Harry Potter Books: Protected By UK Spies

Defense Against the Dark Arts: UK Spies Guarded Against Harry Potter Leak

Reuters | April 10, 2016

Usually concerned with top secret matters affecting national security, Britain's eavesdropping spy agency GCHQ was also on the lookout for leaks of a yet-to-be-published Harry Potter book, its publisher has revealed.
Shortly before the publication of one of the volumes in J.K. Rowling's seven-part wizarding saga, with millions of fans worldwide at a fever pitch of anticipation, publisher Nigel Newton received an unexpected phone call.

The Spies Among Us – Introducing The Spies in the Harry Potter Series. Source: https://artofspying.net/2014/07/03/the-spies-among-us-introducing-the-spies-in-the-harry-potter-series/

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