An Indian law university has introduced a course based on the world of Harry Potter to 'encourage creative thinking'.
The course, which is called 'An interface between Fantasy Fiction Literature and Law: Special focus on Rowling's Potterverse', starts in December at one of India's top law universities in Kolkata, West Bengal.
It aims to encourage creative thinking by allowing students to draw parallels between the stories from J.K. Rowling's novels and real life situations.
One of the course topics is how social and class rights in India can be equated with the 'enslavement of house-elves and the marginalisation of werewolves' in the fantasy series.
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The course will also look at the ministry of magic, the persecution of Tom Riddle, the Wizengamot trials and the innocence of Sirius Black.
Professor Shouvik Kumar Guha, who designed the course, said that it has already reached the capacity of 40 students, and calls have been made for the university to expand its intake.
He said he chose the Harry Potter series because of the popularity of the books in India, as opposed to Game of Thrones or Star Trek.
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Speaking to the BBC, the professor explained: "In our current system, we simply tell students the black letter of law.
"Will they be able to apply pre-existing laws to situations that have never come up before?"
"You can also see so many examples of how media is subverted by political institutions in the Potter books and see parallels in the real world," he said.
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"Rowling's universe talks a lot about how legal institutions are failing in some scenarios."
The course also opens with two lines from a book in the series.
"Are you planning to follow a career in Magical Law, Miss Granger?" asked Scrimgeour.
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"No, I'm not," retorted Hermione. "I'm hoping to do some good in the world!"
It's reported that Durham University was the first to offer a Harry Potter course in 2010, which uses the works of J.K. Rowling to examine prejudice, citizenship and bullying in modern society.
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