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Otherworldly transportation
A portkey is a common item used to transport anyone touching it to another pre-determined location, in the world of magic. In the eponymous Harry Potter series, the references to the use of objects which are used to transport wizards and witches are not only common, but also significant. It always made me wonder how people in the magical world knew what objects took them where, and if some rather innocuous item was a portkey or not. Fast forward to recent times. One fine morning after interviewing with the folks whose company I wanted to switch to, I walked in to my current office. It so happened that it…