‘Spells?’ I asked. ‘Are you saying you went to Hogwarts?’ Which led to me having to explain the Harry Potter books, after which he said that yes, he had been to a school for the sons of certain families with strong magical traditions, but it really hadn’t been much like the school in the books. Although he did like the idea of Quidditch, they’d mostly played rugby, and using magic on the playing field was strictly outlawed.
