Ancient Magic

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 10793

Amanda wrote:

>Only, I believe, in that it was an old, underlying magic, it was
>overlooked (or not known about) by the Bad Guy, and it gives the good
>side an edge.

This is true of V also.  He seems not to have thought of that 
possibility--Tom Riddle muses on it with an air that suggests it's a 
new idea for him.  And clearly the grown V didn't think of it before 
he stormed into Godric's Hollow.

There is even a parallel in the nature of the "deep magic"--both are 
about the saving power of sacrificial love (for Lewis, this is the 
Christian doctrine of the Atonement--for JKR the religious 
interpretation remains subtext at most).

A colleague of mine drew this parallel in a sermon on HP--Lily as 
Jesus.  I don't recall if he noted the significance of her name.

Amy Z
who really does NOT believe that HP is a Christian allegory

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