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Why the ancient promise of alchemy is fulfilled in reading

  • Written by Elisabeth Gruner, Associate Professor of English, University of Richmond
The potions classroom at the Making of Harry Potter Studio.Alex Volosianko

Within a 20-minute walk from Notre Dame Cathedral, in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris, is the oldest house in the city: the house of Nicolas Flamel. If the name rings a vague bell, perhaps it’s because you read J. K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter and the...

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