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A Harry Potter State of Mind in Winter Alaska
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April 1, 2011 |
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The afternoon sun, bright but ephemeral, reflected off the snow, giving the expanse of Cook Inlet and the city of Anchorage a luminous glow. I leaned forward in my plastic sled, bracing myself against the bite of the frozen air as I rushed down Oceanview Hill. I envisioned myself flying. I was on a broom, like Harry Potter diving for the snitch in a game of Quidditch. Zoom to the left! Zoom to the right! Dodge a bludger! (Or, in my case, a tree.)
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The Truth About Harry Potter's Mysterious Conception
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October 19, 2007 |
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In 1990, Joanne Rowling, the author that goes by the widely known moniker J.K. Rowling, boarded a crowded train traveling from Manchester to London. She had just finished a weekend of flat-hunting and was sitting on the train when she was suddenly struck by the idea of writing a story about a young boy coming to terms with the fact that he's a wizard.
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