Harry Potter book flies off shelves at midnight

01 August 2016 - 09:13

By NIVASHNI NAIR and AFP

Witches, wizards and death- eaters swept through South African malls at midnight for the global release of the much-hyped new Harry Potter book yesterday. From as early as 7pm on Saturday, hundreds of book-lovers queued outside bookstores to get their hands on Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I & II - a book based on a new play that features Potter as an adult.

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