J.K. Rowling was already richer than the Queen, and her latest paperbrick |Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix| was seriously tipped to outsell the Bible itself.
Readers will know that I have been a follower of this series since it began, and strictly in the line of duty I devoured the latest volume in two days - all 766 pages and 2.5 inches of it. Couldn't put it down? I could hardly pick it up. So how was young Harry's fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?
David Porter
Bookshops opened at midnight, one shop was rumoured to be buying copies at Woolworth's special discount and selling them full-price to its own customers, and J.K. herself (who seems a very nice lady) turned up unannounced at one launch event and joined in the fun.
