In a Hurry for Harry
By Staff -- School Library Journal, 8/1/2003
German Harry Potter fans can't wait for a translation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix—due in November—so they're doing it themselves. Via the Web site harry-auf-deutsch.de, about 1,000 German readers have joined in a collective—albeit unofficial—translation of J. K. Rowling's latest. The terms "blimey" and "crumple-horned Snorkack" have been leaving them stumped.
