Russia's President Putin has once again vehemently denied any connection with lovable House-Elf, Dobby.
The reports flared up again during the President's visit of troubled Georgia, a country who last year unwisely tried to take on one of the largest countries and armies in the world with three spears and a toothpick. The reports state that Putin has a striking resemblance to the creature, who tragically died a few years back, and spent his childhood devotedly serving "magicians who may or may not have been able to do real magic."
During a press conference, a visibly angry Putin exclaimed "For the last time, I have nothing to do with the creature! To say such a thing will get you shot in my country," before adding, "my wife tells me I am more Legolas than Dobby", causing loud coughing and sniggering in the press room.
Its not the first time Putin has been compared to the House Elf. Back in 2003, Putin's legal advisers threatened to sue Warner Brothers, responsible for turning the legendary story of 'Harry Potter' into feature length films, claiming they "deliberately made Dobby to resemble the President". Whilst no court proceedings were ever released, it is widely believed that the case was dismissed as judges believed "the DNA evidence was unreliable" and "it was pretty fucking hard to distinguish who was who".
Putin is not the only one faced with the problem of alleged famous relatives. John Prescot was forced to pay thousands pounds of damages after being unable to prove he didn't steal the trademark of the Michelin Man, whilst George Bush's attempt to get an injunction due to his resemblance to Gollum was thrown out of court after video evidence of him crouching in a cave "hissing and muttering to himself".
