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This book cover image released by Heritage Auction Galleries of Dallas shows a 1997 soft cover edition of the first Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone, that sold for a record $19,120 in a rare books auction conducted online by Heritage Auction Galleries, March 6 and 7, 2009. The anonymous winning bidder is from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and is described by the auction house as |a collector of vintage comic books whose wife is a huge fan of the Harry Potter series.| (AP Photo/Heritage Auction Galleries) ** NO SALES **
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Harry Potter: What you didn’t know

WHICH character was supposed to die — and how did Harry get his name? It’s been 21 years since we first met Harry Potter, so to celebrate, here are some facts you probably never knew.

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