My initial instinct was to visit the scene exploited most in the films—Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It is no secret that security had a noticeable gap in the year after late Headmaster Albus Dumbledore's death. Dumbledore was killed in June of 1997. In 2001, just four years later, the first film based on Mr. Potter's life was released to the Muggle public.

My first stop at Hogwarts was the Headmaster's office to have a conference with Headmistress Minerva McGonagall and Deputy Headmaster Filius Flitwick. Upon learning of the breach of the Statute and the recreation of the Battle of Hogwarts, Professor McGonagall put on what I lovingly refer to as her “no-nonsense” face. Professor Flitwick seemed to wear a more nervous and frightened expression. Neither administrator knew of the breach, but Professor McGonagall did point me in the direction of the one Muggle with access to Hogwarts: Caretaker Argus Filch, a squib.

Outside of Mr. Filch's office, I was greeted by his assistant, Mrs. Norris. She kindly led me inside and I sat. Mr. Filch scurried out of a closet, eying me suspiciously. I kindly asked him the same questions I asked the two headteachers. With a sneer, he produced two small paperback books from his desk. He grumbled something to me, but I'm not sure exactly what it was. The titles of the books were “Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone” and “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” both authored by a J. K. Rowling.

He explained to me that he caught two Slytherin boys with the paperback books. They appear to be Muggle books, as there were no moving photographs and I had never heard of the publisher Bloomsbury. After further investigation, I found that they do not have an office in Diagon Alley so I am forced to assume they are, indeed, a Muggle company.

Mr. Filch also presented me with a curious box. Inside were two circular objects; one side of each object was like a mirror and the other side seemed to have some sort of paint or paper attached to it, depicting a young person (curiously similar-looking to Mr. Potter) and the same title as one of the books. I contacted a representative at Warner Bros. via owl and received a response indicating they would be halting production of the objects. (The objects, the rep explained to me, contained the film in a way that viewers can play it at their home. Those Muggles think of everything!) The objects will be pulled from stores later this month. The books will continue to be sold as 'fiction' until I can contact J.K. Rowling with a cease-and-desist order.