Every claim on a Wizarding Edinburgh tour starts here — verified against primary sources, historical records and Rowling's own words. These are the investigations that didn't fit on the tour.
Victoria Street looks like it could sell wands, cauldrons, and broomsticks, but... did it really inspire Diagon Alley? The truth is more interesting than a simple yes or no.
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Before the queues, film studios and souvenir wands, there was a pram, a notebook and a writer trying to finish a sentence before her daughter woke up.
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Greyfriars Kirkyard is full of names that seem to whisper across the centuries. Some sound familiar to Harry Potter fans, but the truth is more mysterious than a simple treasure hunt.
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