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Universal's Harry Potter light show can vanquish dark but not stormy

LOS ANGELES - Harry Potter's magic is powerful enough to overcome black-hooded Death Eaters, soul-sucking Dementors and the like, although even the boy wizard has trouble operating in foul weather.

Universal Studios Hollywood debuted a nighttime light show this week that features cutting-edge projection technology, fire and fog to depict a battle between Potter and the followers of the evil Lord Voldemort, played out across the surface of the park's 200-foot-tall Hogwarts Castle.

But one of the most anticipated elements

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