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 ...

In the Harry Potter series, the broom has a more practical function: every witch and wizard must learn to transport themselves using a broom. Meaning: a period of working time that is late at night.