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Celebrating 20 years of Harry Potter

Twenty years ago Monday, Harry Potter was born. The author, J.K Rowling, lived in poverty, with a pile of rejections. But success struck like a firebolt when she scored a $2,000 publishing deal for 1,000 copies of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone." Anthony Mason has more.
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