Harry Potter last thoughts

The story of Harry Potter as caught on to become a large part of many lives since its creation.  As I have examined the story alongside the multiple other readings we have read throughout class it has become clear that there are many things that relate to the past presented by reading Kors and Peters. The first thing i began to notice is that although it seems like magic is good as displayed in Harry Potter they must still hide in secrecy, why could this be? Could it be that they are feared and that the world will shun them to the point that incidents of witch hunts and the overall ban of magic similar to what was presented through the views and pushes of the catholic church? Or could this secrecy be a view of those in control of  the people in the world of Harry that the separation of "Muggles", witches and wizards  is necessary for protection  as those who cannot use magic are vulnerable and weak to those who can. This could be because there is the possibility of wizards to use such great power as displayed by "You know who" that could easily over power the weak which would cause the world to drop into chaos.   The second connection I have seen throughout our readings is that the common denominator of magic is that it requires learning (Except for the one special exemption: Merlin).  This is displayed in many examples such as our reading in Kors and Peters which shows that magic requires precision and learning for their rituals to work properly and give the correct results as well as in The Tempest where Prospero's books were his source of power and knowledge.  The setting of a school in Harry Potter clearly carries on this view as some come into the school with slight knowledge of magic and some have none whatsoever but once they attend school they are taught everything through the use of books and procedures to ensure that they achieve perfection of their rituals and  verbal annunciations. So in summary why are these readings so similar in context but the disapproval of such things as magic in the past versus the acceptance of the world of Harry Potter so different?