The children’s book series by J.K. Rowling challenged for promoting witchcraft is Harry Potter.
The seven-book series follows Harry Potter, a young wizard who discovers his magical heritage and attends Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Across the story, Harry and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley confront Lord Voldemort while learning about friendship, courage, prejudice, and the responsibilities that come with power.
Beginning with Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in 1997, the series became a global publishing phenomenon. Some parents, religious groups, and schools challenged or removed the books because they believed the spells, magical practices, and sympathetic portrayal of witches and wizards promoted occultism or witchcraft. Other objections focused on violence, death, frightening scenes, and later books’ darker tone.
A common mix-up is The Chronicles of Narnia, which also contains magic but was written by C.S. Lewis. The Lord of the Rings was written by J.R.R. Tolkien, while His Dark Materials was written by Philip Pullman. None of those series was created by Rowling.