This essay was sparked by recent press 1 surrounding the Laura Mallory controversy over campaigns to essentially ban or restrict the accessibility of the Harry Potter books in U.S. schools.

6 For many readers, they feel a similar effect whilst reading the Harry Potter novels ... which constitutes an offense under Paragraph C of the Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage ...

JK Rowling says loved ones ‘begged’ her to keep trans views to herself - ‘Harry Potter’ author initially kept her opinions on ...