Sorcery and magic is something that the Bible forbids. Deuteronomy 18:10-11 says, “There shall not be found with thee any one… that uses divination, one that practices augury, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer, or a charmer, or a consulter with a familiar spirit, or a wizard, or a necromancer. One of Elena’s best friends Bonnie Bennett is a witch. Bonnie is able to cast spells, make potions, talk to the dead and even is able to bring people back from the dead. Although Bonnie uses her magic for good to heal her friends or to “resurrect” them so to speak, she also can use it for bad, to kill the evil vampires or other magical people around her, even to hurt her friends if needed. J. Finley Hurley discusses how sorcery effects people and how sorcery can be used for good and evil in his book, Sorcery. 

     Hurley’s book also discusses a “scientific grimoire” which can relate to Bonnie’s grimoire which is her book of spells. Hurley basically defends sorcerers and sorcery and says that it is real. “Folklore, fairy stories, and Walt Disney have led to the common belief that when one knows the ‘magic’ words, nothing more is needed- effects follow as automatically as a Hollywood vampire flees from a cross. And centuries of Christianity have led us to think of rituals as being effective in themselves, as the sacraments are said to be, because of what they are and not because of the motives or knowledge of those who use them. Westerners therefore rather expect Dracula to cower before a crucifix whether it is brandished by a priest, pagan, or atheist. Not so with sorcery. If one were to come upon a book of spells, it alone will not suffice to cast a single spell, no more than having a violin would enable one to play the Brahms’ concerto or having a chisel would enable one to sculpt a David. More is needed” (Hurley 163).