magic
Magic appeal: Germany's growing interest in wizardry
It has been 20 years since the first Harry Potter novel, and the ensuing mania about the boy wizard. Nowadays, the Ehrlich Brothers – magician brothers Andreas and Christian - are stunning TV audiences with their stage shows. But those who want to perform magic must be able to do more than a few card tricks – and they have to work hard for it.
At Hogwarts, Germans would be humble Hufflepuffs
If they were to put the sorting hat from JK Rowling’s Harry Potter books on their head, it would place them in Hufflepuff, most Germans think.
106 conjurers break magic record
The world record for the most magicians in a magic show was broken on Sunday night, when 106 sorcerers appeared in a gala in the southern German town of Tübingen.