My library recently acquired a copy of Harry Potter and Leopard Walk Up to Dragon, an unauthorized Harry Potter knockoff in Chinese with illustrations stolen from Disney and other sources. It may be of interest to Harry Potter fans, students of Chinese, and anyone interested in copyright and intellectual property; it may also be of interest to Tolkien fans, since in this novel Harry teams up with a wizard named Gandalf and goes after a magic ring and a dragon. Don't believe me? See this jaw-dropping excerpt.
I can't say for sure how J.K. Rowling feels about these bootlegs (and these, and others), but I'm guessing it might be like this:
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