EDINBURGH author and wizarding expert JK Rowling has divulged one of the arcane secrets of her cunning craft. Harry Potter’s maw has explained what to do when you reach a tricky bit in a book you’re ...

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British actress Dame Maggie Smith, known for her roles in Harry Potter and Downton Abbey, breathed her last at the age of 89.

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She won two Oscars in her decades-long career and more recently starred in the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey.