Latin in Harry Potter

One Example of Latin in modern culture is in the Harry Potter novels by J.K Rowling. Latin is a fundamental part of the Harry Potter series due to the mythological creatures that come from it. For instance, centaurs are characters in the Harry Potter world. One example of a spell in the Harry Potter books is the spell, "accio" which in Latin means I summon. Harry uses this spell in the Triwizard tournament to summon a charm. I believe it is more meaningful to for authors such as J.K Rowling to use Latin to form new words and spells because it adds more depth to what they write. It also shows the intelligence and or level of education of the author writing. I think latin in modern culture provides an important connection to an ancient world that we would otherwise not have.

- Flaccus