Harry Potter plagiarism claims

Bloomsbury Publishing yesterday denied allegations that author J.K. Rowling copied "substantial parts" of a book by another children's author when she wrote Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

The book, published in 2000, was the fourth instalment of the hugely successful boy wizard Harry Potter series that has sold more than 400 million copies worldwide and been turned into a multibillion-dollar film franchise.

Rowling was accused of copying parts of The Adventures of Willy the Wizard - No 1 Livid Land written by Adrian Jacobs in 1987.