Carina Haouchine was a 15-year-old schoolgirl when she won one of only 15 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone competition prize editions in 2012.
One of the rarest Harry Potter books ever published is set to fetch thousands of pounds at auction - after it survived being destroyed in a devastating flat fire.
"The ground floor of the building and stairwell were badly damaged but my flat, which was on the second floor, wasn't affected - including the cupboard where the book was stored." Carina spent time over the summer holidays creating her colourful entry which included a watercolour portrait on an envelope depicting the three main characters - Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley.Her entry letter stated, 'I've grown up with Harry Potter. It was the first thing I was ever passionate about, and I always will be!'.
Jim Spencer, head of Hansons' Library Auction, said: "This is technically the rarest edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone."It's not recorded in the invaluable J K Rowling bibliography by Philip W Errington, which proves how scarce it is.
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