The rare Harry Potter book was sold at auction for a staggering £15,000 and thankfully survived a Glasgow blaze in a tenement block earlier this year where Carina lived.
A copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone has sold at auction for a staggering £15,000 with the book said to be an 'ultra rare copy'.
Speaking after the auction on Tuesday, the 26-year-old said: “The book was kept hidden away in my childhood bedroom and then in the storage cupboard of my tenement flat in Glasgow. “I decided to sell the book because I recently got engaged to my girlfriend so the money from the sale would be very helpful to put towards our wedding and future. I’m thrilled with the result and very grateful to my 15-year-old self.”
Carina added: “I grew up with my mum reading me the Harry Potter books and the release of the film series sparked my passion for film. I am now a filmmaker and I’ve no doubt that the Harry Potter world played a part in that. “I was very interested in production design in film and this inspired me to carve the wand, create a personalised chocolate frog card and hand-paint the envelope. I was ecstatic when I won. It felt amazing to be one of only 15 people chosen. But I have to admit I was also the littlest bit frustrated that I was a runner-up and had just missed out on the first-prize holiday.”
“In fact, until last year, the public had no idea what this book even looked like because there was no visual record of its existence online. None of the competition winners had shared images, there was really only a brief record of the competition itself.
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