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.
It's the most visited gravestone in Edinburgh, but for the wrong reasons. The story that comes with it is much better than most tours let on.
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Victoria Street looks straight out of the books: cobbles, curves and impossible shops. But is it really Diagon Alley? Here's the truth, no tricks or lies.
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J.K. Rowling wrote much of the early Harry Potter books in cafés around central Edinburgh, between her baby's naps. But where, exactly?
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