Barry Trotter is pretty disreputable and unpleasant. Imagine what he waslike as a teenager. Here's the beginning of the whole sorry tale. Did Barry and Ermine do it?(Their homwork, that is.) How exactly did Lon end up with a hole in hishead that whistles when the wind blows? Was Lord Valumart always thatcrass? And where did that ridiculous German accent come from? As funny and twisted as the first two books, BARRY TROTTER AND THE DEADHORSE is also as affectionate towards JK Rowling's originals. This haslead to the books gaining a devoted following amongst fans of Harry Potteras well as being a welcome antidote for the over-egging (eeuwww) of the boywizard. A process that we're not a part of at all. Oh no. Not even a tinybit.