumb tabloid. Did they really expect to get away with this?
Posted Jun 6, 2005 at 6:13 PM EST
Auror
Points: 4081
RON's all up in heRmiONe says:
Some people can be really insane sometimes. Can't they wait for the book to come out? People have issues, they need help, professional help!
Posted Jun 6, 2005 at 7:04 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1391
~*~ Ronald Weasley ~*~ says:
I really can't wait for the book to come out but i wouldn't go and try to steal it I have a bit more self control then that. I guess some people are so into Harry Potter they would go to jail just to get a look at the book.
Posted Jun 6, 2005 at 7:58 PM EST
Head Girl
Points: 467
the_pensieve says:
How stupid can people get. I wish people would calm down, I really don't want to see any spoilers before I read the books.
Posted Jun 6, 2005 at 8:12 PM EST
Professor
Points: 1029
Magic Dancer K says:
:) I'm glad there are 328 posts on how stupid people are about books. Anyone who would pay 50,000 pounds is retarted when they can wait two more months and pay A LOT less.
Posted Jun 6, 2005 at 8:43 PM EST
Squib
Points: 145
malfoyluver says:
what is wrng w/ them?? they must have been in dire (is that how u spell it?) need of it! WOW! thats alot of mulah! they are absoluly nuts.
Posted Jun 6, 2005 at 8:43 PM EST
Head Girl
Points: 411
SouthernWitch05 says:
Oh my gosh are you serious?! what a freak...who would want to plan that for weeks and pay that much for a book when it comes out in just a little while! wierdos
Posted Jun 6, 2005 at 9:09 PM EST
Points: 2167
AragornsLady says:
They are seriously nuts, but, if they had found the 'right' person, they probably could have gotten it. I am just glad they didn't.
Posted Jun 6, 2005 at 9:09 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 12
hermy888 says:
I most certainly agree with you, Padawan Hobbit Witch.
hem, hem,
That would be a very fitting punishment.
Posted Jun 6, 2005 at 9:23 PM EST
Points: 893
BellatrixLS says:
Why is it that people are so money motivated they would potentially ruin the surprise of what happens in HBP? I'm just as curious as the next person and want the book NOW, but I wouldn't steal it or sell it to a tabloid to print the major plot points and mess the surprise. Those people should get a huge fine and go to jail for stupidity and greediness in the first degree.
Posted Jun 6, 2005 at 11:44 PM EST
Head Boy
Points: 475
Slimdoze3316 says:
These people are crazy why cant they wait for the dammn book to come out. Just wait till july 16th. These people are going into elaborate plans for robbing these books. Just wait.
Posted Jun 6, 2005 at 11:54 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 86
harrypotter_freak says:
Wow! These people are so desperate for the book.Althoug I'm desperate for the book, I wouldn't think of doing that. I would rather wait than doing that horrible thing. These people are CRAZY.
Posted Jun 7, 2005 at 3:03 AM EST
Squib
Points: 151
The Auror says:
I hate those guys. What do the think they are playing at.We can wait can't we.And besides who will buy a stolen book for 50,000pounds.They have gotta be kidding.
Posted Jun 7, 2005 at 3:39 AM EST
Witch
Points: 972
animagus_1 says:
I just love the idea of all of us, all over the world sitting with our noses in HBP on 16th July totally engrossed, silent, reading.
Anyone who threatens to ruin that experience by revealing plot points or selling the book to the papers to print should be thrown in jail and the key locked up in Gringotts vault for ever!!
Posted Jun 7, 2005 at 7:10 AM EST
Student
Points: 292
Nimbus2005 says:
I know it was very stupid of them to try and steal the book, but, hey guys, wouldn't you like to sneak at it just for a couple of seconds? ;D
Posted Jun 7, 2005 at 9:31 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 2nd Class
Points: 1685
Draco <3 Me says:
Theres this show in Australia called Rove Live, I think that they show it in NZ as well, but his opening segment was about this exact thing ... Its generally a really cool show, but he was taking the micky out big time! It was funny but i was offended at the same time ... Is that possible. Anyway my reasoning for posting again is that he was saying that they were holding it for ransom to the publishers ... Thats not right is it?
Harry's Honey
Posted Jun 7, 2005 at 9:57 AM EST
The Absolute Professor
Points: 4218
*siriusblack* says:
So is this for real since it was in a tabloid or just some publicity thingy? Did this really happen?
Posted Jun 7, 2005 at 10:49 AM EST
Witch
Points: 560
Cyril Caerphilly says:
That is quite awful. I wouldn't want to know what happens, I want to read it, not have it ruined for me. I don't know what is wrong with these people.
Posted Jun 7, 2005 at 11:09 AM EST
Squib
Points: 137
HaHaCantKillMe says:
Wow...
I wonder how they got away with that!
I would love to do something like that.
But I would never try to hurt JK Rowling.
She is the single best writer in the world.
Without HP, a lot of times would be dull
Posted Jun 7, 2005 at 11:20 AM EST
Professor
Points: 1031
HPfanatic10 says:
That's horrible! Lots of people are crazy about Harry Potter but no one's crazy enough to steal. It only a month away!
Posted Jun 7, 2005 at 11:37 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1228
Hermy-ninny Granger says:
Gee wiz and I thought I was obsessed with harry Potter. you know we have waited so long for this book, what is another month or so. I don't need to have a book early. Half the fun is discovering it with everyone else!
Posted Jun 7, 2005 at 1:20 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 3
o_mi_gosh says:
who in this world would take a look at a book and pay 30 thousand pounds? They just have to wait for another month. Gosh!
Posted Jun 7, 2005 at 1:23 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 96
Hermy-one Prophet says:
Weird, this happened around the corner from where i live, i was on my way to tescos and saw all the police cars and just assumed it was a drug raid as they happen frequently around this neighbourhood. What an idiot, if he ever comes into my shop i will tell him so!
Posted Jun 7, 2005 at 2:13 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1246
TybaltTheCannibal says:
I guess the point of doing that is to see if they could, seems a bit pointless to me. The book will be out soon enough everyone just needs to have a little bit more patience.
Posted Jun 7, 2005 at 4:56 PM EST
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