With a wave of wand - Harry Potter Day casts worldwide spell
Edinburgh Evening News
|May 02, 2025
Grab your wand and let's revel in the magical history of Harry Potter - the character created by author JK Rowling and who stars in seven novels and eight movies.
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In 2012 Britain's then Prime Minister David Cameron's declared May 20 would be known as International Harry Potter Day. That was the date the Battle of Hogwarts was fought in 1998.
The final conflict of the Second Wizarding War took place at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The Order of the Phoenix proved victorious and resulted in numerous casualties, most notably Lord Voldemort.
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