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《哈利·波特》（Harry Potter）是英國作家J. K.罗琳（J. K. Rowling）于1997～2007年所著的魔幻文学系列小说，共7部。其中前6部以霍格沃兹魔法学校（Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry）为主要舞台，描写主人公——年轻的巫师学生哈利·波特在霍格沃兹前后六年的学习生活和冒险故事；第7部描写的是哈利·波特在第二次巫界大战中四处寻找魂器并消灭伏地魔的故事。

该系列小说被翻译成73种语言，是世界上最畅销的小说系列之一。英国版由布鲁姆斯伯里出版社（Bloomsbury）出版发行，美国引进后做过部分修正由学者出版社（Scholastic）发行，简体中文版由人民文学出版社发行，繁体中文版由皇冠出版社出版。美国华纳兄弟电影公司把这7部小说改拍成了8部电影。哈利·波特电影系列是全球史上最卖座的电影系列之一，总票房收入达78亿美元。

以下“阅读材料”选自可可英语（http：//www.kekenet.com/read/201703/498583.shtml），这则消息告诉大家，现实中有一所学习魔法的学校即将开放。中国读者，尤其是年轻学生，对哈利·波特的故事已经耳熟能详，所以要读懂有关的文章并不很困难。不过，一些跟主题相关的词汇，还是必须掌握的：Witchcraft and Wizardry 魔法；witch or wizard 女巫或男巫；muggles 麻瓜（该词为J.K.罗琳在其作品《哈利·波特》中所创作，表示非魔法人类，也就是日常生活中的普通人）；spell 魔咒；potion 魔药；robe 长袍；wand 魔法棒。

A Real-life Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

A ‘real-life Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is set to open in the UK where students can learn spells and ‘encounter magical creatures.

Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex has organised the magical three day event， which is aiming to give muggles the chance to experience what it would be like to be a witch or wizard. Students can enrol from 11th-13th August 2017 when the 15th century castle opens its doors to the public.

The three-day experience aims to recreate the magical school from Harry Potter as closely as possible， so students will be sorted into one of four houses before competing against each other. They will also get to take part in lessons to learn spells， potions and other kinds of witchcraft， and even have the chance to ‘encounter magical creatures （unfortunately just actors in costumes）. All meals are included and theres a big banquet at the end of the stay to celebrate the house that emerges as the winner of three days of competition. The experience is for over 18s only and its not cheap. The three nights will set you back between 440 pounds- 450 pounds.

On the website， the event is described as follows： “Youll stay for 3 days， full board， and be sorted into your house， take part in lessons， attend a banquet， explore the grounds and meet weird and wonderful creatures.” “All of this takes place in our enchanting 15th century castle. The event runs much like a murder mystery. Youll be given a role to play and a story will unfold around you where you have to interact with other characters. Its just just like being in a movie or video game.” “Well provide the robes， so all youll need is a wand and good humour. If youve never experienced anything like this before， dont worry. You can get as much or as little involved as you like and we will have all you need to have a great time.”

“现实版”学习魔法的霍格沃兹学校

英国即将开放一所“现实版”的学习魔法的霍格沃兹学校，在学校里学生可以学习魔咒并且“邂逅神奇的生物”。

英格兰东萨塞克斯郡的赫斯特蒙索城堡已經对这个为期三天的盛会进行了安排，目的是让“麻瓜们”有机会体验男女巫师是什么样子。……