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Question: Did J!.K!. Rowling study witchcraft to make the Harry Potter books more realistic!?
also did someone write a book of why not to watch/ read harry potter!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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I always found that the Harry Potter books where always slightly misunderstood!. I don't think that the actual magic is the main part of the book!. In my eyes the books are about human relationships when put into certain circumstances, one of the reasons why so many people love the harry potter books is that they develop real feelings for the characters!. because of this i don't think she studied witchcraft but rather children, teenagers and adults!. In the seven books you find not only the obvious cliques which have become so popular in present movies and novels but also incredibly intricate social commentaries!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

She did read up on witchcraft to get background ideas for spells and holidays and such, but she didn't practice it!.

As for the "why not to watch/read Harry Potter," the movie Jesus Camp preaches against watching the movie or reading the books because the woman speaking says its godless and satanic!.

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J!. K!. Rowling is a brilliant writer!. She didn't study witchcraft, but did do the normal amount of research any writer does to add verisimilitude!. Her particular specialty is language, which is apparent in the wonderful words and names that populate her books!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

She was certainly well researched, but I don't think she was actively studious of it!. I bet she just strung a few latin words together to make the spells sound good!.

I liked those names and words a lot better than the lame ones in Eragon and such!. I bet Christopher didn't get much background knowledge of that!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

She never mentioned studying witchcraft to make the books more realistic!. And I'm not sure anyone has published an entire book on the subject of why not to read Harry Potter, but you can find plenty articles on the subject on the internet!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

She just has a vivid imagination!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

your mom studied witchcraft to make the harry potter books more realisticWww@QuestionHome@Com

I don't know!.!.!.but writers cannot write without something called RESEARCH!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

no, she made it up
it's called imagination!.!.
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