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Sunday Mail Columnist: "Grown-Up Harry Fans Are Potty"

Posted by: Melissa

November 12, 2005, 08:12 PM

Sunday Mail columnist Elaine Smith fires the newest salvo against adult Harry Potter fans, deeming them "potty" and claming that the books themselves "books are great for kids but asking me to read them for my own pleasure would be like inviting me to take up majorettes."

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