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Harry Potter: How Many Wizards?

Fans have long debated - just how many wizards live among us?

Aficionados of the Harry Potter book series have long debated - just how many wizards live among us? We follow a trail of clues in J K Rowling's best-selling books and extrapolate the figures to provide the definitive estimate of the wizarding population of the UK and Ireland.

(Photo: Universal Studios picture showing an artists impression of a planned theme park dedicated to Harry Potter. Credit: Universal Studios/PA Wire)

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9 minutes

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Tue 5 Jun 201801:50GMT
BBC World Service except News Internet

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  • Sun 3 Jun 201818:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
  • Mon 4 Jun 201812:50GMT
    BBC World Service except News Internet
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