While what I write is always largely consistent with the records that remain I freely admit that where historical fact proves a barrier to invention, I simply move a detail a little one way or another.

Sara Sheridan
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Many of the stories in the Harry Potter series would not be possible under any circumstances. The very idea of a school of witchcraft is not possible in our modern world. Also, there are many gaps in the actual history of the Wizarding world that J.K. Rowling has chosen to make up. For example, it's unlikely that Albus Dumbledore was one of the youngest professors at Hogwarts.

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