I love fantasy. And myth. And I don’t lack imagination. But witchcraft is itself inherently evil, so when it is supposedly the force of good, I have a problem with it. It confuses good and evil. I love stories with elements of the supernatural in it; the supernatural makes great fantasy. But it needs to be clear about the forces of good and evil. Witchcraft itself is not good.
Is there a difference between witchcraft in fantasy and just magic? I ask seriously, because I have a mage and sorcerer. Both use different forces of magic.
Oop! I meant I have a mage and sorcerer in my story. I don’t want it to sound like I keep them hidden in my closet or anything.
My position is this: I doubt with 100% confidence that nobody posting on this thread has ever personally witnessed witchcraft or has any credible scientific evidence that it exists. Therefore, Harry Potter being fictional should not bother anyone IMHO.