CREDIT: GOODEREADER.COM

Quidditch isn't the only real-world appearance Harry Potter is making; the Harry Potter English courses at Western University are off to a flying start. Originally slated to be one single-semester class, a second class was created to accommodate high demand. The classes cover all seven books and explore the complexity of the series.

English student Katie Richards was eager to take the class. “I want to take this course because the Harry Potter series is something I've grown up with at the same time as the characters, and even though they were different due to being magical, I could still relate to them being similar in age,” said Richards.

Professor of children's literature Dr. Gabrielle Ceraldi is teaching the course and said in an interview with Western student Jake Kislinsky that she is looking forward to teaching the course, which has attracted quite a lot of attention. “The series has been a part of these students' experience of growing up, and it shown them how to deal with bullying etc.”

The course isn't the first in the world, though; other professors such as Dr. George Plitnik of Frostburg University in Florida created the first ever Harry Potter science course, which explains the magical events using the principles of physics.

Harry Potter continues to cast its spell over students as it spreads onto the educational landscape.