Good Grief

Thanks to Read Roger, I am able to present more timely Harry Potter news to all ye eager readers clamoring for more. The Guardian presents a comprehensive article covering the on-going litigation between RDR Books and the Rowling/WB crew.

When this first came about, I sided exclusively with Jo, but now I'm not quite sure. Maybe this will just push her to think of more information not yet covered or implied in any of the previously printed books. In fact, I thought that was her intention of creating an encyclopedia in the first place--to have an organized fashion to present facts unable to fit into the book. The Lexicon has the hindrance of only being able to publish information already released by Rowling in some manner or other.

All in all, the Guardian hits the nail on the head:

And, given the fanaticism of Harry Potter readers, you can't imagine that many would pass up the opportunity of buying a JK book because they had already bought one by Vander Ark several years previously.

I know I sure as hell am buying both... you know, if I'm able to. You settle for the unauthorized version because it's out first, but then you shell out the big bucks for the official book because JK herself organized it. Duh. Everyone knows that.