Real-world influenceLOW
Culture influenced Harry Potter
Added by · 23 July 2026
- Portuguese Culture
The evidence
While living in Porto, Rowling was inspired by the black capes worn by university students, which informed the Hogwarts robes, and the ornate, spiraled architecture of the historic Livraria Lello bookstore, etc
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