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Who could forget the moment young Harry first realized he could speak Parseltongue in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone? That unforgettable scene ... The scholarly charm of Oxford University is ...

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Oxford’s beautiful courtyards ... Although the zoo was not commonly highlighted, but played a key role in the filming of ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.’ The iconic scene where Harry ...

It's been 24 years since the first instalment, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, brought JK ... on a master's course in creative writing at Oxford University, and is now said to be working ...

The jewel in Oxford's crown ... the Bodleian Library appeared in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone as the setting for Hogwarts’ library. It is here that Harry, hidden under his ...