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Chapter 1: Plotted In Darkness

The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling

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Harry Potter on the Train - The Moment When I Had the Idea

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling talks to CNN about the book and its enduring popularity. She says she had the idea for Harry Potter on a train when she was 25. "The idea that you have secret power, extraordinary power, supernatural power, I think is hugely seductive to all of us"

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