MISSING Alex Batty was so desperate to learn he read each Harry Potter book at least 20 times while being dragged around Europe.
Now 17, he spent six years on the run with mum Melanie, 43, and grandad David, 64 — and never got the chance to go to school.
Alex, right, who spent time with only one other kid his age, told how JK Rowling’s seven magic novels were his salvation.
He said: “I had a Harry Potter box set. I’m obsessed with it and must have read each of the books at least 20 times.
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