anti Harry Potter

[Kelley]

No: HPFGUIDX 1695

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Ebony Elizabeth" <ebonyink at h...> 
wrote:
> Hi Kelley and all:
> 
> I was Jehovah's Witness for four years growing up (the exact grades 
> of middle school I'm now teaching, come to think of it), and 
there's 
> a lot more behind the prohibition of certain celebrations than 
that.  
> Basically it all boils down to the fact that JW's object to the 
pagan 
> origins of the holidays in question (i.e. secular Christmas 
> corresponds to Saturnalia; the only birthday celebration in the 
Bible 
> involved John the Baptizer's head being sliced off and presented on 
a 
> platter).
> 
> I reserve comment on these issues, as I and my family am no longer 
> affiliated with the Watchtower.  I do realize that this is a 
> potentially touchy subject.  Just wanted to clarify the above a 
bit.  
> And no, JWs wouldn't consider Harry Potter their cup of tea.
> 
> --Ebony

Hi Ebony--

Thanks for straightening that out.  I knew I was leaving something 
out, had some details wrong, something. ;o]  BTW, to comment on 
another post of yours, I agree about Ron.  I'd like to see him get 
something more to do than be jealous of Harry and angry over his 
poverty.  But, now that I think about it, he got to go at least part 
way with Harry in CoS while Hermione was in the infirmary.  And, he 
was Harry's "Wheezy".  So, their first adventure, all three went, 
second-- Ron went, third-- Hermione went, fourth-- Harry went the 
last round on his own, unless you count James and Lily helping out 
in "Priori Incantatem".  I've never thought about that before.

Kelley