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A graveyard in Israel has become besieged by Harry Potter fans, after it was revealed a tombstone bears the same name as the teen wizard.
Private Harry Potter was a British soldier killed in 1939 after a battle with an armed band. He was 18, but is mistakenly marked down as 19 on the tombstone after lying about his age in a bid to enlist in the army.
A tour guide at the small Israeli town of Ramle said, "There is no connection with the Harry Potter we know from literature, but the name sells, the name is marketable."
The morbid interest began about five years ago, and its popularly has grown and grown after it was listed on a tourism website.
"It's a type of pilgrimage for some man whose name stands out. If you didn't say that Harry Potter was buried here, no one would come here," said Josef Peretz from Tel Aviv.
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Sad or what? I just don't understand the mentality of some people. I thoroughly enjoy the Harry Potter books and films, but hero worshipping a fairly tale figure is daft, imo. Maybe way into the future someone will start a religion based on the writings of JK Rowling? But surely no one would believe incredible stories written centuries before would they? On the otherhand..........!!!!
A graveyard in Israel has become besieged by Harry Potter fans, after it was revealed a tombstone bears the same name as the teen wizard.
Private Harry Potter was a British soldier killed in 1939 after a battle with an armed band. He was 18, but is mistakenly marked down as 19 on the tombstone after lying about his age in a bid to enlist in the army.
A tour guide at the small Israeli town of Ramle said, "There is no connection with the Harry Potter we know from literature, but the name sells, the name is marketable."
The morbid interest began about five years ago, and its popularly has grown and grown after it was listed on a tourism website.
"It's a type of pilgrimage for some man whose name stands out. If you didn't say that Harry Potter was buried here, no one would come here," said Josef Peretz from Tel Aviv.
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Sad or what? I just don't understand the mentality of some people. I thoroughly enjoy the Harry Potter books and films, but hero worshipping a fairly tale figure is daft, imo. Maybe way into the future someone will start a religion based on the writings of JK Rowling? But surely no one would believe incredible stories written centuries before would they? On the otherhand..........!!!!
