[Corin Stormhands]

You can’t use the argument that “it’s not real” anymore. The author herself has admitted it.

What part of OF COURSE IT DIDN'T WORK do you not understand?????

[PetroniusMaximus]

"What part of OF COURSE IT DIDN'T WORK do you not understand?????"

J K Rowling is not the final authority o­n whether occult practices actually work or not. She has admitted that she's using real beliefs and practices. Whether she believes that they are (or were) effectual or not is not the issue.