If you don't feel like reading the whole article, I reprint the final paragraph which, believe it or not, is absolutely true.
"True story: In early September 2001, News of the World appointed Charles Begley its Harry Potter correspondent, had him change his name to Harry Potter, and, in its Sept. 9 edition, published a two-page spread documenting his transformation from reporter to young wizard. According to Begley's first-person report in the Independent, on the afternoon of Sept. 11, 2001, when Rebekah Brooks was editor of News of the World and Andy Coulson was her deputy, Brooks ordered Charles to don his Harry Potter costume 90 minutes after the collapse of the second tower and visit her office where she and other News International executives were waiting.
Begley writes that he thought, given the events of the day, posing as Potter would be wrong, so he went to Brooks' office in street clothes. According to Begley, Coulson was furious, saying, "You should have your Harry Potter costume with you at all times. There could be a Harry Potter emergency." Brooks has consistently denied the story."
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