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Hampshire's real life Harry Potter is selling his copy of Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone after discovering it is a magical first edition.
National sales manager Harry Potter, from Waterlooville, was eight when the J.K Rowling classic was first published.
His father, shocked at the coincidence of his son's name appearing on a book cover, bought the copy in 1997.
The 33-year-old has spent a lifetime of trying to convince people that his name really is the same as the world's most famous wizard.
National sales manager Harry Potter is selling his copy of Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone
The 33-year-old has spent a lifetime of trying to convince people that his name really is Harry Potter
The hardback edition is extremely rare, as only 500 copies were printed in the first run. 300 of those were given to schools and libraries.
'People just don't believe me,' said Harry, a dad-of-three from Waterlooville. 'When I was a young footballer, a referee
