“Children often, often ask me how much of the magic is in inverted commas “real” in the books in the sense that did anyone ever believe in this? I would say - a rough proportion - about a third of the stuff that crops up is stuff that people genuinely used to believe in Britain. “ -JKR
A third = a “smidgen”?
Interesting.
” Good grief no one’s ever denied that.”
It’s been denied many, many times on this thread!
NO, what has been pointed out to you over and over and over and over and over over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and OVER is that there are NO REAL OCCULT practices in Harry Potter.
The magic based on what people USED TO BELIEVE is stuff that's all considered hocus pocus even by wiccans and witches.