# Harry Potter books stolen **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 17, 2003, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-books-stolen/182482 "2003-06-17T15:43:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-books-stolen/182482/1 "2003-06-17T15:43:20Z")
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2996718.stm](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2996718.stm) Okay, people, I know it’s eagerly anticipated…but jeez! ---
**Author:** ![Avalonian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@Avalonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avalonian)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-books-stolen/182482/2 "2003-06-17T16:15:26Z")
Geesh… I’m excited about it, too, but I’m not about to steal for it. Kill, maybe, but not steal! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-books-stolen/182482/3 "2003-06-17T16:53:55Z")
So, how long before they turn up on eBay? ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-books-stolen/182482/4 "2003-06-17T17:23:26Z")
Can somebody explain this mentality to me? You won’t be able to move without tripping over one of these books in a couple of weeks. What’s the big deal about getting one early? ---
**Author:** ![NameAlreadyTaken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/97f17d/32.png) [@NameAlreadyTaken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NameAlreadyTaken)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-books-stolen/182482/5 "2003-06-17T18:13:37Z")
I loved Fark.com’s headline for the story, which says: > [@](#): > > Thousands of Harry Potter copies stolen from warehouse. Cops describe suspect as one huge-ass owl. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-books-stolen/182482/6 "2003-06-17T20:41:30Z")
They will probably make money on them just in the next few days selling them to friends. I would buy one ( not for a huge bend over price.) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-books-stolen/182482/7 "2003-06-19T10:37:29Z")
I love this paragraph from the Daily Mail story about the theft: > [@](#): > > An injunction also prohibits publishing any details beyond those released by J.K. Rowling, so far just the opening words, an inside paragraph, and **nine random words**. [emphasis mine] Nine random words? What’s up with that? Rather than Google for them, I’m going to hijack this thread for a little game of “Which nine random words would make _you_ run out and buy the new book?” Here’s mine: _…Harry…piercings…Malfoy…cilia…Cho…voluptuous…grapefruit…Snape…chainsaw…_ Of course, YMMV. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-books-stolen/182482/8 "2003-06-19T11:14:26Z")
> [@](#): > > They will probably make money on them just in the next few days selling them to friends. 7000+ copies?!