Harry got 'Jacked!
"Harry Potter" Carjacked By Josh Grossberg
Fri Oct 28, 7:03 PM ET
Here's a new book title for J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Thief of the Anglia.
Muggles everywhere should be on the lookout for one blue 1962 "flying" Ford Anglia, registration number 7990 TD, after an enterprising thief snuck onto a British studio lot and stole the vehicle made famous in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
Police are investigating but have no suspects, but it seems like the work of You-Know-Who to us.
The magical coupe, originally bewitched by Arthur Weasley and used by Harry Potter and Ron Weasley after they missed the Hogwarts Express and needed alternate means of transportation to school, had been parked out in the open on the grounds of the South West Film Studios in the southwestern English county of Cornwall. It apparently vanished sometime between 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday and 4:15 p.m. on Thursday.
The car thief would have had to use a trailer, tow truck or magic to make off with the Anglia, since it was not capable of driving.
"The film prop was being stored under a tarpaulin. It was not in good condition and could not have been driven away under its own steam," a police spokesman told the U.K.'s Press Association.
The classic automobile was reportedly the only prop from the Harry Potter films stored on the lot.
Harry has become something of a target for ne'er-do-wells. In May 2003, a British forklift driver was arrested for swiping an advanced copy of Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix and offering it for sale.
The latest heist comes three weeks before the arrival of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, scheduled for release Nov. 18. In addition to the regular Potter players, Ralph Fiennes joins the cast as the flesh-and-blood Lord Voldemort.
Meanwhile, Rowling's latest installment, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, has sold an astounding 300 million copies worldwide since hitting bookstores July 16.
Fri Oct 28, 7:03 PM ET
Here's a new book title for J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Thief of the Anglia.
Muggles everywhere should be on the lookout for one blue 1962 "flying" Ford Anglia, registration number 7990 TD, after an enterprising thief snuck onto a British studio lot and stole the vehicle made famous in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
Police are investigating but have no suspects, but it seems like the work of You-Know-Who to us.
The magical coupe, originally bewitched by Arthur Weasley and used by Harry Potter and Ron Weasley after they missed the Hogwarts Express and needed alternate means of transportation to school, had been parked out in the open on the grounds of the South West Film Studios in the southwestern English county of Cornwall. It apparently vanished sometime between 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday and 4:15 p.m. on Thursday.
The car thief would have had to use a trailer, tow truck or magic to make off with the Anglia, since it was not capable of driving.
"The film prop was being stored under a tarpaulin. It was not in good condition and could not have been driven away under its own steam," a police spokesman told the U.K.'s Press Association.
The classic automobile was reportedly the only prop from the Harry Potter films stored on the lot.
Harry has become something of a target for ne'er-do-wells. In May 2003, a British forklift driver was arrested for swiping an advanced copy of Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix and offering it for sale.
The latest heist comes three weeks before the arrival of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, scheduled for release Nov. 18. In addition to the regular Potter players, Ralph Fiennes joins the cast as the flesh-and-blood Lord Voldemort.
Meanwhile, Rowling's latest installment, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, has sold an astounding 300 million copies worldwide since hitting bookstores July 16.