The real Harry Potter

Harry, a boy who was born in the  English town of Portsmouth in 1989, had a peaceful and ordinary  childhood, until 1997, when an unknown writer named JK Rowling published the first book of a saga that has finally become a worldwide phenomenon and the starring is a young magician who, interestingly, is called just like him: Harry Potter.

At first, little Harry was amused by the coincidence because he thought it would be fun. Nothing is further from the truth. He had to endure teasing from his friends, the police, telephone companies, teachers and even a soccer referee. Moreover, the first day he was with his girlfriend, he had to show his passport, credit card and his driver's license to prove he was called just as the fictional character.

The stories in the past 12 years have been immeasurable. Without going any further, once an employee of a bus company refused to give him a credit when, after asking his name he answered with a laconic 'Harry Potter'. She thought he was laughing at her. Something similar happened when he tried to join your club of all his life: the Portsmouth FC.

The similarities between the magician and he are not just in name. The other coincidence is that he has a small scar on his forehead, like the character in the novels of JK Rowling and, if that was not enough, he shares the age with Daniel Radcliffe, the actor who performs Harry Potter in the big screen.