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Waiting for Harry
Harry Potter fans wait outside a London bookstore in anticipation of the release of the final Harry Potter book. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" will bring to an end the tales of the young wizard's adventures.
Chris Jackson/Getty Images

On Saturday, at one minute past midnight, the waiting will end for millions of fans around the world. The seventh and final Harry Potter book will be released.

MPR's Cathy Wurzer talked with some Minnesotans who have been reading the series since the very first book came out in 1998.

22-year-old Aruna Rao lives in Minneapolis and started reading Harry Potter as a teenager. Tracy and Donovan Leigh are from Ramsey, Minnesota and have been reading the books to their three children.

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Waiting for Harry
Harry Potter fans wait outside a London bookstore in anticipation of the release of the final Harry Potter book. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" will bring to an end the tales of the young wizard's adventures.
Chris Jackson/Getty Images