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Lexicon Suit: Day One Overview
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So far, we have brought you three reports from the Lexicon Lawsuit which can be seen here, here, and here. Thanks to The Leaky Cauldron we now bring you more from today's court case.
When asked about the Lexicon and whether it was just a photocopy of her work, she replied that it was "very slightly more than that". David Hammer noted that there was a text entry for every character. "Is that the best you can say for the Lexicon?" Rowling replied, "'It has text'?" Hammer responded that a lot of work had gone into the Lexicon. Rowling's reply was simple and honest. "Yes, it was a lot of work," she said. "I remember doing it.”
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From the source article, we learn that Mr. Vander Ark, the person behind the Lexicon, was asked to leave shortly before J. K. Rowling gave testimony. He and, potentially, RDR Books' 'expert' witness, are expected to take the stand.
In testimony today, Rowling stated that she has opposed "profit-driven attempts to resell to the public that which it already knows." When asked about some companion books already available to the public she said that many of them were quite good. "I really like this book," she said of David Colbert’s Magical Worlds of Harry Potter, "they can put that on the blurb if they want."
Other companion books mentioned include The Idiot’s Guide to Harry Potter, Fact, Fiction and Folklore, and The Sorcerer’s Companion, which she called "a genuine guide or reference book".
Rowling noted that the book was missing a lot of significant information and that the entry on why Harry survived the killing curse had incorrect information entirely. She also mentions that Death, a key aspect to the series, was hardly explained at all in its entry.
She, Rowling, stated that many, many of the etymologies, roots, of words from the series were incorrect, citing Alohomora in particular, which the Lexicon claims is derived from the Hawaiian word "Aloha". Rowling states that it is, in fact, taken from a West African word meaning "friendly to thieves".
She mentions that the two books she prepared for the charity Comic Relief - Quidditch Through The Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - have been 'plundered' and that "there is [no] interpretation there, there's no commentary. He's simply taken it and copied it."
The Lexicon Suit is expected to continue till Thursday.
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