Snape's on a plane! Well, actually he has landed in Glasgow... with several #WIU students enrolled in the Western Illinois University Study Abroad course, "The World of Harry Potter: Magic, The United Kingdom and Social Justice" (May 17-30). For the first time at Western, students are exploring the wildly popular series, "Harry Potter," in all its social, cultural and educational context in the United Kingdom. Through the course (offered through Western's English dept.), students will come to understand some of the reasons behind the popularity of the novels. According to Assistant Professor Rebekah Buchanan (who is traveling in Scotland and England with the WIU students), the course examines the cultural and historical background of the novels and how they shaped the creation of the series. "The course was started because I was talking with students about Harry Potter and all the ways in which the series impacted and influenced their lives. I know there is a large Harry Potter fan bas...