Harry Potter during the rise in the popularity of the Harry Potter books. The research also found that children who read Harry Potter books were not more likely to go on to read outside the fantasy and mystery genres. NEA chairman Dana Gioia said the series, "got millions of kids to read a long and reasonably complex series of books. The trouble is that one Harry Potter novel every few years is not enough to reverse the decline in reading." Jennifer Conn used Snape's and Quidditch coach Madam Hooch's teaching methods as examples of what to avoid and what to emulate in
Magic in Harry Potter books present the idea that the Muggle interpretation of these stories is a distorted version of what goes on in the wizarding world. The magic of "Harry Potter" became the subject of a 2017 British Library exhibition and accompanying documentary. The exhibition, entitled "Harry Potter: A History of Magic", is the first at the British Library to be inspired by a single series by a living author. Witches and wizards need training to learn how to control their magic. With young and untrained children, magic will manifest itself subconsciously in moments of strong apprehension, fear, anger and sadness. For example,