HOGWARTS AND ITS BANNED HISTORY!

There are dozens of spells that are used by the characters in Harry Potter’s fictional world of wizardry. From Expecto Patronum to Avada Kedavra each spell has a unique story but to know the darkest secrets behind these magical quotes we have to dig into the history of Hogwarts. Ever since becoming popular, the Harry Potter series has been among the most frequently challenged books, as measured by the American Library Association.

While the series was welcomed by many parents and teachers for getting children interested in reading, not to mention being a good story, others feel that the series presents dangerous ideas and attitudes that are bad for readers. In some parts of the United States and the United Kingdom, Potter books have been banned from being read in school, taken out of libraries, and even burned in public.

Omg, why on earth such a masterpiece is banned? To my surprise, I discovered that some spells used in Harry Potter were actually real. Even the decision to remove Harry Potter books from the St. Edward’s library was widely mocked on social media by fans of the popular series. The names of many of the spells are indeed derived from other languages, especially Latin. However, for the most part, they aren’t proper words. Author J.K. Rowling created words that resemble other words with real meanings.

A CLOSER LOOK AT A FEW SPELLS …

Here’s a closer look at some of them: The spell Alohomora is used to open and unlock doors. The word is supposedly from the West African Sidiki dialect and means “friendly to thieves.” Need to make invisible ink appear? Try the spell Aparecium, which supposedly derives from the Latin appareo, meaning “to become visible or to appear.” Here’s a fun one: Confringo.

 It causes something to explode in flames. The spell is likely derived from Latin and means “to break in pieces, to bring to nought.”Densuageo is derived from two Latin words: dens, which means “tooth,” and augeo, which means “to enlarge.” The spell causes the victim’s teeth to grow quickly. The spell Episkey is derived from the Greek episkeu, which means “repair, restoration.” It’s used to heal minor injuries, such as Harry Potter’s broken nose in Half-Blood Prince. Protego Horribilis is also used in Deathly Hallows. It provides protection against Dark Magic and comes from the Latin protego, meaning “to protect,”and horribilis, meaning “horrible.

” Scourgify, which is a spell used to get something clean, such as Hedwig’s cage, is likely a play on the word scour. The spell Tarantallegra makes a victim’s legs dance uncontrollably. It’s likely that it combines the Italian allegra, which means “joyful,” and tarantella, which is a Southern Italian folk dance with rapid movements. Even Harry Potter bans have a long history: As the Daily Telegraph notes, the books were repeatedly banned by schools and targeted by church-sponsored book burnings between 1 9 9 7 and 2007, when the seven volumes in the series were published. Author J.K. Rowling was frequently accused of promoting Satanism and glorifying the occult, and the American Library Association found that between 2000 and 2009, the books were among the most likely to be challenged by parents objecting to their inclusion in school libraries.

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI even weighed in on the controversy when he was a cardinal, writing in 2003 that the books “deeply distort Christianity in the soul before it can grow properly.” All the above information has proved that certain types of magic are possible outside the school as else or are y’all still waiting for your Hogwarts letter?