This essay will explore the statement by looking at the different purposes that literature brings for children and young people, and the role of fantasy in fulfilling those purposes. It will also draw on Peter Hunt’s article, ‘Instruction and delight’ and the Harry Potter set text in general. Most of the time in fiction, books that manage to have ‘elements’ of real life, helps the reader to gain a better understanding on what the characters they are reading about is going through. The idea here