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BBC NEWS | UK | England | Beds/Bucks/Herts | It’s all Greek to Harry Potter —

A teacher has translated the first Harry Potter book into classical Greek.

Classics teacher Andrew Wilson, from Bedford, says it is the longest text to have been translated into the ancient language in 1,500 years.

Mr Wilson spent a year on the project, which was commissioned by the publishers.

The book will come out later this year, along with the Irish Gaelic version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.