In recent news J. K. Rowling the author of the "Harry Potter" books is suing Steve Vander Ark, the author of the Harry Potter Lexicon for plagiarism.

Meanwhile, RDR books, the defendant, is quoted at RDR Books Files Response to JKR/WB in Lexicon Suit as stating in its defense these interesting facts:

4. The brief says it is “far too late” for JKR to be the “first to publish” a Potter companion books, citing “nearly 200 Harry Potter companion guides,” “many of which incorporate A to Z listings.” RDR provides six of these books as evidence:

a. The Unofficial Harry Potter Encyclopedia: Harry Potter A-Z, by Kristina Benson

b. Field Guide to Harry Potter, by Colin Duriez

c. The J.K. Rowling Encyclopedia, by Connie Ann Kirk

d. A Muggle’s Guide to Exploring the Wizarding World by Fiona Boyle

e. Fact, Fiction and Folklore in Harry Potter’s World, by George Beahm

f. The End of Harry Potter? by David Langford

and blah, blah, blah.  Who cares, right?
Maybe David Zindell should sue the money hungry gal herself for plagiarism.  That's right. I said plagiarism.

Who's got the lightning bolt scar on the forehead?
Danlo the Wild! Ohhh. you thought I was going to say Harry Potter. Sorry Rowling, Zindell beat you to it by five years.
That's the end of my rant.

Haha! ^_^