Harry Potter may have cast a spell over millions—but the world that shaped it is far stranger, stricter, and darker than fiction lets on.
Long before Hogwarts, there were other schools—real ones. Brutal, elite, and steeped in tradition. The British public school system, with its ancient rituals, rigid hierarchies, and often merciless discipline, shaped generations of boys… and inspired generations of stories. From The Hobbit to Narnia, from Tom Brown’s Schooldays to the corridors of Hogwarts, the line between fantasy and reality is thinner than it seems.
In this episode, Keith traces the hidden roots of J.K. Rowling’s magical world—right back to the iron gates of Victorian-era boarding schools, where character was forged through pain, power games, and punishment. Behind the charm of Quidditch and House Points lies a real history of cold dormitories, cruel prefects, and a system that turned children into rulers—or wrecks.
This is Harry Potter’s ancestry—examined not with a wand, but with a scalpel.
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