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For Immediate Release
July 6, 2005
Contacts: David Ottalini, 301 405 4076 or dottalin@umd.edu

A Conversation With... Harry Potter Expert Jennie Levine

Muggles Alert! Book six of the Harry Potter series is set for release on Saturday, July 16. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is already creating a buzz. 10.8 million copies will be available in the U.S. alone.

But what is it that makes the Harry Potter series so enduring, and special to readers of all ages? To find out, we went to the University of Maryland's very own Harry Potter expert - Jennie Levine. In real life, she is the Curator for Historical Manuscripts in the University's Hornbake Library archives. But her OTHER life is, perhaps, more magical - she's the co-creator of one of the most popular Harry Potter fan sites on the web, www.sugarquill.net.

Recently, Newsdesk talked with Jennie about the Half-Blood Prince and where the Harry Potter series is going in the future. Click on the HP icon for more.

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