Harry Potter banned from school library for including ‘actual’ spells - Global News

Wingardium Leviosa!If your smartphone is levitating, you may have just fallen victim to one of the spells contained in Harry Potter, the book series by J.K. Rowling that was recently banned from a Catholic school library in Nashville, Tenn., amid fears that it contains “actual curses and spells.”Story continues belowFather Dan Reehil, who serves as pastor for St. Edward Catholic School, confirmed to parents via email last week that Harry Potter would be banned from the library on the first day of school due to potentially evil content. He sent the email after a parent asked about the books, local station WTVF reports.READ MORE: J.K. Rowling to release ‘Harry Potter’ short stories in June“These books present magic as both good and evil, which is not true, but in fact a clever deception,” Reehil wrote in his email to parents on Aug. 28.“The curses and spells used in the books are actual curses and spells; which when read by a human being risk conjuring evil spirits into the presence of the person reading the text.”Global News read several spells from the books out loud but was unable to independently conjure any spirits — good or evil.The priest said he decided to ban the books after consulting with “several exorcists, both in the United States and Rome.”He added that the book’s main characters operate in a “Machiavellian” way, using nefarious or morally questionable tactics to achieve their goals.WATCH: Life-sized ‘Harry Potter’ playhouse emerges in Lethbridge

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September 03, 2019 at 09:45PM