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SALT LAKE CITY -- Looking back, Trisha Deem is pretty sure she made it through the cruel misery of junior high school because of three special friends: Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley and Harry Potter.
"In junior high, like Hermione, I was an insufferable know-it- all who didn't really have friends. She found her Ron and Harry who accepted her as she was. I knew I could find mine. So I read the books over and over again. ... It was honestly because I could get lost in the world of Harry Potter that I made it through junior high," said Deem, 21, of Sandy, who cried when she finished the seventh and final Harry Potter book.See the full content of this document
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Welcome to the moments leading up to the last chapter of the wizardly saga. The last book was long ago devoured by Harry-hungry fans. This week marks the release of the final movie in the series, which is more than just a great bit of fantasy fiction, say those who have grown up with it. It's a love story. And a coming-of-age saga. And a look at the ageless battle between good and evil.
Kimberly Gardner, 27, started read...See the full content of this document
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