Jane Taber and the Goblet of Fire

Last weekend, I watched Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and was taken aback by the uncanny resemblance between reporter in the movie and Jane Taber of the Globe and Mail.

Not only do they look alike, they act much the same. The reporter in the movie, Rita Skeeter, is a devious and calculating gossip columnist for the Daily Prophet. Jane Taber is also a devious and calculating gossip columnist for the Globe and Mail.

For anyone who has ever been interviewed by Jane Taber knows that she can make you tremble with fear. Jane is such a good journalist, she could pry information out of a mute.

I have no doubt in my mind J.K. Rowling based her Rita Skeeter character on Jane Taber.