A Harry Potter State of Mind in Winter Alaska

Amanda November 17, 2018

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Photo by Paxson Woelber
by Melissa Mapes
The afternoon sun, bright but ephemeral, reflected off the snow, giving the expanse of Cook Inlet and the city of Anchorage a luminous glow. I leaned forward in my plastic sled, bracing myself against the bite of the frozen air as I rushed down Oceanview Hill. I envisioned myself flying. I was on a broom, like Harry Potter diving for the snitch in a game of Quidditch. Zoom to the left! Zoom to the right! Dodge a bludger! (Or, in my case, a tree.)
I was 16, but younger at heart, and sledding was the only winter sport I enjoyed. Had reading been considere...

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