Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG.
The Elephant house, just off the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland, where J.K. Rowling often sat for hours drinking tea and writing the Harry Potter novels Photo by Ray Hess