Did JK Rowling Miss Out on a Presidential Medal Because Harry Potter Encourages Witchcraft?
Getty Images JK Rowling has been recognized with tons of awards since releasing her mammoth Harry Potter series (including the Order of the British Empire!) but there’s one that she was denied: the Presidential medal of Freedom. According to PopEater, a new book by former President George W. Bush’s speech writer Matt Latimer claims she was dissed because the White House thought her books encouraged sorcery.