Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, signed by cast members, sells for £2,100

In March 2006, Blackwell, The Knowledge Retailer, kindly donated to the National Literacy Trust a UK special edition copy of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, signed by cast members of the recent film.

The auction is now closed. The winning bid was a fantastic £2,100. Thank you to everyone who participated in the auction.

All the money raised from the auction of this item will be donated to the National Literacy Trust's children's literacy initiative Reading Is Fundamental, UK (RIF), which helps children and young people in areas of high deprivation to realise their potential by motivating them to read. RIF enables over 20,000 children each year to choose three free books at events that emphasise the fun of reading.

The book was signed by the following members of the cast of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (available on DVD in the UK from 20 March): Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), Emma Watson (Hermione Granger), Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy), Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley), Katie Leung (Cho Chang), Jamie Waylett (Vincent Crabbe), Josh Herdman (Gregory Goyle), Devon Murray (Seamus Finnigan), Clemence Poesy (Fleur Delacour), Afshan Azad (Padma Patil), James Phelps (Fred Weasley), Oliver Phelps (George Weasley), Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom).

Blackwell has supported the National Literacy Trust for the last two years, raising over £30,000 for the promotion of literacy throughout the UK. For more information about Blackwell please visit www.blackwell.co.uk.

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