Is this not a little out of sync or what? From a story on MSNBC about the rise in Paganism and Wicca in the U.K.:

Kevin Carlyon, High Priest of British White Witches said “Harry Potter” in recent years had continued the trend, helping create what he called “the fastest growing belief system in the world.” But it was not all good, he added.
Fresh back from a trip to Scotland to lift an old hex from the Loch Ness Monster, he warned teenagers against joining witch covens too young.
"There are some bloody weird people out there,” he said.