A suburban county woman wishes Harry Potter books removed from school libraries

A mother of four, Laura Mallory said to a hearing officer for Gwinnett County Board of Education, that the Harry Potter novels attempt to instruct young children to religion called, Wicca.

If schools were to get rid all books having the reference to witches, they would have to ban Macbeth and Cinderella, said Victoria Sweeny, Board of Education Attorney.

"There's a mountain of evidence for keeping Harry Potter," she said, adding that the [Harry Potter] books don't support any particular religion but present instead general themes of good relations and conquering hardships.

Notes from Wikipedia.org on Wicca in popular fiction:

While The Craft, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Charmed contain references to Wicca, these are dramatic fiction and should not be taken as factual. These films and shows are produced simply for entertainment value and, for the most part, do not reflect the beliefs or practices of most Pagans/Wiccans. Cate Tiernan has also written a series of books called 'Sweep' which tell the tale of a teenaged girl named Morgan who discovers she has a natural aptitude for witchcraft. Again, these books are written for entertainment, and have little or no bearing on actual Wiccan practices.