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Visiting a place you’ve never been can be a bewitching experience. That seemed to be the case for Hanna Broś when we met in London on a Sunday in March: She was excitedly taking in the sights with friends on what she said was her first trip to the city.
They were on their way to King’s Cross train station to find a location made famous by the “Harry Potter” books: Platform 9 ¾. The scarf, skirt and round wire-frame glasses that Ms. Broś, 21, was wearing brought to mind the look of students at Hogwarts, the fictional school for witches and wizards. (She identifies as a Ravenclaw, she said.)
In fact, Ms. Broś is a medical student in Krakow, Poland. “I want to be a doctor,” she said. “It’s just been a dream my whole life.”
