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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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Prefect
Points: 329
SorceressBlack says:
Good lord what in the you know what is wrong with people. I'm telling ya some people are seriously mental. Man if I were JK I would be cracking some heads by now, why cant people just leave things alone and WAIT for the book to come out. I guess everyones just out to make a few galleons, so in the words of our bug-eyed Auror CONSTANT VIGILANCE!!!!! hehe couldnt resist.
Posted Jun 9, 2005 at 7:41 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 32
LilBraveLion11 says:
They sound a little to desperate. We only have like one more month. Can't these people wait? $50,000 for a book? Thats pathetic!
Posted Jun 9, 2005 at 8:04 PM EST
Prefect
Points: 335
Jamie loves Cedric says:
I can not believe that any one would go that low. The book is coming out in a month they seriously can't wait. Everyone else has to so they should too.
Posted Jun 9, 2005 at 9:45 PM EST
Student
Points: 257
Sarah Brucklehurst says:
Seriously, its not as if we haven't thought about trying to steal a copy, but really doing it? That a little crazy.
Posted Jun 9, 2005 at 9:56 PM EST
Witch
Points: 654
Millennia says:
It is amazing to see the lengths that some people will go to for money and to spoil a book for the rest of us! Amazing that with such tight security it could still happen!
Posted Jun 10, 2005 at 11:56 AM EST
Muggle
Points: 10
Guadalupe says:
Wow! even me that im doing all i can to get my copy, since i live in central america, i always have to wait longer! and im still waitting to the original day to get it !! i wouldnt spoil an book trying to read it before july! buying it to some theft!
Posted Jun 10, 2005 at 2:28 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 1st Class
Points: 1970
Jekca says:
Arun is a cool name actually...ok!OK!
I want to see the book now, but legally!
Jekca
Posted Jun 10, 2005 at 7:56 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 1st Class
Points: 1909
Hermione5 says:
Not legal, not good. This guy is mental!
But of course he could've easily earn a load of money on stupid people, who can't wait two month...
Posted Jun 11, 2005 at 9:22 AM EST
Student
Points: 201
Analem says:
I wonder if he actually read the book and if it was the real thing.
Posted Jun 11, 2005 at 12:42 PM EST
Witch
Points: 594
KarateKid says:
I read about this somewhere else before and also heard about it from everyone at school - That gy ust have been stupid trying to sell it off like that, he would've been safer to do in secret. Yeah, whatever, at least they got it back.
Posted Jun 11, 2005 at 2:00 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2624
ravenmadluna says:
That guy is just crazy, and definitly not a real harry potter fan. A real fan would have come straight home and locked himself in his room for hours reading it. Not go out and sell it, yeessshhh!
Posted Jun 11, 2005 at 2:54 PM EST
Vader's Veela
Points: 3858
seekerfan says:
It's just a book people. $90,000 (I think) for info that fans really don't want to have until the book comes out and they can read the entire thing. Just crazy.
Posted Jun 11, 2005 at 9:43 PM EST
Heir of Gryffindor
Points: 5731
Gryffindor Lord says:
Wow! How low can you go?!?! What people do these day, why would they risk it?!?! I would never do that becuase with my luck I'd go to prison.
Posted Jun 12, 2005 at 8:32 PM EST
Witch
Points: 778
stillDUMBLEDORESgirl says:
I can't believe that those guys did that.
Posted Jun 13, 2005 at 1:22 AM EST
Head Girl
Points: 424
potterheadluv says:
MAN If I were that guy I'd probably do the same thing except I would not sell the book I would READ th book. It would make it easier to "divuldge" info. hee hee hee. You probably dont understand my point of veiw but I'm insane.
Posted Jun 13, 2005 at 5:43 AM EST
Head Girl
Points: 424
potterheadluv says:
you know.......This 19 year old isn't too bad looking..hee hee..I might even get some early potter info outa THAT date.
sorry..I'm still insane
Posted Jun 13, 2005 at 5:57 AM EST
Muggle
Points: 14
ron_is_cute says:
Its a good thing they were caught. If they weren't they possibly would have postponed the day it came out!
Posted Jun 13, 2005 at 11:38 PM EST
Prefect
Points: 368
callieee says:
It's ridiculous that people do things like this. Insane.
Posted Jun 14, 2005 at 2:28 PM EST
Squib
Points: 162
Harry89 says:
Ok these people really need to learn that pacentce is a vitue..... Can't they wait like everyone else!
Posted Jun 15, 2005 at 2:32 PM EST
Prefect
Points: 311
Roger Johnson says:
These guys are not HP fans or they wouldn't be selling the book they would be reading it but at the looks of them reading might be a bit of a stretch.
Posted Jun 15, 2005 at 2:49 PM EST
Death Eater
Points: 6201
Voldemort's Heir says:
I'm just glad he was caught and no information was leaked. I don't wanna know anything about the book until I read it myself. I've waited this long.
Posted Jun 15, 2005 at 2:53 PM EST
Squib
Points: 195
lxlWilliamlxl says:
What's wrong with this people? We can't wait either and still we have no desires of stealing a copy or get a sneak peek...it would ruin everything we have been waiting for...Anyway,the wait it's almost over..
Posted Jun 15, 2005 at 4:57 PM EST
Dumbledore's Protégé
Points: 3558
Harree Potter says:
These people are disturbed in the head. Why would you try to rip off J.K. Rowling?
Posted Jun 15, 2005 at 6:54 PM EST
Dumbledore's Protégé
Points: 3558
Harree Potter says:
These people are disturbed in the head. Why would you try to rip off J.K. Rowling?
Posted Jun 15, 2005 at 6:57 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 23
HPJstar says:
Wow,thats amazing I can't belive people actual do that these days.Stealing books. I guess this guy couldn't wait till the book came out.
Posted Jun 15, 2005 at 6:58 PM EST
Witch
Points: 696
quidditch_seeker says:
Dude, I think it's so funny that people are that obsessed with this book. It's insane. I mean, if it was any other book, no one would really care right? They wouldn't put it in newspapers... they probably wouldn't even put it on the news. But no, since it's Harry Potter, half of the world goes crazy over it.
Posted Jun 15, 2005 at 9:56 PM EST
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