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one cake layer on a cardboard round and spread 1/3 of the mango filling over it. Repeat with the next two layers, spreading 1/3 of the filling over each, and top with the remaining cake layer. Cover the top and sides with the whipped cream frosting. Tint the remaining whipped cream with the yellow food coloring. Scoop the yellow frosting into a pastry bag fitted with the star tip and pipe decorative borders and rosettes around the edges of the cake.
    Serves 8
Poached Salmon in Honey and Dill Sauce
    Aunt Petunia may be horrible to Harry, but she can create a decent menu. On the last evening of Aunt Marge's stay, shortly before Harry loses control of his temper and blows her up, Aunt Petunia serves salmon for dinner (see Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban , Chapter 2).
    The salmon has magical ability in Celtic mythology, where it's revered for its ability to survive in both fresh water and salt water. The Celts believed that there was a Salmon of Knowledge that would grant its eater wisdom beyond measure. Talk about fish being brain food. In one legend of King Arthur, two heroes ride the back of a salmon on a quest. Even modern Irish coins depicted the salmon until the Irish switched to the euro in 2002.
    3 tablespoons butter
    1 onion, finely chopped
    2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
    1 cup dry white wine
    1 tablespoon honey
    1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
    1½ pounds salmon fillet, rinsed and patted dry, cut along the length into four pieces
    Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Heat the butter in a saucepan wide enough to accommodate the salmon fillets. When the butter starts to foam, add the onions and cook until they are translucent, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes.
Add the flour and stir until it is well blended. Pour in the wine and honey and cook, stirring constantly, until the flour-butter mixture is blended in. Add the dill.
Sprinkle the salmon fillets with salt and pepper and lay them in the pan, skin side down. Bring the sauce to a simmer and continue simmering, covered, until the salmon flakes apart when pierced with a fork, about 20 minutes. Occasionally scrape the bottom of the pan to prevent the fish from sticking. Taste the sauce and adjust the seasonings, if necessary.
    Serves 4

Chapter Two
Delights Down the Alley
    Diagon Alley, one of J. K. Rowling's famously clever names, is the busy marketplace of the wizarding world. Shops selling anything the wizard could possibly need line this crowded and bustling street. Here Harry buys his schoolbooks, wand, robes, potion ingredients, other school supplies, and wizard delicacies.
    Harry often meets up with Ron and Hermione in Diagon Alley to buy their new books and supplies before the start of the term. A popular place for them to gather (until You-Know-Who's return) is at Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlor, where one summer Florean plies Harry with free sundaes as well as valuable help with his home-work (see Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban , Chapter 4).
    Harry also eats at the Leaky Cauldron, behind which lies the entrance to Diagon Alley. Tom, the old and toothless innkeeper, supplies excellent meals and teas to the odd characters who frequent the pub.
Chocolate and Raspberry Ice Cream Cones with Chopped Nuts
    While Harry is having a very unpleasant conversation with a pale blond boy at Madam Malkin's (he reminds Harry of a skinny version of Dudley), Hagrid comes to the window and holds up this treat to show Harry. When Harry's done being measured, he's relieved to escape the shop and enjoy a delicious ice cream cone (see Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone , Chapter 5).
    A good reason to be glad you live in modern times is ice cream. True, ice cream has been around since the 1600s, but there are two big “buts”: one, ice cream was a treat only for the rich, and two, ice cream today is much better quality.
    1 recipe Silky Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream (recipe follows)
    1 recipe Perfectly Smooth Raspberry Ice Cream (recipe follows)
    Sugar cones