Indyplus video: The mystery of the narwhal tusk and the Minister of Magic

Friday 01 November 2013 22:52 GMT

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In a curious coincidence, the name of a character in the Harry Potter books has turned up on a tusk. Bought by an antique collector, the 2.5m (8ft 2in) item was presented to a sailor called Cornelius Fudge in 1881, coinciding with the name MsRowling gave to the Minister for Magic,head of the governing body of the British wizarding world, in the Harry Potter books.

Watch an early interview with the best-selling author in the video below:

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