Chapter 819 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'
Jack originally thought this was a realistic work, but after reading it for three minutes, he suddenly became suspicious.
A cat that can read a map...
A group of men in cloaks...
Owls one after another flew above people's heads openly during the day...
Weird, so weird!
Is this a fantasy work?
"Muggle?"
Seeing Dursley being called a Muggle by someone incomprehensible, Jack began to groping his chin and thought with interest: "What kind of term is this? I've never heard of it at all!"
A glimmer of interest arose in Jack's heart, and it was this interest that made him involuntarily drawn to read on.
However, the more he read, the more disappointed Jack felt.
This is actually a children's work!
Moreover, this author seems to be a little ignorant of the rules. He just doesn't have a signature or contact information. The manuscript he submitted only has two chapters. Although each chapter has a thousand words, there is no reason for it at all.
"Waste of time!"
Finally, Jack closed the email and started reading the next letter from the contributor.
"Times Magazine" is not "Time Magazine". The difference between the two words is a world of difference. Naturally, the sales volume and influence of the two cannot be compared with each other. However, although "Times Magazine" is only a non-profit magazine in the United States,
It is an eye-catching magazine, but as a local magazine in New York, "The Times" still has a certain influence, so it is reasonable to look down on this children's work.
At the same time, Puffin Publishing, a subsidiary of the largest Penguin publishing group in the United States, also received this fantasy work called "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" on this day.
There is also no signature, no contact information, and even the entire work only has two chapters...
However, it was precisely because of this peculiar submission method that it instantly attracted the attention of editor-in-chief Shirley Kennan, who immediately found this email without a signature title among hundreds of emails.
When she clicked on the email and started reading it, Shirley felt a sense of novelty.
She felt that the author's thinking was very clear and his imagination was very rich.
Especially when she read the second chapter, Shirley felt as if she was immersed in the scene. Oh my god, a talking python?
Oh, Harry is indeed a unique child, and he can actually communicate verbally with the python.
Even when the second chapter was about to end, Shirley witnessed Harry's situation and couldn't help but feel a little sorry for this little boy who was destined to be different.
"Harry lay in the dark cupboard for a long time, always wishing he had a watch. He didn't know what time it was, and he wasn't sure if the Dursleys were asleep. When they went to bed, he
You can take risks and sneak into the kitchen to find something to eat..."
"When Harry was young, he often dreamed that a relative came to pick him up suddenly, but his dream never came true. The Dursleys were his only relatives. But sometimes he felt
The strangers on the street seemed to know him. Moreover, they were all very strange strangers. Once when he went shopping with Aunt Petunia and Dudley, a little man wearing a violet top hat bowed to him.
salute……"
"Another time, on the bus, a bohemian old woman in green clothes waved to him with a smile. Another time, a bald man in a purple floor-length robe actually ran over to shake hands with him on the street, and then said
He walked away without saying anything. And the most incredible thing is that when Harry wanted to take a closer look at them, they disappeared without a trace..."
All of this shows how special this boy is.
but……
The story ends abruptly here.
"Only two chapters?"
Shirley was a little unfinished, and the weird guy wearing baggy old clothes and a pair of broken glasses kept flashing in her mind, Harry Potter.
This made Shirley feel like it was tickling her heart, making her eager to read Chapter 3, Chapter 4 or Chapter 5, hoping to see what kind of story would happen next to this poor little boy.
As soon as she thought of this, Shirley quickly sorted out the document, and even personally sorted out and proofread the contents of the two chapters, as well as some grammatical errors.
Then, Shirley forwarded it with one click and handed the email to her boss, editor-in-chief George Kitt.
George is like the Dursley in the "Harry Potter" story. He has a big beard and is so strong and strong that when he came to Shirley's desk, the floor under his feet seemed to be
They all shook.
"Shirley."
While putting on his coat, George said: "I have something to do at home and need to go out. I'll leave it to you. Oh, by the way, I read the email you just sent. I personally suggest that you should screen out such manuscripts.
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"Why?" Shirley stood up and asked in surprise: "This is a good fantasy work."
"Fantasy?"
George shrugged: "I think it should be a children's work. Of course, this work also has shadows of fantasy works, but you know, children's works are for enlightenment, and adding fantasy elements is good, but according to my experience in the industry for many years
Judging from experience, such works must have no sales, so..."
Shirley was silent, watching George leave. She sat back on her seat and continued to screen the works of other contributors.
But not long after she finished reading "Harry Potter", Shirley's mind was filled with the shadow of little Harry, which made it impossible for her to quietly interpret the stories of other contributors with a professional eye.
When she thought of this, Shirley opened the unsigned email again, and then started typing on the keyboard to reply to the email.
"Hi, your manuscript is very good. Do you have any more manuscripts?"
After editing only one question, Shirley clicked send.
In the next two days, Shirley opened this email for probably the twentieth time, re-reading the first two chapters of "Harry Potter" and thinking about the subsequent plot, when she finally received a new email.
Email reply.
When Shirley saw that the title read "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", she immediately became energetic and quickly started parsing the file and quickly downloaded the document to read.
But this time, in the mailbox, although the contact number was written on the information, there was still no signature...——
ps: What should Li Qing’s pen name be called in the United States? Please give me your opinion... (To be continued...) r