More Hocus Pocus then Magic...
But although I'm not a die-hard fan of the books/movies, I do enjoy them and I thought this game really does capture the grand scale of Hogwarts.
When you have to travel around and the camera pans out and you see the whole of the castle, its utterly massive and it makes you feel like you really are in a castle.
Yes it is tedious, thats the biggest gripe, you do have to back track a lot and you have to to the same stuff over and over, but like I said, its for kids, kids that want to cast magic and almost can when they wave their sixaxis around, or their Wii remote, its great fun.
Overall, I found that sitting down with this game, a couple of hours at a time helped me enjoy it, rather then having to repeat all the stuff over the course of a weekend.
If you are a Potter fan after something new, get it, if you, like me, are a casual fan, rent it, but please don't ignore it completely as its deffo worth a look.