Sour Grapes

Deny it all he wants, it still comes off sounding like sour grapes.

"I want to tell the truth," said Ben Rowling. "She based a lot of the character on myself." He said it was "aggravating" knowing what he believed was true when the author has publicly denied his claims. "It's about respect." With Ben Rowling hooked up to a polygraph machine, he appeared on PAX-TV's Lie Detector and was asked: Are you claiming to be the real-life Harry Potter to benefit from your cousin's financial success? Are you claiming to be the real-life Harry Potter in order to have fame? He responded "no" to each question and was told later in the show that their test indicated he was telling the truth. "I came here to prove I'm the real-life Harry Potter, and I did it," he said.

The thing about polygraph tests is that they are somewhat easy to beat. If you truly believe the answer as given, you can beat it. Doesn't really prove that the answer is right, just that the person truly believes in what they are saying.