Okay. Harry Potter is an amazing series, but it’s not worth dying over, folks.
Two men tried to sell off stolen copies of the new Harry Potter book to some tabloid papers (are we at all surprised?). In a move that many actors would appreciate, shots were then fired at the reporter when he tried to get away with the book without paying the 50,000 pound fee. (Again, not so surprised, here.)
However, Scholastic announced that all copies are safe and will be kept well managed by bookstores, if they want to get any further copies.
Thanks to The Leaky Cauldron for their intrepid reporting.