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Book Review: Hubble, bubble, toil and trouble

J.K. Rowling’s ‘The Tales of Beedle the Bard’ keep the magic of Harry Potter alive

By Colette Bancroft  /  NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE , ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA

He reminisces about an ill-fated dramatic production of The Fountain of Fair Fortune, comments witheringly on those who rewrite or censor fairy tales to “protect” children and ruminates on the nature of love.

He is also shockingly disingenuous in his commentary on The Tale of the Three Brothers, which played that critical role in Hallows a discrepancy that will no doubt have dedicated Potterites racing to re-read the books, heat up the message boards and solve a new mystery.

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