A real life Harry Potter has sold his Harry Potter book!
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Harry Potter has had to convince people his name is real for 25 years!
A man called Harry Potter - yes, that really is his name - has sold his copy of the book Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone for 拢27,500 at auction.
Harry, who was just eight years old when the series first came out, was given the book by his dad back in the late 90s.
Harry's dad, David, decided to buy the book for his son after realising he shared his name with the popular character.
Since then, the fictional Harry Potter has become a household name all over the world, which has seen this real-life Harry Potter spend the last 25 years trying to convince people his name really is genuine.
"People just don't believe me," Harry said.
"When I was a young footballer, a referee threatened me with a red card for saying my name was Harry Potter. When I met my wife, Philippa on holiday in Greece, she didn't believe me either. People think it's a wind-up."
Just 500 hardback copies of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone were printed the first time around, making Harry's edition of the book a pretty special one.
The book was from the first print run, and includes a number of misprints including the word "wand" appearing twice on page 53 and "Philosopher's" misspelled on the rear cover.
It was sold by Hansons Auctioneers to a private buyer for thousands of pounds.
Auctioneer Charles Hanson the sale was "very emotional and magical".
"The providence is unique - it's an honour to sell Harry Potter's Harry Potter."
Harry and his family plan to use the money raised from the sale of the rare book to honour his father who died in 2017.
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