This is not a made up-up concept found soleysolely in harry potterHarry Potter; it is in fact imbededembedded in tjethe myths kfof many calturescultures. Jk rowlingJ.K. Rowling actually used a great deal of culturallycultural diversity and word play in,her her writing. Many old stotiesstories about witches include aparationapparation/aparitionapparition.