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...more, the confessions of a growing number of adults not so young that they find these young-adult books irresistible. And the arrival of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban will only add more fuel to the Potter conflagration and prompt anew the question that is baffling many non-Harry publishers and readers alike: What on earth is going on here...
Such unchanging details make Rowling's innovations in each book seem particularly dramatic. This time out, for example, third-year students with signed permission slips from a parent or guardian are allowed periodic visits to Hogsmeade, a nearby village known as "the only entirely non-Muggle settlement in Britain." Naturally, Harry's vile Uncle Vernon refuses to sign anything relating to Hogwarts, so Harry faces the prospect of missing the fun or finding a way around the rules. And Harry meets another little problem: a dangerous killer has escaped from the wizard prison of Azkaban and is reportedly...
...executive director of a New York non-profit, McGruder says many of the white people he encounters do not expect to hear that he is a Harvard graduate...
...challenging non-conference schedule, the Crimson faces three opponents that were all ranked in the preseason Top 20. At the end of September, Harvard will play No. 7 Hartford, which defeated the Crimson twice last season. Harvard also faces off against nationally-ranked BYU and Connecticut in October...
...addition to that difficult non-conference schedule, Harvard's opponents in the extremely competitive Ivy League are determined to fight the Crimson for the league title. Harvard will play matches early in the season against traditionally tough opponents Columbia and Yale next week...