Harry Potter & the Order, no, Orders of the Phoenix
Two days before the new Harry Potter novel was supposed to be released, a friend mailed me a Word document saying that it was an e-book copy of the book. Just two days ago, another friend mailed me another Word document saying the same. The first document had about 100 pages, the second - about 380.
Considering that Rowling’s novel was over 750 pages, I first thought that whoever had created the 100 page document had just summarized the book. I read through it and found it pretty enjoyable. I was right though, it was almost like a summary. Plus, there was no mention of anybody dying, with the exception of a Death Eater, who’s name was not mentioned at all. I knew instantly that this was not the original book.
When I saw the second document, it was about 380 pages, about half the size of the original. I assumed that taking paper size and font size into consideration, the electronic copy would be about half the size of the book. I thought, this would be it. But, on the other hand, it turned out to be rather corny, with a whole lot of things I’d rather not mention. Not really Rowling’s style I think. However, somebody did die, conforming to Rowling’s statement. Not somebody really important in my opinion, but somebody that we do know. This book was, therefore, more near to the original than the other.
It does amaze me, however, that people are trying to become another J. K. Rowling by copying her ideas and basic plotline. Both books had the same idea, that Harry was … oops, almost gave away the secret! But the books followed a different storyline altogether, which, definitely is not the original. I guess I just have to get my own copy of the printed book to read it.