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United States: A birthday card to Harry Potter has caused chaos at a Missouri post office. The sender, who is old enough to know better, sprinked some white powder on the envelope. As a result, the office was closed for two hours while it was checked out by hazardous material specialists.
The letter turned out to be a birthday card a 16-year-old fan was sending to Harry Potter in England. The teen apparently sprinkled the card with somefloo powder,which turned out to be harmless talcum powder. In the books by JK Rowling, floo powder helps wizards travel.
Harry Potter Birthday Card Shuts Down Post Office - NBC San Diego, 14th July 2004.
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1: Posted by: Loki's Concubine | July 18, 2004 10:44 PM
LMAO! Thanks for the Harry Potter news. It's the funniest thing I've heard in a while. Heh. Good job.
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