Girl’s Potter boost for charity

Published: November 27, 2005 | 2842nd good news item since 2003

A YOUNGSTER who begged JK Rowling to help her raise cash for charity has received a signed first edition of the latest Harry Potter book. Breeze Gardner, 12, was sent the rare copy of Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince after emailing the famous author. [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]

And the book is expected to fetch more than £6000 when it is auctioned off next month.

Breeze had explained to JK how her wheelchair-bound mum Lesley, who suffers from ME, was raising cash for her local surgery in Strathblane, Stirlingshire.

Lesley, 48, is determined to repay the clinic where she is treated by helping buy a potentially life-saving ECG machine.

Breeze told Rowling that her mum had organised a charity auction, adding: “I hoped you might send me one of your books signed, for mum to include.

“Everyone loves your books so I think it would do really well. If you helped, it could help save lives The Balfron High pupil couldn’t believe it when her plea was answered. Breeze said: “JK must receive letters like that every day so I didn’t expect to hear back.

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