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Has Harry Potter Lost His Magic?

By Ashley Powell

Kansas City, MO – Thousands of fans -- many adorned in capes, hats and those trademark thick circle glasses -- crowded into bookstores across the globe, and here in Kansas City, for the midnight release of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." Although the the fifth book in author J.K. Rowling's series is already a bestseller, many are questioning whether Harry Potter has lost his magic. KCUR's Ashley Powell reports.

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