Harry Potter author JK Rowling and a publisher she accuses of stealing her copyright were advised to settle the dispute out of court by a judge today.

A HARRY POTTER fan who wants to publish an encyclopedic guide to the fantasy novels broke down and cried on the witness stand yesterday as he faced off in federal court against his idol JK Rowling.

A Harry Potter fan in the US who sought to publish an encyclopaedic guide to the novels broke down and cried on the witness stand tonight as he faced his idol JK Rowling in court.

THE battle over the publication of a Harry Potter encyclopaedia “decimated” JK Rowling’s creativity and halted all work on a new novel, the author said yesterday.

The battle over the publication of a Harry Potter encyclopaedia will be heard in a New York court today.

Harry Potter creator JK Rowling will take to the witness stand next month in her legal bid to stop the planned publication of an unofficial encyclopedia.

Harry Potter author JK Rowling claims she feels “deeply troubled” by an unauthorised reference work on her fictional boy wizard.